New council seats Brett Wright; approves Ranches Crossing plan and cell tower, adopts flagpole rules 3-2, tables signs, ranges and animal code
January 4, 2022, 4:00 p.m. · Eagle Mountain City Council Chambers, 1650 E Stagecoach Run, Eagle Mountain, Utah
At the first meeting after the November election, with newly elected Council Member Brett Wright seated, the council approved the Ranches Crossing master site plan with six conditions, an 80-foot-silo cell tower changed to a galvanized steel monopole, and a Deer Haven streetlight waiver, and adopted flagpole height changes 3-2. It tabled the monument sign amendment, the shooting range ordinance and the animal code, and seated a Planning Commission member 4-1.
From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
| Item | Result |
|---|---|
| Ranches Crossing master site plan | Approved with conditions · 5-0 |
| Atlas Tower wireless tower, Sunset Flats | Approved with conditions · 5-0 |
| Flagpole heights amendment (Chapter 17.80) | Approved with conditions · 3-2 |
| Monument sign amendment (Chapter 17.80) | Tabled · 4-0-1 |
| Shooting ranges ordinance | Tabled · 5-0 |
| Animal zone regulations (Chapter 6.10) | Tabled · 5-0 |
| Deer Haven streetlight waiver | Approved · 4-0-1 |
| Board appointments | Approved · 4-1 |
| Consent agenda: franchise, site plans, resolutions | Approved · 5-0 |
| Lone Tree 3 concept (work session) | Discussed |
| Landlord licensing (work session) | Discussed |
| City administrator update (work session) | Discussed |
Agenda, item by item
Item 13.C · Development
Ranches Crossing master site plan
Approved with conditions · 5-0
The plan has five commercial pad sites at the northeast corner of Ranches Parkway and Pony Express Parkway, with a six-foot masonry wall along Rock Creek Townhomes. The Planning Commission voted 3-1 for approval with four conditions. A traffic study shows level of service F at Rock Creek Road and Ranches Parkway, with mitigations including completing Clear Rock Road to Pony Express Parkway. Residents objected to commercial traffic on Clear Rock Road; Council Member Carolyn Love wanted sidewalk connectivity, Mayor Tom Westmoreland suggested an emergency gate, and Council Member Brett Wright said connectivity requirements were met without the extra access. Council Member Donna Burnham's motion approved with six conditions, including continuing the masonry wall along Clear Rock Road in front of the Ruby Lane townhomes and not connecting Ruby Lane to Clear Rock Road, which differs from the Planning Commission's recommendation that they connect.
Item 13.B · Development
Atlas Tower wireless tower, Sunset Flats
Approved with conditions · 5-0
Tayler Jensen presented an 80-foot wireless tower designed as a silo on a 2,500-square-foot site north of the Rocky Mountain Power substation, west of Lake Mountain Road. The Planning Commission recommended approval with four conditions. Applicant Carri Wullner offered a cheaper monopole instead. The council approved with a galvanized steel monopole in place of the silo.
Item 15.B · City code
Flagpole heights amendment (Chapter 17.80)
Approved with conditions · 3-2
The amendment lets all dwellings have flagpoles and non-residential flagpoles up to 80 feet, with the national flag primary. The Planning Commission voted 4-0. Council Member Jared Gray opposed 80-foot poles and preferred 40 to 50 feet; Love opposed taller poles; Council Member Colby Curtis objected to the height allowance for commercial poles. The council dropped corporate flags and the conditional use option for taller poles, limited secondary flags to state and city flags and tied flag size to pole integrity. No one spoke at the hearing.
Item 15.A · City code
Monument sign amendment (Chapter 17.80)
Tabled · 4-0-1
The request would raise combined monument sign height from 10 to 20 feet and individual signs from 5 to 6 feet. The Planning Commission recommended approval 4-0 with four changes. The applicant was absent, and the item was tabled. Gray abstained because of technical difficulties.
