Published by Paul Ivinskas
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
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Tooele development tracker

Sensitive Area Overlay removal, 600 South Canyon Road and 695 South Main Street

A request to remove the Sensitive Area Overlay from three parcels totaling 2.02 acres, without changing underlying zoning. The Planning Commission recommended removal 7-0; the City Council voted 4-0 on Sept. 16, 2026 to deny it.

Where it stands
Denied
Type
Zone change
Location
About 600 South Canyon Road and 695 South Main Street, Tooele
Size
2.02 acres
Follow the money and project delivery

Sensitive Area Overlay removal, 600 South Canyon Road and 695 South Main Street

Denied

  1. Council action

    Denied: Sensitive Area Overlay removal near 600 South Canyon Road and 695 South Main Street · Approved minutes Record → · Sept. 16, 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. September 16, 2026 · City Council

    Sensitive Area Overlay removal near 600 South Canyon Road and 695 South Main Street

    Denied · 4-0

    Community Development Director Andrew Aagard presented a request to remove the Sensitive Area Overlay from three parcels totaling 2.02 acres. Underlying zoning would not change. Staff said the applicant's main goal is more lots: the eastern property could yield about four lots without the overlay and about two with it. The western parcel could not get new homes under its current zoning with or without the overlay. Staff said substantial grading had occurred without development applications and that no engineering had confirmed slope stability or drainage. Council members raised drainage, flooding of lower homes and a FEMA drainage area. The Planning Commission voted 7-0 on Sept. 9 to recommend removal, per staff. The public hearing drew no comment. The council voted 4-0 in favor of the motion to deny; the ordinance was not adopted.

    • Area: 2.02 acres, three parcels
    • Zoning: eastern parcels R1-7; western parcel partly MU-160 and partly Open Space
    • Applicant: not named in the minutes
    • Planning Commission: 7-0 recommending removal (Sept. 9), per staff

    Moved by Councilman Hansen to deny, seconded by Councilwoman Gochis. Vote: 4-0 in favor of the motion to deny

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