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Chief Kevin Ailes explained the agreement mirrors ones other Utah County fire agencies already have in place and creates a standardized legal framework for sharing personnel and resources, reducing liability uncertainty and documenting reimbursement and training arrangements. “This puts into place just some language that will allow us to work with one another, protect the cities, protect the counties from anything coming back to us for sharing resources,” he said.

The resolution passed on a roll‑call vote; staff told the council other participating jurisdictions had already agreed to the same terms. The agreement applies to automatic aid (pre‑arranged cross‑jurisdictional responses) and mutual aid for larger incidents, with standard provisions addressing training, equipment and cost recovery protocols.

Council members praised the cooperative step as a routine but necessary administrative action to ensure consistent emergency response across county lines.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Spanish Fork City Council | May 20, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Spanish Fork approved a mutual-aid resolution to formalize automatic aid and training agreements with neighboring counties and fire districts, extending reciprocal protections and clarifying interagency cooperation above Highway 6.","taxTitle","Spanish Fork City Council, Spanish Fork, Utah County, Utah","taxId",67304,"location","Utah","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6227830,"Public comments urge city help with food‑pantry anniversary events and canal safety near Russell Swinson Park",0,1473000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3479835-eb6aab16679cc04b7d63f8c157068cde&start=1473&end=1473","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3479835-eb6aab16679cc04b7d63f8c157068cde/thumbnail_1473000.jpg","/articles/6227830/Utah/Public-comments-urge-city-help-with-foodpantry-anniversary-events-and-canal-safety-near-Russell-Swinson-Park","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6227830-1620e585ef385e7d52e96de9eb411df0/orig.mp4?Expires=1770436864&Signature=Iaf3e~528lz-2ZicqCP4KSUUflwy-RBH5Q0Cn6iv~J3-klWogX0Su8JUobAeqR-mL17umCp0EdCt7xmxyPgcNbCAB8ey71e6q2e7d4PFaqC3O-5sUOAhtPel6epPABeMrOEat4yJux8dxGPRtHzMacVyd4QRlfnk3B1Dg7uTwrlMCMHcSoqk1KBLxvXUrpDIOS~BPUmL8Jphr6H1ZAuZVV3JqJd57J6XcYYTKvivwJ326CdWbzMnwdLwS-pmvF85cQfSvvTKBDHMQ9Zp~35N7pp3zebIJ86WSSCuCBIGEtlyurBnhHTrsTa6sAubKXo9n~gLKLPhHMU0QTDgIm4w5g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Several members of the public used the council’s comment period Tuesday to ask staff to work with community groups on outreach and safety.

Wendy Osborne, representing Tabitha’s Way Local Food Pantry, asked the council to help promote the pantry’s 15th anniversary and to permit community displays and banners at city facilities and events. Osborne said the nonprofit plans a month of activities and a June 26 block party aimed at collecting 15,000 pounds of food and 1,500 pledges. “We respectfully ask the city council for support and to help promote this meaningful milestone,” she said. Council staff said they would coordinate with Tabitha’s Way regarding signage and existing ordinances.

Another resident, Joey Stanley, asked the council to consider fencing a canal along Russell Swinson Park after recounting how a young child died in a canal in a different part of the city. Council members said staff would follow up: Parks and Recreation director Dale Robinson asked for the resident’s contact information and told him the canal may not be city‑owned, which affects the legal ability to install fencing. \"My understanding is that the canal is not owned by the city and so that adds additional complexity to it,\" a city official said, and staff committed to investigating ownership and options.

Other public comments included neighborhood requests about sidewalks, pedestrian crossings and the location of the farmers market; a resident urged improvements to pedestrian connections along Spanish Fork Parkway to reduce people walking in dirt paths between destinations.","Speakers at the meeting asked the council to promote Tabitha’s Way Local Food Pantry’s 15th anniversary and to help investigate fencing or safety measures along a canal beside Russell Swinson Park following a child fatality elsewhere in the city.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6227835,"Council approves street cross-section change allowing driveway/sidewalk flexibility for rear‑loaded housing",1093,8753000,9846000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3479835-eb6aab16679cc04b7d63f8c157068cde&start=8753&end=9846","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3479835-eb6aab16679cc04b7d63f8c157068cde/thumbnail_8753000.jpg","/articles/6227835/Utah/Council-approves-street-cross-section-change-allowing-drivewaysidewalk-flexibility-for-rearloaded-housing","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6227835-8321047d033c6be01228ebda2119622c/orig.mp4?Expires=1770436864&Signature=M47hw7QhThHaFnt2vrTYWS~Go8fUYyQFA4ZoXNq2iEdCWW4PtBVDp3U2Hg9m1HoYb4gEI3UN-EL4XsPx9IZu1Oo0IxIo8MVF56DMwBpGNxo2Br4OcQ8cM-RWfxUkj0430MV8KzrmtfIOGlr9hzEhWXI0UeZ8fSEe6Zah9ag4~DaE731NqljOLz-iBksYtYiVcOemhgJ~0YHPrJIA~YjDqwh6OY-HPCfhz7K-FmXEX4Ncnz7o53CPAj3aA8YvaktNiBAqXV8FiKhtIoZLrkkm2PGgbQgGW7oias8UWsHwXFZXEsF1IJV8CpS7~uASQVmi8LCivZSvSB7yJOKilQO2rQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Spanish Fork’s City Council approved a change to the construction standard known as ST503 that gives the city engineer discretion to waive a park strip and sidewalk on the rear side of rear‑loaded multi‑family developments where front sidewalks and walkways provide pedestrian access.

