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Jamie Grandpre said the ordinance adopted in 2024 set a five‑year schedule for rates. For May 1 the culinary water base rate for a three‑quarter‑inch meter will increase from $10.73 to $11.50 (a 7.25% base increase), while usage tiers rise modestly (for example, tier‑1 from $0.77 to $0.78 per unit). The sewer rate for typical residential accounts (rate code 301) will increase 15%, from $10.50 to $12.08.

“Last year, about this time, we put the… ordinance… that said water rates and sewer rates,” Grandpre told the council, explaining the scheduled multi‑year adjustments and reminding the body that the ordinance anticipated phased increases designed to fund system needs.

Council members asked clarifying questions about the multi‑year schedule and the staff response confirmed the yearly pattern: a larger initial sewer increase last year (50%) was followed by the current 15% adjustment and then smaller increases (about 5% annually for the remaining years). The water increase is a steady 7.25% base increase across the five‑year schedule, Grandpre said.

No vote was required at the work session; the increases were previously adopted in the 2024 ordinances and the April 2 presentation served as a notice to the council and the public. Grandpre said the changes will be reflected on June utility bills and were included in prior public communications, including a city newsletter.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Tooele City Council Work Meeting April 2, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Public works director briefed council on water and sewer rate increases that take effect May 1, 2025: culinary water base increases 7.25% and sewer rates increase 15% for the next billing cycle.","taxTitle","Tooele City Council, Tooele, Tooele County, Utah","taxId",67869,"location","Utah","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6088917,"Tooele staff seek small PUD setback change to formalize Bridal Canyon drainage dedication",553,4159000,4712000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2878658-77e175640ec3e8b2d69f340eb5de6ef6&start=4159&end=4712","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2878658-77e175640ec3e8b2d69f340eb5de6ef6/thumbnail_4159000.jpg","/articles/6088917/Utah/Tooele-staff-seek-small-PUD-setback-change-to-formalize-Bridal-Canyon-drainage-dedication","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6088917-b24958b44e8dfc3ce6caf80a9fb53db6/orig.mp4?Expires=1770933044&Signature=nuO426qW0oLZ4sr9w6mdwoNgL1M~qyvg8JqE0n1UdDm9Ug-VAUYKUhRFgYKxpFJ9aE3Jj5IKmutmZFrdZUgrYT0o3ETpfD~~Y04sH1mzYUZQPG5PW56HktvTcf-4Y89laCJiSzqtfOwDfzgssXatSNRRL9wCfrY8bd90oJEmKj4JExtOXKW17PCnALnao0~OUq8gkmTyRP6xn2kwabh0CyqI58EFDIvCGhw4HhcaA2LHiLSBw~SHq7dHt0NvbFcCu~XtdwAAOsljBfUp2QvyXEjVNU8C~Q0SuxKcLce1WLeJBei1AsxJAVCIlxZkxdk4745wmvG6JkTk7KCvZlUzUw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Tooele City staff asked the council to consider a narrowly tailored amendment to the Western Acres planned unit development (PUD) at a work session April 2, seeking a change to setback standards that would prevent future nonconforming setbacks if the developer dedicates a drainage parcel to the city.

Andrew Agard, the city’s community development director, told the council the Western Acres PUD (about 86 acres, approximately half built) includes a 70‑foot‑wide Bridal Canyon drainage corridor. Currently that corridor is an easement; if the developer, Dr. Horton, later deeds or dedicates the drainage as a city‑owned parcel, the easement line would become a property line and adjacent townhomes could become nonconforming under the MR‑16 PUD standards.

Agard said the requested change would affect roughly 4.5 acres in the MR‑16 portion of the PUD and would reduce the rear yard setback for townhomes adjacent to the drainage from the MR‑16 requirement of 20 feet to 8 feet (with 10–20 feet from streets), and adjust a couple of side‑yard setbacks to one foot where appropriate. He emphasized this is a housekeeping measure that would not alter building layouts, unit counts or unit types. “It does not change the proposed building layout. It does not change the total unit count or the unit type or land uses,” Agard said.

Council members asked whether the amendment would apply to the entire development or only to the affected portion; Agard and staff clarified it is designed to address the MR‑16 portion and roughly 4.5 acres that are adjacent to the drainage corridor. Staff and the developer’s representative (Mr. Lewis from Dr. Horton) indicated the change is intended to avoid creating a cluster of nonconforming setbacks later if the city accepts and maintains the drainage parcel.

