Council denies RV and boat parking ordinance 4-1 and tables transportation master plan, bypass road disposal, sign rules and Zayo franchise

Decisions at a glance

Agenda, item by item

1. Item 1.A · Public safety

   Public safety update (work session)

   Discussed

   Chief Erik Knutzen presented department activities, statistics and initiatives.

2. Item 1.B · City code

   Affordable housing standards: bungalows and cottages (work session)

   Discussed

   Planner Elizabeth Fewkes covered design requirements, density and how these housing types fit city goals.

3. Item 1.C · Development

   Meritage Homes privacy screening request, Harmony Plats 15 and 16 (work session)

   Discussed

   A Meritage Homes representative requested code exceptions, including a privacy screen, changed fence installation timing and a material different from code. No decision was made.

   • Applicant: Meritage Homes

   Follow Harmony Phase A multifamily in the development tracker →

4. Item 10-14 · Contract

   Consent agenda: Juniper Springs releases, VCBO change order, Pinnacles B-3 master site plan, memorial park maintenance

   Approved · 4-1

   Items were Juniper Springs Phase A Plats 3 and 4 bond releases (into warranty), change order #1 with VCBO for commercial and multifamily design standard updates (no amount given), the Pinnacles B-3 master site plan, and an agreement for maintenance support of Hidden Hollow Veterans' Memorial Park. The minutes do not say which item Council Member Rich Wood opposed.

   • Change orderAmount not given to VCBO Change order #1, commercial and multifamily design standards update

   Moved by Council Member Donna Burnham, seconded by Council Member Melissa Clark. Vote: 4-1; Wood voted no. Voting no: Council Member Rich Wood

   Follow Pinnacles in the development tracker →

5. Item 15.A · Roads and utilities

   Transportation Master Plan and impact fee facilities plan

   Tabled · 5-0

   Assistant City Engineer David Salazar and Shane Eller of Horrocks Engineering presented the plan. Sixteen people spoke at the hearing, which ran from 8:11 to 9:03 p.m., including a representative of the Eagle Mountain Nature and Wildlife Alliance. The council weighed pros and cons and asked for updates on road capacity, connectivity and safety, then tabled the plan and asked for it to return in two weeks.

   Moved by Council Member Jared Gray, seconded by Council Member Rich Wood. Vote: 5-0

   Follow Transportation master plan in the development tracker →

6. Item 16.B · City code

   Parking of RVs and similar vehicles on residential and agricultural lots, EMMC Chapter 10.10

   Denied · 4-1

   Senior Planner David Stroud presented changes, with examples of RV and boat storage. Five people spoke at the 9:32 to 9:47 p.m. hearing. Council Member Donna Burnham disclosed a personal interest as a boat owner; City Attorney Marcus Draper advised she could vote. Burnham moved to deny and the motion carried; Council Member Jared Gray was opposed.

   Moved by Council Member Donna Burnham, seconded by Council Member Melissa Clark. Vote: 4-1; Gray voted no. Voting no: Council Member Jared Gray

7. Item 15.B · Contract

   Disposal of 0.156 acres of significant real property, parcel 49:601:0080

   Tabled · 5-0 · Utah County parcel 49:601:0080

   City Recorder Gina Olsen and open space manager Todd Black presented a resident's application to correct encroachments and improve a lot layout, with water use considered. One person commented. The council tabled it.

   • Acres: 0.156

   Moved by Council Member Melissa Clark, seconded by Council Member Jared Gray. Vote: 5-0

8. Item 15.C · Contract

   Disposal of up to 20.35 acres of former bypass road land

   Tabled · 5-0

   Draper said SITLA conveyed the land for a road under the Overland master development agreement; surrounding development has made the road undesirable and SITLA and Ivory Homes want to swap other land for it. No one spoke and the hearing was left open. The council tabled it.

   • Land dealAmount not given to SITLA and Ivory Homes Proposed land exchange for up to 20.35 acres of bypass road land
   • Acres: up to 20.35
   • Parties: SITLA, Ivory Homes

   Moved by Council Member Rich Wood, seconded by Council Member Jared Gray. Vote: 5-0

   Follow Overland Phase D in the development tracker →

9. Item 16.A · City code

   Sign regulations and permits, EMMC Chapter 17.80

   Tabled · 5-0

   No one spoke and the hearing was left open. The council tabled the ordinance.

   Moved by Council Member Brett Wright, seconded by Council Member Rich Wood. Vote: 5-0

10. Item 17.A · Contract

    Franchise agreement with Zayo Group, LLC

    Tabled · 5-0

    The council tabled the fiber franchise ordinance.

    • FeeAmount not given to Zayo Group, LLC Fiber franchise in public right-of-way

    Moved by Council Member Donna Burnham, seconded by Council Member Rich Wood. Vote: 5-0

What residents said

Road capacity and connectivityRV and boat parking rules

Six people spoke in general public comment (9:54 to 10:27 p.m.) and written comments from three people were read; none named a specific project.