Provo council directs zoning code rewrite, tier-one gateway change and 'soft penalties' for dog violations
October 3, 2023, 1:00 p.m. · 445 W. Center Street, Provo, and online (hybrid)
At its work meeting the council voted 5-0 to move the State Street gateway at the Provo/Springville line to Tier One, and 5-0 to ask staff for a zoning code rewrite request for proposals including form-based code in the ITOD zone. A 4-0 vote directed staff to draft an ordinance with 'soft penalties' for pet waste and off-leash violations. Several other items were presentations.
From the agenda and city or news reports of the results; minutes not yet posted. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
| Item | Result |
|---|---|
| Provo River Delta Project update | Discussed |
| Critical Hillside Overlay Zone: limits of disturbance and clustering | Discussed |
| Chapter 17 code changes for hillside excavation administrative citations | Discussed |
| Gateway Standards | Approved · 5-0 |
| HOME-ARP subrecipient funding and plan amendment | Discussed |
| Zoning code rewrite | Approved · 5-0 |
| 'The dog problem': pet waste and off-leash penalties | Approved · 4-0 |
| Fiscal Year 2023 budget carryover report | Discussed |
Agenda, item by item
Item 1 · Roads and utilities
Provo River Delta Project update
Discussed
Presentation only; no action taken.
Item 2 · City code
Critical Hillside Overlay Zone: limits of disturbance and clustering
Discussed
Presentation only; no action taken. The item was already scheduled for the council meeting the same evening.
Item 3 · City code
Chapter 17 code changes for hillside excavation administrative citations
Discussed
Presentation only; no action taken. The item will return to a future council meeting.
Item 4 · General plan
Gateway Standards
Approved · 5-0
Council Member David Shipley moved, and Council Member George Handley seconded, to move the State Street gateway at the Provo/Springville boundary to the Tier One category; it passed 5-0 with Council Members Fillmore and MacKay excused. A second motion by Handley, seconded by Shipley, asked Development Services staff to return to a future work meeting with a proposal for Tier One gateway corridors that would update current design with the new gateway standards; it also passed 5-0.
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Item 5 · Budget
HOME-ARP subrecipient funding and plan amendment
Discussed
Presentation only; no action taken. The item will return to a future council meeting.
Item 6 · City code
Zoning code rewrite
Approved · 5-0
Council Member George Handley moved, seconded by Vice-Chair Rachel Whipple, to have council and Development Services staff proceed with a zoning code rewrite and request for proposals. It is to include a proposed scope of work and form-based code in the ITOD zone, and signal a preference to use the Legacy CIP Fund. It passed 5-0.
Item 7 · City code
'The dog problem': pet waste and off-leash penalties
Approved · 4-0
Council Member George Handley moved, seconded by Council Member Travis Hoban, to direct council staff to prepare an ordinance adopting the 'soft penalties' for waste removal and off-leash violations recommended by council staff. It passed 4-0 with Council Members Ellsworth, Fillmore and MacKay excused.
Item 8 · Budget
Fiscal Year 2023 budget carryover report
Discussed
Presentation only; no action taken.