Council annexes Houle property, sets $80 short-term rental license fee and adopts 2018 building codes
February 11, 2020, 7:00 p.m. · American Fork City Hall, 31 N. Church St.
The council honored K-9 Officer Reyna Pedro with a HERO Award. It annexed 0.60 acres at about 935 East 50 South into the R-1-9,000 zone, set an $80 short-term rental business license fee, approved a Dollar Tree site plan at 648 East State Street, adopted the 2018 international building codes, approved a narrower TOD Neighborhood Collector cross section with landscaped verges, and hired Innovative Design Concepts to build the city float for 2020 through 2022. All votes were unanimous. A closed session covered litigation and land acquisition.
From the approved minutes.
Decisions at a glance
| Item | Result |
|---|---|
| Consent agenda: improvement and landscaping guarantee releases for Savage Apartments and Savage Subdivision | Approved · 5-0 |
| City payments Jan. 21 to Feb. 4 and purchases over $25,000 | Approved · 5-0 |
| Senior Center Board appointments | Approved · 5-0 |
| Houle Annexation | Approved · 5-0 |
| Short-term rental business license fee | Approved · 5-0 |
| Dollar Tree commercial site plan | Approved with conditions · 5-0 |
| Title 15 building code update | Approved · 5-0 |
| Amended TOD Neighborhood Collector cross section | Approved with conditions · 5-0 |
| City float contract with Innovative Design Concepts | Approved · 5-0 |
| Closed session | Approved · 5-0 |
Agenda, item by item
Item CC · Development
Consent agenda: improvement and landscaping guarantee releases for Savage Apartments and Savage Subdivision
Approved · 5-0
Approved Jan. 21 work session minutes (Jan. 28 minutes pulled as not ready); released the improvements guarantee of $735,743.20 for Savage Apartments Phase 1A and $452,618.54 for Savage Subdivision Phase 1B, and a $386,391.79 landscaping guarantee for Phase 1B, all at 514 South 500 East.
- Payment$735,743 to Savage Apartments Phase 1A developer
- Payment$452,619 to Savage Subdivision Phase 1B developer
- Payment$386,392 to Savage Subdivision Phase 1B developer
Item A1 · Budget
City payments Jan. 21 to Feb. 4 and purchases over $25,000
Approved · 5-0
Ratified city payments and purchase requests over $25,000.
Item A2 · Appointment
Senior Center Board appointments
Approved · 5-0
Appointed Stan Street as director and Kathy McKay and Kenneth Frost (the mayor's father) to the Senior Center Board.
Item A3 · Annexation
Houle Annexation
Approved · 5-0
Ordinance 2020-02-06 annexed 0.60 acres at about 935 East 50 South, with an annexation agreement and R-1-9,000 zoning.
Item A4 · Taxes and fees
Short-term rental business license fee
Approved · 5-0
Resolution 2020-02-02R added an $80 short-term rental business license fee to the fee schedule, described as revenue-neutral to cover staff time. Shelton questioned whether fire inspections of private homes were needed and worried about staff time; Fire Marshal Mat Sacco said the item warranted more discussion. Mayor Frost suggested making sure private rentals have fire extinguishers.
- Fee$80
Item A5a · Development
Dollar Tree commercial site plan
Approved with conditions · 5-0
Ordinance 2020-02-07 approved a commercial site plan for Dollar Tree in the SC-1 zone, in space formerly a barbecue shop and a sporting goods store, subject to Jan. 22 Planning Commission conditions.
Item A6 · City code
Title 15 building code update
Approved · 5-0
Ordinance 2020-02-08 adopted the 2018 International Building, Plumbing, Mechanical, Fire, Energy Conservation and Fuel Gas codes, the 2017 National Electrical Code and the 2015 International Residential Code.
Item A7 · Roads and utilities
Amended TOD Neighborhood Collector cross section
Approved with conditions · 5-0
Ordinance 2020-02-09 amended the TOD Neighborhood Collector street cross section, narrowing travel lanes from 12 to 10 feet to slow traffic, with the verge to be landscaped. The Planning Commission recommended approval.
Item A8 · Contract
City float contract with Innovative Design Concepts
Approved · 5-0
Approved a contract with Innovative Design Concepts to design and build a trailer-based city parade float for the 2020 through 2022 seasons; the city received three bids. Camden Bird said floats cost $13,000 to $15,000 three years earlier. The contract amount was not stated in the minutes.
- ContractAmount not given to Innovative Design Concepts
Item A9 · Other
Closed session
Approved · 5-0
Closed session from 7:58 to 8:27 p.m. on pending or reasonably imminent litigation and land acquisition.
What residents said
No public comments.