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Votes at a glance: city council approves audits, development rules and election agreement; Mohave Crossing continued
Summary
St. George City Council approved multiple ordinances and resolutions on financial, land-use and election matters and continued action on the Mohave Crossing hotel/medical project to Feb. 6.
Votes at a glance: St. George City Council approved a set of ordinances, resolutions and permits on development, elections and budgeting, and continued the Mohave Crossing zoning item to Feb. 6 for additional engineering work.
Why it matters: The council’s actions allocate funds, set temporary rules for signage on Southern Parkway, advance a planned Desert Color medical facility, approve hillside and interchange permits that affect major trails and roads, and confirm an interlocal elections agreement with Washington County.
The council approved the following formal actions at the meeting: - Consent calendar: Council approved the consent calendar (motion by Danielle Larkin; second by Jimmy Hughes). Outcome: approved unanimously. - Resolution 2025-002R — FY 2024–25 budget amendment for Sand Hollow Aquatic Center boilers: Approved (motion by Steve Kemp; second by Natalie Larson). Low bid $330,900; funding source: wrap tax fund. Roll-call: Natalie Larson, Jimmy Hughes, Danielle Larkin, Michelle Tanner, Steve Kemp — all aye. Outcome: approved unanimously. - Ordinance 2024-005 — Desert Color Plan Development Commercial (Desert Color Parkway): Approved (motion by Michelle Tanner; second by Natalie Larson). The change authorizes two medical buildings: a satellite emergency department (≈21,669 sq ft) and a clinic (≈20,000 sq ft). Parking provided: 174 stalls; code requires 167. Roll-call: Kemp, Tanner, Larkin, Hughes, Larson — all aye. Outcome: adopted. - Ordinance 2025-006 — Temporary land-use regulation prohibiting off-premise signs along State Route 7 (Southern Parkway): Approved (motion by Danielle Larkin; second by Jimmy Hughes). Roll-call unanimous; the regulation will be effective for at least six months while staff develops a possible permanent code amendment. Outcome: adopted. - Item 5 (Mohave Crossing PDC amendment for hotel/medical/retail on Pioneer Road): Continued to Feb. 6 at the applicant’s request to allow staff and the applicant to determine whether a north-side (Nighthawk) access is feasible; motion by Jimmy Hughes; second by Danielle Larkin. Outcome: continued to Feb. 6. - Hillside development permit — SR 18 interchange (near milepost 7): Approved with condition that the developer work with staff to keep the multiuse trail open during grading and to pursue temporary and permanent trail solutions (motion by Steve Kemp; second by Natalie Larson). Outcome: approved unanimously. - Hillside development permit — establish ridgeline at Lot 44, Master Ridge (1856 Joe Circle): Approved (motion by Danielle Larkin; second by Michelle Tanner). Vote: 3–2; nay votes from Natalie Larson and Steve Kemp. Outcome: approved. - Resolution 2025-003R — Interlocal cooperation agreement with Washington County for election services: Approved with direction that staff confirm and use the current county commission chair as signatory (motion by Steve Kemp; second by Natalie Larson). Roll-call unanimous. Outcome: approved. - Appointments to St. George Arts Commission: Ginger Nelson (president-elect) and Sarah Reynolds (three-year appointment) approved (motion by Danielle Larkin; second by Steve Kemp). Outcome: approved.
What the votes mean moving forward: The Desert Color medical campus and the temporary Southern Parkway sign restriction advance quickly; the Mohave Crossing item will return after engineering review on access options; the SR 18 interchange hillside permit includes a specific direction to protect the city’s most-used multiuse trail during construction.
