West Jordan council adopts Jordan Valley and Sugar Factory Road station area plans, 5-0
September 22, 2026, 7:00 p.m. · West Jordan City Hall, 8000 S. Redwood Road, 3rd Floor
The West Jordan City Council voted 5-0 on Sept. 22 to adopt the station area plans for the Jordan Valley Station and Sugar Factory Road Station (Ordinance 26-34). Staff said revised plans removed 3-D concept images, added maps of the existing built environment and show new housing at Sugar Factory Road Station only on the UTA parking lot, none south of the TRAX line. The plans are next to go to the Wasatch Front Regional Council for certification. Minutes were approved Oct. 13; this entry covers the main decisions, not every report.
From the approved minutes. Updated October 22, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
Agenda, item by item
Item 6A · General plan
Adopting the Jordan Valley Station and Sugar Factory Road Station area plans (Ordinance 26-34)
Approved · 5-0
Senior Planner Tayler Jensen presented changes made since the council last reviewed the plans: 3-D concept renderings were removed, 2-D maps of the current built environment were added, no new housing is shown south of the TRAX line at Sugar Factory Road Station, and the only new housing shown there is on the UTA parking lot. The Planning Commission reviewed the plans and recommended approval. If adopted, the plans go to the Wasatch Front Regional Council for certification; the minutes do not say whether that has happened. Jensen said the city has one remaining station area plan, for 4800 South and New Bingham Highway, due by the end of 2027, and that staff would seek an exception like the one South Jordan received. No one spoke at the public hearing.
- Ordinance 26-34
- Planning Commission recommendation: approval
- Next step: Wasatch Front Regional Council certification
Item 8B · Contract
Consent: pass-through funding agreements with UDOT and Gardner-Plum, L.C., for 6700 and 6800 West road improvements (Resolution 26-042)
Approved · 5-0
The council approved, with the other consent items, a resolution authorizing the mayor to sign direct-award grant fund agreements with UDOT and Gardner-Plum, L.C. to pass through funds for road improvements on 6700 West and 6800 West. The minutes give no dollar amount.
- GrantAmount not given to UDOT; Gardner-Plum, L.C.
Item 8C · City code
Consent: campaign disclosure definition of "municipal office candidate" (Ordinance 26-48)
Approved · 5-0
The council approved, with the other consent items, amendments to city code adding a definition of "municipal office candidate" in Section 1-15-1 and amending Section 1-15-4 on disclosure of campaign contributions and expenditures.
What residents said
Loud fireworks displays
One resident, Janette Ollman Blackmer, asked the council to change the Fire Marshal's permit process for professional fireworks displays at a high school. She said the displays have become louder and more concussive, affecting residents including people with PTSD or sensory sensitivities, older people, young children and pets, and asked that highly concussive fireworks such as titanium maroons be barred within set distances of residential neighborhoods. She said she supports the school's homecoming tradition and wants only the displays adjusted. The council took no action.