Council approves bypass road land disposal, shared parking cut to 35% and athletic field signs; tables drive-thru lanes and Zayo franchise
July 15, 2025, 4:00 p.m. · Eagle Mountain City Council Chambers, 1650 E Stagecoach Run, Eagle Mountain, Utah
With Council Member Rich Wood excused, the council approved disposal of up to 20.35 acres of bypass road land for a land exchange, a shared parking rule reduced from 40% to 35% on a 3-1 vote, lot frontage rules for townhomes and apartments and an amended sign code. It tabled drive-thru lane rules and the Zayo Group fiber franchise. The minutes record the parking vote as 3-0 although the roll call shows one no vote.
From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
| Item | Result |
|---|---|
| Consent agenda: Old Airport Road interlocal and deer migration corridor agreement | Approved · 4-0 |
| Disposal of 2.15 acres, parcel 59:044:0015, in exchange for 2.32 acres | Approved · 4-0 |
| Amended preliminary plat, Marketplace at Eagle Mountain Town Center | Approved · 4-0 |
| Compensation schedule, EMMC 2.20.020 | Approved · 4-0 |
| Parking location and shared parking, EMMC 17.55.040(E) and 17.55.100 | Approved with conditions · 3-1 |
| Drive-thru lanes, EMMC 17.35.050 and new 17.55.130 | Tabled · 4-0 |
| Structure definition and livestock building setbacks, EMMC 17.10.030 and 17.25.040 | No action |
| Lot frontage and property width, EMMC 17.10.030 and 17.25.040 | Approved · 4-0 |
| Disposal of up to 20.35 acres of bypass road land | Approved with conditions · 4-0 |
| Sign regulations, athletic facility signs, EMMC Chapter 17.80 | Approved with conditions · 4-0 |
| Franchise agreement with Zayo Group, LLC | Tabled · 4-0 |
| Legislative priorities: funding plan for Airport Road connectivity | Approved · 4-0 |
Agenda, item by item
Item 10 · Contract
Consent agenda: Old Airport Road interlocal and deer migration corridor agreement
Approved · 4-0
Items were an interlocal agreement with Utah County for Old Airport Road and an agreement with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources for the fiscal 2026 deer migration corridor. No amounts are stated.
Item 11.A · Contract
Disposal of 2.15 acres, parcel 59:044:0015, in exchange for 2.32 acres
Approved · 4-0
Planner David Stroud said an applicant asked the city to dispose of the parcel in exchange for Parcel A (2.32 acres) in Phase 4. No one spoke.
- Land dealAmount not given
- Acres: 2.15 disposed; 2.32 received
Item 11.B · Subdivision
Amended preliminary plat, Marketplace at Eagle Mountain Town Center
Approved · 4-0
Stroud said the revised plat reconfigures Phase 4 with five commercial lots, the Macey's lot and a relocated city storm water parcel.
Item 12.A · City code
Compensation schedule, EMMC 2.20.020
Approved · 4-0
City Attorney Marcus Draper called it an annual housekeeping update required by state code. No one spoke.
Item 12.B · City code
Parking location and shared parking, EMMC 17.55.040(E) and 17.55.100
Approved with conditions · 3-1
Senior Planner Robert Hobbs said the amendment adds a minimum distance between parking and buildings, reduces shared parking, requires council approval, and adds a maintenance agreement and review standards for nonresidential and multifamily uses. Two people spoke. The council approved it with the shared parking requirement changed from 40% to 35%. Council Member Donna Burnham voted no.
Item 12.C · City code
Drive-thru lanes, EMMC 17.35.050 and new 17.55.130
Tabled · 4-0
Hobbs said the amendment adds drive-thru regulations including minor escape lanes and removes 17.75.069. One person spoke. The council tabled it.
Item 12.D · City code
Structure definition and livestock building setbacks, EMMC 17.10.030 and 17.25.040
No action
Hobbs presented a definition of structure and updated livestock building setbacks. The council removed the item and asked staff to revise and resubmit. The minutes also record a motion to adopt with this title, which conflicts with the removal; check the recording.
Item 12.E · City code
Lot frontage and property width, EMMC 17.10.030 and 17.25.040
Approved · 4-0
Hobbs said the amendment requires street frontage for townhomes and apartments in MF-1 and MF-2 zones and requires apartments to have parking access via service drives. No one spoke. The recorded motion text cites the 12.D title.
Item 13.A · Contract
Disposal of up to 20.35 acres of bypass road land
Approved with conditions · 4-0
Draper said SITLA conveyed the land for a public road under the Overland master development agreement but surrounding development made it unsuitable; SITLA and Ivory Homes propose a land swap. The council approved the disposal and told staff to return when the exchange property is determined. No one spoke.
- Land dealAmount not given to SITLA and Ivory Homes
- Acres: up to 20.35
- Parties: SITLA, Ivory Homes
Item 14.A · City code
Sign regulations, athletic facility signs, EMMC Chapter 17.80
Approved with conditions · 4-0
Stroud presented an amendment defining athletic facility signs. The council amended the definition to include high school, middle school or city-owned regulation soccer, football, baseball or softball fields, or the rodeo grounds.
Item 14.B · Contract
Franchise agreement with Zayo Group, LLC
Tabled · 4-0
Draper presented a franchise for fiber infrastructure in the public right-of-way. A Zayo representative answered questions on bonding, notice, insurance and infrastructure plans. The council tabled it.
- FeeAmount not given to Zayo Group, LLC
Item 15.A · Other
Legislative priorities: funding plan for Airport Road connectivity
Approved · 4-0
The council asked for a funding plan for road connectivity between Lone Tree and Oquirrh Mountain Ranch via Airport Road and added it to the list.
What residents said
One person spoke in general public comment.