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Canyon Gate general plan amendment and rezone

Land-use changes on 7.2 acres owned by Canyons School District at 825 East 9085 South: a general-plan change from Institutional to Medium Density Neighborhood and a rezone from R-1-8 to PUD(12) with a development agreement. The council denied the application on September 15, 2026 and approved it on reconsideration on October 20 (general plan 6-1, rezone and agreement 5-2) after the developer agreed to rental limits: no more than 20% of units rented for five years after sale. Earlier July materials described 86 townhomes; the current unit count has not been reverified.

ApprovedStatus as of Oct 20, 2026

Type
Zone change
Location
Near 825 East 9085 South
Size
7.2 acres
Applicant
Nathan Boyer, The Boyer Company
  1. Oct 20, 2026On reconsideration the council adopted Ordinance 26-51 (general plan, 6-1), Ordinance 26-52 (rezone to PUD(…
  2. Oct 20, 2026City Council: Canyon Gate general-plan amendment reconsideration
  3. Oct 20, 2026City Council: Canyon Gate rezone and development agreement reconsideration
  4. Sep 15, 2026Official legislative history and staff background report denial of the general-plan amendment and associate…
  5. Jul 14, 2026City Council: Canyon Gate general plan amendment, Institutional to Medium Density Neighborhood, 7.2 acres (…

In brief

Canyon Gate general plan amendment and rezone appears on 3 recorded agendas, from the City Council meeting of July 7, 2026 to the City Council meeting of October 20, 2026.

On record, it was denied once, continued once, and approved 2 times.

The most recent decision was approved (5-2) at the City Council meeting of October 20, 2026, with Cyndi Sharkey, Kris Nicholl voting no.

Updates

  1. October 20, 2026

    On reconsideration the council adopted Ordinance 26-51 (general plan, 6-1), Ordinance 26-52 (rezone to PUD(12), 5-2) and Resolution 26-84C (development agreement, 5-2), according to the draft minutes. Source

  2. September 15, 2026

    Official legislative history and staff background report denial of the general-plan amendment and associated rezone/agreement. September vote tallies have not been verified. Source

Follow the money and project delivery

Canyon Gate general plan amendment and rezone

Approved

  1. Council action

    Approved according to the dated project source. Record → · Oct. 20, 2026

  2. Money in the record

    No itemized amount linked in the records collected.

  3. 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.

  4. 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

  1. October 20, 2026 · City Council

    Canyon Gate general-plan amendment reconsideration

    Approved · 6-1

    Council members Brooke Christensen and Alison Stroud asked the council to reconsider its Sept. 15 action on the Canyon Gate application, which asks to change the future land-use designation of 7.2 acres at about 825 E. 9085 S. from Institutional to Medium Density Neighborhood. The developer's revised development agreement now limits rentals through the homeowners association's rules: no more than 20% of units may be rented for five years after the property is sold. Representatives of Boyer Company and Parr Brown thanked the council for reconsidering. Council member Nicholl reviewed proposed amendments with the applicant; the council was not supportive of making changes that evening. The council amended its Sept. 15 action and adopted Ordinance 26-51 by a 6-1 vote.

    Moved by Alison Stroud, seconded by Brooke D'Sousa. Vote: 6-1; Kris Nicholl opposed

  2. October 20, 2026 · City Council

    Canyon Gate rezone and development agreement reconsideration

    Approved · 5-2

    Considered with the general-plan item. The council voted 5-2 to amend its Sept. 15 action and adopt Ordinance 26-52, rezoning about 7.2 acres at 825 E. 9085 S. from R-1-8 (single-family) to PUD(12), and 5-2 to adopt Resolution 26-84C approving the associated development agreement. Council member Sharkey asked about the ordinance language on the number of units per acre; community development staff Jake Warner and James Sorensen answered. Sharkey and Nicholl voted no on both.

    Moved by Alison Stroud, seconded by Brooke D'Sousa. Vote: 5-2; Cyndi Sharkey and Kris Nicholl opposed

  3. 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

    Moved by Council Member Marci Houseman, seconded by Council Member Cyndi Sharkey. Vote: 3-3; Council Members Alison Stroud, Kris Coleman-Nicholl and Brooke Christensen voted no

  4. 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)

    Moved by Council Member Brooke Christensen, seconded by Council Member Alison Stroud

  5. 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

  6. 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)