4th Street Park expansion
Planned expansion of 4th Street Park with competition-level athletic fields, supported by city property purchases nearby. A zone change application and final site plan are still to come.
Approved
- Type
- Public project
- Location
- 4th Street Park, Ogden
- Applicant
- City of Ogden
- City Council: Rezone about seven acres at Grant Avenue and 4th Street to open space for ballpark expansion
- City Council: Rezone of 497 Grant Ave., 605 Grant Ave. and 253 4th St. to O-1 Open Space
- City Council: O-1 Open Space Zone text amendment
In brief
4th Street Park expansion appears on 3 recorded agendas, from the City Council meeting of August 4, 2026 to the City Council meeting of September 1, 2026.
On record, it was approved once.
The most recent decision was approved (5-2) at the City Council meeting of September 1, 2026, with Kevin Lundell, Alicia Washington voting no.
Follow the money and project delivery
4th Street Park expansion
- Council action
Approved: Rezone about seven acres at Grant Avenue and 4th Street to open space for ballpark expansion · Approved minutes Record → · Sept. 1, 2026
- Money in the record
No itemized amount linked in the records collected.
- Signed agreement and payments
Execution and project-level disbursements are not verified by this tracker. They require separate records; meeting approval alone does not establish either.
- Work and operating costs
Check the linked records for completion and recurring operating costs; this tracker does not verify them. Record →
Every hearing and vote
September 1, 2026 · City Council
Rezone about seven acres at Grant Avenue and 4th Street to open space for ballpark expansion
Approved · 5-2
The land includes the former Lynn Elementary site, which the city bought to extend the 4th Street Ballpark, and two adjacent houses. Planning Director Barton Brierley said the rezone fits the general plan and the Lynn Community Plan (last amended in 2007), and the Planning Commission recommended approval. Council Member Washington asked about housing studies for the 5.87-acre school parcel, none of which had been detailed, and cited a projected $33.5 million cost for the full expansion. Council Member Richey and Chair Hyer supported the park, citing youth sports, tournaments and public input at purchase that favored park space over housing. Two residents spoke, asking about neighbor notice, parking and preserving older buildings and trees. Washington cited concerns about constituent input, future costs and the lack of a housing study; Lundell said the occupied house could have been handled separately.
- Zone change: R-1-6 to O-1 Open Space
- Size: about 7 acres, city-owned
- Failed amendment to remove one occupied house: 2-5
August 11, 2026 · City Council
Rezone of 497 Grant Ave., 605 Grant Ave. and 253 4th St. to O-1 Open Space
Discussed
Planning Director Barton Brierley presented a proposal to rezone three city-owned properties, the former Lynn Elementary site at 605 Grant Avenue and two houses at 497 Grant Avenue and 253 4th Street, from R-1-6 Single Family Residential to O-1 Open Space to allow park expansion. The houses could stay in residential use until park plans advance. The Planning Commission recommended approval; a few speakers at its hearing raised mature-tree preservation. Council Member Flor Lopez said nearby residents had raised noise and other concerns, Council Member Alicia Washington asked whether housing on the school site was studied (staff said it was considered but the park was preferred), and Council Member Kevin Lundell noted a recently bought adjacent lot was not included. A Council vote was scheduled for September 1.
- Applicant: City of Ogden
- Current zone → proposed: R-1-6 → O-1 Open Space
- Planning Commission: recommended adoption
August 4, 2026 · City Council
O-1 Open Space Zone text amendment
Discussed
Planning Director Barton Brierley presented a text amendment driven by planning for the 4th Street Park expansion. It would cut the front setback from 30 feet to 15 feet and equalize and modestly reduce side and rear setbacks, applying only to park property. It also sets fence rules: a 4-foot solid or 6-foot see-through maximum in front and street-facing yards, 7 feet on sides and rear, with dark open-mesh ball-containment netting allowed above 7 feet. The Planning Commission recommended adoption. Council Member Jeremy Peterson asked about notice to owners and a site plan; Brierley said owners were notified and a zone change application for the park would follow. Council Member Ken Richey asked why the old setbacks were so large, and Washington asked for a map of O-1 land. Chair Richard Hyer asked that the separate full zoning rewrite not alter policies unintentionally. No action was taken.