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Key outcomes (voice votes unless otherwise noted):

- Ordinance 2025‑12 (boundary adjustments / lot line adjustments): approved. Staff said the ordinance updates local procedure to implement Utah Senate Bill 104 and delegates review of boundary adjustments to the planning director and city engineer (formerly a City Council review).

- Purchase approvals (all approved):
• Six police vehicles (Dodge Durango, three Ford F‑150s including one outfitted for SWAT leader, two Toyota Camrys) — total requested: $248,373.
• Two 1‑ton maintenance trucks (Ford F350 chassis and dump bodies) — total: $146,452.06.
• Two international plow trucks with dump bodies and snow plow packages — total: $654,986.96.
• One stormwater Vactor cleaning truck (chassis + vacuum/flushing body) — total: $600,113.02.
• One refuse packer (garbage) truck with chassis and refuse body — total: $382,819.00.
• One John Deere loader for the landfill — total: $390,528.00.

- Electric utility materials (Northwest Substation):
• Tapered steel poles for the substation — low bid awarded to Klute, $145,965 (approved).
• Structural steel for the substation equipment — low bid awarded to Klute, $40,173 (approved).

Council members stated the purchases were budgeted in the FY26 capital plans and were replacements of aging equipment. Staff said many purchases used state contract pricing; several large items had been planned under the department 10‑year replacement schedules. No procurement protests or competing bids were recorded in the meeting transcript.

Votes were recorded by voice; roll‑call tallies were not read into the public transcript for these items.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","7-8-2025 Bountiful City Council Regular Session","oneSentenceSummary","On July 8 the council approved multiple capital purchases (police vehicles, maintenance trucks, plow trucks, stormwater and garbage equipment, landfill loader), adopted a boundary‑adjustment ordinance, and asked staff to redraft the ADU height amendment after the initial motion failed.","taxTitle","Bountiful City Council, Bountiful , Davis County, Utah","taxId",23367,"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},6520214,"Council grants local consent for two downtown restaurants’ liquor licenses",156,2024000,2180000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5334331-5df95939084db31655dd29e2df657934&start=2024&end=2180","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5334331-5df95939084db31655dd29e2df657934/thumbnail_2024000.jpg","/articles/6520214/Utah/Council-grants-local-consent-for-two-downtown-restaurants-liquor-licenses","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6520214-4c34935dcc9508f24e988c3b0727c0fb/orig.mp4?Expires=1770941473&Signature=g8TISQ34BGN3~gIvrjlJYlcfi056uWL-IU0DHLvmvsDNFX9SwtV8w6~iVVYJ1BX38g8ZLOrOjSqXoL91KnortnL4C1xL6MYwpAHhVCDcVy~ICuFZ6cTk~HTTL1YELd2SbD~yRpmiQEBt4ppAXhOKYVVLczXzJeVPxMgKHKTyu8-mTm8sqZiUE1VoTBk0MBkK5zFLNgCbLgrgn1ve9ofsS~6hC3YU6CEqUBmDz8QBgca~GD6Gx3o-utJr~UBYTExgCwdBg92TyVcailpoWIfdPStQMszt5eHjh5Ql-ERcJr~pXo9RtKtRTOYvTmYvf8AVOZopArTs6mrF51SaXywo~Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Bountiful City Council granted local consent on July 8 for two changes to downtown restaurant liquor licenses: a local consent for a name/responsible‑party change for Fat Fish 2 and local consent for a restaurant liquor license for Smoke and Bones at 364 South 2nd West.

City staff explained that local consent is required before applicants pursue state liquor licensing. The staff report showed required background checks had been run and no disqualifying issues were found. For Fat Fish, staff described the item as an administrative step tied to a change in the responsible person; the council approved the local consent and authorized the mayor to sign. For Smoke and Bones, staff said the applicant applied for a full restaurant liquor license; the council voted to grant local consent with no recorded objections.

