Clearfield City Council rezones 905 S. 1500 E. to Public Facilities

Clearfield City Council on March 4 adopted Ordinance 2025-510 to rezone the property at approximately 905 South 1500 East from A-1 Agricultural to Public Facilities, a change council members and staff said aligns the parcel with the city’s 2022 general plan and preserves it for parks and other public uses.

City planning staff described the 10-acre parcel as vacant open space surrounded by residential neighborhoods and some commercial properties. “The public facilities zone was identified as the best zone to have for properties such as parks and open space and even public facilities like the operation center,” Tyson, a Clearfield City planning staff member, told the council during the hearing.

The rezoning was recommended by the Planning Commission on March 5, 2025, after public comment at that meeting favored parks or open-space uses and raised questions about access via a private road. At the council meeting, nearby resident Susan Parker said she was “thrilled that you’re not gonna turn [the site] into housing,” but asked whether the neighborhood would have input on future design and how parking and policing would be handled if the site is developed for active uses. “My concern is what’s gonna happen to [the] wildlife,” Parker said, noting she walks the adjacent trail daily.

Council members responded that the parcel is already maintained as city-owned open space and that any future development would include consideration of parking, access and park programming. Council members also noted the site’s potential to serve as defensible green space to reduce wildfire risk for nearby homes.

The ordinance passed unanimously; council members recorded “aye” votes during roll call.

The rezoning does not itself fund park construction or set a development schedule. Council members said the parcel will remain city property and will be programmed or developed at a later date, with additional opportunities for public input when development is proposed.