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Police and public safety: The police department has moved a part‑time records specialist, Britney Wright, into a new victim‑advocate role funded by a VOCA (Victims of Crime Act) grant; the grant covers roughly 85% of the position with 15% of the position time retained for city office support, staff said. The department also reported underage‑alcohol compliance checks with no local sales violations and said it will test for new officers on July 15 to fill three open positions; the city is also recruiting for a records clerk.

Parks and recreation: Parks staff reported July 4 event plans—pancake breakfast, parade, flag ceremony, pool activities and fireworks—and said fall program registration opens July 7. Parks staff and the mayor described a change to a resident / nonresident fee schedule: using a resident/nonresident price split to keep resident fees stable while raising nonresident rates by $5 (example given: soccer resident fee remaining $35; nonresident $40). Staff said about 30% of participants in some leagues are nonresidents; the fee change aims to offset program costs, including wages for referees and instructors.

Water and public works: The public works director and utilities staff reported progress on multiple well and tank projects: Dixie Springs well head scheduled for installation, Gold’s Wash well drilling planned, Sky Ranch tank earthwork advancing, and a two‑inch temporary supply line under negotiation with landowners for Sky Ranch well operations. The 100 North road reconstruction project was reported as running behind its original September schedule due to late gas‑company coordination, with a realistic finish projected around Thanksgiving, barring weather or other delays. Crews continue daily leak response work.

Trails and grants: Staff said the city received a state outdoor recreation program grant to fund a 100%‑funded feasibility study for a proposed Paw Tempe / Virgin River Trail linking the main‑street trailhead to the canal diversion and up the Virgin River Gorge; the city said it is coordinating with the conservancy district.

Other operational notes: The streets division reported MS4 outreach completion tasks and an internal promotion: Hayden Roberts named street superintendent (pending formalization). The city also filled a utility‑locator position with an in‑house candidate, Tate Wilkinson. The city manager and department heads raised an internal HR compliance issue: participation rates in an employee training program required by the local government trust are at roughly 22% completion citywide; department leaders were asked to increase completion to maintain insurance premium benefits.

Proclamations and ordinances: The council adopted a proclamation declaring Aug. 3–9, 2025, Hurricane City Farmers Market Week and approved several housekeeping ordinance updates: changes to allowed use tables (Title 10 chapters 12–17) and moving site‑plan approval authority for manufactured home and RV parks from the council to the planning commission (Title 10 chapter 43).","mediaType","Audio","parentTitle","Hurricane City Council - 2025-07-03-CCR","oneSentenceSummary","City staff reported a range of operational updates: a new VOCA‑funded victim advocate in the police office; parks programming changes including a $5 nonresident fee increase for recreation leagues; multiple water‑system and well projects underway; a state‑funded trail feasibility grant; and preparations for July 4 events.","taxTitle","Hurricane, Washington County, Utah","taxId",80031,"location","Utah","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":50,"_51":82,"_53":-5,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":83,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":84,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6511523,"Council asks staff to study allowing limited commercial kitchens inside homes after resident complaint",622,2664000,3286000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5323443-330c0a72f86c4a1034814312f0bf675c&start=2664&end=3286","/articles/6511523/Utah/Council-asks-staff-to-study-allowing-limited-commercial-kitchens-inside-homes-after-resident-complaint","Council members asked planning staff this week to research narrowly tailored code changes that would allow some state‑licensed commercial or cottage kitchen operations to qualify as home‑based businesses.

City staff described a resident in Dixie Springs who built a separate kitchen space in her home and obtained a commercial kitchen license from the state but could not receive a Hurricane home‑based business license because the state classifies her product (salsa) as not shelf‑stable; that classification requires a commercial or retail license rather than the cottage kitchen license the city had expected. Planning staff said current local home‑business rules allow cottage‑kitchen and micro‑kitchen uses that are shelf‑stable but do not plainly account for commercial, refrigerated products.

The resident asked the city for help; staff said one path would be to update the local code so that state‑issued commercial retail licenses for prepared/refrigerated foods could operate as a limited home‑based business subject to conditions: no customer traffic to the home, parking unchanged, inspections and state food‑safety requirements still enforced, and limits to preserve neighborhood residential character. Planning staff noted grease‑trap and sewer connections would be reviewed on a case‑by‑case basis (Ash Creek sewer staff had said a commercial account may avoid a grease‑trap requirement, staff said, but indicated they would confirm details).

Council members acknowledged competing goals: supporting small local food businesses while protecting residential neighborhoods from increased deliveries, customer trips or industrial activities. Some council members suggested narrowly constrained code language (no on‑site customer parking, no advertising signage, limits on deliveries) and asked staff to prepare options and state license comparisons for the planning commission. The mayor and planning staff also said they could circulate a council email with staff analysis before scheduling a planning commission hearing if the change appears minor.

