Ogden council rezones 150 32nd Street for rowhouses, 5-1, after debate over buffering from commercial neighbors
February 11, 2025, 6:57 p.m. · City Council Chambers, 2549 Washington Boulevard, Ogden
The council voted 5-1 to rezone one acre at 150 32nd Street from community commercial to multiple-family residential with a conditional overlay for single-family rowhouses; Council Member Dave Graf voted no. In an earlier joint work session with the Redevelopment Agency, members heard proposals for an Adams Community Reinvestment Area budget increase, a $4.7 million incentive for a 101-unit apartment project, and incentives of up to $27.5 million for Williams International's airport expansion. Council Chair Marcia White was excused and Council Member Richard Hyer served as acting chair.
From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
Agenda, item by item
Item WS · Budget
Adams Community Reinvestment Area budget amendment (work session)
Discussed
Economic Development Director Sara Meess presented an amended budget for the Adams area, roughly between 23rd and 28th Streets and Washington Boulevard and Jefferson Avenue. It would raise projected investment from $95.6 million to $133.4 million and the total budget from $10.8 million to $30.5 million, keep the term through 2045, and keep taxing-entity participation at 100 percent through year 10 before dropping to 75 percent for Weber County and the school district and 90 percent for the city. The city asked the school district to extend its participation, which now ends in 2038. Discussion covered money for historic renovation, extending county and school district participation and a possible shared parking project with the county.
- Budget$30.5 million
Item WS · Development
Participation and incentive agreement, Adams Avenue Apartments (work session)
Discussed
Alpha Adams, LLC proposes a 101-unit market-rate apartment project, referred to as the Alpha Malakite project, at Adams Avenue and 26th Street, with 65 parking stalls, plazas and walkways for the Nine Rails Creative District, and renovation of adjacent commercial space. Estimated private investment is $35 million. The proposed incentive is $4.7 million in tax increment paid annually after performance through 2044 or 2045, directed to $3.25 million for structured parking, $1 million for plazas, walkways and landscaping and $1.5 million for exterior finishes. Staff said the incentive is needed to make the project feasible. Discussion covered the use of the adjacent commercial space and the effect on the area's tax base.
- Grant$4.70 million to Alpha Adams, LLC
- Applicant: Alpha Adams, LLC
- Units: 101
- Estimated private investment: $35 million
Item WS · Contract
Airport CRA interlocal agreement amendment with Weber County (work session)
Discussed
Meess presented an updated agreement with Weber County, which approved it in January 2025. County tax increment participation falls from 90 to 75 percent, the money is limited to infrastructure such as electrical, water, sewer, taxiways and apron, and the county's maximum contribution stays at $17 million. The base year stays 2020, the agreement expires in 2047, and the start of tax increment is the earlier of the year the agency triggers it or Jan. 1, 2026.
- Contract$17.0 million to Weber County
Item WS · Development
Williams International incentive agreements, Airport CRA (work session)
Discussed
Williams International, which designs small gas turbine engines and has operated in Ogden since 1978 with about 900 employees in roughly 400,000 square feet, is considering a 100,000-square-foot expansion with more than 300 new jobs. The draft proposal offers up to $22 million in post-performance tax increment, $17 million for electrical infrastructure and $5 million for jobs and training, plus $5.5 million of agency money for a 24-inch waterline loop from the airport well, a total of $27.5 million. The company already holds a state incentive of up to 30 percent of new state tax revenue for 20 years, and the expansion is estimated to generate $31.25 million in local tax increment by 2047. Members asked about the company's water use, the agreement's end date, how long until the city sees a return, encouraging new employees to buy homes in Ogden and space for future expansion.
- Grant$22.0 million to Williams International
- Contract$5.50 million
- Proposed total incentive: $27.5 million
- Expansion: about 100,000 sq. ft. and 300+ jobs
Item WS · Presentation
Strategic plan report: economic development and recreation (work session)
Discussed
Community and Economic Development Director Jared Johnson reported commercial square footage up by 4,177,702, median wages up 29.75 percent, job growth of 11.18 percent (6,675 jobs) and total tax revenue up 40.85 percent from fiscal 2020 to 2024. Recreation Director Edd Bridge reported on park cleanliness, youth athletics, park use and participation. Council also took annual defensive driving and harassment and discrimination training.
Item RDA · Presentation
Redevelopment Agency fiscal 2023-24 annual report accepted for review
Approved · 6-0
Meeting results show the Redevelopment Agency board, made up of the same members, voted 6-0 to accept the agency's fiscal 2023-24 annual report for review. The agency minutes were not available.
Item 2a · Zoning
Rezone 150 32nd Street, C-2 to R-4/CO (Ordinance 2025-6)
Approved · 5-1
The council rezoned one vacant acre from Community Commercial (C-2) to Multiple-Family Residential with a conditional overlay (R-4/CO) limiting development to single-family rowhouses that can be individually owned. The Planning Commission recommended approval Nov. 6, 2024, with one commissioner voting no. Applicant David Anderson said he inherited the lot from his grandfather, who held it 50 years, and years of trying to attract commercial users failed. Travis Pate raised concern about a residential use on a main street and asked for connectivity and a way to ensure individual ownership; Linda Sanchez said the project matches what residents have asked for. Planning Director Barton Brierley said individual ownership would be hard to enforce but development agreement language can encourage it; the council discussed buffering from commercial neighbors and an HOA ownership requirement. Acting Chair Hyer said he changed his initial view because of property rights and the family history. Council Member Graf, who voted no, said the lot would be the only residential parcel surrounded by commercial uses and he worried about livability.
- Applicant: David Anderson
- Acres: 1
- Current zone → proposed: C-2 → R-4/CO
- Planning Commission: recommended approval Nov. 6, 2024, with a development agreement for platted individual ownership
What residents said
Residential use surrounded by commercial uses at 150 32nd StreetEnsuring individual ownership of rowhousesNoise buffering
Travis Pate and Linda Sanchez spoke on the 32nd Street rezone (see item).