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Orangeville Council approves street lamps, transient room tax, business licenses and multiple policies; accessory dwelling unit ordinance tabled
Summary
At its Aug. 14 meeting the Orangeville City Council approved $73,078 for north-end and Cemetery Road street lighting, adopted a 1% transient room tax ordinance, approved business licenses and adopted two administrative policies; council tabled accessory dwelling unit regulations for further review.
The Orangeville City Council at its Aug. 14 regular session approved a package of routine and policy measures, including a $73,078 contract to add street lights on the north end of town and Cemetery Road, adoption of a city transient room tax ordinance, approval of two local business licenses and adoption of two administrative resolutions covering credit-card and information-technology use.
The council unanimously approved payment of the city’s bills and warrants and the July 10, 2025 regular-session minutes before taking up individual agenda items. On motions that passed, the council:
- Approved a contract to install additional post lamps on the north end of Orangeville and along Cemetery Road at a cost of $73,078. Funding will come from BC Road funds, a state‑restricted road/safety fund the city receives. The council voted 5-0 to approve the expenditure.
- Adopted Ordinance 2025-4 to collect a 1% transient room tax for short‑term rentals and similar lodging (rentals of 30 days or less). The council voted 5-0 to adopt the ordinance; the item implements local collection of revenue already flowing through the county.
- Tabled Ordinance 2025-5 (accessory dwelling unit regulations). Planning and Zoning requested additional review; council voted 5-0 to table the ordinance so planners can revisit details with the commission.
- Adopted Ordinance 2025-6 to remove (redact) an existing code provision on home‑premise occupation business licenses and give the council authority to approve business licenses. The ordinance passed on a unanimous vote.
- Adopted Ordinance 2025-7 (amendments to chapter 6) changing limits on the number of dogs allowed in most zones from two to three per household; the measure passed 3-2 after debate (see separate article on the dog ordinance for details).
- Approved two local business licenses: Grandma’s House LLC (applicant referenced in the record as Miguel Perez; an earlier transcript line also referenced “Mikhail/Mikhail Francis” — applicant name not consistently reported in the record) for a short‑term rental/Airbnb on 300 North Main Street; and Bramble & Bridal (Lindsey Scow) for a small art/studio business. Both licenses were approved after staff confirmed health and planning inspections; council votes were unanimous on the licenses.
- Approved a request to allow culinary water connections for McCoy/Alrick (four connections requested). The council voted to authorize the applicant to pursue a special service district and permitted four culinary water hookups.
- Adopted Resolution 2025-10 establishing a city credit-card policy for employees and elected officials (annual signed agreement required) and Resolution 2025-11 adopting an information-technology policy governing use, security and management of city-owned IT resources. Both resolutions passed unanimously.
Votes at a glance (major items): - Bills and warrants payment — motion passed (unanimous). - July 10, 2025 minutes — motion passed (unanimous). - Business license: Grandma’s House LLC (Airbnb on 300 N. Main) — motion passed (unanimous). Applicant name inconsistent in transcript (Miguel Perez / Mikhail Francis); not specified in staff paperwork in the record. - Business license: Bramble & Bridal (Lindsey Scow) — motion passed (unanimous). - Culinary water connections (McCoy/Alrick) — motion passed (unanimous); 4 hookups approved. - Proclamation: September 2025 declared Orangeville City Suicide Prevention Month (4 Corners) — motion passed (unanimous). - Street lamps (north end and Cemetery Road) — approved $73,078 (funded from BC Road funds) — motion passed (5-0). - Ordinance 2025-4 (transient room tax, 1%) — adopted (5-0). - Ordinance 2025-5 (accessory dwelling unit regulations) — tabled for planning-and-zoning review (5-0 to table). - Ordinance 2025-6 (redacting home premise occupation business-license language) — adopted (5-0). - Ordinance 2025-7 (dog-limitation amendments, up to 3 dogs per household except certain apartment zones) — adopted (3-2). - Resolution 2025-10 (credit-card policy) — adopted (5-0). - Resolution 2025-11 (information‑technology policy) — adopted (5-0).
Context and next steps: City staff noted the street‑lamp money comes from recurring BC Road funds restricted to road and safety projects; staff also reported a modest UDOT contribution toward LED upgrades on state‑maintained stretches. Planning and zoning will revisit the accessory dwelling unit ordinance before the council takes final action. The transient room tax takes local collection steps but does not increase existing taxes, councilmembers said; it redirects a share of lodging tax revenue to the city that currently routes through the county.
