Pony Express 27 rezone (Ranches area)
A request to change the general plan from Community Commercial and Civic Uses/Schools to Neighborhood Residential Two and rezone about 27.67 acres across from Hidden Hollow Elementary from Village Core Commercial and Community Open Space to RC, for 69 units. It was pulled from the Feb. 20, 2024 agenda and denied by the council on March 6, 2024.
- Where it stands
- Denied
- Type
- Zone change
- Location
- Across from Hidden Hollow Elementary (parcels 58:040:0326 and part of 58:040:0228)
- Size
- 27.67 acres
- Homes
- 69
Every hearing and vote
February 20, 2024 · City Council
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Withdrawn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
March 6, 2024 · City Council
Pony Express 27 general plan amendment and rezone, denied
Denied · 5-0
The request would change the land use from Community Commercial and Civic Uses/Schools to Neighborhood Residential Two and rezone parcels 58:040:0326 and part of 58:040:0228 from Village Core Commercial and Community Open Space to RC. Brian Haskell, representing the landowner, said the owners want residential use and cited a 2008 vested 290-unit entitlement and a 59-unit proposal; City Attorney Marcus Draper gave his legal opinion that the vesting expired with the Ranches master development agreement. David Crockett of Pulte Homes proposed single-family detached RC development. Council Member Donna Burnham opposed residential-only use and said the unit count was too high; Council Members Brett Wright and Gray were open to mixed use. Jeff Ruth opposed residential uses and Bettina Cameron of the Eagle Mountain Nature and Wildlife Alliance urged keeping city land for the wildlife corridor and asked that corridor needs be a condition if the rezone were approved. Council Member Rich Wood moved to deny both items.