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\"We've got a huge issue, and we can choose to address it or not,\" resident Megan Palazzo said during public comment. \"I think someone is going to get hurt.\" Multiple other residents described instances in which cyclists drifted into cars or an over‑correction produced injury.

Salt Lake County Public Works operations representative Steven Kollmeyer described the material and the agency’s intent: \"A micro‑pave ... is a coarser aggregate. We typically recommended the coarser aggregate in collector, rural roads ... they last longer.\" He said county crews pursue pavement preservation between more expensive mill-and-overlay jobs and that the contract specifications used APWA standards.

Kollmeyer and county inspectors acknowledged they have received complaints and said some high spots and seams would be rechecked; the county plans a broom/sweep pass and said crews would address identified hazards. \"We do expect it to smooth through time,\" Kollmeyer told the meeting, but he also agreed the county would prioritize spot repairs where the surface creates a safety hazard for cyclists.

Council and staff direction

Council members and staff asked MSD and Salt Lake County to take three near-term steps: (1) identify and repair hazardous spots in the bike shoulders; (2) provide council with the contract and specifications used for the micro‑pave work and a written inspection report; and (3) if necessary, commission an independent pavement engineer review to identify remediations for the shoulder areas. Several council members said they want the county inspector and the contractor to return to the council with a plan for spot repairs before winter.

Noise cameras and enforcement

Residents and council members also discussed noise from motorcycle exhaust and large groups causing traffic issues. Council member briefing and a sheriff’s liaison said the municipality can enforce certain municipal ordinances through a civil code process handled by the Municipal Service District (MSD). Council members discussed a noise-camera system that measures sound and captures a license-plate image for automated civil enforcement rather than criminal traffic stops.

Chief Nasr (UPD) commented that police support tools that lead to enforceable violations, and the council asked staff to pursue a civil‑code enforcement pathway that would allow MSD to use camera-captured evidence to issue civil violations. Staff reported the camera systems have been tested in other U.S. jurisdictions and that civil enforcement lowers the burden of proof compared with criminal prosecution.

Special-event permitting link

The road and bicycle-safety discussion linked to the council’s simultaneous review of a new special-event code. Council members and UPD said that organizing large bicycle events without permitting affects traffic control and recommended keeping a higher participant threshold (20 riders) for event permitting so MSD and UPD can allocate resources and require law-enforcement staffing where an event is likely to impede traffic.

What happens next

Council asked county staff and MSD planning to arrange a field inspection including council or resident representatives and to produce a written engineering evaluation of the micro‑pave finish and a list of spot repairs. If spot repairs are inadequate, council directed staff to explore additional treatments for the shoulders, including the option of a finer aggregate or targeted mill-and-overlay in problematic stretches. The council also asked staff to report back in time to change the approach before winter maintenance and to document performance standards for future preservation work.

Resident safety incidents

At the meeting residents said crashes and near‑misses have already occurred; a participant said a roadside over‑correction at a private driveway broke a cyclist’s hip while backing out of a driveway. Residents urged a multilayered approach: additional road-surface work where required, improved event permitting and stronger communication with cycling groups.","mediaType","Audio","parentTitle","Emigration Canyon City Council Meeting - 08-26-2025 Emigration CC Audio","oneSentenceSummary","Residents told the council that a recent micro‑pave pavement preservation on Emigration Canyon Road left the bicycle shoulders rough and unsafe; county staff said some irregularities should smooth with winter use but agreed to inspect and repair hazardous spots.","taxTitle","Emigration Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah","taxId",79985,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":50,"_51":81,"_53":-5,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":82,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":83,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6498619,"Emigration Canyon council adopts package of zoning, fee and fire ordinances; special-event bike rules deferred",2081,3102000,5183000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5694362-690dd945995f2ff676342f304bfb6e7e&start=3102&end=5183","/articles/6498619/Emigration-Canyon/Salt-Lake-County/Utah/Emigration-Canyon-council-adopts-package-of-zoning-fee-and-fire-ordinances-special-event-bike-rules-deferred","The Emigration Canyon council on Tuesday approved a package of ordinances that updated the city fee schedule, repealed and replaced zoning chapters and adopted stage 2 wildfire restrictions consistent with Unified Fire Authority recommendations.

Why it matters: The ordinances revise how land use and zoning are administered in the canyon, remove a decades-old agricultural exemption to permit requirements, change the town’s nonconforming-use rules, and put the municipality on the same wildfire-restriction footing as the state — changes that affect property owners, developers and residents.

Votes at a glance

- Ordinance 2025-0-10, updated fee schedule — Council moved to adopt the ordinance as presented; motion seconded and the council voted in favor. The ordinance formalizes planning and building fee language and adjusts a percentage used in one fee line. (Motion offered on the record.)

- Ordinance 2025-0-05, repeal of agricultural exemption in chapter 19.02 and adoption of revised Title 19 general provisions — Council moved and voted to adopt the ordinance. Staff said the change removes a special pathway that allowed some agricultural structures to be established without a land-use or building permit; it does not by itself remove agriculture as an allowed use but requires a permit before an agricultural use may be established. The planning commission had recommended approval.

- Ordinance 2025-0-09, rezoning of a 0.88-acre parcel (Camp K parking parcel) from RM to FR-20 — The council adopted the rezone after staff reported Salt Lake City and the camp operator had been consulted. The change eliminates the lone multifamily zoning parcel inside the canyon code.

