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Wednesday, November 4, 2026

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Eagle Mountain development tracker

JJ Ranches (Pole Canyon)

Two five-acre lots on 13 acres in Pole Canyon Neighborhood Planning Area 4, south of White Hills. Tabled Feb. 4, 2020 over density questions, then approved Feb. 18 with an amendment to the Pole Canyon master development agreement.

Approved

Type
Subdivision
Location
Pole Canyon, NPA-4
Size
13 acres
Homes
2
Applicant
James Earl Smith
  1. Feb 18, 2020City Council: J&J Ranches preliminary plat and Pole Canyon Fourth MDA amendment
  2. Feb 4, 2020City Council: JJ Ranches preliminary plat (Pole Canyon)

In brief

JJ Ranches (Pole Canyon) appears on 2 recorded agendas, from the City Council meeting of February 4, 2020 to the City Council meeting of February 18, 2020.

On record, it was tabled once and approved once.

The most recent decision was approved (5-0) at the City Council meeting of February 18, 2020.

Follow the money and project delivery

JJ Ranches (Pole Canyon)

Approved

  1. Council action

    Approved: J&J Ranches preliminary plat and Pole Canyon Fourth MDA amendment · Approved minutes Record → · Feb. 18, 2020

  2. Money in the record

    No itemized amount linked in the records collected.

  3. Signed agreement and payments

    Execution and project-level disbursements are not verified by this tracker. They require separate records; meeting approval alone does not establish either.

  4. Work and operating costs

    Check the linked records for completion and recurring operating costs; this tracker does not verify them. Record →

Every hearing and vote

  1. February 18, 2020 · City Council

    J&J Ranches preliminary plat and Pole Canyon Fourth MDA amendment

    Approved · 5-0

    The council approved an amendment to the Pole Canyon master development agreement removing unit-reduction language in recital E and paragraph two, and approved the two-lot plat on 13 acres that it had tabled Feb. 4. The City Attorney said the developer would not agree to reduce density now and that the council had no grounds to deny a plat that otherwise complies.

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

  2. February 4, 2020 · City Council

    JJ Ranches preliminary plat (Pole Canyon)

    Tabled · 5-0

    The council tabled a plat creating two five-acre lots on 13 acres south of White Hills subdivision, in Pole Canyon Neighborhood Planning Area 4, pending an amendment to the Pole Canyon master development agreement. The City Attorney said the council could approve only with a condition to amend the agreement, and the plat would not be recorded until then. Members raised density transfers to another planning area, drainage near the site and lot-size transitions. Clark favored five-acre lots but worried about density effects across Pole Canyon; Council Member Donna Burnham said the lots would suit neighboring five-acre lots; Curtis suggested approving plats individually rather than using master agreements; Gray suggested shorter terms for such agreements; Love asked for a drainage condition. Gray's motion to approve with a condition to amend the agreement received no second.

    • Applicant: James Earl Smith
    • Lots: two five-acre lots on 13 acres
    • Base density under the master agreement: 5.5 units per acre, up to 20% increase

    Moved by Council Member Colby Curtis, seconded by Council Member Carolyn Love. Vote: 5-0