Tooele council tables zoning and land-use changes for 900 South Main after resident safety, traffic concerns

Tooele City Council on Nov. 5 2025 unanimously tabled two related items — ordinance 2025‑29 (a land-use map amendment for ~10 acres to high-density residential) and ordinance 2025‑30 (a zoning map amendment to establish MR‑8 PUD and R‑17 PUD across ~38 acres at about 900 S. Main St.) after an extended public hearing in which neighbors raised concerns about traffic, large‑truck exposure on SR‑36, slope stability, school‑crossing safety and water access.

Andrew Agard, the community development director, told the council the applications include both a land-use map amendment and a zoning map amendment tied to a planned unit development overlay that would change dimensional standards. Agard summarized the applicant’s requested PUD conditions: for the R‑17 PUD, lot sizes reduced from 7,000 to 3,500 square feet, minimum lot width at front setback from 60 to 40 feet, rear yard setbacks from 20 to 15 feet, side yards from 6 to 5 feet and a proposed…