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What was proposed and why

Staff presented a draft ordinance intended to fill a regulatory gap that staff said had emerged after Davis County changed how it handles certain animal-control permits. The draft would add conditions and permitting requirements for kennels, boarding and related operations (for example, limits on dog counts, enclosure and fencing standards, hours for outdoor activity, and sanitation/grooming conditions). Staff said the draft was adapted from ordinances in neighboring jurisdictions.

Main points of council discussion

- Zone permissibility: Several council members said they are strongly opposed to allowing kennels in general commercial, central commercial or Main Street business districts; they said kennels and the potential for persistent dog-bark noise belong in more rural/agricultural zones. Multiple council members suggested limiting kennels to A-1 and A-5 agricultural zones, or possibly light-industrial areas outside core commercial corridors.

- Definitions and distinctions: Council members and staff discussed the need to distinguish clearly between short-term boarding (overnight boarding for a small number of pets), grooming businesses that occasionally board animals, and kenneling (which councilors associated with breeding/large collections of animals). Council members asked staff to add explicit definitions and to clarify any square-foot-per-dog metric in the draft (the draft and discussion referenced different figures during the meeting).

- Operational limits in the draft: Staff noted draft provisions such as hours for outdoor activity (example shown in the draft: no outdoor activity after 9 p.m. and before 7 a.m.), six-foot vinyl fencing or similar barriers, and proposed numerical caps (the presentation referenced a cap of 20 dogs for the example facility under discussion). Staff said the draft is intended to provide the city regulatory “teeth” where County permitting no longer covers the activity.

- Applicant outreach and next steps: Staff said they had proactively notified existing local businesses that board pets. Several council members recommended that the specific applicant who initially inquired be invited to present details (location, building layout, sound-mitigation plans) so the council could evaluate a concrete proposal rather than deciding based on the draft alone.

Council action

A councilor moved to table the draft ordinance work item until the next council meeting and to invite the prospective applicant to provide details; another councilor seconded the motion. The council voted to table the item and directed staff to return with: (1) clearer definitions distinguishing kennel vs. boarding; (2) a zoning map showing candidate commercial and light-industrial locations and areas to exclude (for example, Main Street and the immediate business district); and (3) suggested operational safeguards (soundproofing, separation distances, no shared walls with sensitive uses) and a recommended zone list.

Ending

Staff said they would bring a revised draft, definitions and maps to the next meeting and attempt to schedule the prospective operator to explain the proposed location and operations. No land-use change was adopted; the item was tabled to permit more information and map-based discussion.

Quotes

Ms. Edstrom (city staff): “By, at least from my perspective, by, regulating it, it gives us an opportunity to enforce it where right now there is no option for us.” (April 10 meeting)
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The report: why it matters

Chief Erickson said the department handled roughly 5.2 responses per day in 2024 and described an increase in medical calls and overlapping (“double and triple hit”) incidents that require mutual aid. He said the city met the response-time standard 60% of the time and that the commonly used target in national guidance is 90%.

Key facts and numbers from the presentation

- Total responses in 2024: about 1,961 (Chief Erickson's slides and remarks). That averages roughly 5.2 calls per day.
- Training completion: 96% of required training hours among staff, per Erickson.
- Apparent mutual-aid tallies given in the presentation: Kaysville provided mutual aid to Fruit Heights and Farmington and received mutual aid from Layton and Farmington. Chief Erickson cited specific counts in his slides (examples shown in the slides cited during the report: Kaysville gave 29 responses to Fruit Heights, 197 to Farmington, and 58 to Layton; Layton responded into Kaysville 79 times and Farmington 38 times). Council members repeatedly raised concern about how those mutual-aid flows affect Kaysville’s capacity.
- Response-time standard cited: presentation referenced the response standard shown on the slides as “NFP 17 10”; Chief Erickson stated the department meets the standard approximately 60% of the time (the council and staff discussed this relative to commonly used NFPA guidance).
- Longest single unimpeded response time mentioned in discussion: around 12 minutes (chief’s estimate when asked for a high-end case).

What council members asked and how staff responded

Council members pressed on several topics: mutual-aid imbalances with Farmington and Fruit Heights, whether the city is meeting nationally recognized response standards, station siting, and whether a west-side station would improve compliance.

- On mutual aid: multiple council members described the apparent imbalance—Kaysville responding to Farmington/Fruit Heights far more often than it receives help—and asked staff to pursue a formal conversation with Farmington. Council members suggested drafting a letter to Farmington and requested further discussion with mayors and chiefs from neighboring cities to clarify responsibilities and the reason for the call-volume split.

- On standards and performance: Chief Erickson said the department’s recorded compliance with the cited response-time benchmark is about 60% and that the goal shown on the slide is 90% (the 90% figure reflects the target shown in the presented standard). Chief Erickson and councilors discussed how station location and ‘getting out the door’ (turnout times) affect the metric.

- On station siting and capital planning: staff and councilors discussed that placing a station on the west side — including mention of an HOA-owned site discussed in earlier work — would likely raise compliance into the 80% range for the west zones, according to the department’s GIS-driven mapping described by staff. The chief and council discussed capital-plan implications; one councilor referenced a $4.5 million ballpark figure in a lighthearted exchange, and staff agreed that a west-side station should be included in future capital planning and public messaging.

Additional operational notes in the report

Erickson reviewed staffing models (including permanent part-time positions), apparatus status (a new engine noted as “in Murray” and final outfitting underway), training programs and completion rates, annual inspection staffing, community outreach plans (CPR training and a smokehouse for demonstrations), field training officer procedures, and PPE and certification benchmarks. He noted that mutual aid call counts are tracked and that mutual-aid responses were not included in some of the internal response-time calculations shown (staff clarified how mutual-aid calls are treated).

Council direction and next steps

Council members requested follow-up items including: (1) a staff-facilitated conversation with neighboring mayors and chiefs to review mutual-aid arrangements, (2) a possible formal letter or joint meeting to discuss the apparent aid/response imbalance with Farmington and Fruit Heights, (3) inclusion of potential west-side station options in Kaysville’s capital plan and public messaging, and (4) continued monthly reporting on the key response-time and mutual-aid metrics cited in the presentation.

Ending

Chief Erickson closed by thanking council and staff; council members thanked the department for outreach and public information efforts. No ordinance or formal council action was taken on the fire report itself; councilors directed staff to pursue the follow-up items listed above.

Quote attribution

Chief Erickson: “We meet the standard 60% of the time. So out of every 10 calls will be on time 6 of them.” (presentation slide and verbal remark during the April 10 meeting)
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Why it matters

The 200 North Road project includes right-of-way, roadway, and sewer work; the interlocal agreement defines responsibilities between the city and Central Davis Sewer District for the sewer work associated with the roadway project. Staff told the council the sewer work is likely to begin later in April or in early May, contingent on final scheduling.

What the city approved

City staff and the district negotiated an interlocal agreement that assigns sewer design, construction and cost-sharing responsibilities for the 200 North project. During the council discussion a clarifying edit was requested so that the agreement’s language accurately describes Central Davis as a special service district governed by Utah Code Title 17D; staff agreed to that change and the council approved the resolution and agreement with that clarification.

Vote and immediate next steps

A council member moved that the city approve the resolution and interlocal agreement with the clarification that Central Davis Sewer District is a special service district; another council member seconded. The council voted in favor and the motion carried.

Staff said the sewer portion of the 200 North Road project is expected to start later this month or in early May and that the city and the district will continue coordination with the project engineer and contractors.

Ending

The council instructed staff to finalize the agreement with the clarified language and proceed with coordination for the 200 North sewer work.

Quote attribution

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