Council approves Tagg-N-Go car wash, City Administrator raise to $150,000 and ADU rules; tables shooting ranges and board appointments
December 7, 2021, 4:00 p.m. · Eagle Mountain City Council Chambers, 1650 E Stagecoach Run, Eagle Mountain, Utah
In Council Member Melissa Clark's last meeting, the council approved the Tagg-N-Go car wash rezone and site plan, a raise to $150,000 for City Administrator Paul Jerome, accessory dwelling unit rules and the Ault Farms agreement, all 5-0, adopted two holidays 4-1, and tabled the shooting range ordinance 4-1 along with advisory board and Planning Commission appointments. The meeting ran to 11:44 p.m.
From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
| Item | Result |
|---|---|
| Tagg-N-Go car wash rezone and site plan | Approved with conditions · 5-0 |
| First addendum to City Administrator Paul Jerome's employment agreement | Approved · 5-0 |
| Accessory dwelling units (Chapter 17.70) | Approved · 5-0 |
| Ault Farms master development agreement | Approved · 5-0 |
| Eagle Crest Phase A master site plan (formerly Sage Park) | Approved with conditions · 5-0 |
| Ranches Crossing master site plan | Tabled · 5-0 |
| Shooting ranges ordinance (multiple code chapters) | Tabled · 4-1 |
| Sign regulations (Chapter 17.80) | Tabled · 5-0 |
| Big O Tires site plan | Approved with conditions · 5-0 |
| Smith Ranch Community Park design services change order 1 | Approved · 5-0 |
| Silver Lake Internet, LLC franchise agreement | Approved · 5-0 |
| Holiday resolution | Approved · 4-1 |
| Board appointments | Tabled · 4-1 |
| Consent agenda: equipment, change orders, emergency plan, Stadion amendment | Approved · 5-0 |
| Closed session motion | Approved · 5-0 |
Agenda, item by item
Item 20.A-B · Zoning
Tagg-N-Go car wash rezone and site plan
Approved with conditions · 5-0
Tayler Jensen presented a car wash south of Maverik and north of Stonebridge Montessori on Ranches Parkway, rezoned to Commercial Community, with full access to Stonebridge Lane and a compact burning bush headlight screen. The traffic study showed 7 added morning and 29 added evening peak trips; the applicant estimated 440 to 500 cars a day. Resident Matthew Hicks opposed, alleging code violations on dark sky, quiet hours and traffic and a conflict of interest involving the traffic engineering firm; applicant Atkin said the firm is not linked to the developer. Michelle Blackburn objected to the Stonebridge connection, and 14 emailers opposed. City Administrator Paul Jerome said the council is limited to approving code-compliant projects; Mumford said the site was commercial before The Ranches master plan expired. The council approved the rezone and the site plan with the condition that the applicant follow the traffic study's mitigation.
- Parcel: 66:403:0102
Item 12.A · Appointment
First addendum to City Administrator Paul Jerome's employment agreement
Approved · 5-0
The addendum raises the salary to $150,000. Clark said the figure came from a human resources compensation study and sits in the median range, and Mayor Tom Westmoreland said Jerome was hired at the low end with a planned raise after one year. Council Member Jared Gray said he had opposed the appointment over salary but that Jerome had proven himself.
- Payment$150,000
Item 21.B · City code
Accessory dwelling units (Chapter 17.70)
Approved · 5-0
Mumford aligned detached ADU setbacks with the primary dwelling; Council Member Colby Curtis favored stricter starting standards. No one spoke at the hearing.
Item 23.A · Development
Ault Farms master development agreement
Approved · 5-0
Mumford said the plan, amendment and rezone were approved July 20. The developer will provide a one- to two-acre well site next to the power corridor near the existing well, which the city buys at $130,000 an acre; applicant representative Pete Evans said about a half acre is for the well with a 1.5-acre temporary easement. Cook said the well is within 300 feet of the existing well and impact-fee reimbursable.
- Land deal$130,000
Item 22.B · Development
Eagle Crest Phase A master site plan (formerly Sage Park)
Approved with conditions · 5-0
The roughly 20-acre Business Park site, rezoned Nov. 19, 2019, includes up to nine acres of self-storage along Eagle Mountain Boulevard. The Planning Commission recommended approval 4-1. Applicant representative Isaac Patterson offered a 65-foot road rather than 77 feet and 13 visitor stalls; City Engineer Chris Trusty said he would explore a width between 53 and 77 feet. Approved with a 65-foot north-south road with park strips and sidewalks and headlight screening; the motion omits the Planning Commission's parking condition.
