Council adopts wildlife corridor overlay 5-0 with changes on density transfer and off-highway vehicles
February 2, 2021, 4:00 p.m. · Eagle Mountain City Council Chambers, 1650 E Stagecoach Run, Eagle Mountain, Utah
The council met in a 4 p.m. work session and 7 p.m. policy session by video. It adopted the Wildlife Corridor Overlay Zone (Chapter 17.49) unanimously after amending two sections, and heard a discussion-only presentation on the roughly 160-acre Scarlet Ridge Estates rezone and plat. A Brylee North rezone was pulled from the agenda at the applicant's request.
From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
| Item | Result |
|---|---|
| Scarlet Ridge Estates: master development plan, preliminary plat, rezone and general plan amendment (work session) | Discussed |
| Fiscal year 2020 audit | Approved · 5-0 |
| Wildlife Corridor Overlay Zone (new Chapter 17.49) | Approved · 5-0 |
| Brylee North general plan amendment and rezone | Withdrawn |
| Board appointments | Approved · 5-0 |
| Consent items: bond releases and consultant change orders | Approved · 5-0 |
| Closed session motion | Approved · 5-0 |
Agenda, item by item
Item 1.4 · Development
Scarlet Ridge Estates: master development plan, preliminary plat, rezone and general plan amendment (work session)
Discussed
Planning Manager Pete Kane presented a proposal for about 160 acres, 215 lots (four one-acre and 211 half-acre lots, average 0.59 acre) in seven phases, with a roughly 2.5-acre park to be dedicated to the city. The Planning Commission voted 4-0 on Jan. 12, 2021 to recommend approval with four conditions, including consolidating phases, revising the park plan and including half-width collector road dedications. Applicant representatives Ryan Kent and Joseph Darger said an earlier layout had 27 one-acre lots before a road-width increase. Council Member Jared Gray favored RD1 zoning for the whole site; Council Member Colby Curtis suggested a 50/50 split of RD1 and RD2; Council Members Melissa Clark and Donna Burnham agreed lot-size concerns, with Burnham favoring more variety above a quarter acre; Council Member Carolyn Love supported the collector road width and agreed playground structures would serve residents better than pavilions and picnic tables. The applicant agreed to the Equine Overlay. No action was taken.
- Acres: about 160
- Zone: Agriculture; general plan designation Agriculture/Rural Density Two
- Lots: 215 (4 one-acre, 211 half-acre)
- Planning Commission: 4-0 recommend approval with 4 conditions (Jan. 12, 2021)
Item 10.4 · Budget
Fiscal year 2020 audit
Approved · 5-0
Auditor Ron Stewart of Gilbert and Stewart told the council the city's financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2020 were fairly presented and the city complied with state requirements in all material respects. He noted some account reconciliations were not timely, which he attributed to staff changes and the pandemic, and that spending exceeded budget mainly in special improvement district funds. The audit was accepted on the consent agenda.
Item 14.A · Zoning
Wildlife Corridor Overlay Zone (new Chapter 17.49)
Approved · 5-0
The ordinance creates a 1,342.92-acre wildlife corridor overlay, with 192.66 acres of ridgeline protection areas, 88 percent of it designated parks and open space in the general plan. Council members debated density transfer as a tool to secure land (Curtis and Burnham opposed it; Mayor Tom Westmoreland called it the least desirable option) and limits on off-highway vehicles in migration season (Gray suggested speed-limit signs instead). Emails from 38 residents supporting the overlay were read into the record. Shane Hill of the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources and Bettina Cameron of the Eagle Mountain Nature and Wildlife Alliance also spoke in support; Cameron asked for language protecting private landowner use. The council approved the ordinance with two changes: case-by-case tools approved by the council instead of a named density transfer, and a ban on recreational vehicles in the corridor during mule deer migration season, with exceptions for maintenance and private landowners.
- Corridor: 1,342.92 acres; ridgeline protection areas 192.66 acres (41.48 acres overlap)
- Amended sections: 17.49.070(A)(3) and 17.49.090(C)
Item 14.B · Zoning
Brylee North general plan amendment and rezone
Withdrawn
Removed from the agenda at the applicant's request. No action was taken.
Item 9 · Appointment
Board appointments
Approved · 5-0
The council made unanimous appointments: Corbin Wade to the Cemetery Advisory Board (one-year term); Brett Edwards (three years), Jason Haskell and Jonothan Love (one year each) to the Military and Veterans Advisory Board; Bettina Cameron, Craig Morris and Michael Johnson (three years each) to the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board; and Tyler Shimakonis and Jennifer Shimakonis as Youth Council advisors through June 2021.
Item 11-12 · Contract
Consent items: bond releases and consultant change orders
Approved · 5-0
On the consent agenda the council moved The Towns at Brylee Farms Phase B Plat 1 into warranty, moved Sunset Ridge Phase A Plat 6 out of warranty, and approved change order 1 with Horrocks Engineers for the Master Transportation Plan and change order 1 with Psomas for the water model rebuild. The minutes give no dollar amounts for the change orders.
- Change orderAmount not given to Horrocks Engineers
- Change orderAmount not given to Psomas
Other
Closed session motion
Approved · 5-0
The council voted to go into closed session to discuss the professional competency of an individual.
What residents said
Wildlife migrationOff-highway vehicle useLot sizesDevelopment pace
Emails read into the record: Jason and Kerry Allen praised the library staff; Barbara Brooks opposed recent development, citing new roads, loss of open land and wildlife, traffic safety near horse properties and a historic trail. On the wildlife overlay, 38 residents wrote in support and Shane Hill (Utah Division of Wildlife Resources) and Bettina Cameron (Eagle Mountain Nature and Wildlife Alliance) spoke in support.