Weber County hears rezone request for 65-acre Bridal/Midas subdivision; commissioners press for traffic, sewer and water engineering
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Summary
County planners presented a request to rezone about 65 acres for the Bridal (Midas) residential development, including 17 acres of park proposed for dedication to the Westmoreland Parks District. Commissioners accepted planning commission's unanimous recommendation but asked for traffic studies, engineering on sewer/will-serve and confirmation of secondary water before moving to public hearing.
County planning staff and the development team presented a rezone request for roughly 65 acres in the Bridal area (referred to in the package as the Midas rezone) during the Dec. 22 Weber County Commission work session.
Planner Felix summarized the proposal as a rezoning to R-1-15 covering about 65 acres and said the developer proposes dedicating about 17 acres of park land to the Westmoreland Parks District. He said access would be provided from 6700 West and internal connections through adjacent subdivisions (identifiers in the presentation included Longhorn and Vaquero/Vucaro Village). Felix also described proposed 10-foot pathway alignments along the Warren Canal and said staff will meet with a Warren Irrigation Company representative to discuss potential easements.
Felix gave preliminary lot counts: Longhorn (about 40 acres) allows up to roughly 116 lots under current zoning; Midas (approximately 64 acres) would allow about 186 lots. The developer proposes moving 20 lots from Longhorn to Midas, which Felix said would bring Midas to about 206 lots. Felix reported the planning commission recommended approval "unanimous." "So that's what we'll likely have to go back before the planning commission just to make sure they're good with that to get that additional 20 over into Midas," Felix said.
Commissioners raised multiple concerns before any final action. Commissioner Gage Frower and others said they wanted a thorough traffic and intersection analysis because the additional 200-plus units could generate hundreds of daily vehicle trips onto roads that are currently two-lane or near rural standards; one commissioner said, "You're not gonna dump 750 cars a day on that road without some type of light." Staff advised that required road improvements and any needed traffic signalization would be part of later engineering review but recommended the developer provide a traffic study prior to final approvals.
Sewer availability and the "will serve" process were also discussed. Staff and developers said work is underway on a Black Pine lift station and that sewer appears possible; the commission noted that a rezone does not require a will-serve but that subdivision approval will require sewer commitments. Developers described a pond and pressurized secondary-water system and said they hold irrigation shares to support landscape needs; commissioners asked to review engineering documentation for the pond and secondary-water pressurization before final approvals.
Commissioners asked staff to return the item to the planning commission for review of the proposed lot transfer and requested that the developer provide traffic, sewer and water engineering details in time for a January public hearing or another work session.
Next steps: project to return to planning commission for the proposed lot transfer and to a future work session or public hearing once traffic, sewer and water engineering questions are addressed.