Council approves Spring Run Plaza rezone, annexation policy declaration and RAP tax ordinance, all 5-0
December 2, 2025, 4:00 p.m. · Eagle Mountain City Council Chambers, 1650 E Stagecoach Run, Eagle Mountain, Utah
The council unanimously approved the Spring Run Plaza master development plan and rezone of the first 8.15 acres to Commercial Community, adopted an annexation policy declaration with four conditions, adopted animal management plan rules, enacted the recreation, arts and parks tax ordinance voters approved Nov. 4, and approved mortgage assistance contract changes. The earliest collection date for the tax is April 1, 2026.
From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
| Item | Result |
|---|---|
| Procedure and timing for upcoming vacancies (work session) | Discussed |
| Library Advisory Board appointments | Approved · 5-0 |
| Proclamation: Utah PTA Centennial Celebration Month | Approved · 5-0 |
| Consent agenda: bond releases, mortgage assistance contract and 2026 meeting schedule | Approved with conditions · 5-0 |
| Employee credit card policy | Tabled · 5-0 |
| Spring Run Plaza master development plan and rezone | Approved with conditions · 5-0 |
| Alternative animal management plans, Titles 6 and 17 | Approved with conditions · 5-0 |
| General plan moderate income housing amendment | Approved · 5-0 |
| Annexation policy declaration | Approved with conditions · 5-0 |
| Recreation, Arts and Parks tax ordinance, new Chapter 3.45 | Approved · 5-0 |
Agenda, item by item
Item 1.A · Appointment
Procedure and timing for upcoming vacancies (work session)
Discussed
Gina Olsen and City Attorney Marcus Draper outlined application steps, deadlines and the council review and appointment process.
Item 7.A · Appointment
Library Advisory Board appointments
Approved · 5-0
The council appointed Josh Biagio, Emily Hoehne and Dani McKean to three-year terms from Jan. 1, 2026 through Dec. 31, 2028. Planning Commission appointments were removed from the agenda.
Item 10.A · Other
Proclamation: Utah PTA Centennial Celebration Month
Approved · 5-0
The council approved a proclamation for December 2025.
Item 11-13 · Contract
Consent agenda: bond releases, mortgage assistance contract and 2026 meeting schedule
Approved with conditions · 5-0
Items were Firefly NPA 8 offsite sewer and Parkway Fields Phase D Plat 2 bond releases (into warranty), amendments to the Mortgage Assistance Program contract with Ultimate Home Lending, LLC, with added language returning it to the council if applications exceed 100, and the 2026 meeting schedule. Council Member Rich Wood asked for the 100-application language. An employee credit card policy was pulled and tabled. No amounts are stated.
- ContractAmount not given to Ultimate Home Lending, LLC
Item 13.A · Other
Employee credit card policy
Tabled · 5-0
Removed in the work session, it returned on the agenda and the council tabled it to a future work session.
Item 14.A · Zoning
Spring Run Plaza master development plan and rezone
Approved with conditions · 5-0
Planner Steven Lehmitz and Jason Thompson of AWA Engineering presented a 27.35-acre parcel at the northeast corner of Spring Run Parkway and SR-73. The first 8.15 acres would be rezoned Commercial Community and split into six lots, the rest stays commercial, and Road A will function as a minor arterial. No one spoke. The council added a requirement that the rights-of-way for Roads A and B be rezoned to Agriculture.
- Acres: 27.35 (first phase 8.15)
- Zone: Commercial Community (first phase)
- Applicant: AWA Engineering for the owner
Item 14.B · City code
Alternative animal management plans, Titles 6 and 17
Approved with conditions · 5-0
Lehmitz presented revised animal allowances on larger lots, council notification requirements and closer animal-structure setbacks. One person spoke. The council added that the non-transferable notice of intent is tied to the applicant, so the plan ends when the property is sold.
Item 14.C · General plan
General plan moderate income housing amendment
Approved · 5-0
Long Range Planner Elizabeth Fewkes explained a correction to Strategy 5 restoring the word 'other' to match Utah Code 10-9a-403. No one spoke.
Item 15.A · Annexation
Annexation policy declaration
Approved with conditions · 5-0
Community Development Director Brandon Larsen presented the update. Four people spoke at the 8:12 to 8:22 p.m. hearing, including the Fairfield mayor. The council adopted it with conditions: include the city attorney's statement addressing comments of affected entities (with the SITLA and Saratoga Springs language omitted), extend Area 1 to Utah Lake, show dates and approval years of earlier annexation maps, and crosshatch old versus expanded boundaries.
Item 16.A · Taxes and fees
Recreation, Arts and Parks tax ordinance, new Chapter 3.45
Approved · 5-0
City Attorney Marcus Draper said the ordinance implements the 0.1% tax voters approved Nov. 4, with earliest collection April 1, 2026 under state code, and listed next steps including a RAP tax and community services board.
What residents said
Annexation boundaries
General comment only (7:10 to 7:18 p.m.).