No ordinance vote was taken at the work session. Staff indicated the request is being drafted to apply only to the MR‑16 portion cited, and the item will return through the standard public‑hearing process for formal amendment if the council directs.","A housekeeping amendment to the Western Acres PUD would adjust setback standards for a 4.5‑acre portion of an existing planned unit development to avoid future nonconforming townhome setbacks if the developer deeds a drainage parcel to the city.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6088920,"Perry Homes seeks special residential district for 1,200+ acres; council reviews master plan",1118,3038000,4156000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2878658-77e175640ec3e8b2d69f340eb5de6ef6&start=3038&end=4156","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2878658-77e175640ec3e8b2d69f340eb5de6ef6/thumbnail_3038000.jpg","/articles/6088920/Utah/Perry-Homes-seeks-special-residential-district-for-1200-acres-council-reviews-master-plan","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6088920-050601cdb2ec2e169801d52d1f6975aa/orig.mp4?Expires=1770933044&Signature=CBzx2yN4KJz0crBOTkLFxADjBmDJ7-cd8XqPwQQdJOp0d8XKo0tFfTiMk9Pg0S3FPnn5J6Sd6hOawpKWqLUzI9y8xW66NutxCg1pKcIOE0h37Z70dbFM~uHkBAOGvu5EtxUNxm6tAcpxFpqIb1gthKDaqHCGj5RdqIEKBfZPMCAFOhzOVvHcCaKy9nV1TRcChOPtl6ahZ1nue48OC55MOT2CShhUD5V5c7qZB3TMDrbZDtRR5zSL0Ru3OjQRS4qmm0KrILoaxLrxdjMmhf7uHTM53GQ-XXyV2ZN~DsREffTbJyJPfq60Lh9cDRkSLFGztWyGt3l~HNjCEpIstMVwKA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Perry Homes representatives and Tooele City staff presented a proposed Compass Pointe Residential Special District (RSD) to the city council at a work session April 2, asking the council to consider a zoning tool that would allow developer‑authored development standards across roughly 1,227 acres in the city’s northwest quadrant.

Andrew Agard, Tooele City’s community development director, told the council an RSD is a tool in Tooele City Code (Title 7 Chapter 14b) that permits a developer to write a zoning code for a designated area as long as state law, building codes and fire codes remain in force. “This is a big ticket item…this document, if it were to be adopted by the city council, really will govern development in a large portion of the city for 10, 20, maybe even 30 years,” Agard said.

Lindsay Neve, presenting for Perry Homes, said the RSD would provide flexibility for a mix of product types — from compact townhomes and courtyard homes to larger single‑family products — and that Perry plans an overall density in the 2 to 2.5 units‑per‑acre range. Neve said the application envisions about 3,600 residential units across the master plan footprint, 50 acres of open space (47 acres of parks and detention plus a minimum of 3 acres preserved open space), and infrastructure sequencing that the developer intends to annex to the North Tooele Special Service District for utilities.

Agard noted the city is tracking unit allotments under a settlement agreement that originally accounted for 4,800 units across the broader area; he said roughly 3,319 of the current allotment remain available for future plats. Because the proposed RSD’s average density is about two units per acre, Agard told the council the area included in the RSD actually contains more land than the current unit allotment requires, and that portions of the RSD boundary could later shift to other uses if unit allotments are exhausted.

Council members asked detailed questions about design standards, trails and open space. Neve said the large open space area is intended to accommodate a regional park and that trails are planned along roadways and will be built in phases with the subdivisions. She said the applicant anticipates submitting a multifamily (apartment) site plan for the 3100 North area soon and beginning village‑scale platting in summer months.

No action was taken at the work session. Agard and Perry Homes said the RSD will continue through staff review, additional drafts and the formal public hearing process. Council members and staff emphasized that any RSD must still satisfy state land‑use code (LUDMA) and building/fire codes, and that the RSD does not relieve the developer of infrastructure modeling, traffic impact studies or engineering reviews required at later platting stages.

