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Council approves zone change with affordable-unit condition, multiple consultant contracts and other measures
Summary
Hurricane City Council on Aug. 7 approved a package of land‑use, licensing and capital‑project actions, including a rezone conditioned on three deed‑restricted affordable units and consultant selections for several road and park‑access designs.
Hurricane City Council on Aug. 7 approved a package of land-use, licensing and capital-project actions and directed staff to finalize related development agreements and administrative details.
The council voted to approve a zone change east of the Lava Knolls subdivision with a condition that three multifamily units in the new RM-2 portion be deed-restricted as affordable housing under the city’s current ordinance. The council also granted local consent for two full-service restaurant liquor licenses, adopted an updated stormwater (MS4) ordinance to meet state and federal requirements, approved changes to recreation fees, and adopted an amended employee tuition reimbursement policy with a seven-year/retirement payback provision. The council selected engineering consultants for four street‑design projects and for the Sand Hollow State Park west‑side access design; those consultant awards will move to contract negotiations.
Why it matters: the zone change, the affordable-housing condition and the consultant selections shape near‑term development and capital work; the MS4 ordinance responds to federal/state environmental mandates; the recreation and tuition policies affect city operations and budgets.
Votes, motions and next steps (summary) - Zoning (ZC25-08): Approved. Council directed staff and the applicant to produce a development agreement that requires three multifamily units in the RM-2 portion to meet the city’s affordable‑housing definitions; motion made by Councilman David Hershey and seconded by Councilman Kevin Fawcett; council approved and instructed staff to draft the agreement. The applicant (developer Chase) agreed to work with staff on language and phasing. - Liquor licenses (Coral Cliffs Entertainment; Applebee’s): Both local-consent requests for full-service restaurant liquor licenses were approved; councilors noted state licensing and the city’s requirement that alcohol sales be limited to the restaurant area. Motions and seconds were recorded; licenses still require the state process and a business license before sales begin. - MS4 stormwater ordinance (Ordinance 2025-18): Adopted to align city code with state and federal stormwater-control requirements; planning commission recommended approval at the Aug. 14 hearing. - Recreation fees (Resolution 2025-33) and gym rental guidance: The council approved updated community-center rates and discussed gym rental policy for club teams. Staff was directed to apply preferential scheduling for Hurricane‑based club teams, set a resident practice rate of $20/hour and a nonresident practice rate of $50/hour, apply a 10% bulk discount for extended bookings, and use a roughly $100/hour tournament rate for special events (final fee language and implementation to be codified by staff). - Employee tuition policy amendment: Council approved an amended tuition-reimbursement policy that requires repayment if an employee leaves voluntarily; the council added a seven-year or retirement exemption/threshold for repayment. Department heads must preapprove training as related to job duties. - Consultant selections: The council approved selection recommendations from the staff selection committees and authorized staff to negotiate contracts (JUB Engineering for 100 South; Sunrise Engineering for 650 South; Rosenberg & Associates for 1400 West; Avenue Consultants for Sand Hollow State Park access). Staff will complete scope and fee negotiations and return executed agreements for record keeping.
What comes next: Staff was directed to draft development agreements and bring back final contract documents or ordinance language where required. The traffic study for the 100 North / Main Street changes will be distributed to petitioning residents; staff said further traffic analysis will follow after construction is complete and traffic patterns settle.
Speakers quoted or referenced in actions included petitioners and staff (Dan Zaleski, Luke, Arthur LeBaron), applicant/developer Chase, recreation director Tiffany and multiple council members. Specific roll-call tallies were not recorded in the public transcript for every vote; the meeting record shows motions, seconds and "Aye" votes for the listed items.
