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Developer seeks flexibility on site work; Rocky Mountain Power delay holds up power for industrial proposal
Summary
A developer seeking to build an industrial/tech overlay project said Rocky Mountain Power had not progressed an application and asked the council about temporary power solutions while the development agreement and DRC reviews proceed. The developer also said earthwork could begin under permitted land-disturbance approvals at the developer's risk.
A developer representative updated the Fairfield Town Council on May 21 about an industrial/tech-overlay proposal (referred to as "Firefly" in staff presentations), power-connection delays and requests to begin site grading under permit while development agreements are finalized.
The representative told the council that, six weeks after initial contact, Rocky Mountain Power had not advanced the project's application beyond a vice president's desk. "As of today, they have done nothing," the representative said. He said the team may propose temporary generator-based solutions to provide power to early phases if the utility's timeline does not match the project's needs. He added the developer is preparing a development agreement and would return to the planning commission and then the council for approvals and public hearings.
Town staff and the developer discussed land-disturbance permits and whether grading could proceed before final development-agreement execution. The town's planning staff said the developer may apply for a land-disturbance permit to move dirt and must comply with erosion-control and dust-suppression requirements. The developer said it would keep records, meter water use and accept liability for any unfinished work that might later require repair, and staff confirmed that doing earthwork at the developer's risk is allowable under current permitting practice.
Council members pressed the developer on timing and on ensuring roads and utilities would be built to acceptable standards if private work precedes formal dedication to the town. Town staff said engineering review and DRC processes would still apply, and the developer confirmed it will not dedicate roads to the town and will assume responsibility for construction defects until (and unless) roads are accepted.
The council did not take formal action on the development concept; rather, members instructed staff to continue coordinating with the developer and with Rocky Mountain Power and to ensure DRC and planning-commission reviews occur as required.
