Kanab council backs ladder truck funding application, narrows R-1-20 frontage rule 3-2 and amends fire district agreement
August 11, 2026, 6:30 p.m. · Kanab City Offices, 26 North 100 East
On Aug. 11 the Kanab City Council voted 5-0 to adopt a resolution supporting a funding application for an aerial ladder truck, 3-2 to reduce the R-1-20 minimum street frontage from 120 feet to 100 feet, and 5-0, with a condition, to approve a second amendment to a fire protection agreement with the Vermillion Cliffs Special Service District. This record covers these three items only; other agenda items are not summarized. These results come from minutes posted by the city; the record does not verify that the council has approved them (a draft Sept. 8 record says it did, by unanimous consent).
From the draft minutes. Updated October 22, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
| Item | Result |
|---|---|
| Resolution 8-1-26 R: support for aerial ladder truck funding application | Approved · 5-0 |
| Ordinance 8-2-26 O: R-1-20 minimum street frontage | Approved · 3-2 |
| Resolution 8-3-26 R: Vermillion Cliffs Special Service District fire protection amendment | Approved with conditions · 5-0 |
Agenda, item by item
Item 6.A · Public safety
Resolution 8-1-26 R: support for aerial ladder truck funding application
Approved · 5-0
The council adopted Resolution 8-1-26 R, supporting the city's application to the Utah Permanent Community Impact Fund Board for grant and loan funding to acquire an aerial ladder fire truck, after a public hearing. Staff estimated the replacement apparatus at about $1.8 million; the application would seek about $500,000 in grant funding, with any remainder potentially financed through a low-interest loan.
- The resolution supports a funding application. It is not an award of funding or a purchase.
Item 7.D · City code
Ordinance 8-2-26 O: R-1-20 minimum street frontage
Approved · 3-2
The council adopted Ordinance 8-2-26 O, changing the Land Use Ordinance Chapter 17 to reduce the minimum street frontage in the R-1-20 zone from 120 feet to 100 feet. The applicant had withdrawn his other proposed amendments.
- The minutes say the Planning Commission's recommendation for the 100-foot frontage was unanimous at a second vote, after an earlier tied vote on the same change.
Item 7.G · Public safety
Resolution 8-3-26 R: Vermillion Cliffs Special Service District fire protection amendment
Approved with conditions · 5-0
The council approved Resolution 8-3-26 R, the second amendment to the city's Fire Protection Agreement with the Vermillion Cliffs Special Service District, replacing the service-area map with one reflecting the district's current boundaries. Approval is conditioned on approval by the Lieutenant Governor.
- Staff said the amendment does not change the services, the annual service fee or other terms. The minutes do not show whether the condition has been met.