Grantsville council tables the Alington PUD until one entity owns the land and passes waterwise landscaping rules on the mayor's tiebreaker
October 5, 2026, 7:00 p.m. · Grantsville City Hall, 429 East Main Street, and by Zoom
At its rescheduled Oct. 5 meeting the Grantsville City Council voted 3-1 to table the Alington planned unit development (about 948 East Main Street) and its master development agreement until the project shows a single ownership entity, as the city's land use code requires. The council passed a waterwise landscaping ordinance for new development on a 2-2 tie broken by Mayor Heidi Hammond, approved a phased energy brokerage agreement for a wastewater plant solar project, and heard from consultant FFKR about a roughly 15-month general plan update. Councilmember Brittany Skinner was excused. These are the final approved minutes.
From the approved minutes. Updated November 3, 2026.
In brief
4 items came up for a decision or discussion: 3 approved and 1 tabled.
2 votes were not unanimous: Alington PUD ordinance 2026-27 and master development agreement, Resolution 2026-62 (tabled) (3-1) and Ordinance 2026-28: waterwise landscaping standards (3-2).
The agenda records 1 dollar amount, the largest $1.25 million.
3 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 Brittany Skinner).
Residents raised alington pud density and traffic, speeding on cook lane, waterwise landscaping rules, and buffering from livestock.
Decisions at a glance
Agenda, item by item
Item 5-6 · Development
Alington PUD ordinance 2026-27 and master development agreement, Resolution 2026-62 (tabled)
Tabled · 3-1
Planning and Zoning Administrator Shelby Moore presented the Alington planned unit development at roughly 948 East Main Street (SR-138) in the Mixed Use zone, with a corrected deviation table that had counted moderate-income units as single-family. The plan was revised after the previous meeting: quarter-acre lots next to existing Sun Valley Drive properties, about 25 fewer homes, higher density moved toward Main Street and away from Cook Lane, a larger paseo, metal no-climb fencing along adjoining residential boundaries, and a requested 12-inch water line connection between Maverik and Sun Valley Drive. Discussion covered traffic calming on Cook Lane, a 90-degree turn and possible stop signs, a playground, pickleball courts, pavilions, a dog park and a stormwater detention basin, and a UDOT corridor study showing a future right-of-way of about 117 feet on Main Street, with widening five to ten years away. Councilmember Derek Dalton cited Section 12.2 of the land use code requiring single ownership of all land in a PUD; developer Joe White said Ironwood Real Estate owns about two-thirds and 359 Investments the rest and that they could be consolidated into one LLC. The city attorney said approval could be conditioned on consolidation, but Dalton and Councilmember Rhett Butler wanted it resolved first. The council tabled both items 3-1, with Councilmember Jeff Williams opposed.
- Applicant/developer: Joe White (Ironwood Real Estate and 359 Investments)
- Zone: Mixed Use (MU)
- Reason tabled: PUD and agreement must show a single ownership entity
- Revisions since last meeting: about 25 fewer homes, quarter-acre lots along Sun Valley Drive, expanded paseo
Item 7 · City code
Ordinance 2026-28: waterwise landscaping standards
Approved · 3-2
The ordinance amends Chapter 9 of the land use code on landscaping, irrigation, park strips, medians and approved plants. Moore said it applies to new development, not existing homes, lets residents qualify for state waterwise incentives and could cut water dedication requirements, citing about eight acre-feet saved on a 50-lot subdivision of half-acre lots. Councilmember Jake Thomas supported it; Dalton preferred incentives to requirements and Williams questioned the need, noting some developers already use such landscaping. Mayor Hammond raised concerns about weeds, maintenance and no process for exceptions. The vote tied 2-2 (Skinner absent) and the mayor voted yes to pass it 3-2. Two residents spoke at public comment: one opposed the rules, saying residential use is small next to agriculture, and one supported them as reasonable for drought.
Item 4 · Contract
Resolution 2026-63: energy brokerage agreement for wastewater plant solar
Approved · 4-0
City Manager Michael Resare said the agreement with CIG LLC covers the solar component of the wastewater treatment plant capital project and is phased so the council can end it before the second phase. Rocky Mountain Power would provide about $1.25 million, $250,000 upfront and $1 million after completion.
- ContractAmount not given to CIG LLC
- Proposed incentive cap$1.25 million to Rocky Mountain Power
Item 3 · Presentation
General plan update with consultant FFKR
Discussed
Community Development Director Bill Cobabe introduced FFKR, selected under a Wasatch Front Regional Council contract; the scope is still being negotiated and the city's matching funds are already approved. FFKR's Susan Petheram described a roughly 15-month process covering growth, land use, transportation, water, parks, fiscal matters and potential annexation areas, with surveys, events and focus groups. Cobabe confirmed it will take up the revised annexation Areas A, B and C, including about 5,000 acres near Burmester Road.
Item 8 · Other
Resolution 2026-69: rename Parkview Drive to McIntosh Drive
Approved · 4-0
Parkview Drive in Sun Sage Terrace Phase 2 is renamed McIntosh Drive to avoid duplicating a Stansbury Park street and match the development's apple-themed names. No residents live on the street, so no addresses change.
What residents said
Alington PUD density and trafficSpeeding on Cook LaneWaterwise landscaping rulesBuffering from livestock
Several neighbors said the revised Alington plan is a reasonable compromise and asked for traffic calming and enforcement of the changes; one resident opposed the urban-style project next to rural and farm uses. Residents also split on the waterwise landscaping ordinance.