Council tables 7-Eleven rezone, Browns Meadow plat and fireworks ordinance; adopts tentative 2022-23 budget
May 3, 2022, 4:00 p.m. · Eagle Mountain City Council Chambers, 1650 E Stagecoach Run, Eagle Mountain, Utah
The council voted 5-0 to table the 7-Eleven rezone and site plan at Campus Drive and Ranches Parkway after a public hearing on traffic and access, tabled the Browns Meadow preliminary plat, and tabled the fireworks ordinance so staff could redraft it. It adopted the tentative fiscal 2022-2023 budget and set a May 17 hearing for the final budget. The policy session ran until 11:13 p.m.
From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
| Item | Result |
|---|---|
| 7-Eleven rezone, Campus Drive and Ranches Parkway | Tabled · 5-0 |
| 7-Eleven site plan | Tabled · 5-0 |
| Browns Meadow preliminary plat | Tabled · 5-0 |
| Tentative budget, fiscal year 2022-2023 | Approved · 5-0 |
| Fireworks ordinance, Chapter 8.20 | Tabled · 5-0 |
| Regional Technology and Industry Overlay Zone amendments (work session) | Discussed |
| Appointment to Parks and Recreation Advisory Board | Approved · 5-0 |
| Consent agenda: 7-Eleven sign agreement, City Hall roof, Eagle Mountain Boulevard change order, mitigation plan, fee waivers | Approved · 5-0 |
Agenda, item by item
Item 17.A · Zoning
7-Eleven rezone, Campus Drive and Ranches Parkway
Tabled · 5-0
The rezone covers two parcels (38:685:0001 and 38:685:0002) at Campus Drive and Ranches Parkway. At the public hearing (7:57 to 8:06 p.m.), applicant Ryan Forsyth spoke; Bart Gardiner raised aesthetics, green space, traffic, infrastructure costs and property values; Brain Koka cited small-town character and Stonebridge Lane traffic and asked for a light; Alexis Hicks emailed opposition over traffic and access; and Joe Terburg of Maverik raised concerns about the intersection. In the work session, members discussed the right-in/right-out access, fuel truck access and a possible median removal. The council tabled the rezone.
Item 17.B · Development
7-Eleven site plan
Tabled · 5-0
The site plan for the same project was tabled along with the rezone.
Item 18.A · Subdivision
Browns Meadow preliminary plat
Tabled · 5-0
The plat proposes 37 lots on 43.133 acres. Applicant representatives Howard Schmidt and Brett Lovell spoke; Lovell read a Hales Engineering letter supporting a 50-foot rural right-of-way. Neighbor Elizabeth Lebrecht raised setbacks, a masonry wall and one-acre lots. Work session concerns included the collector road and lot-size transitions. The council tabled the plat.
- Lots: 37
- Acres: 43.133
Item 19.A · Budget
Tentative budget, fiscal year 2022-2023
Approved · 5-0
The council adopted the tentative budget and set a public hearing on the final budget for May 17, 2022. The work session discussed a possible one-time 3 percent inflationary salary adjustment effective July 1.
Item 20.B · Public safety
Fireworks ordinance, Chapter 8.20
Tabled · 5-0
The council tabled the ordinance to let staff redraft it.
Item 20.A · Zoning
Regional Technology and Industry Overlay Zone amendments (work session)
Discussed
The council discussed proposed amendments to the overlay zone; no action was taken.
Item 10.A · Appointment
Appointment to Parks and Recreation Advisory Board
Approved · 5-0
Melissa MacPherson was appointed for a term through December 2025.
Item 11.A-16.A · Contract
Consent agenda: 7-Eleven sign agreement, City Hall roof, Eagle Mountain Boulevard change order, mitigation plan, fee waivers
Approved · 5-0
The consent agenda approved a 7-Eleven sign agreement amended to shorten relocation notice from 180 to 90 days with the sign location as an exhibit, the City Hall roof replacement by Mountain Valley Construction, change order 1 for Eagle Mountain Boulevard widening by WW Clyde, the Mountainland Association of Governments pre-disaster mitigation plan, July 4 and July 24 fee waivers, three bond releases and the April 19 minutes. The minutes give no dollar amounts.
- ContractAmount not given to Mountain Valley Construction
- Change orderAmount not given to WW Clyde
What residents said
Traffic and access at Campus Drive and Ranches ParkwayLot-size transitionsSmall-town character
A Fieldstone Homes representative asked to divide duplexes in the Eagle Heights Village subdivision with a lot line so they can be sold instead of rented. The mayor attended electronically and Council Member Carolyn Love presided over the policy session as mayor pro tempore; the minutes do not record the mayor voting.