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Council continues vote on zone change for 7.27 acres at 2300 S / 1100 W after neighbors, infrastructure questions
Summary
Council debated a request to rezone 7.27 acres owned by Scott Stratton from residential-agriculture to light industrial; staff reversed an earlier denial after the applicant said he would transfer previously purchased power capacity, but council members pressed for clearer road and buffering commitments and continued the item for more detail.
The Hurricane City Council continued deliberation on a proposed ordinance (ZC 25-24) to rezone 7.27 acres at 2300 South and 1100 West from Residential Agriculture to light industrial. The property owner, Scott Stratton, told the council he has purchased capacity previously for another project and plans to transfer that capacity to this site, a development detail staff said addressed their earlier concern about insufficient power.
Councilmembers and nearby property owners raised issues about traffic and long-term road alignment near the airport. Council discussion referenced an existing stop sign and a planned 1100 West alignment; staff and developers said the city and FAA own or control parts of the nearby roadway and that a longer-term realignment is planned but not yet built.
Planning staff noted the planning commission unanimously recommended approval, and staff listed four findings supporting the rezoning: consistency with the general plan, harmony with surrounding development, no adverse impacts on adjacent property, and availability of public facilities once the power-capacity transfer is completed. Opponents and some council members asked that permitted M-1 uses be clarified and that potentially undesirable uses such as storage units or liquor be addressed in a development agreement.
Councilman Thomas moved to approve the item, but that motion failed in an initial roll call. Later, council members moved to continue the item to allow the applicant and staff to prepare a development agreement or more specific commitments; that continuation passed by recorded vote. The council did not adopt the zone change at this meeting and directed staff and the applicant to return with clearer commitments on buffering, allowable uses, and confirmation of the power-capacity transfer.
Next steps: the council continued the item for further negotiation and documentation so that public-facility assurances and use limitations can be specified before any final vote.
