Weber County commissioners, developer discuss Westbridge rezone, but take no formal vote

Weber County commissioners and developer representatives spent the work session on Monday discussing the proposed Westbridge rezone and master development agreement, focusing on shoreline setbacks, required bridges, housing product mix and how the county and developer will use market studies and future zoning changes to guide long-term outcomes.

The discussion matters because the Westbridge project is planned as a large, multi-decade community that would change land use and infrastructure needs in western Weber County and could establish long-running obligations through a master development agreement.

Commissioner Bullos opened the item by asking for direction on how to proceed after the item had been tabled. Developer representative Charlie (first name only in transcript) said the development team had met with the state water agency and provided a letter confirming collaboration on shoreline and wetlands mitigation and that the team expected continued coordination on engineering and FEMA-related mitigation. Charlie said the letter "was a 100% reflective of the conversation that we had, so we were very happy." The developer also described a negotiated trade: the project team sought a 100-foot minimum setback along the river rather than 300 feet in exchange for accommodating an industrial byway across portions of the Westbridge property.

Commissioner…