Commission accepts EMS RFPs, state grant and multiple land-use ordinances; several measures pass unanimously
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Summary
At its Oct. 14 meeting the Kane County Commission accepted incumbent EMS providers after an RFP, approved a $200,000 rural county grant, annexed territory for fire protection and adopted several land-use ordinances; one zoning change passed with a 2-1 roll call.
KANE COUNTY, Utah — The Kane County Commission on Oct. 14 approved several administrative and land-use actions, accepting incumbent providers for emergency medical services, approving a state rural-county grant, annexing territory into a special service district for fire protection and passing multiple ordinances to vacate utility easements and amend zoning.
The commission accepted the results of the county's statutorily required EMS request-for-proposal process after staff said the county received only incumbent bids. The county's staff reported the county was split into two service zones; the King County Hospital District was the successful bidder for Zone 1 and Cedar Mountain Service District for Zone 2. Commissioners voted unanimously to accept the bid-award recommendations and continue status quo service while any contract steps are finalized.
Commissioners also voted unanimously to accept a $200,000 rural county grant from the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity, which staff and Kelly Stoll of the Kane County Economic Opportunity Board said is earmarked for workforce development, business improvements and related training.
On land-use business the commission unanimously adopted ordinances 2025-34 and 2025-35 to vacate 7.5-foot public-utility easements in Strawberry Valley Estates (Unit 4) and Zion View Mountain Estates (Unit E), allowing applicants to combine lots after utility providers recorded termination agreements. The commission also approved ordinance 2025-33, rezoning a parcel near Long Valley Estates from agricultural to residential five-acre to permit a two-parcel subdivision.
A contested zoning change, ordinance 2025-32, to amend Lot 45-33 in Strawberry Valley Estates from Residential 1/2 to Residential 1 passed on a roll call (Commissioner Cabea voted nay; Commissioners Myers and Brown voted aye). Planning staff had recommended approval, noting the applicant owns a one-acre parcel and intends to build living quarters above a garage.
Other procedural actions included approving an amendment to allow electronic participation by planning commissioners (ordinance 2025-30) and appointing county representatives to the Utah County Indemnity Pool annual meeting. Several motions carried unanimously; the one recorded split vote was limited to the R1/2-to-R1 rezoning that generated concern about CC&Rs and potential litigation.
What's next: staff said consultants and municipal partners will continue contract work on EMS service arrangements and that the planning department will coordinate outstanding recordation items related to the easement vacations. The general plan water-use update (see separate article) was continued for further edits.
Vote tallies and recorded actions: the minutes record unanimous votes on the consent agenda, the EMS bid acceptance, the $200,000 state grant, the easement vacating ordinances and several other measures; the zoning ordinance 2025-32 passed 2-1 (one nay from Commissioner Cabea).