Council approves Parkway Fields amendments, fencing and liquor license rules; tables lot line and lot-size mix ordinances; names Gray mayor pro tempore
February 6, 2024, 4:00 p.m. · Eagle Mountain City Council Chambers, 1650 E Stagecoach Run, Eagle Mountain, Utah
The council approved amendments to the Parkway Fields master development plan and agreement, new residential lot-average and fencing standards, and updated liquor license rules, while tabling the lot line adjustment and lot-size mixture ordinances. It adopted a form-of-government ordinance with Council Member Rich Wood's amended motion and elected Council Member Jared Gray mayor pro tempore. The policy session ended at 12:28 a.m. Council Member Gray attended electronically.
From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
| Item | Result |
|---|---|
| Parkway Fields master development plan and agreement amendments | Approved · 5-0 |
| Residential development standards, EMMC 17.25.040 | Approved · 5-0 |
| Title 15 construction standards | Approved · 5-0 |
| Fencing standards, EMMC 17.10.030 and 17.60.110-.130 | Approved with conditions · 5-0 |
| Lot line adjustments, EMMC 17.10.030 and 16.50.020-.040 | Tabled |
| Liquor license rules, Chapter 5.15 | Approved · 5-0 |
| Lot size mixture in residential neighborhoods, EMMC 17.60.155 and 17.25.040 | Tabled · 5-0 |
| Form of government ordinance, new EMMC Chapter 2.08 and 2.15.120 | Approved · 5-0 |
| Liaison assignments and mayor pro tempore | Approved · 5-0 |
| Consent agreements: dark fiber lease, Old Airport Road right-of-way purchases, City Center tank site license | Approved · 5-0 |
| Consent: public safety impact fee plan, Marketplace Lot 303 and Eagle Plaza site plans | Approved · 5-0 |
| Camp Williams compatibility rules, EMMC 17.61 (work session) | Discussed |
| Closed session motion | Approved |
Agenda, item by item
Item 14.A-14.B · Development
Parkway Fields master development plan and agreement amendments
Approved · 5-0
Planning Manager Robert Hobbs presented six changes, including townhome revisions, phasing, rezoning a small area from RC to MF1 for about four more townhomes, and access changes. Applicant representative Bronson Tatton said townhomes are now 22 and 25 feet wide, Old Airport Road land is being dedicated and open space will be improved with a regional trail. Council Member Melissa Clark preferred keeping lot sizes over reducing them for open space; Wood wanted a safe pedestrian route across Old Airport Road. No one spoke at the hearing.
Item 15.A · City code
Residential development standards, EMMC 17.25.040
Approved · 5-0
City Attorney Marcus Draper explained the change, which requires amended plat portions to meet the zone's average lot size. It followed a proposed lot split that would have taken one parcel below the average. No one spoke at the hearing.
Item 15.B · City code
Title 15 construction standards
Approved · 5-0
City Engineer Chris Trusty reviewed changes, including truck route approval requirements and updated references. In the work session staff said the city's insurer does not cover sewer laterals without a routine inspection program, so shifting lateral ownership could raise premiums, and that Section 15.30 was left out of the packet and cannot be approved until noticed. No one spoke at the hearing.
Item 15.C · City code
Fencing standards, EMMC 17.10.030 and 17.60.110-.130
Approved with conditions · 5-0
The ordinance covers allowable materials, maintenance, privacy screens, electric fencing, berms or hedges as functional equivalents, chain link limited to school and industrial uses and abatement of unlawful fences. Council members wanted clearer rules on which roads need walls rather than fences and discussed concrete fencing for minor collectors. The council approved with four conditions: rewording the berm and hedge and abatement language, adding a split-rail definition and picture, and directing staff to return with commercial buffering and elevation changes. No one spoke at the hearing.
Item 15.D · City code
Lot line adjustments, EMMC 17.10.030 and 16.50.020-.040
Tabled
The ordinance responds to a 2023 state law allowing lot line adjustments by survey. Wood raised concerns about buffering, zoning conflicts, animal rights and effects on existing subdivisions. The council tabled it and told the city attorney to add a statement that lot line adjustments do not change zoning. The minutes record the vote as 4-1 but the scan does not show who voted no. No one spoke at the hearing.
