Leeds council approves private cemetery with conditions, moves a 40-acre annexation petition forward and picks CityInspect software
September 23, 2026 · Leeds Town Hall
At its Sept. 23 meeting the Leeds Town Council approved a conditional use permit for a private family cemetery limited to 25 noncommercial plots, accepted a petition to annex about 40.27 acres known as Silver Cliffs Common North for further consideration, awarded a $9,999 culvert contract to Rocks N More Excavation after receiving only one bid, and approved the CityInspect permit and inspection software. The council also discussed the proposed Three Peaks to Purgatory 345-kV transmission line ahead of Rocky Mountain Power's Oct. 7 open house, and held a closed session about litigation. Every vote was unanimous. The minutes were approved Oct. 14.
From the approved minutes. Updated November 3, 2026.
In brief
6 items came up for a decision or discussion: 2 approved with conditions, 2 approved, and 2 discussed.
The agenda records 1 dollar amount, the largest $9,999.
2 items here are tracked in the city's development tracker.
This write-up links 2 source documents.
5 members were present.
Residents raised transmission line route, road maintenance, debris near the i-15 exit, and tree watering at the watershed.
The next one was on October 14, 2026: Leeds council weighs a long-term utility corridor as residents press for a different route for a 345-kV transmission line
Decisions at a glance
| Item | Result |
|---|---|
| Conditional use permit: private cemetery on a rural residential lot | Approved with conditions · 5-0 |
| Upsizing the culvert under East Silver Meadows Road | Approved with conditions · 5-0 |
| Annexation petition: Silver Cliffs Common North (Babylon Lands LLC) | Approved · 5-0 |
| Three Peaks to Purgatory 345-kV transmission line | Discussed |
| CityInspect permit and inspection software | Approved · 5-0 |
| Request to rent public works space | Discussed |
Agenda, item by item
Item 9a · Zoning
Conditional use permit: private cemetery on a rural residential lot
Approved with conditions · 5-0
After a Sept. 9 hearing, the applicant revised the plan from 4,900 to 1,600 square feet, a 40-by-40-foot site limited to 25 plots for family and close friends, with no commercial sales. Town counsel advised that the code permits cemeteries as a conditional use and that denial would need findings that impacts cannot be mitigated. The council approved with conditions: all burials supervised by state-licensed funeral personnel, a survey recorded with Washington County, burial records provided to the state historic preservation office and the clerk, permanent grave markers, no plots in utility or access easements, nuisance prevention, and a council compliance review after every five burials.
- Plots: 25, noncommercial
- Site: 40 ft by 40 ft (1,600 sq ft), reduced from 4,900 sq ft
- Review after every five burials
Item 9b · Roads and utilities
Upsizing the culvert under East Silver Meadows Road
Approved with conditions · 5-0
Undersized culverts overflow in heavy rain, causing erosion, road damage and flooding on adjacent properties. Sunrise Engineering is checking whether a 36-inch culvert is the right size. Three contractors were contacted and only one bid. The council waived the three-bid requirement and awarded the $9,999 contract to Rocks N More, contingent on the engineer's final recommendations.
- Contract$9,999 to Rocks N More Excavation
- Proposed culvert: 36 inches
Item 9c · Annexation
Annexation petition: Silver Cliffs Common North (Babylon Lands LLC)
Approved · 5-0
The council reviewed a petition to annex about 40.27 acres of Silver Cliffs Common North, parcel 3184-HV, under a purchase agreement for commercial development that includes a 50,000-square-foot grocery store, a hardware store and a lumberyard. The council stressed that accepting the petition does not approve the annexation; it would proceed through county review, notices and mapping, planning commission review and a final council decision. It voted to accept the petition for further consideration.
- Acres: about 40.27
- Proposed use: grocery store (50,000 sq ft), hardware store, lumberyard
- Petitioner: Babylon Lands LLC
Item 9d · Roads and utilities
Three Peaks to Purgatory 345-kV transmission line
Discussed
Ahead of Rocky Mountain Power's Oct. 7 open house at the Leeds fire station, the mayor reported coordinating with Toquerville and Hurricane and proposed three priorities: favor public land over private property, minimize impacts on existing Leeds homes, and protect platted developments before unplatted land. Members discussed routes through public lands and parts of the desert tortoise reserve, limited undergrounding and expanding agriculture protection areas. No action was taken.
- Priorities: public land first; protect existing homes; platted before unplatted land
Item 9e · Contract
CityInspect permit and inspection software
Approved · 5-0
A CityInspect representative described a platform used by about 150 Utah municipalities, with modules for building, planning, business licensing, code enforcement and stormwater, unlimited users at one price, a 24-hour citizen portal, and tracking of the three-day completeness review deadline under House Bill 368. A comparison with CloudPermit found CityInspect preferable on cost and capabilities. The council approved the proposal.
- Compared against CloudPermit
Item 10a · Other
Request to rent public works space
Discussed
A local contractor who runs a Firewise fuels-reduction and wildfire crew asked to rent space in the public works building to store a chipper, chainsaws and a type 6 fire engine, saying equipment is sometimes dispatched out of state for up to 14 days. No action was taken.
What residents said
Transmission line routeRoad maintenanceDebris near the I-15 exitTree watering at the watershed
Residents raised debris and dead trees near the I-15 exit, a pothole on Red Cliffs Road and young trees at the new watershed, and said agriculture protection areas have protected farmland from nuisance suits. Several landowners spoke against the transmission line crossing private farmland and asked the council to work together on a unified position; the mayor said he supports presenting a unified position centered on public lands and distance from residences while acknowledging no alternative avoids all impacts.