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Provo · City Council

Provo council approves Critical Hillside Overlay changes 5-0 and adopts 2024 meeting schedule

October 3, 2023, 5:30 p.m. · 445 W. Center Street, Provo, and online (hybrid)

With Council Members Fillmore and MacKay excused, the council approved 5-0 changes to limits of disturbance and clustering requirements in the Critical Hillside Overlay Zone. It also approved appointments to a Judicial Nominating Commission for a Justice Court vacancy and adopted the 2024 regular meeting schedule, both 5-0.

From the agenda and city or news reports of the results; minutes not yet posted. Updated October 14, 2026.

In brief

3 items came up for a decision or discussion: 3 approved.

This write-up links 3 source documents.

The previous City Council meeting was on September 19, 2023: Provo council work session hears mayor's 'Big 6' update, economic development and innovation grant reports

The next one was on October 3, 2023: Provo council directs zoning code rewrite, tier-one gateway change and 'soft penalties' for dog violations

Decisions at a glance

Agenda, item by item

  1. Item 1 · Presentation

    Provo City awarded October 2023 Business of the Month

    Discussed

    Presentation only; no action taken.

  2. Item 2 · Presentation

    Annual Justice Court presentation

    Discussed

    Judge Romney gave the annual Justice Court presentation. Presentation only; no action taken.

  3. Item 3 · City code

    Critical Hillside Overlay Zone: limits of disturbance and clustering

    Approved · 5-0 · Citywide (Critical Hillside Overlay Zone)

    The council approved an ordinance amending Chapter 14.33A of the city code on limits of disturbance and clustering requirements in the Critical Hillside Overlay Zone. Council Members Fillmore and MacKay were excused.

    • Case PLOTA20230163

    Vote: 5-0; Council Members Fillmore and MacKay excused

  4. Item 4 · Appointment

    Appointments to Judicial Nominating Commission for Justice Court vacancy

    Approved · 5-0

    The council approved a resolution appointing individuals to a Judicial Nominating Commission for a judicial vacancy on the Provo City Justice Court.

    Vote: 5-0; Council Members Fillmore and MacKay excused

  5. Item 5 · Other

    2024 council regular meeting schedule

    Approved · 5-0

    The council adopted its 2024 regular meeting schedule.

    Vote: 5-0; Council Members Fillmore and MacKay excused

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