Layton adopts station area plan required by HB462, deems small Clearfield parcel impracticable
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Summary
Layton City Council adopted the station area plan prepared under state House Bill 462 to guide development within a half-mile of the FrontRunner station and formally found a tiny portion of the city that falls within the Clearfield station area impractical for a station-area plan.
Whitney Black, a city planner, told the council May 15 that Layton has consolidated two decades of downtown and transportation planning into a station area plan required by state House Bill 462 (HB462). The law requires municipalities with a fixed-guideway transit station to adopt a plan covering a half-mile radius around the station; Layton’s plan incorporates prior downtown, general-plan and transportation policies and lists short- and long-term implementation strategies.
Black said the station area plan’s objectives mirror the statutory requirements: increase availability and affordability of housing (including moderate-income housing), promote sustainable environmental conditions, improve access to opportunities and expand transportation choices. The plan identifies infrastructure constraints (interstates, major arterials, creeks and railroad rights-of-way), infill and shared-parking opportunities, and six goals supported by eight strategies and prioritized action items for five- and ten-year horizons.
The council also adopted a separate resolution finding that a very small portion of Layton that lies in the Clearfield station area is impracticable for the statute’s purposes because it is already developed and lacks feasible change. City staff recommended adopting both resolutions and forwarding the plan to Wasatch Front Regional Council for certification.
Action: By unanimous roll-call vote the council adopted Resolution 25-30 (adopting the station area plan) and Resolution 25-31 (deeming the small Clearfield-area parcel impracticable). Black and council members noted the city has long planned the downtown and the station area, and the session included questions about whether other adopted planning documents would be codified (staff clarified the station-area plan consolidates but does not replace existing plans such as the active-transportation plan).
Ending: The plan will be shared with regional partners and the city will track the prioritized infrastructure and housing actions identified for the next five and ten years.