Canyon Gate general plan amendment and rezone
Request to change 7.2 acres owned by Canyons School District from Institutional to Medium Density Neighborhood and rezone it from R-1-8 to PUD(12) for an 86-unit townhome development. The Planning Commission recommended approval. On July 14, 2026 a motion to adopt the general plan amendment failed 3-3, and the council voted to direct staff to draft a development agreement with the Boyer Company.
- Where it stands
- Tabled
- Type
- Zone change
- Location
- Near 825 East 9085 South
- Size
- 7.2 acres
- Homes
- 86
- Applicant
- Nathan Boyer, The Boyer Company
Every hearing and vote
July 7, 2026 · City Council
Canyon Gate general plan amendment, Institutional to Medium Density Neighborhood, 7.2 acres (GPA04222026-007196), first reading
Discussed
Jake Warner presented a request by Nathan Boyer of the Boyer Company to change 7.2 acres owned by Canyons School District near 825 East 9085 South from Institutional to Medium Density Neighborhood. The Planning Commission recommended approval and neighborhood meeting feedback was positive. The developer plans a PUD(12) zone; council members discussed a development agreement requiring some units to be sold for homeownership, and the developer was open to talks. Information item.
- Applicant: Nathan Boyer, The Boyer Company
- Acres: 7.2
- Owner: Canyons School District
- Change: Institutional -> Medium Density Neighborhood
- Planning Commission: recommended approval
July 7, 2026 · City Council
Canyon Gate rezone, R-1-8 to PUD(12), 7.2 acres (REZ04222026-007195), first reading
Discussed
Discussed together with item 7; no separate action was recorded.
- Current zone -> proposed: R-1-8 -> PUD(12)
July 14, 2026 · City Council
Canyon Gate general plan amendment, Institutional to Medium Density Neighborhood, 7.2 acres (Ordinance 26-51)
Denied · 3-3
Jake Warner presented the request for a proposed 86-unit townhome development on the Canyons School District site near East 9085 South. Council members discussed a possible development agreement with the Boyer Company and no one spoke in the hearing. A motion to adopt the ordinance failed on a 3-3 vote, and Dustin Fratto explained the council's reconsideration process.
- Applicant: Boyer Company
- Acres: 7.2
- Units: 86 townhomes proposed
- Change: Institutional -> Medium Density Neighborhood
July 14, 2026 · City Council
Canyon Gate rezone, R-1-8 to PUD(12), 7.2 acres (REZ04222026-007195)
Continued
Jake Warner said the Planning Commission recommended approval and neighborhood meetings were supportive. Council Attorney Tracy Cowdell explained the development agreement process and Spencer Moffat of the Boyer Company supported working on one. The council voted by roll call to direct council staff, the city attorney's office and planning staff to draft a development agreement for council consideration; the breakdown is not recorded. No one spoke.
- Current zone -> proposed: R-1-8 -> PUD(12)