Sweetwater Industrial Park
Industrial overlay, rezone and general plan amendment on about 126.6 acres west of Pony Express Parkway and south of Tiffany Lane, with a community reinvestment area. The council approved CRA #2 on March 16, 2021 and the rezone with a storage-facility ban on April 20, 2021, both 5-0.
- Where it stands
- Approved
- Type
- Zone change
- Location
- West of Pony Express Parkway, south of Tiffany Lane
- Size
- 126.6 acres
- Applicant
- Scot Hazard
Every hearing and vote
July 21, 2020 · City Council
Sweetwater Industrial overlay zone and Lot 1 rezone for LBiSat
Approved with conditions · 5-0
The council approved the Sweetwater Industrial overlay on Lot 1 with a Light Manufacturing/Distribution designation for the LBiSat project and tabled the rest of the property. Staff and the city attorney said the overlay for Lot 1 alone would avoid delaying the project. Applicant Scot Hazard said the project has contractual deadlines. Conditions: auto sales and service, convenience stores and electronic data management are permitted; laundries, manufactured-home developments, motels and hotels, and drive-through restaurants and banks are prohibited. The Planning Commission had voted 4-0 to recommend approval for specific lots and areas.
- Applicant: Scot Hazard
- Lot 1: 10 acres (LBiSat)
- Planning Commission: 4-0
July 21, 2020 · City Council
Sweetwater Industrial Park master site plan and preliminary plat
Approved with conditions · 5-0
The council approved the master site plan and preliminary plat on the Planning Commission's 4-1 recommendation; the dissent concerned removing landscaped medians along major roads. Dedications are 76 feet on the north (Tiffany Lane), 61 feet on the east (Pony Express Parkway) and 77 feet for the collector (1020 East). A traffic study will be required with individual site plans where needed. Conditions: a landscaping plan for park strips with street trees, with no medians required on Tiffany Lane or Pony Express Parkway.
July 21, 2020 · City Council
LBiSat site plan
Approved with conditions · 5-0
The council approved a site plan for a satellite communication facility on 10 acres in Sweetwater Industrial Park. The largest antennas are about nine meters across and the structure is under the 50-foot overlay height limit. The Planning Commission had recommended approval with conditions. Conditions: a dark-sky-compliant lighting plan, sign permits, screening of the trash enclosure with building materials, and building articulation following the updated renderings.
March 16, 2021 · City Council
Sweetwater Industrial Park Community Reinvestment Area #2 project area plan
Approved · 5-0
The council adopted the project area plan the Redevelopment Agency approved earlier that evening.
March 16, 2021 · City Council
Interlocal agreement on tax increment, Sweetwater CRA #2
Approved · 5-0
Aaron Sanborn presented the agreement, which reduces the share of tax increment collected on real property from 75 percent to 67.5 percent. He cited a joint benefit of $103,000 and about $400,000 less to the partner company. Curtis noted total funds would be lower than for the Facebook project; Burnham asked the prospective company, called Project Freemont in the minutes, to negotiate a development agreement in good faith.
April 6, 2021 · City Council
Sweetwater Industrial Park rezone and general plan amendment (work session)
Discussed
Pete Kane presented a rezone of about 126.6 acres west of Pony Express Parkway and south of Tiffany Lane: about 50.14 acres Industrial with the Sweetwater overlay, 34.6 acres CC and 41.87 acres LMD. The Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval March 23. Love supported the overlay but wanted it only on the southern part. Applicant Scot Hazard said reduced standards allow metal buildings and lower costs. No vote.
April 20, 2021 · City Council
Sweetwater Industrial Park general plan amendment and rezone
Approved with conditions · 5-0
About 126.61 acres west of Pony Express Parkway and south of Tiffany Lane were rezoned: about 50.14 acres to Industrial with the Sweetwater overlay, 34.6 acres to CC and 41.87 acres to LMD, with Business Park/Light Industry dropping from 104.36 to 92.51 acres and Community Commercial rising to 34.1 acres. Applicant Scot Hazard runs a fitness equipment maintenance and restoration business. Council Member Melissa Clark opposed self-storage, Council Member Carolyn Love wanted stricter standards near Pony Express Parkway, Council Member Jared Gray wanted towing yards allowed, and Council Member Colby Curtis preferred LMD and asked to remove storage facilities, which Hazard accepted. The council approved the eight Planning Commission conditions plus a storage ban. No one spoke at the hearing.
- Acres: 126.61
- Planning Commission: unanimous recommend approval, 8 conditions (Mar. 23, 2021)
- Added condition: storage facilities prohibited
June 1, 2021 · City Council
First amendment to Sweetwater Industrial Park CRA #2 interlocal agreement
Approved · 5-0
Economic Development Director Aaron Sanborn said the Central Utah Water Conservancy District asked for language ensuring any participation agreement does not cause the city to violate the agreement or impair the Central Water Project. Curtis expressed concern about allocating water rights to private entities. City Administrator Paul Jerome and Cook said the district has bond requirements and wants to avoid appearing to resell water for profit.
November 1, 2022 · City Council
Consent agenda: plats
Approved · 5-0
Sweetwater Industrial Park Phase A Plat 1 moved into warranty and Lone Tree Phase F Plat 1 was released out of warranty.
April 18, 2023 · City Council
Sweetwater Industrial Park CRA 3 project area plan
Approved · 5-0
Staff were drafting language tying the plan to data center metrics. The council approved the ordinance.
July 18, 2023 · City Council
Sweetwater Industrial Park CRA #3 interlocal agreement and QTS Eagle Mountain I development agreement
Pending
Economic Development Director Evan Berrett was to present an interlocal agreement between the Redevelopment Agency and the city on collecting and remitting incremental property taxes in Community Reinvestment Area #3, which supports a data center project on about 490 acres on the western border of the Meta data center property, and approval of a development agreement with QTS Eagle Mountain I, LLC in the area. The agenda says the city expects about $140,000 a year once all phases are triggered for the first six buildings, until the incentive expires. The result is not available.
- Acres: about 490
- Developer: QTS Eagle Mountain I, LLC
August 1, 2023 · City Council
Sweetwater Industrial Park CRA #3 plan adoption
Approved · 5-0
The council adopted an ordinance approving the amended Community Reinvestment Area #3 plan for Sweetwater Industrial Park and directed notice as required by state law. The item had been presented at the Redevelopment Agency meeting earlier that evening. The minutes record Love's mark as unclear but the result as unanimous.
August 1, 2023 · City Council
Amended interlocal agreement, Sweetwater CRA #3
Approved · 5-0
A resolution approved an amended interlocal agreement between the Redevelopment Agency and the city on collecting and remitting incremental property taxes in the area. No amounts are given in the minutes.
October 15, 2024 · City Council
QTS extended construction hours, 24 hours a day
Approved · 4-0
Staff said the QTS campus is remote, with the nearest homes, four in Fairfield, about 0.7 mile from the property center. QTS wants to pour concrete before cold weather and proposed light-mitigation measures. The council approved extended construction hours under EMMC 8.15.080(G) at 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, as part of the consent agenda.
June 17, 2025 · City Council
Consent agenda: bond releases, stake center site plan, Harmony plats and sheriff interlocal
Approved · 5-0
Items included bond releases (Brylee North Plat A, Harmony Phase A MF-1 and MF-2 into warranty; Sweetwater Industrial Phase A Plat 1 out), the Sweetwater Stake Center temporary site plan, Harmony A13 and A14 preliminary plats, a board representative for the Central Utah 911 Agency and an interlocal agreement with the Utah County Sheriff's Office for law enforcement services. A Well #7 drilling addendum was removed from the agenda.