Council rezones two Carter Lane parcels to Public Facilities for downtown open space

Clearfield City Council on March 4 approved Ordinance 2025-511 to rezone properties at approximately 350 and 432 South Carter Lane from Urban Mixed Residential (UR) to Public Facilities, a change staff said conforms with the city's downtown form-based code and planned public-open-space uses.

City planning staff explained the three subject parcels include a half-acre city park developed with the Lotus development, a stormwater basin turned over to the city, and a linear strip of open space along the rail corridor that will be affected by the Utah Transit Authority's FrontRunner double-tracking project. "Clearfield's downtown, as designated with the form-based code area, all has that mixed-use land use designation, and parks are an important part of that land use designation as well," Tyson, a planning staff member, said during his presentation.

No members of the public spoke during the city hearing on these parcels. The Planning Commission forwarded a recommendation of approval to the council on March 5, 2025, based on the staff report and findings that the rezones are consistent with the general plan and preserve public open spaces.

Council voted unanimously to adopt the ordinance. During the discussion council members expressed general support and confirmed the long linear property along the rail corridor will be involved in coordination with UTA for the double-tracking project.

The ordinance amends the Clearfield zoning map but does not itself grant funds or authorize construction; any work within the rail corridor will require coordination with UTA and additional project approvals.