Staff described the change as a narrow technical adjustment to accommodate developments in which garages face internal alleys and front doors and pedestrian amenities face courtyards or streets. City engineer Corey Pierce said the change would avoid narrow, difficult‑to‑maintain planting strips and redundant sidewalks in small rear parcels.

Council members also debated the appropriate minimum driveway depth for tandem parking in these units. Planning staff and the applicant had shown 22‑foot driveways; the council voted to set the new standard at 25 feet to provide space for larger vehicles and to limit the likelihood that vehicles would protrude into public travel lanes. The motion to approve the ST503 amendment with a 25‑foot driveway standard passed 4–1.","The council amended the local construction standard ST503 to allow the city engineer to waive a park strip and sidewalk in rear-loaded, multi-family blocks where front sidewalks already provide pedestrian access, and set driveway depth at 25 feet.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6227841,"Council approves Creekside Village rezoning and preliminary plat for Main Street riverfront project",1523,9809000,11332000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3479835-eb6aab16679cc04b7d63f8c157068cde&start=9809&end=11332","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3479835-eb6aab16679cc04b7d63f8c157068cde/thumbnail_9809000.jpg","/articles/6227841/Utah/Council-approves-Creekside-Village-rezoning-and-preliminary-plat-for-Main-Street-riverfront-project","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6227841-bf50bbc120afb3506bf900f034c18e78/orig.mp4?Expires=1770436864&Signature=C1SjTBJ6nKlRlpfAw5~2QgBexL0YOruamBk6A8i9AA0HQbRBvUzQrjRbCZWm1cH7f8WwXw~E8SCWqkH40nu25xLEjx~p0GADOukrJdieFTqVl5uF2sJBUCNEQMCuXIRbh4AGfEl3WhJc~znh7QNc6FxsZwgtGrnREQAHTlZsU0D8ocnlFXZBHTwJe~2dZEoblgRQRCyYHmamNFCvbWhRNEvgmC1MFC4yT5ynbmdpEdMdVNsm-tiLbhXKJQUMYX4w6EQbl6EgQaGzN~szBtcDwHtQU5v6H0rQEzd~~pSdAYtln~i9KV12ogmD0UuJzOCpgRh8zcgZ91wjszDapKkkrQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Spanish Fork’s City Council voted Tuesday to rezone property on the south end of Main Street to R-4 with a master-planned development overlay and approved a preliminary plat for “Creekside Village,” a proposed 169-unit townhome community that fronts the Spanish Fork River Trail.

The development, as presented by applicant Mark Hampton and architect Riley Jarrett, would place three-story townhome buildings along Main Street with two-story, rear‑loaded units and interior courtyards, a clubhouse, pool and pickleball courts. The applicant told the council the design seeks to activate front yards and connect to the river trail. \"We wanted to push the driveways as close as we can,\" Hampton said, explaining the team’s strategy to orient living spaces toward shared green areas.

Planning staff and the applicant made several adjustments after Planning Commission review, including trimming unit count slightly and adding roughly 40 additional guest-parking stalls. The commission had recommended some architectural and unit-configuration changes — notably a discussion about whether Main-Street-facing buildings should be six-plexes rather than eight-plexes — but the council ultimately approved the zone and plat subject to conditions.

Council conditions on the preliminary plat include: compliance with the city’s new street standard (approved earlier in the meeting), completion of all red-line plan-review corrections before final plat, required agreements and easements from adjoining property owners, and a riverbank stabilization study for staff review prior to final plat application. Council members and staff discussed trail connections, parking distribution, visibility from Main Street and the need to design bank protections given the riverfront location.

Council members supported the zone change on a roll-call vote and then approved the preliminary plat with conditions. \"I think we get through here, we implement this a bit, and if we have that problem we probably need to start talking about a text change that prevents it instead of just us remembering to do it,\" one council member said during debate, referring to possible future clustering of impound-yard-style uses — a comment made in the prior agenda items but repeated in the context of site-specific impacts and infrastructure.

Developers told the council they sought to provide more-affordable housing choices than single‑family homes and emphasized connections to the river trail and planned park amenities. Several residents came forward during the public comment period to urge the council to weigh heritage and long-term design alternatives; one speaker suggested an alternate tourism- and event-oriented use for the parcel.

