Council clarifies Pecan Valley resort density; development agreement to cap recreational units at 444

Hurricane City council members voted to clarify the development agreement for the Pecan Valley resort project, adding a 3.37‑acre parcel to the resort area and capping the total number of recreational‑resort units at 444.

City staff said confusion arose because an earlier preliminary north‑side approval listed 222 units but the developer’s construction plans were later reduced to an expected 208 units. A separate 2022 development agreement for the south portion of the resort already limited that side to 236 recreational units.

At issue was whether unit allocations from the earlier north‑side approvals could be moved to the newly purchased 3.37‑acre parcel without increasing the overall cap on resort units. The city attorney drafted an amendment that would add the new acreage to the resort while explicitly keeping the overall unit caps unchanged; the developer asked instead to count recent consolidations and parking adjustments as “unused” units available to move onto the 3.37 acres.

Councilman Ellerman made a motion consistent with staff’s recommended option to include the 3.37 acres in the development agreement and set a total cap of 444 recreational‑resort units (208 on the north side and 236 on the south side). Councilman Fawcett seconded the motion and the council approved it unanimously. The city attorney will prepare the recorded amendment and staff asked the developer to provide a legal description of the parcels to be added to the agreement.

Staff and the developer also discussed other practical issues—parking, road dedications and second‑access / bonding requirements for the valley—that staff said must be resolved before vertical construction permits are finalized. Council members said they expect the development agreement amendment to be recorded and then for developers to coordinate the required bonding and construction of access improvements before permits for occupied structures are issued.