Weber County planning commission tables rezone request for 17-acre Eden village center after water, traffic and school capacity concerns

Weber County Planning Commission members on Wednesday opened a public hearing on an application to rezone about 17 acres near 2773 North Highway 158 from AB3/CB2 to a form-based (FB) zone and then unanimously tabled the item for further study.

The proposal, filed as ZMA2024-05 by developer Cowboy Partners, would allow a mixed-use “village center” with commercial frontage, open space and a mix of residential types, and the applicant said its current concept anticipates roughly 80–100 income-restricted/workforce units and 50–70 market-rate single-family-for-rent units across the site.

The rezone is significant because it would bring the parcel into the county’s street-regulating and form-based framework that emphasizes building form and street connections as much as use. Planning staff recommended approval with conditions; commissioners and several residents urged additional scrutiny on water, sewer, traffic, school capacity and whether the project fits the Ogden Valley general plan.

Why it matters: Residents and special-district officials said the valley lacks guaranteed culinary water and additional sewer capacity, and they urged the commission not to forward a final recommendation without firmer commitments. Several commenters, including the presidents of the Eden Water Works and the Wolf Creek Water and Sewer Improvement District, said no formal water agreement or…