Council adopts official zoning map unanimously; Ranches-area Pony Express 27 rezone pulled from agenda
February 20, 2024, 2:00 p.m. · Eagle Mountain City Council Chambers, 1650 E Stagecoach Run, Eagle Mountain, Utah
The council unanimously adopted the citywide official zoning map, which rezones no property, and approved a consent agenda that included Old Airport Road right-of-way purchases, a Firefly water agreement amendment, a separation agreement and several change orders. A general plan amendment and rezone for land near Hidden Hollow Elementary were removed from the agenda. Council Member Jared Gray presided as mayor pro tempore at the start of the afternoon session before the mayor arrived.
From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
Agenda, item by item
Item 14.A · Zoning
Official zoning map adoption
Approved · 5-0
Deputy City Administrator Steve Mumford presented an interactive online map with a no-warranty disclaimer; no properties are being rezoned. The Planning Commission recommended approval 4-1 on Dec. 12, 2023. Gray said Cedar Pass Ranch is not subject to the same livestock standards in EMMC 6.10.080 and asked that the table be clarified. No one spoke at the hearing, and staff may make technical edits.
Item 15.A-15.B · Zoning
Pony Express 27 general plan amendment and rezone (removed from agenda)
Withdrawn
Applicants asked to change the general plan from Community Commercial and Civic Uses/Schools to Neighborhood Residential Two and rezone from Village Core Commercial and Community Open Space to RC for 69 units on 27.67 acres across from Hidden Hollow Elementary, and to buy about one acre of city land. Staff cited 51-foot rights-of-way instead of the required 59 feet, grading that would make some lots unbuildable, a wildlife corridor that does not match the city's plan and limited access to the water tank. Council Member Donna Burnham struggled with the proposal, Council Member Rich Wood objected to rezoning commercial land to residential, and Council Member Brett Wright urged negotiating a wildlife corridor. The items were removed from the agenda.
- Acres: 27.67
- Units: 69
- Current zone to proposed: Village Core Commercial and Community Open Space to RC
Item 9.A-9.C · Contract
Consent: Old Airport Road right-of-way purchase, Firefly water agreement amendment, separation agreement
Approved · 5-0
The consent agenda approved a purchase and sale agreement for Old Airport Road right-of-way with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints through Property Reserve, Inc., an amendment to the Firefly water purchase agreement with Oquirrh Wood Ranch moving the take-down dates to Jan. 2, 2034 and Jan. 2, 2035 to reflect a 2,000 acre-foot award from the Central Utah Water Conservancy District instead of 3,000, and a separation agreement whose terms the minutes do not give. Draper said the city is ahead of schedule on take-downs.
- Land dealAmount not given to Property Reserve, Inc. (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
- ContractAmount not given to Oquirrh Wood Ranch
Item 11.A-11.C · Contract
Consent change orders: booster pumps, wastewater headworks, Smith Ranch restroom
Approved · 5-0
The consent agenda approved Change Order #1 for the Cory B. Wride Memorial Park and Pony Express booster pumps and Change Order #4 for the wastewater treatment plant headworks, both with VanCon, Inc., and Change Order #2 for the Smith Ranch Community Park CXT restroom. Public Works Director Brad Hickman said the restroom must move about 70 feet and the CXT model is larger and insulated for year-round use; Wright checked that the crane cost was fair. The minutes give no amounts.
- Change orderAmount not given to VanCon, Inc.
- Change orderAmount not given to VanCon, Inc.
- Change orderAmount not given to CXT
Item 13.A-13.D · Other
Consent resolutions: Firefly exhibit correction, easement vacation, Tickville Gulch grant, rodeo and demolition derby
Approved · 5-0
The consent agenda approved a resolution correcting an exhibit on Firefly density and connections, a resolution vacating an easement recorded Aug. 22, 2000 once the final plat is approved, a resolution supporting the Tickville Gulch grant and a resolution recognizing the PRCA rodeo, with the demolition derby added. Gray voiced concerns about derby funding and attendance.
Item 1.C · Roads and utilities
Old Airport Road northern alignment (work session)
Discussed
City Engineer Chris Trusty presented three options. Staff prefers Option 3, which was used in the regional funding request. UDOT asked the city to include a traffic signal that UDOT would later refund, and the road should be complete before the new middle school opens in fall 2025. Burnham and Gray preferred Option 3; Wood would support it if school stacking and traffic flow are addressed; Clark and Wright concurred. No vote was taken.
Item 1.B · Presentation
Community Development Block Grant program (work session)
Discussed
Mountainland Association of Governments staff reviewed timelines, project selection and a possible advisory committee. Wood asked that public transit be added, Gray suggested gathering staff input, and Clark suggested identifying parallel funding and helping low-income students with internet access. Staff asked the council to consider a utility billing assistance program.
What residents said
Parking enforcementOld Airport Road alignmentWildlife corridor
Two residents spoke on parking enforcement: one criticized enforcement and asked for penalties for repeat offenders or a city police department, and another asked for help with violation notices for parking a food truck at home.