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Tooele considers temporary ordinance to tighten review of developer‑provided water rights
Summary
City engineer presented a draft temporary land‑use regulation (Ordinance 2025‑10) to clarify how the city evaluates water rights offered by developers, including authority to refuse paper rights and to require developed, usable sources; council directed staff to proceed to planning commission for review.
Tooele City staff presented a draft temporary ordinance May 7 that would clarify and tighten the city’s review of water rights developers may convey to satisfy the city’s water‑rights exaction requirement.
Paul Hansen, Tooele’s city engineer, said the city has required developers to provide water rights for new development since a 1998 ordinance (Tooele City Code 7‑26‑3). The code currently allows developers to satisfy water‑rights requirements either by conveying water rights or by paying a payment‑in‑lieu for commercial/industrial projects and for second lots or single existing…
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