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Emigration Canyon council adopts package of zoning, fee and fire ordinances; special-event bike rules deferred
Summary
Council adopted multiple ordinances updating the fee schedule, zoning chapters and fire-restriction authority and rezoned a single multifamily parcel; council discussed but did not finalize a special-event code change for bicycle groups, directing staff to return in September with adjustments.
The Emigration Canyon council on Tuesday approved a package of ordinances that updated the city fee schedule, repealed and replaced zoning chapters and adopted stage 2 wildfire restrictions consistent with Unified Fire Authority recommendations.
Why it matters: The ordinances revise how land use and zoning are administered in the canyon, remove a decades-old agricultural exemption to permit requirements, change the town’s nonconforming-use rules, and put the municipality on the same wildfire-restriction footing as the state — changes that affect property owners, developers and residents.
Votes at a glance
- Ordinance 2025-0-10, updated fee schedule — Council moved to adopt the ordinance as presented; motion seconded and the council voted in favor. The ordinance formalizes planning and building fee language and adjusts a percentage used in one fee line. (Motion offered on the record.)
- Ordinance 2025-0-05, repeal of agricultural exemption in chapter 19.02 and adoption of revised Title 19 general provisions — Council moved and voted to adopt the ordinance. Staff said the change…
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