Council votes were by voice (ayes recorded). Successful local consent allows both applicants to proceed to the Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control for final state approval.","The council granted local consent for a name change for Fat Fish and approved a restaurant liquor license for Smoke and Bones; both actions clear the way for state licensing steps.",{"_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},6520219,"Council approves Hidden Gardens mixed‑use development and final site plan on Orchard Drive",878,2191000,3069000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5334331-5df95939084db31655dd29e2df657934&start=2191&end=3069","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5334331-5df95939084db31655dd29e2df657934/thumbnail_2191000.jpg","/articles/6520219/Utah/Council-approves-Hidden-Gardens-mixeduse-development-and-final-site-plan-on-Orchard-Drive","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6520219-f28f59bda6e980ca80c982c92edbf2a6/orig.mp4?Expires=1770941473&Signature=NWOSMXbTIgwGS3AAkIqMW6Ny3S8D1jE~~hX6W1QtNjAUR9~-WllmKL6dpwl3kluvQUbd4E0GmcQs4Vg9vrOy8IEqZ0nD7RqBVz8Bi5o8T0nWE6x6Qe7GK4FUEST68q5-LdSUxDYDdbpsg3nVxjGvpyC~hV-kn6MoVTjYUM~CxueS1UdH9EYGQM7cIoyCVdFfVCZeq69gK6F~g0li2bYbZhTXcNtHu8JuEvjR5~BefOTWZIy6A6CxjDVAS5dBl57pdflerbpLcAVNIayeIeMRNm4G0HHRBLj86uAl~nNcRRvFLnsP831IK-nC2Lw0Z~r2xet8NVffVap8kxwKxKOgoA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Bountiful City Council approved a zoning and development plan amendment and granted final architectural and site‑plan approval for the Hidden Gardens mixed‑use project at 2122 South Orchard Drive on July 8.

Planning staff told the council the application included two linked items: an amendment to the development plan text (to correct a typographical discrepancy in the stated front setback) and final architectural and site‑plan approval for a mixed‑use development. Amber Corbridge summarized that the site plan shows a 10‑foot front setback consistent with the approved plan, while an incorrect 20‑foot figure remained in the plan text. \"We missed the change in the text to make it 10 instead of the 20,\" Corbridge said; staff recommended correcting the text to match the site plan.

The planning commission held a public hearing on June 17 and forwarded a positive recommendation subject to conditions listed in the staff report. Council members raised questions about walkability, pedestrian safety on Orchard Drive, landscaping, and how the project would be perceived from the street. Staff and the applicant noted landscaping along the sidewalk, two open plaza spaces on the building corners and the site's grade change as mitigating elements that would improve pedestrian experience and reduce perceived building mass.

Councilmembers voted to approve the ordinance amending the zoning and the development plan and then voted separately to approve the final site plan, each by voice vote. No roll‑call tallies were provided in the public record of the meeting.

The approvals permit the developer to proceed with the project subject to the conditions listed in the staff report and to the corrected setback language.","Council approved an ordinance amending zoning and the final architectural site plan for the Hidden Gardens mixed‑use project at 2122 South Orchard Drive; planning commission had forwarded a positive recommendation with conditions.",{"_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},6520224,"Bountiful council delays vote on accessory-structure height increase after hours of debate",3786,3090000,6876000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5334331-5df95939084db31655dd29e2df657934&start=3090&end=6876","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5334331-5df95939084db31655dd29e2df657934/thumbnail_3090000.jpg","/articles/6520224/Utah/Bountiful-council-delays-vote-on-accessory-structure-height-increase-after-hours-of-debate","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6520224-5bd51a0481c269b84fd0a2cb13ea59cc/orig.mp4?Expires=1770941473&Signature=CqSXo4cLDFqP~rAtF-cEauakNhU8h-fhtygfTj0~gBT80DFMM0FGNJERDYpB8YnmepRuf6odqhimNpv~KMvWXKcWrNLCozZe5wfqzkal9VYT0knoTtsi7xeIKXfYdc7M-Nyyu38c-ntI0OCCaiXGJMP3JRaEYKvOFfefelE0-xAIVK6WICZMpzd0QXxNmjr6sugGe46VokBvooJlVc0c7MLIu0~aaUnzYpwpVcLbt5eNt9eDa1MLfbATSUEi6~FziewfHDRcS2J9b7pH4pDxNXCV~yDnck7gp60HxgO~OCbhvMaJZQDXftjs8luuI3dFnlHCf--wubeBumCcYLQ3rg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Bountiful City Council debated a proposed text amendment on July 8 that would raise allowable heights for single‑family residential accessory structures — a change aimed at making detached accessory dwelling units (ADUs) easier to design and live in. After more than two hours of public testimony and council discussion, a motion to adopt the ordinance as drafted failed for lack of a second. Councilmembers asked staff to return with a revised ordinance that narrows the change and clarifies how height will be measured.