If adopted later in the process, the RSD would provide the developer a single tailored zoning document that supersedes the city’s standard zoning for the included land while leaving state codes and public‑safety standards intact. Council members and staff said they expect the project to be a multiple‑decade buildout and asked staff to ensure that trails, parkland dedications and utility sequencing are aligned with the city’s recreation and water‑infrastructure plans.","Perry Homes presented a Residential Special District (RSD) covering about 1,227 acres on Tooele’s northwest quadrant that, if approved, would let the developer set its own zoning standards within state law and could deliver roughly 2–2.5 units per acre over multiple decades.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6088922,"Tooele council questions city water use and sale after Desert Rose mixed-use proposal",2235,800000,3035000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2878658-77e175640ec3e8b2d69f340eb5de6ef6&start=800&end=3035","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2878658-77e175640ec3e8b2d69f340eb5de6ef6/thumbnail_800000.jpg","/articles/6088922/Utah/Tooele-council-questions-city-water-use-and-sale-after-Desert-Rose-mixed-use-proposal","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6088922-b48b76b67b9fa08a00b08731bf51fbcd/orig.mp4?Expires=1770933044&Signature=FXGaYya7LdZgEU2xVa71fKxPBgy23wjyLrV4A8ayozNFt2zsOYTch38TrYB7gOE1f2xz15jxQx3rcUt3pSz9NxDsCCH9Bxezk~4K2POM9zFao0TcLZeTnhfLeR-qg~nx2wd2a6FZ9LhwneCsxQhjkkm74GUM6t5D7QYxP2tdKfkaF0W-~qqC4TiVuE997fbeQtqWIj44gwJuETh-vi8mE4X7hrM4g-3ZdPgASPvF42q3jHdQBaLeU5RZk53pcIA1pq5-yMYmFYvSttzuzW1P2fXHQ8dHWyvNTfIUspU9m0qgvuaigdx-i77WZgGwV9bUFXLh1JuU3ykAD4J4M3qMOQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Developers proposing the Desert Rose Business Lofts told the Tooele City Council on April 2 that the 5-acre project’s mixed commercial‑and‑residential units would need roughly 7.86 acre‑feet of water, and asked the city to allow use or sale of municipal water rights to support the development.

The proposal, presented by Amy Johnson of Y Street Capital, would create 43 mixed‑use units where owners could operate small businesses on a ground floor with living space above. Johnson said the development team compiled water‑use data from comparable projects and concluded the site would require about 7.86 acre‑feet of water for the full project. “Total needed for this development…we would need 7.86 acre feet to provide this many opportunities for commercial spaces,” Johnson said.

The request matters because Tooele City staff and several council members said the city’s existing water allocation standard is higher than the developers’ calculation and that selling or reallocating city water rights for residential uses could create long‑term supply and policy problems.

Johnson told the council the figures came from metered use at comparable mixed‑use projects in Bluffdale and Brigham City and from interviews with developers; she said Oakwood Homes — a potential partner on the project — has seen strong demand for the mixed‑use units. “If we have to go and find our private water rights, it’ll probably kill this development, and we can’t provide these units,” Johnson said, explaining why the developer preferred municipal water access for the project.

Tooele City staff and council members pressed the developers on where they derived their numbers and how the city should treat the units for water accounting and taxation. Paul (city staff) said the city’s current standard for a single‑family equivalent is 0.25 acre‑feet per interior use and that under that standard the 43 units would total about 10.75 acre‑feet (plus exterior landscaping needs). “The question that we were looking at at the city is, is there increased water demand because of any of the commercial uses? And the answer is no. Our city standard today for any type of single‑family residential development is 0.25 acre foot per interior use,” Paul said.

Council members voiced two recurring objections: first, whether the units would actually generate higher or lower water demand than a conventional residential development; and second, whether allowing the city to sell or allocate water rights for uses that include residences would open a precedent the city could not sustain. One council member said, if the city begins to treat these units as residential for water allocation, “we have to be able to build wells before we get all these requests,” adding that selling municipal water for residential purposes could invite many similar requests from other developers.

Councilmember Roger (who spoke during the discussion) asked about deed restrictions and other legal tools to bind a property to commercial use, and developers responded that other cities had debated deed restrictions but often declined them because of property‑rights and tax considerations. “What the other cities have talked about…2 main arguments came across…property rights,” Johnson said, describing why some municipalities did not require permanent deed restrictions.

No formal action was taken during the work session. Council members and staff directed continued study: staff said they would review the developers’ water modeling alongside city standards and options for separating commercial and residential water accounting. Developers indicated they would keep working with planning staff and the planning commission while the water issue is resolved.

The discussion combined technical water‑use comparisons (Brigham City’s ordinance calculation versus Bluffdale metered data) with policy questions about municipal water policy and enforceability of land‑use restrictions. Several council members said they support the mixed‑use concept in principle but remain reluctant to change city water policy without a mechanism that prevents broad residential allocations from municipal supplies.

The council did not vote on the Desert Rose proposal at the work session; the item remains with planning staff and the planning commission pending further water‑use analysis and policy guidance.","Developers seeking to build 43 mixed-use \"business loft\" units asked Tooele City to count on city water rights; council members and staff raised concerns about water accounting, enforceability and whether selling residential water rights would set a precedent.","actionData","errors"]

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