Weber County approves Taylor Landing general-plan change, rezoning and Phase 6 development agreement

The Weber County Commission on Feb. 25 approved three linked actions to change the Western Weber General Plan, rezone property in the Taylor Landing subdivision and adopt a development agreement for Phase 6, clearing the way for roughly 24 acres to move from agricultural/open-space designation to R-1-15 residential and for about 31 acres to be dedicated to the Taylor/West Weber Park District.

Why it matters: The package reduces the amount of privately held agricultural open space within the Taylor Landing subdivision in exchange for a public park parcel, a commitment of water rights to support park irrigation and connectivity improvements that county staff said will reduce nonconforming lots and improve pedestrian and street access across the neighborhood.

The commission voted on the items separately. Resolution 13-2025, the general-plan amendment to redesignate about 46 acres from Parks and Recreation to medium/large lot residential, passed on a roll-call vote (two Aye, one Nay). The rezone ordinance (2025-3) to change parcels from A-1 to R-1-15 and to rezone roughly 31 acres from A-1 to O-1 was approved unanimously on Feb. 25, subject to final staff clarification of a 31-versus-32-acre legal description. The development agreement governing Phase 6 (about 24.3 acres of R-1-15) was approved by motion and carried by the commission.

County planning staff said the items had already received a unanimous recommendation from the Planning Commission. Mr. Rick Grover, a county staff member who presented the proposals at the public hearing, told commissioners the package splits a previously agreed open-space acreage: a ten-acre park parcel already held by the Park District would be supplemented by roughly 21 additional acres from the developer’s holdings, producing about 31 acres in public park ownership. Grover said the developer will sign over two existing well water rights to the Park District; county staff estimated that those rights will supply roughly 50% of the park’s irrigation needs in current, agricultural-duty terms and will move the district closer to a full water supply once park improvements are installed.

Charlie Ewart, identified in the record as county staff, explained the acreage arithmetic and the history: Taylor Landing was originally approved as a cluster subdivision that used individually owned agricultural open-space parcels to meet open-space requirements; a later lawsuit resulted in a 10-acre park parcel donated to the Park District, and the current proposal reallocates additional acreage from that agricultural open-space pool to public parkland while converting phase 6 acreage to conventional R-1-15 lots.

The development agreement contains several conditions aimed at improving connectivity and conserving water. The agreement applies only to Phase 6; county staff said the developer agreed to eliminate one cul‑de‑sac in phase 5 to provide a street stub for future connection and to supply pathway links across phases to improve pedestrian circulation. For water conservation, the developer declined a per-lot “smart irrigation” meter requirement and instead volunteered to provide three water-wise landscape plan concepts that future homeowners can choose at building-permit time; the county will require one of those concepts as part of the permit review.

The developer also agreed to construct the 3900 West connection across the property, linking north and south blocks, and to convey the identified water rights to the Park District. County staff noted the legal description for one parcel is being finalized with the surveyor and asked the commission to approve the rezone and development agreement subject to final staff confirmation of the adjusted legal description and the acreage change from 32 to about 31 acres.

Votes and formal actions recorded in the meeting transcript: - Resolution 13-2025 (general-plan amendment): motion passed (roll call recorded as Commissioner Gage Frower: Aye; Commissioner Jim Harvey: Aye; Chair Sharon Bullos: Nay). - Ordinance 2025-3 (rezone A-1 to R-1-15 and A-1 to O-1, acreage adjusted to 31): approved subject to final staff clarification (recorded roll call: Commissioner Gage Frower: Aye; Commissioner Jim Harvey: Aye; Chair Sharon Bullos: Aye). - Development agreement for Taylor Landing Phase 6 (24.3 acres R-1-15): motion carried (voice vote recorded as "All in favor; motion carries").

What remains: County staff will update the legal description in the rezone and development-agreement documents once the developer’s surveyor supplies the corrected deed descriptions. The Park District and county staff will continue to quantify the exact acre-feet the transferred historic water rights will yield for secondary water use as the park project moves into master planning.

The Planning Commission’s unanimous recommendation and the developer’s commitments to water and connectivity were recurring themes in the hearing. The commission’s approvals enable the developer to proceed with Phase 6 work once the outstanding legal-description correction is completed and recorded.