- Acres: about 20 (up to 9 self-storage)
Item 22.A · Development
Ranches Crossing master site plan
Tabled · 5-0
Applicant representative Brian Haskell offered to table. Resident Pat Quinney raised ingress and egress concerns and asked for a buffer wall and emergency-only gates; another resident sent written opposition. Tabled.
Item 21.C · City code
Shooting ranges ordinance (multiple code chapters)
Tabled · 4-1
Love raised design-standard exemptions and proximity to the wildlife corridor; Jensen said outdoor ranges would be limited to Agriculture and Open Space Natural zones. Clark suggested 'shooting amenities' wording and warned a clause could block food trucks at events. One emailer, Jim Smith, called it a good first effort. Tabled; Gray opposed tabling.
Item 21.A · City code
Sign regulations (Chapter 17.80)
Tabled · 5-0
Applicant Bill Gaskill asked for larger signs, signage for businesses without street frontage and removal of the masonry requirement. Love suggested sign size proportional to building heights. Tabled; Curtis asked to separate sign standards from flagpole standards.
Item 17.B · Development
Big O Tires site plan
Approved with conditions · 5-0
Trevor Sharp presented nine design features (six required). The council allowed a 30-foot setback exception for the service bay turn radius and accepted the orientation exception. Approved with a parapet added on the northwest corner and dark-sky compliance (full cutoff, no more than 100,000 lumens per acre, parking lot lights under 17 feet).
Item 15.C · Contract
Smith Ranch Community Park design services change order 1
Approved · 5-0
Mumford said the council had asked staff to explore a skate park, and the change order covers design and construction documents with Spohn Ranch through MHTN Architects for the 12,000-square-foot park. Estimates: $450,000 (7,000 sq ft) and $926,000 (12,000 sq ft) for concrete; $173,000 for pickleball courts without lighting. The skate park would be about 160 feet from the nearest homes and 650 feet from a kestrel box. The motion directs staff to study sound mitigation and wildlife effects.
- Change orderAmount not given to MHTN Architects
- Budget$926,000
Item 12.B · Contract
Silver Lake Internet, LLC franchise agreement
Approved · 5-0
Applicant Brett Mansfield accepted a five-year term. City Attorney Jeremy Cook said automatic renewal can be voided on breach.
Item 18.A · Other
Holiday resolution
Approved · 4-1
Clark's original motion for two floating holidays was dropped; the amended motion added Veterans Day and the Friday after Thanksgiving as paid holidays. Council Member Donna Burnham said Juneteenth should be recognized and voted no.
Item 11 · Appointment
Board appointments
Tabled · 4-1
Tara Freeman was appointed city treasurer 5-0. Cemetery Advisory Board appointments (Steve Conger and Corbin Wade), Planning Commission (Jason Allen) and Senior Citizens Advisory Board (Joye Roberts) were tabled, each 4-1 with Burnham opposed, because names were not presented on the code timeline.
Item 13-19 · Contract
Consent agenda: equipment, change orders, emergency plan, Stadion amendment
Approved · 5-0
The consent agenda approved a replacement snow-removal truck under a state contract (old truck sold to offset the cost), grit classifier and screening equipment from Hydro International and Huber Technologies for the new headworks building, Change Order 1 for new well design with Jones and DeMille and for White Hills well upgrades with Bowen Collins, the Marketplace Lot 8 Pad A site plan, the Emergency Operations Plan, the second Stadion amendment (last five phases consolidated into four; totals unchanged; per City Attorney Jeremy Cook) and the 2022 meeting schedule. The minutes give no dollar amounts.
- PurchaseAmount not given to Hydro International
- PurchaseAmount not given to Huber Technologies
- Change orderAmount not given to Jones and DeMille
- Change orderAmount not given to Bowen Collins
Other
Closed session motion
Approved · 5-0
The council voted to go into closed session to discuss an individual's professional competence.
What residents said
Tickville WashCar wash traffic and noiseEgress from Sage ValleyAnimal rules
Dayna Koch raised concerns about concrete and dirt pushed into Tickville Wash and presented a petition with 500 signatures, asking for a wash protection overlay and a conservation board. Bettina Cameron asked the council to amend livestock standards and thanked Clark. Zac Huish said Sage Valley's only egress is Wride Memorial Highway and asked the city to explore an alternative route via the Airport Road extension.