Item 15.E · City code
Liquor license rules, Chapter 5.15
Approved · 5-0
The ordinance aligns city rules with state standards, removes the term restricted facility and adds a definition of local consent. Wood and Wright supported using state standards. No one spoke at the hearing.
Item 15.F · City code
Lot size mixture in residential neighborhoods, EMMC 17.60.155 and 17.25.040
Tabled · 5-0
Staff proposed limiting Neighborhood Residential One areas to no more than one-third R3 lots and no more than half of the rest R2. Wright supported it; Clark worried it was too prescriptive and could hurt affordability; Wood wanted more work to avoid unintended penalties; Gray asked for language saying developers are not guaranteed one-third R3 lots. The hearing was opened and continued to March 6, and the item was tabled for staff to meet with council members.
Item 16 · City code
Form of government ordinance, new EMMC Chapter 2.08 and 2.15.120
Approved · 5-0
Wood's amended motion provides that the mayor or staff create no new policies, codes or ordinances without majority council consent in an open meeting, that the mayor recommends liaison assignments for council discussion and majority vote, and that no single member may decide for the body or imply authority to represent it without council approval. Draper raised possible First Amendment prior-restraint concerns and said he would research them. Burnham said her earlier requests, including an intent statement, were not addressed.
Item 19 · Appointment
Liaison assignments and mayor pro tempore
Approved · 5-0
The council adopted the mayor's liaison assignments (Burnham: cemetery board and arts alliance; Clark: senior citizens and library boards; Gray: military and veterans, parks and recreation and Youth Council; Wood: economic development, Pony Express Days and the Development Review Committee; Wright: Planning Commission and the League of Cities and Towns). Clark moved to elect Gray mayor pro tempore and it passed.
Item 9.4, 9.8, 9.C, 9.D · Contract
Consent agreements: dark fiber lease, Old Airport Road right-of-way purchases, City Center tank site license
Approved · 5-0
The consent agenda approved a dark fiber lease with Direct Communications to monitor traffic signals remotely, with 15 signal boxes to be upgraded at about $1,500 each, likely above the $17,000 budgeted for 2024. It also approved purchase agreements for Old Airport Road right-of-way from Eagle Mountain Airport LLC and Perry Land Investments LLC and a temporary license for the proposed City Center tank site with Monte Vista Ranch. The minutes give no purchase prices.
- Purchase$1,500 to Direct Communications
- Budget$17,000
- Land dealAmount not given to Eagle Mountain Airport LLC
- Land dealAmount not given to Perry Land Investments LLC
Item 11.4, 13.4, 13.8 · Development
Consent: public safety impact fee plan, Marketplace Lot 303 and Eagle Plaza site plans
Approved · 5-0
The consent agenda approved a public safety impact fee facilities plan and analysis with Zions Public Finance, Inc., a site plan for Lot 303 in the Marketplace at Eagle Mountain Town Center, and a site plan for Eagle Plaza and Beto's Mexican Food, conditioned on UDOT permission to cut a slope easement and a retaining wall. A Harmony Phase A Plat 4 bond release went into warranty.
- ContractAmount not given to Zions Public Finance, Inc.
Item 1.8 · City code
Camp Williams compatibility rules, EMMC 17.61 (work session)
Discussed
Senior Planner David Stroud presented amendments to comply with state code for development within 5,000 feet of military land. Burnham supported codifying state requirements and Wright suggested showing the area on city maps.
Item Closed session · Other
Closed session motion
Approved
The council voted to go into closed session to discuss litigation, personnel and real property. The minutes record the vote as 4-1; the scan does not show who voted no.
What residents said
Overnight parking on Clydesdale DriveLot size mixSewer lateral liability
One resident thanked staff for working overnight on a water main break. Another asked by email that overnight parking be prohibited on Clydesdale Drive.