- Ordinance 2025-0-07, repealing and replacing chapter 19.88 (nonconforming uses and noncomplying structures) — Adopted. The replaced rules were described by staff as narrower than the county’s prior rules, limiting some previous practices that allowed rebuilding or enlarging nonconforming structures beyond their original footprint.

- Ordinance 2025-0-06, repealing chapters 19.08, 19.44 and 19.56 (various unused zone chapters) — Adopted; the council retained the historic-preservation chapter for additional review at the planning commission’s request.

- Ordinance 2025-0-11, stage 2 fire restrictions — Adopted; the ordinance implements stage 2 restrictions immediately and aligns the city with Unified Fire Authority’s guidance. Council also directed staff to draft a follow-up ordinance allowing delegated, expedited changes to local restrictions in coordination with UFA.

What the council discussed but did not adopt

The council reviewed a proposed replacement for the city’s special-event code (draft Ordinance 2025-0-08). Staff said the draft splits events into categories (free-speech, entertainment, recreation and bicycle events) and lowers the per-event permit threshold used by the county for bicycle groups. The draft as written used 10 participants as the threshold for a bicycle-event permit. Council members and law enforcement pressed for a higher number that staff could reasonably enforce. After a discussion that included officers and MSD staff, council members directed staff to change the bicycle-event threshold to 20 participants and to bring the revised ordinance back for adoption in September. They also asked staff to add an expedited-permit fee option to the fee schedule for late requests.

Other actions

The council authorized a lease addendum for a city-owned property at the current rent rate effective on the stated renewal date; the tenant agreed to pay utilities and the lease includes a six-month termination provision.

Staff and planning commission work

Planning staff and the planning commission had reviewed the Title 19 replacement and the zoning changes in public hearings and recommended approval. Council staff told the meeting that the Title 19 rewrite will be adopted chapter by chapter rather than as a single omnibus update so other chapters can be moved into new numbered chapters at a later date.

What’s next

Council members asked staff to return in September with the revised special-event ordinance text (bicycle events threshold increased to 20), the expedited permit-fee wording for the fee schedule, and the enforcement language for municipal civil enforcement if the council wants MSD to process civil code violations tied to automated noise-camera evidence.","Council adopted multiple ordinances updating the fee schedule, zoning chapters and fire-restriction authority and rezoned a single multifamily parcel; council discussed but did not finalize a special-event code change for bicycle groups, directing staff to return in September with adjustments.",{"_33":85,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":86,"_41":87,"_43":88,"_45":89,"_47":90,"_49":50,"_51":91,"_53":-5,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":92,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":93,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6498624,"Granite School District outlines boundary review that could close one or two elementary schools serving Emigration Canyon",1202,1746000,2948000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5694362-690dd945995f2ff676342f304bfb6e7e&start=1746&end=2948","/articles/6498624/Emigration-Canyon/Salt-Lake-County/Utah/Granite-School-District-outlines-boundary-review-that-could-close-one-or-two-elementary-schools-serving-Emigration-Canyon","Steve Hogan, director of planning and boundaries for Granite School District, told the Emigration Canyon council and residents that the district’s ongoing boundary study could lead to the closure of one or two elementary schools that serve families in the canyon.

\"This study is almost a calendar year. We started in February and we will continue through December,\" Hogan said, and later told the meeting he would \"make an initial recommendation to the board as far as what to do ... a week from today.\" He said the district will hold two large public meetings at Skyline and Olympus in late September and expects a board first reading in November, followed by final action in December.

Why it matters: the study responds to years of declining enrollment across the district. Hogan said Granite had about 75,000 students roughly 25–30 years ago and now has about 55,000. In the study area that includes Emigration Canyon, the district is evaluating enrollment, building condition and other factors to determine whether to close elementary schools and how to redraw feeder boundaries for middle and high schools.

Hogan said Eastwood Elementary and Oak Ridge have been flagged previously because both are among the district’s older facilities. \"My guess is ... one of either Eastwood or Oak Ridge would be recommended for closure,\" he told the meeting, but he emphasized the board would make the final decision after the remaining hearings and committee work.

Residents pressed for details at the public meeting. Camille (a resident) asked whether the study considers moving Emigration Canyon into another district; Hogan replied that changing district boundaries is not in the study’s scope. A Granite staff estimate presented at the meeting said the study examines roughly 35–40 elementary schools in the relevant planning area and an additional 10–15 secondary schools when feeder patterns are included.

Several parents said they worry closures would push families toward private or charter schools. Hogan acknowledged there is limited public data on where students move after a closure because charter school enrollment records are not always shared with the district, and described the district’s experience as mixed: some parents briefly change schools and return, while others do not.

Hogan described the district’s target size for a healthy elementary as roughly 500–600 students, which he said typically allows three teachers per grade and reduces \"split\" classes. He said the district has closed about 10 elementary schools in the last five to six years as part of repeated studies.

The district is using mailers, school-based notices and public meetings to reach residents. Hogan gave two large community meeting dates as September 23 (Skyline) and September 25 (Olympus) and said the district will publish more details on its website and in mailings. He invited residents to review the study materials posted on the Granite Schools planning and boundaries page and to provide feedback.

Residents said they will continue to attend district meetings and urged the school board and district staff to consider travel time and school access for canyon families in any boundary decision. Hogan said he would remain available at public events and to answer questions as the committee prepares its recommendation.","Granite School District staff told Emigration Canyon council members that a year-long boundary study may recommend one to two elementary school closures; public meetings are scheduled in September and the district plans initial board action in November and final action in December.","actionData","errors"]

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