Next steps for the applicant include meeting the plan-review redlines, producing the riverbank study and recording any required easements before final plat.","The council approved a zone change to R-4 with a master plan overlay and a preliminary plat for Creekside Village — a 169-unit townhome development along Main Street — subject to conditions including a riverbank stabilization study and compliance with a new street standard approved earlier in the meeting.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6227845,"Spanish Fork council tightens rules for impound yards, approves one rezoning and denies another",1237,4999000,6236000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3479835-eb6aab16679cc04b7d63f8c157068cde&start=4999&end=6236","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3479835-eb6aab16679cc04b7d63f8c157068cde/thumbnail_4999000.jpg","/articles/6227845/Utah/Spanish-Fork-council-tightens-rules-for-impound-yards-approves-one-rezoning-and-denies-another","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6227845-57a02d5e3dc40d571b2c9f6d441b85d8/orig.mp4?Expires=1770436864&Signature=SVdC23fuDQ-jrDLmeBXxM5LLLrWcwm3HVjDVhgK8Ooya8zzUlRSIzJq1BPbBJfUfnGmO4DgsdW2urfAYgKX3Wg5dCxz8vf809kHtrAN8aCMgGodN0oTP4RChIt~c7lLUtMUSEUWEDr2AjtSSXVVMCQkV7eU5C3u8W~2Ztyi8CWQUIZV~G3uPw3Jm~7WD8g84rFxXaLctwNXdIeSb3htCz1jY8pogWaCri1Au9yFxS4n2HFerxFzHcJgvw11OrPa2rybpeszp--pz9E64pJT9XS6qZ52xZX0nG2Tg6Yn537nbVxpfx9yGVoRhKXcH6xn9ME399Y0dk3fLGV~gXvUS~Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Spanish Fork City Council on Tuesday changed the municipal code to add conditions and size limits for new impound yards in the Industrial-2 zoning district, and separately approved one zoning map amendment for a towing site while denying another.

The council voted to make impound yards “uses subject to conditions” in I-2 rather than automatic permitted uses and added new standards staff said include improvements, screening and a limit on yard size. “One of the bigger concerns about having impound yards is having locations or maybe area that has value to the city,” planning consultant David G. Anderson told the council, noting a proposed cap staff emphasized during debate.

The action followed public testimony from three tow operators who described losing yards in recent months and the difficulty of finding sites that meet zoning and landlord requirements. “I just feel like opening it up is gonna be a disaster, in my opinion. So I’m against it,” said Sabrina Clark of ABS Towing. Elizabeth Bettino of 3d L Towing said she and her family wanted to keep working in Spanish Fork and asked that the council allow a targeted site change so her company could return to the city. “We are asking for a zone change … to continue working in the city,” Bettino said. Selena Tienda of King of Kings Towing told the council she had searched for a new yard for more than five years and warned that leaving the market open without guardrails would not necessarily create available space for existing local companies. “They said I had to wait till this year and to see what would happen. There are no I-2 zone areas,” she said.

Chief Matt Johnson of the Spanish Fork Police Department told the council the city’s current tow rotation has provided “adequate service,” but council members and staff discussed the long-term effects of allowing multiple small yards to cluster near roadways or freeway interchanges. Council members called the ordinance changes a way to permit impound yards in limited, site-specific cases while protecting investment in industrial land and public infrastructure.

Council action on related map changes split the applicants. The Freddie’s Towing rezoning request for a roughly 12,960-square-foot site on 300 West — located behind existing commercial frontage and accessed via a drive aisle — won council approval on a roll-call vote after staff said the site met the new I-2 conditions. By contrast, the council denied a separate request for a small Oakleberry site of about 6,300 square feet near the freeway exit; several council members said the location was too small and too close to the highway entrance for that use. The Oakleberry motion to deny passed 4–1.

The council emphasized the difference between discussion and legislative decisions: the Title 15 change creates a framework that will require a separate zone-change process — a legislative decision — for any I-1 parcel to become I-2 so a yard could open there.

What the council approved Tuesday will apply only to future I-2 approvals that meet the new conditions; existing licensed tow yards may continue to operate where they are. Staff said any future site proposed under the new rule still requires a formal map amendment and city approval, giving the council discretion over specific locations.

The ordinance change and the two map actions were the culmination of months of staff review and multiple public hearings. Proponents argued the change provides a clear, conditional path for needed impound yards; opponents urged tighter limits and raised concerns about proliferation and yard maintenance.","The City Council amended zoning rules to require stricter conditions for impound yards in the Industrial-2 zone, approved a rezoning for a Freddie’s Towing site on 300 West and denied a separate Oakleberry site near the freeway after public testimony from local tow operators and a discussion about parking, visibility and public infrastructure.","actionData","errors"]

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