Natural gas regulator stations in PF zone (AF014)
Code amendment requested by Questar Gas allowing natural gas regulator stations in the Public Facilities zone. The council adopted them as a conditional use with screening, wall and height standards (Ordinance 2026-07-16) plus a narrow definition (2026-07-17) on July 28, rather than the permitted use the planning commission recommended.
- Where it stands
- Approved
- Type
- Code change
- Location
- PF Public Facilities zones citywide
- Applicant
- Questar Gas
Every hearing and vote
July 8, 2026 · Planning Commission
Natural gas regulator stations in PF Public Facilities zone (AF014)
Recommended for approval · 4-0
Questar Gas, represented by Kevin Mulvey, asked to amend Section 17.4.601 so it can build a new natural gas regulator station on land owned by Rocky Mountain Power, which has granted the company an easement; Mulvey said growth in the area requires another station and the company had hoped to build before winter. Staff offered two options: Option A listing "natural gas facilities" as a permitted use, or Option B making "natural gas regulator stations" a conditional use. Chair Christine Anderson and Commissioner Chris Christiansen said "natural gas facilities" was too broad; Commissioner Geoff Dupaix raised fencing/enclosure safety and the legal risk of code written for one entity. Senior Planner Cody Opperman said enclosure rules require a masonry wall within 150 feet of a residential zone and allow slatted chain-link elsewhere. The commission recommended Option A with the term changed to "natural gas regulator stations," making them a permitted rather than conditional use.
- Applicant: Kevin Mulvey for Questar Gas
- Code section: 17.4.601 PF Public Facilities zone
- Recommended: Option A (permitted use), wording changed to 'Natural Gas Regulator Stations'
- Site: Rocky Mountain Power-owned land (easement granted)
- Public hearing: no comments
July 8, 2026 · Planning Commission
Definition of natural gas regulator station (Section 17.12.214)
Recommended for approval · 4-0
Companion staff-initiated amendment adding a definition of natural gas regulator stations to the "N" definitions section of the development code. No public comment.
- Initiated by: city staff
- Companion to AF014 regulator station amendment
July 28, 2026 · City Council
Natural gas regulator stations in Public Facilities zone (AF014)
Approved · 3-0
Questar Gas (Dominion) asked to allow natural gas regulator stations as a permitted use in the PF Public Facilities zone (Option A); the Planning Commission recommended Option A using the broader term 'natural gas facility.' Staff and legal counsel recommended Option B, a conditional use with standards for height, perimeter walls, enclosure, road proximity and access, because PF zones are small and often next to homes. Mayor Frost cited an unscreened station on 300 North. Questar's Kevin Mulvey said the company could live with conditional use. The council adopted Option B as Ordinance 2026-07-16, departing from the Planning Commission recommendation.
- Applicant: Questar Gas (Kevin Mulvey)
- Planning Commission recommended Option A (permitted use)
- Council adopted Option B (conditional use)
- Ordinance No. 2026-07-16
July 28, 2026 · City Council
Definition of natural gas regulator station (Section 17.12.214)
Approved · 3-0
Ordinance 2026-07-17 defines a natural gas regulator station narrowly as an area used to control and maintain uniform gas pressure, not a broader gas facility.
- Ordinance No. 2026-07-17