Roy City planning commission to advance annexation-policy amendment for parcels north of railroad

The Roy City Planning Commission agreed by consensus to advance a proposed amendment to the city's annexation policy covering roughly 20'25 acres north of the railroad tracks (north of Hinkley Drive and east of 1900 West) to a planning commission public hearing and then to city council for consideration.

Staff described the item as a continuation of a prior meeting and said the city received one comment on the proposal from Ogden City during the statutorily required comment period. "This is just a continuation of last meeting when we talked about it. We opened it up for affected entities to make comment," staff said, noting the state statute requires a 10'day comment period after the interlocal notice. Staff emphasized that the amendment would be a policy-plan change and "does not bring any properties in." The staff presentation identified the location as approximately 1811 West, 3300 South and described the site as two primary parcels (with other nearby parcels excluded from the current amendment).

Commissioners asked questions about utilities, cost, and whether adoption of the policy change would preclude Ogden City from also seeking annexation. Staff and several commissioners said adding the area to Roy's policy plan would give property owners another option but would not prevent Ogden City from pursuing annexation; overlapping policy plan identifications are possible. Staff noted previous development efforts in the vicinity had flagged utility-service costs and the need for coordination with neighboring service providers.

After discussion, commissioners indicated general support to "move it on" to the planning commission public hearing and ultimately to city council. The commission noted that if property owners later apply for annexation, the owners would need to complete the formal annexation process and work with service providers on utilities and infrastructure costs. Staff said the planning commission hearing and the city council hearing would both include public-notice and public-comment requirements before any decision on annexation itself.

The commission did not propose substantive language changes at the meeting and directed staff to schedule the public hearing sequence. Staff reminded commissioners that if the commission does not act within applicable timelines, the council could still proceed on the matter in its own hearing.

What happens next: the amendment will be scheduled for a planning commission public hearing; if the commission forwards a recommendation, the matter will come to city council for a public hearing and final action.