Item 15.C · City code
Shooting ranges ordinance
Tabled · 5-0
Jensen said indoor ranges would be special uses in commercial, business park and industrial zones and outdoor ranges special uses in Open Space-Natural, Agriculture and Industrial zones. Resident Jim Smith suggested a conditional use permit for agricultural areas; Bettina Cameron asked that ranges be barred from agricultural subdivisions citing equestrian safety; two written comments opposed. The council tabled it and directed staff to let the council exempt design standards, prohibit ranges on parcels with residences, in agricultural subdivisions and in OS-N.
Item 15.D · City code
Animal zone regulations (Chapter 6.10)
Tabled · 5-0
Jensen brought back the Nov. 16, 2021 ordinance to confirm the adopted language matched the council's intent. Love said a change to 'an animal shelter or structure' was unintended and proposed reverting to the pre-Nov. 16 standards; Curtis and Burnham raised setback concerns. Speakers including Mike Boyd and John Hubbard commented, and Hubbard and Bettina Cameron raised a possible conflict involving Gray's livestock, which City Attorney Jeremy Cook said owning animals does not create. The council tabled it and applies the pre-Nov. 16 standards in the meantime.
Item 16.A · Subdivision
Deer Haven streetlight waiver
Approved · 4-0-1
Staff recommended requiring about four streetlights at 250 to 350 foot spacing, especially at intersections. Bettina Cameron and Kevin Burningham supported a waiver because of the wildlife corridor. Wright wanted to hear the applicant's reasons. The council approved the waiver; Gray abstained.
Item 9 · Appointment
Board appointments
Approved · 4-1
The council appointed Steve Conger and Corbin Wade to the Cemetery Advisory Board, Angelina Arnold, Sally Blaser and Shelly Way to the Library Advisory Board, and Joye Roberts to the Senior Citizens Advisory Board, each unanimously. It appointed Jason Allen to the Planning Commission through December 2022 by 4-1; Wright opposed because Allen lacks the land use experience he preferred.
Item 10-14 · Contract
Consent agenda: franchise, site plans, resolutions
Approved · 5-0
The consent agenda approved a franchise agreement with Direct Communications, the Antelope Meadows pool and clubhouse and Salt City Fitness site plans, a resolution adopting voter participation areas, a resolution supporting the Utah Broadband Access Grant for fiber in White Hills, and the Brandon Park Phase A Plat 14 warranty release. The Dec. 7 minutes were tabled.
Item 1.D · Development
Lone Tree 3 concept (work session)
Discussed
Applicant representative Brian Haskell showed a concept that removes 17 lots from the 300 series and increases lots to 22, with an access road for a future Circle 5 Ranch. Curtis recalled the May 2019 approval (cul-de-sac, density transfer, blasting prohibited) and worried about buildability; Haskell has not committed to avoiding blasting. Wright favored allowing the access exclusion if Circle 5 develops.
Item 1.B · City code
Landlord licensing (work session)
Discussed
Evan Berrett proposed incentives paired with performance-based licensing, mainly to obtain contact information for out-of-state owners. Wright, a landlord, questioned the problem being solved and preferred not adding ordinances; Love asked about suspensions and eviction timing.
Item 1.A · Roads and utilities
City administrator update (work session)
Discussed
Water rate study results will be presented Jan. 18; water rates have not increased in 20 years. The Bobby Wren traffic light slipped to the end of February and the Eagle Mountain Boulevard widening RFP is active. Well 1's pump is failing and Well 5's wellhead is broken.
What residents said
Wildlife corridorCommercial traffic on Clear Rock RoadAnimal rulesBlasting
Jeff Ruth supported landlord licensing. Bettina Cameron and Kevin Burningham supported the Deer Haven streetlight waiver, and Burningham opposed blasting in Lone Tree 3. Alexis Hicks and Matt Hicks opposed the Tagg-N-Go car wash. Dave Shippen commented in writing on Eagle Quest.