Council denies right-of-way sign request and tables animal code and water, sewer and stormwater rates
February 1, 2022, 4:00 p.m. · Eagle Mountain City Council Chambers, 1650 E Stagecoach Run, Eagle Mountain, Utah
With the mayor excused from the policy session and Mayor Pro Tempore Carolyn Love presiding, the council denied a request to allow monument signs to extend into the right-of-way, and tabled the animal zoning ordinance and a water, sewer and stormwater rate resolution, each unanimously. The consent agenda awarded a crack seal contract and a yard improvement project and approved the Pinnacles Phase A plat.
From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
| Item | Result |
|---|---|
| Monument sign amendment: signs in the right-of-way | Denied · 5-0 |
| Animal zoning regulations (Chapter 6.10) | Tabled · 5-0 |
| Water, sewer and stormwater rate resolution | Tabled · 5-0 |
| Consent agenda: crack seal, yard improvement, Pinnacles Phase A plat | Approved · 5-0 |
| City administrator update (work session) | Discussed |
| Upcoming planning items (work session) | Discussed |
Agenda, item by item
Item 12.B · City code
Monument sign amendment: signs in the right-of-way
Denied · 5-0
The applicant asked to let individual monument signs extend up to 7.5 feet into the right-of-way and cut the required pedestal from two feet to one. The Planning Commission recommended denial 5-0. Steve Mumford cited the code barring signs over the right-of-way without a written city agreement. Applicant representative Michelle Hoffman said berms, electrical boxes and visibility drove the request. Council Member Colby Curtis would consider right-of-way signs only for specific projects; Council Members Brett Wright and Carolyn Love said the recent height change makes the pedestal reduction unnecessary. No one spoke at the hearing.
Item 12.A · City code
Animal zoning regulations (Chapter 6.10)
Tabled · 5-0
Tayler Jensen said the amendment removes Airpark Zone references, adds a 1 to 1.99-acre column, reduces pigs and buffalo, and handles exceptions by conditional use permit. Love recommended tabling; Council Member Jared Gray wanted to keep pigs on lots under three acres; Curtis favored setbacks based on the shelter or feeding area; Wright wanted clearer setbacks and a definition of miniature animals; Council Member Donna Burnham wanted practical fencing standards. Eleven speakers supported animal rights; Bettina Cameron asked for research into other cities; John Hubbard asked for analysis of cumulative impacts. The council directed staff to consider changes such as two pigs on half-acre lots, two buffalo and four pigs on one-acre lots and a per-animal fenced-area column, and tabled it, assigning Wright and Burnham to work with staff.
Item 13.A · Taxes and fees
Water, sewer and stormwater rate resolution
Tabled · 5-0
Evan Berrett said the water fund would be depleted by FY2024 without changes and rates were last set in 2010. Option 1 changes rates with current tiers for an average increase of about 25 percent, then 3 percent annually through FY2032; Option 2 also changes tiers for about 28 percent. Both include a $5.50 base-rate increase and separate residential rates for lots smaller and larger than half an acre. Stormwater would rise from $5.00 to $8.25 per equivalent residential unit (65 percent), with sewer rates to follow. Love supported tier changes with a 4 percent increase; Wright, Gray and Curtis preferred rate-only. Residents Peggy Hunziker and Bruno Hunziker raised White Hills sewer, water pressure and rate concerns and Bettina Cameron urged lower rates for larger lots. The council tabled it.
- Fee$6
- Fee$8
Item 9-11 · Contract
Consent agenda: crack seal, yard improvement, Pinnacles Phase A plat
Approved · 5-0
The council awarded the 2022 crack seal project to Superior Asphalt, the 2021 Community Development Building yard improvement project (an 80-by-80-foot steel parking structure) to B Logic Construction, approved the Jan. 18 minutes and the Pinnacles Phase A preliminary plat (sewer easement parcel for a lift station). The minutes do not state the bid amounts, though a $25,000 winter conditions provision was described for the yard project.
- ContractAmount not given to Superior Asphalt
- ContractAmount not given to B Logic Construction
- Contract$25,000 to B Logic Construction
Item 1.B · Presentation
IT service delivery analysis (work session)
Discussed
Aaron Sanborn said an in-house IT department would cost $196,435 to $274,190 a year, raising the IT budget by about $87,000 to $165,000. He recommended keeping the contracted model, exploring a full-time web and IT employee and part-time library IT help, and posting an RFP. Mayor Tom Westmoreland said a hybrid might be best.
- Budget$196,435
- Budget$274,190
Item 1.A · Roads and utilities
City administrator update (work session)
Discussed
The city selected Zions Public Finance for the Economic Development Master Plan ($29,900) and LYRB for the Affordable Housing Plan ($14,880), both within an $85,000 fiscal 2022 budget. Tank 5 repair is finished and Well 5 repairs continue.
- Contract$29,900 to Zions Public Finance
- Contract$14,880 to LYRB
Item 1.C · Development
Upcoming planning items (work session)
Discussed
Planners listed Founder's Square Phase A (a 211-lot plat, formerly part of Ault Farms), a rezone to the Regional Technology and Industry Overlay for the Eagle Mountain Data Campus, and site plans for a Wendy's and three retail buildings at Marketplace.
What residents said
Utility rate increasesWhite Hills sewer and water pressureAnimal limitsSigns in the right-of-way
Peggy Hunziker and Bruno Hunziker raised White Hills sewer and water pressure concerns. Bettina Cameron said Cedar Pass Ranch residents pay sewer fees without connecting and urged lower rates for larger lots. Eleven residents spoke in favor of animal rights at the animal code hearing.