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Draper settles with Geneva Rock, limits quarry expansion and preserves Steep Mountain
Summary
After two years of litigation, Draper City and Geneva Rock reached a settlement that city leaders say preserves Steep Mountain and limits excavation east of Geneva’s current operations while allowing continued gravel production under agreed conditions.
Draper City leaders said the city has settled a two-year legal dispute with Geneva Rock that city officials say preserves Steep Mountain and restricts further excavation east of the company’s existing operations.
The disagreement began when Geneva Rock sought to expand mining operations on property at the Point of the Mountain. City officials said the land was zoned agricultural and did not allow the kind of extraction Geneva Rock proposed; Geneva applied to the Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Mining (DOGM) to expand operations while the city contended the company needed to seek rezoning. Draper filed suit in 2022 to block the expansion on zoning grounds and also participated in DOGM proceedings, the city manager…
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