Logan council adopts 700 South rezone and CDBG report 5-0; staff propose geothermal route to 50 percent renewable goal
September 15, 2026, 5:30 p.m.
The council voted 5-0 to rezone a 0.17-acre lot at 700 South 80 East to Community Commercial, approve the program year 2025 CDBG performance report and approve $13,163 in budget adjustments. Staff presented a Utah well-being survey and four options for reaching the 50 percent renewable energy goal by 2030, and the council directed staff to prepare a resolution seeking a regional geothermal share through UAMPS. Workshops previewed a 100-townhome rezone that staff recommended denying.
From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
Agenda, item by item
Item 4 · Presentation
Utah Well-Being Survey
Discussed
Dr. Courtney Flint of Utah State University reported 219 completed Logan responses in 2026, down from 757 in 2024, with underrepresentation of renters, men and young adults. About 67 percent rated personal well-being 4 or 5 of 5 and about 50 percent rated community well-being that high; 31 percent of applicable respondents found child care difficult to afford. Top concerns were traffic, air quality, open space, affordable housing, jobs and water supply.
Item 5 · Roads and utilities
Logan's renewable energy goal
Discussed
Light & Power Resource Manager Tyson Godfrey said the goal of 50 percent renewable energy by 2030, set in Resolution 17-56 (2017), is far off: local generation is 12 percent of supply and about a third of last year's supply came from short-term market purchases. Starting January 1, 2027 Logan will keep its renewable energy credits, raising its credited total to about 21 percent, 9.7 percent of which depends on Glen Canyon Dam hydro. Options: unbundled credits (prices fell from over $7 to about $1 per megawatt-hour), local solar including a 1-megawatt Public Works roof array and a floating array on wastewater lagoons (4 to 5 percent more), UAMPS projects reaching 50 percent around 2036, or a 10 to 15 megawatt geothermal power purchase agreement that could reach 50 percent by 2030 or 2031 at $100 to $105 per megawatt-hour versus $75 to $90 for new gas, adding $0.70 to $3.20 a month to an average residential bill. The council directed staff to prepare a resolution updating the targets and urging UAMPS to secure a regional geothermal share; no vote was taken.
Item 8 · Zoning
Rezone from NR-6 to Community Commercial, 700 South 80 East, Ordinance 26-16 (public hearing)
Approved · 5-0
The council rezoned a 0.17-acre undeveloped lot in the Woodruff Neighborhood so Petrichor Development LLC can build a two-unit twin home. Planner Aaron Smith said Mixed Use requires a minimum commercial area the small lot cannot meet, while Community Commercial caps commercial use and allows standalone residential. Council members said they were surprised Community Commercial allows purely residential development and suggested reviewing the code language or zone name. Staff and the Planning Commission recommended approval. No one spoke.
- Applicant: Petrichor Development LLC
- Acres: 0.17
- Current zone → proposed: NR-6 → CC
Item 9 · Budget
CDBG performance report, program year 2025, Resolution 26-31 (public hearing)
Approved · 5-0
The council approved the report, which lists seven completed projects benefiting about 14,000 residents using about $404,000 in CDBG entitlement funds and $186,000 in COVID-era funds: a 600 South Main sidewalk, a 100 North sidewalk from 500 to 800 East, the Spring Creek Trail, a Willow Park mural, Sunshine Terrace ice machines serving 72 residents and a senior nutrition program serving 186 seniors, plus about $111,000 for administration and a $6,000 homelessness feasibility study. No one spoke.
Item 10 · Other
Proposed lease of city property (public hearing)
No action
Economic Development Director Kirk Jensen described a public request for bids for a five-year lease of about 3.42 acres of idle city land on Highway 89-91 near 2300 South, bought about 20 years ago for possible road work, for passive uses such as grazing, pasture harvesting or gardening. State law now requires a public hearing before leasing city property. No one spoke and no council action was required.
Item 11 · Budget
Budget adjustments, Resolution 26-32 (public hearing)
Approved · 5-0
The council appropriated $10,786 in state library funds for second-floor seating, an automatic door button for the teen area and sink step stools, and $2,377 in state EMS grant funds for 911 personnel training.
- Grant$10,786 to State of Utah
- Grant$2,377 to State of Utah
Item 12 · Budget
Workshop: budget adjustments, Resolution 26-35
Discussed
Previewed $85,000 from the State Drug Task Force and $6,541 for the library's interlibrary loan program. Action was set for October 6.
- Grant$85,000 to State of Utah
- Grant$6,541 to State of Utah
Item 13 · Zoning
Workshop: DSD Elevate West rezone from Commercial to MR-20, about 1200 West 200 South, Ordinance 26-17
Discussed
DSD Elevate West asked to rezone about 5.08 acres in the Ellis Neighborhood for a 100-unit townhome community. Staff recommended denial because the Future Land Use Plan designates the site Commercial, which would require ground-floor commercial space, and because of compatibility with nearby light manufacturing and warehousing. The Planning Commission voted 4-2 to recommend approval, citing the single-family neighborhood to the south, a developing regional park to the west and nearby live-work units. A neighboring disc golf manufacturer submitted written objections about noise, trucks and the lack of required transition setbacks. The council agreed to review the site further. Action was set for October 6.
- Applicant: DSD Elevate West
- Acres: about 5.08
- Current zone → proposed: COM → MR-20
- Units: 100 townhomes
- Staff recommendation: denial
- Planning Commission: recommended approval 4-2
Item 14 · Taxes and fees
Workshop: solid waste collection and disposal fees, Resolution 26-33
Discussed
Environmental Director Tyler Richards proposed consolidating 30 complex commercial front-load rate schedules into six base container rates multiplied by pickup frequency; staff described the changes as fraction-of-a-cent rounding adjustments. Action was set for October 6.
Item 15 · Roads and utilities
Workshop: wastewater master plan update, Resolution 26-34
Discussed
Water and Wastewater Division Manager Joe Hawkes and consultant Steve Jones of Hansen, Allen & Luce said the system absorbs about 8 million gallons a day of infiltration and must handle up to 10 million gallons of storm inflow, using 210 gallons per household per day. Capital needs are $22 million for existing infrastructure (Logan's share $9 million and partner cities $13 million) and $21 million of 10-year growth projects (Logan's share $3.7 million). Replacement value is about $500 million, so Logan should budget about $4.2 million a year over a 100-year life cycle. The consultant found the system well managed. Action was set for October 6.
- Budget$22.0 million
- Budget$21.0 million
- Budget$4.20 million
What residents said
Canyon Road right-of-wayLittle Logan RiverRenewable energyHousing affordability
Joshua Molitor cited housing affordability data and asked the council to recognize the Little Logan River as a natural river and keep it out of underground piping. Residents asked when survey documentation of the 99-foot Canyon Road right-of-way would be public and whether decisions were reached in the September 1 closed session; Public Works Director Paul Lindhardt said a survey and geometry report under legal review would be shared and recorded within about a week, and the assistant city attorney said closed sessions involve no formal decisions. A USU group invited officials to a gala.