Council members, planning staff and the applicant said the amendment responds to repeated applications that staff could not approve under the existing limits. Amber Corbridge, a city planner, told the council that the current code limits overall height for accessory structures to 20 feet and sidewall height to 15 feet, which she said has made two‑story ADU designs difficult on flat lots. \"We believe that it is the best interest of the city to promote more moderate‑income housing options such as ADUs,\" Corbridge said. The staff recommendation was to raise the maximum overall height to 25 feet and increase the sidewall allowance by 5 feet, coupled with larger setbacks for the taller option.

The planning commission recommended a larger change: it forwarded the amendment with a 28‑foot maximum instead of staff’s 25 feet. Supporters, including applicant Lisa Hicks, said the higher limit would allow non‑flat (architectural) roofs and full‑height living space above a garage without forcing a flat roof design. \"When we made the application for the side wall to go from 15 to 20, it was so that we could put a non‑flat roof on it to make it an architectural home,\" Hicks said.

Opponents raised concerns about neighborhood character, privacy and shading. Several council members emphasized that detached ADUs can be visually and functionally distinct from internal ADUs and said they worried the draft would permit structures that appear as a second dwelling on a lot. One council member summarized the concern as a risk of losing predictability for surrounding homeowners if taller detached units become common.

Council discussion focused on three technical points: (1) whether to keep a sidewall‑height limit (measured from eave to average grade) or simplify to a single overall height, (2) whether to measure overall height at the midpoint of the roof (the current method) or at the peak, and (3) whether to treat ADUs differently from other accessory structures. Staff said the sidewall rule was originally intended to avoid a large flat box and to preserve form; they also noted the code currently measures the primary dwelling height at the roof midpoint. Planning staff said they could draft a bifurcated approach that would keep existing accessory‑structure rules but create a separate ADU section with a clear peak‑to‑peak measurement and a 25‑foot maximum.

Instead of adopting the ordinance on July 8, council members directed staff to prepare a revised draft for a future meeting. The council asked staff to:

- return with a version that sets a clear maximum overall height for ADUs (council discussion suggested 25 feet as a working maximum), measured consistently and in a way that is easy to administer;
- keep or clarify setbacks tied to increased height (staff and commissioners proposed increased setbacks — e.g., an 8‑foot side setback for enhanced heights); and
- separate ADU‑specific standards from general accessory‑structure rules so ADU review can include privacy, window placement and administrative committee checks that are already part of the ADU process.

Staff told the council they could draft the bifurcated language and compare measurement conventions used by neighboring cities. The council did not adopt the ordinance on July 8; the motion to adopt failed for lack of a second and the item will return for further drafting and review.

The council also heard one public comment specifically supporting the change from an applicant who said the change would allow a more attractive, livable ADU rather than a flat‑roof “box.”","Council members debated a proposed text amendment to increase allowable heights for accessory structures and ADUs. A motion to adopt the ordinance failed for lack of support; council directed staff to return with a narrower, clearer proposal.","actionData","errors"]

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