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Residents press council: property lot-line rumor corrected; sign-variance process urged
Summary
Two residents spoke during public comment: Mike Kaye presented records he says prove his lot-line adjustments were lawful and said a city attorney apologized and issued a confirming letter; Troy Linton raised a sign/variance issue and was advised to pursue a variance and consult planning staff.
During public comment, two residents brought separate, specific concerns to the council.
Mike Kaye said he purchased parcels in 2018 and later adjusted lot lines in 2022 to allow sale of a house. Kaye told the council that a rumor circulating inside city offices alleging he illegally subdivided the property was incorrect. He said county records and closing documents demonstrate the transactions, and that Mona City's attorney subsequently called him to apologize and the city issued a letter confirming the lot-line adjustments were allowed. "The story I was told was actually not true," Kaye said, according to the record, and he asked planning and zoning and the council to correct misinformation that he said was harming his business and property sale prospects.
Kaye also asked staff to clarify whether new buyers are being told they must purchase irrigation to cover large parcels and whether placing a home toward the back of a lot would require a private turnaround for fire apparatus; staff advised that planning and zoning is the correct venue for detailed technical guidance on setbacks, fire-turnaround requirements and irrigation obligations.
Troy Linton raised a separate matter about a sign he erected during a campaign that he now wishes to use for local business advertising. He recounted confusion stemming from multiple, conflicting earlier ordinances and said planning staff had said the sign-size standard had been set at 6 by 6 (feet). Council and staff advised him to seek a variance and work with building/permit staff (Nick/Lori) and planning and zoning to resolve the technical questions.
Quotation highlights: Kaye summarized the outcome of his interactions with the city attorney: "I was allowed to do these 2 adjustments." Linton acknowledged that he had built the sign without realizing he needed a permit and said he was willing to make changes to meet ordinance standards.
What happens next: Council members told Kaye the city will look into the record and work to clarify information for prospective buyers; staff encouraged Linton to apply for a variance and consult with planning staff about sign classification and required changes.
Limitations: The transcript contains Kaye's account of the city attorney's phone call and letter; the attorney did not speak on the record during the meeting. For the sign issue, staff and planning and zoning are the next point of contact; the transcript does not include a formal variance decision.
