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Emigration Canyon planning commission recommends city adopt statewide engineering standards with narrow exceptions
Summary
The Emigration Canyon Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend that the City Council adopt updated engineering standard drawings and specifications (OAM2025-001372) that reference AASHTO, APWA and the Utah MUTCD, while keeping a local exception and implementation details for roadway mill-and-overlay repairs.
The Emigration Canyon Planning Commission voted unanimously Thursday to recommend that the City Council adopt an ordinance (OAM2025-001372) formally adopting engineering standard drawings and specifications that reference the latest AASHTO geometric design guidance, the Utah Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices and the APWA manuals of standard plans and specifications.
The recommendation follows the adoption deadline in House Bill 368, which took effect the day before the commission meeting; staff said the city must formally adopt standards to comply. Planning staff presenter Cameron (last name not specified) told the commission the ordinance would allow Emigration Canyon to automatically adopt future revisions of those standards by reference, so staff would not need to return to the commission every time one of the national or statewide manuals is updated.
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