Spanish Fork City Council voted unanimously on Feb. 4 to annex approximately 6.5 acres located near 200 North and 920 West and to assign a rural-residential zone as a holding classification until a development proposal is submitted.

Why it matters: Annexation expands the city’s municipal boundary and establishes local zoning and development review jurisdiction; staff and the applicant said the property is designated medium-density residential on the city general plan, a designation that anticipates 3.5–8 housing units per acre.

Planner David G. Anderson told the council the parcel abuts the Sunset Park subdivision and is included in the city’s annexation policy. Anderson flagged two infrastructure constraints the city and developer will address during development: sewer service in that area may require either a lift station or substantial fill to raise grades, and the existing dead-end local access (920 West) is limited under city rules to 35 homes without constructing additional connections.

Applicant Austin Pritchett, representing the landowner, said his group controls or partners on more than 200 acres in the city and intends to follow the city’s general plan: “We’re asking for medium density residential, exactly like the general plan goes,” he said, and noted the landowner has historically farmed the land and now seeks to advance residential plans.

Motion language and vote: Councilman Kevin Tooke moved to approve the annexation “based on the following findings: (1) the subject property is located within the city’s annexation policy and growth management boundary; (2) the city’s general plan land-use designation for the annexation area is medium density residential,” and with the condition that the site be zoned rural residential on annexation. Councilman Euler seconded. The council voted yes on the roll call (Councilmen Tooke, Carden, Euler, Marshall and Councilwoman Beck), and the ordinance passed.

Next steps: Because no development plan has been submitted, staff will treat the rural-residential zoning as a holding zone while the applicant evaluates site-specific engineering (sewer, access) and returns with a formal subdivision or development application. Council acceptance of an annexation does not itself approve a subdivision, density, or final development plan.