Council denies THN annexation petition for leaving an unincorporated island; accepts clean FY2023 audit
January 9, 2024, 7:00 p.m. · American Fork City Hall, 31 N. Church St.
With Councilmember Clark Taylor absent, the council unanimously denied the THN annexation petition for 1.121 acres at 1054 East 300 North because it left out the Hansen property to the north and would create an island; neighbors had objected to a possible three-story building. It accepted the FY2023 audit from Larsen & Co. with no findings, returned the 0.61-acre Learning Blocks Daycare property at 355 East 200 South to residential, approved an encroachment agreement in exchange for a 20-foot utility easement, and named Councilmember Ernie John to the Central Utah 911 and North Pointe Solid Waste boards.
From the approved minutes.
Decisions at a glance
Agenda, item by item
Item Consent 3 · Development
Release of durability retainer, Roderick Catalyst Phase 2, about 400 East 1600 South
Approved · 4-0
Released $242,673.06.
- Payment$242,673
Item Consent 4 · Development
Release of construction guarantee, Rockwell Ranch Block 4 landscaping, 975 West 520 South
Approved · 4-0
Released $18,285.80.
- Payment$18,286
Item Consent 1,2,6 · Budget
Dec. 12, 2023, and Jan. 3, 2024, minutes; ratification of payments Dec. 6, 2023, to Jan. 2, 2024, and purchases over $50,000
Approved · 4-0
Approved; the Beck Hillside escrow (item 5) was pulled and approved Jan. 23.
Item 1 · Budget
FY2023 audited financial statements
Approved · 4-0
Audit manager Cody Powell of Larsen & Co. gave unmodified (clean) opinions on the statements and federal programs with no findings.
- ContractAmount not given to Larsen & Co.
Item 2 · Development
Vacation of part of a public utility easement, 348 North 1160 East (Quail Run Estates Plat A, lot 3)
Withdrawn
Pulled from the agenda.
Item 3 · Development
Encroachment agreement with David and Audrey Kasperson, 348 North 1160 East
Approved with conditions · 4-0
Allows a pool facility in the easement instead of vacating it; conditioned on the owners granting a 20-foot public utility easement on the east side over an old irrigation pipe.
Item 4 · General plan
Learning Blocks Daycare land use map amendment, 355 East 200 South, 0.61 acres, general commercial to residential medium density
Approved with conditions · 4-0
Resolution 2024-01-02R reversing a 2022 change so applicant Jordan Johnston can keep a home day care.
- Acres: 0.61
Item 5 · Zoning
Learning Blocks Daycare zone change, GC-1 to residential
Approved with conditions · 4-0
Ordinance numbered 2023-01-01 in the minutes. The agenda says R2-7500; the motion says R1-7500.
Item 6 · Annexation
THN Annexation petition, 1.121 acres at 1054 East 300 North
Denied · 4-0
Denied on staff recommendation because the petition omitted the Hansen property to the north, leaving an unincorporated island; an earlier petition was also denied. Applicant Ryan Davis said Mr. Hansen refused to annex over property taxes. A revised 1.308-acre THN 2 petition covering the whole island was accepted April 30.
- Acres: 1.121
- Applicant: Ryan Davis
Item 7 · Appointment
Central Utah 911 Dispatch Board appointments
Approved · 4-0
Resolution 2024-01-03R: Councilmember Ernie John director, Camden Bird alternate.
Item 8 · Appointment
North Pointe Solid Waste Special Service District board appointment
Approved · 4-0
Resolution 2024-01-04R: Councilmember Ernie John.
What residents said
Building height and privacy next to the THN annexation site
Tim Bahoravitch and Kline Bradford, neighbors of the THN annexation site, said they do not oppose development but object to a three-story building behind their homes, citing traffic, safety, privacy and views.