Logan council adopts wildland-urban interface code 3-0 and approves $10.75 million in budget adjustments for the Public Works campus
October 20, 2026, 5:30 p.m. · Council Chambers, 290 North 100 West
At its Oct. 20 meeting the Logan Municipal Council voted 3-0 to adopt Ordinance 26-18, moving the city to the 2024 International Wildland-Urban Interface Code with a risk level 7 map, and 3-0 to approve revised Light and Power rates that only change the electric vehicle charging schedule. It voted 4-0 for Resolution 26-37, which appropriates $10,000,000 to buy the existing Public Works building from the electric fund, $750,000 for solar at the new Public Works campus and $50,000 in donated funds for Laub Plaza programming. A workshop covered Ordinance 26-19, which would bar hotel or motel units inside vertical mixed-use buildings outside the Town Center zone. Councilmember Dahle was excused. These are draft minutes.
From the draft minutes. Updated October 31, 2026.
In brief
4 items came up for a decision or discussion: 3 approved and 1 discussed.
The agenda records 3 dollar amounts, the largest $10.0 million.
2 items here are tracked in the city's development tracker.
This write-up links 3 source documents.
5 members were present and 1 absent (Councilmember Melissa Dahle).
The previous City Council meeting was on October 6, 2026: Logan council denies 100-townhome rezone near 1200 West 200 South, 3-1
The next one was on November 3, 2026: Logan council agenda Nov. 3: hearing on barring hotel units in mixed-use buildings in the Commercial zone, residential-zone workshop
Decisions at a glance
Agenda, item by item
Item 8A · City code
Wildland-urban interface code and map, Ordinance 26-18 (public hearing)
Approved · 3-0
Fire Chief Nate Thompson said a 2026 state law requires cities to move to the 2024 International Wildland-Urban Interface Code and the state's wildfire risk map; staff kept Logan's risk rating at 7, which affects little current development. Asked about insurance, he said he had not heard of premium increases or cancellations in Cache Valley.
Item 8B · Taxes and fees
Light and Power electrical rate schedules and fees, Resolution 26-36 (public hearing)
Approved · 3-0
Light & Power Director Mark Montgomery said the only change is to the electric vehicle charging rate schedule to fit new management software, and that it stays revenue neutral. No one spoke at the hearing.
Item 8C · Budget
Budget adjustments for fiscal 2026-27, Resolution 26-37 (public hearing)
Approved · 4-0
Finance Director Richard Anderson said the $10,000,000 for the Public Works building and the $750,000 for solar were carried forward from fiscal 2026 and were missed at year end. The $10,000,000 is the net difference between buying the existing building and selling the other back to the city; an independent appraisal is pending and preliminary figures put the gap nearer $11,000,000. No one spoke at the hearing.
- Grant$50,000 to Cache Valley Electric
- Purchase$10.0 million
- Budget$750,000
Item 9A · City code
Workshop: ban on hotel and motel units in vertical mixed-use buildings in commercial zones, Ordinance 26-19
Discussed
Planner Aimee Egbert said the Planning Commission began the amendment after a proposal with apartments over ground-floor hotel units, which staff worried could act as extended-stay housing and exceed the 30-units-per-acre limit. Such buildings would stay allowed in the Town Center zone, and standalone hotels remain permitted. Council discussed whether the 750-foot short-term rental buffer applies in commercial zones.
What residents said
Residents spoke on a right-of-way claim along Canyon Road tied to the First Dam water tank and waterline project, the mayor's seat on the Cache Water District board, the project's streetscape design and budget, and a diaper bank charity. City staff said the project total is $70 million funded by water reserves and revenue bonds not yet issued, and that the city intends to vacate 33 feet of a 99-foot right-of-way back to owners, a decision only the council can make.