Planning staff said they will: compare Utah’s cottage/micro/commercial kitchen license categories, confirm utility and grease‑trap rules with Ash Creek, and draft narrow code language options for council review. Staff and the council agreed the city should not alter fundamental residential protections—no retail traffic into homes and maintenance of residential character—while allowing limited avenues for small producers who already comply with state food safety licensing.","Council directed planning staff to research code changes to permit limited commercial / commercial‑license kitchens to operate as home‑based businesses after a resident with a commercial state license could not obtain a local home‑business license for salsa production.",{"_33":86,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":87,"_41":88,"_43":89,"_45":90,"_47":91,"_49":50,"_51":92,"_53":-5,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":93,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":94,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6511527,"Council clarifies Pecan Valley resort density; development agreement to cap recreational units at 444",1563,5787000,7350000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5323443-330c0a72f86c4a1034814312f0bf675c&start=5787&end=7350","/articles/6511527/Utah/Council-clarifies-Pecan-Valley-resort-density-development-agreement-to-cap-recreational-units-at-444","Hurricane City council members voted to clarify the development agreement for the Pecan Valley resort project, adding a 3.37‑acre parcel to the resort area and capping the total number of recreational‑resort units at 444.

City staff said confusion arose because an earlier preliminary north‑side approval listed 222 units but the developer’s construction plans were later reduced to an expected 208 units. A separate 2022 development agreement for the south portion of the resort already limited that side to 236 recreational units.

At issue was whether unit allocations from the earlier north‑side approvals could be moved to the newly purchased 3.37‑acre parcel without increasing the overall cap on resort units. The city attorney drafted an amendment that would add the new acreage to the resort while explicitly keeping the overall unit caps unchanged; the developer asked instead to count recent consolidations and parking adjustments as “unused” units available to move onto the 3.37 acres.

Councilman Ellerman made a motion consistent with staff’s recommended option to include the 3.37 acres in the development agreement and set a total cap of 444 recreational‑resort units (208 on the north side and 236 on the south side). Councilman Fawcett seconded the motion and the council approved it unanimously. The city attorney will prepare the recorded amendment and staff asked the developer to provide a legal description of the parcels to be added to the agreement.

Staff and the developer also discussed other practical issues—parking, road dedications and second‑access / bonding requirements for the valley—that staff said must be resolved before vertical construction permits are finalized. Council members said they expect the development agreement amendment to be recorded and then for developers to coordinate the required bonding and construction of access improvements before permits for occupied structures are issued.","By motion, the council directed staff to amend the Pecan Valley development agreement to incorporate an additional 3.37 acres and cap total recreational‑resort units at 444 (208 north + 236 south).",{"_33":96,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":97,"_41":98,"_43":99,"_45":100,"_47":101,"_49":50,"_51":102,"_53":-5,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":103,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":104,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6511531,"Hurricane council delays decision on allowing two‑story stick‑built homes in existing RV subdivision",1181,4024000,5205000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5323443-330c0a72f86c4a1034814312f0bf675c&start=4024&end=5205","/articles/6511531/Utah/Hurricane-council-delays-decision-on-allowing-twostory-stickbuilt-homes-in-existing-RV-subdivision","Hurricane City council members on Wednesday agreed to continue debate over proposed code changes that would allow two‑story, stick‑built homes inside a long‑platted recreational‑vehicle subdivision, after several members said they wanted more time to study impacts.

The item would change a standing local restriction that has limited site‑built dwellings in the subdivision to a 900‑square‑foot total house size and a 15‑foot height limit. The developer asked the council to allow a second story so homes could reach about 1,200–1,400 square feet in total living area while keeping the existing 900‑square‑foot footprint; he asked for a maximum building height near 25 feet (the underlying zone permits 35 feet).

The request prompted a lengthy planning‑style discussion about neighborhood character, long‑term land‑use goals and precedent. Supporters said the change would convert aging park models into more durable, owner‑occupied housing with garages. Opponents warned that permitting two‑story stick‑built homes in the RV subdivision could amount to an unplanned rezoning—adding density and altering the look and maintenance responsibility for the area.

Planning staff and several council members said information remains missing about how the larger units would affect parking, circulation and common areas, and whether the subdivision’s homeowners association and recorded declarations need to be updated before the city acts. The developer described the subdivision’s unusual ownership history and said many lots are vacant and that residents and prospective buyers have asked for garages or enclosed storage.

Councilman Clark Faucett moved to continue the item to the council’s Aug. 7 meeting after staff, the developer and at least two council members meet to explore alternate solutions. Councilman Pritchett seconded the motion. The council voted to continue the item, 4 to 1.

The council and staff also agreed to schedule a technical meeting between planning staff, the developer and interested council members to examine lot sizes, parking counts, the plat and possible alternatives such as limited replatting, conditional use mechanisms, or a plan to finish the subdivision’s common‑area amenities.

If the parties cannot agree on a narrowly tailored code update, the council indicated it would prefer to see specific plat or design changes rather than broad, permanent changes to the city’s zoning rules.

The matter is scheduled for the Aug. 7 council meeting; in the meantime staff will prepare clarifying material for the council and the developer.","The council continued consideration of a developer request to allow two‑story, stick‑built homes inside an existing recreation‑vehicle park subdivision, asking staff and the developer to meet and return with refinements; the item was continued to Aug. 7 by a 4‑1 vote.","actionData","errors"]

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Staff updates: parks programming, water projects, trails grant and public‑safety staffing ahead of July 4 events

Council asks staff to study allowing limited commercial kitchens inside homes after resident complaint

Council clarifies Pecan Valley resort density; development agreement to cap recreational units at 444

Hurricane council delays decision on allowing two‑story stick‑built homes in existing RV subdivision