Commission tables Loman View rezoning and development agreement over river-oxbow, access and legal concerns

The Weber County Commission on June 17 held a public hearing on a rezoning and development agreement for the Loman View development (formerly Cherokee The River), then voted to table action so members could obtain additional legal analysis and information about a river-oxbow parcel and bridge/access funding.

Charlie York, who presented the application, described a request to rezone approximately 134–147 acres at about 500 North and 3600 West from A-2 to R-1-15, with roughly 38 acres to be rezoned to O-1 along the river corridor. York said infrastructure challenges include extending 3600 West to county standard, providing a full secondary egress in some buildout scenarios, extending sewer to Central Weber and extending water service with Taylor West Weber; the project may require pump stations for sewer and significant water-system upgrades.

York said the development agreement includes triggers limiting the number of homes that may be built unless required access, sewer and water improvements are completed; "over a certain amount of homes, they are required to build a full county standard, secondary egress," York said. He also described a proposed water-conservation approach in which each building permit would include a landscape plan certified by a landscape architect to show a conservation target. "They're proposing 50% conservation over what Weber Basin is currently considering right now," York said, noting the applicants targeted roughly 60,000 gallons of water use per year for a quarter-acre lot versus an approximate 120,000-gallon baseline cited for a conventional quarter-acre lot.

York described other features: a 300-foot river buffer in the O-1 zone, two trailheads serving the park/river area; proposed park land tentative acceptance by the park district; and proposed road cross-sections (700 North to an 80-foot right-of-way, 3600 West to a 100-foot right-of-way). He also said some lots in the R-1-15 area could be smaller and that the developer proposed some shared-private-driveway "6-pack" lots.

Commissioners questioned several items, focusing on a parcel within an oxbow of the river that the applicants do not own and on who would pay for future bridge crossings. Commissioner Jim Harvey said the oxbow parcel was a significant concern and requested legal counsel before taking action: "I don't wanna do it. In my mind, that would be a taking from the current applicant. I need more information. I'm not prepared to make a decision on this today because that is another piece that it's a big concern for me." Harvey moved to table the ordinance and development agreement until the requested information is provided. The motion was seconded and carried by voice vote.

The motion to table halts final action on ordinance 2025-14 and the related development agreement; commissioners left the public hearing record open for the factual record already presented but took no further votes on approvals at this meeting.

Next steps identified in the hearing include staff and legal follow-up to clarify title/right-of-way on the oxbow parcel, detailed bridge/road funding options (possible broader impact-fee approaches), and refinement of development-agreement language tied to triggers for egress, sewer and water improvements.