Tooele City Council approves Perry Homes Compass Point RSD rezoning for 1,227 acres
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The council voted 5-0 to rezone about 1,227 acres in northwest Tooele to a Residential Special District (Compass Point RSD), allowing design flexibility for an anticipated mix of housing, roughly 3,600 units at buildout and about 50 acres of open space; the developer will dedicate about 3 acres for a future fire station.
Tooele City Council unanimously approved an ordinance to rezone roughly 1,227 acres in the city’s northwest from R-17 residential and a small strip of general commercial to the Compass Point Residential Special District, the council announced May 7.
City Community Development Director Andrew Agard told the council the rezoning application from Perry Homes covers land from about 1000 North to the city’s northern boundary and from 1200 West to near Bridal Boulevard. Agard said the district is expected to allow about 3,600 dwelling units at full buildout and would set aside roughly 50 acres for parks and open space.
The RSD, Agard said, is designed to provide the developer flexibility on lot sizes, architectural standards, street and parking sections and other development standards while preserving the city’s medium density residential land-use designation. Agard also said the applicant intends to dedicate approximately 3 acres to the city at no cost to accommodate a future fire station.
The planning commission held a public hearing and voted unanimously on April 23 to recommend approval, Agard said. No members of the public addressed the council during the council’s public hearing on the item.
Councilman Bruce Nicholson moved to approve Ordinance 2025-11; Councilman McCall seconded. The motion passed on a 5-0 vote.
Because the project spans many years, Agard told the council the development could take 20 to 30 years to complete and that some areas in the proposal are being held in reserve for potential future uses if the developer does not build residences there immediately.
The RSD document will establish site-specific permitted and conditional uses, landscaping and fencing standards and other design details; the city will inherit the cost of developing the dedicated parkland if and when the city accepts the dedications.