Council approves Silverlake Plat 28 with conditions and adopts parks master plan 5-0
October 6, 2020, 4:00 p.m. · Eagle Mountain City Council Chambers, 1650 E Stagecoach Run, Eagle Mountain, Utah (electronic participation)
The council approved the Silverlake Plat 28 site plan with seven conditions, adopted the 2020 Parks, Trails and Open Space Master Plan with two amendments, and passed a landscaping and buffering ordinance without the proposed lot-size transition changes, all unanimously. Council Member Jared Gray was excused from the work session and arrived at 7:57 p.m.
From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
| Item | Result |
|---|---|
| Open space and public facilities zoning districts | Discussed |
| Master plan development and agreement amendments | Discussed |
| Cascade Collision concept plan | Discussed |
| Silverlake Plat 28 site plan | Approved with conditions · 4-0 |
| Landscaping, buffering, fencing and transitioning ordinance (chapter 17.60) | Approved with conditions · 5-0 |
| 2020 Parks, Trails and Open Space Master Plan | Approved with conditions · 5-0 |
| Silverlake Woodhaven Community Park Phase I | Approved · 4-0 |
| Pony Express Parkway median improvements, change order #1 | Approved · 4-0 |
Agenda, item by item
Item 1.A-B · City code
Open space and public facilities zoning districts
Discussed
Staff described two open space zones and a public facilities zone. Council Member Curtis raised concern about undesired uses such as parking garages; staff said development agreement terms and height standards could address this.
Item 1.C · City code
Master plan development and agreement amendments
Discussed
Council Member Clark asked that the item return to a future work session so Council Member Gray could weigh in. Council Member Curtis requested visuals of density and use impacts.
Item 1.D · Development
Cascade Collision concept plan
Discussed
The concept is a four-lot commercial subdivision with a 1,900-square-foot autobody shop, with access from Porter's Crossing and a right-in/right-out on Pony Express Parkway, near Tickville Wash. Members raised erosion, safety and noise concerns. The plan shows 85 parking stalls against 65 required; staff noted a possible 15-foot elevation drop across the property. Council Member Curtis planned a site visit.
Item 13.A · Development
Silverlake Plat 28 site plan
Approved with conditions · 4-0
The council approved the site plan with seven conditions: a landscape cash escrow per lot at plat recording (the minutes' figure is garbled), seven additional guest parking stalls for a total of 22, shifting the property line west for a ten-foot buffer, Silver Spring Way as a public road, no parking on its west side, working with the community development director on guest stall locations, and a 22-foot garage width standard for all future plats. The garage-width issue was raised in the work session.
Item 15.A · City code
Landscaping, buffering, fencing and transitioning ordinance (chapter 17.60)
Approved with conditions · 5-0
After a public hearing with one emailed comment opposing changes to lot-size transitions and one spoken comment raising animal-rights and buffering concerns, the council approved the ordinance excluding the proposed lot-size transition amendments in Section 17.60.150. Council Members Curtis and Clark also favored sending the lot-size standards back to the Planning Commission; the minutes record no separate motion on that.
Item 16.A · Parks
2020 Parks, Trails and Open Space Master Plan
Approved with conditions · 5-0
After discussion of conservation easements, the city attorney advised that the city retain ownership and any third-party easement be held by a nonprofit. The council adopted the plan with two amendments: revising Strategy 4 in Section 1.74 to evaluate resident interest and costs for a new recreation center, and correcting a typo in Section 1.26.
Item 9.A · Parks
Silverlake Woodhaven Community Park Phase I
Approved · 4-0
The consent agenda awarded the bid to Stratton & Bratt Landscape. The bid amount is not stated in the minutes.
- ContractAmount not given to Stratton & Bratt Landscape
Item 11.A · Roads and utilities
Pony Express Parkway median improvements, change order #1
Approved · 4-0
The consent agenda approved change order #1 with RBI Inc.
- Change orderAmount not given to RBI Inc.
What residents said
Tickville Wash erosion and setbacksLot-size transitionsGarage width and guest parking
A resident's email on Cascade Collision and Tickville Wash was read into the record. Comments on lot-size transitions came from an emailed resident and from a speaker for the Cedar Pass Ranch HOA. The Eagle Mountain Nature & Wildlife Alliance submitted a letter asking for 50-foot wash setbacks in the code.