Council rezones 80-acre Minersville Highway parcel to residential despite commercial concerns

The Enoch City Council unanimously approved Ordinance No. 2026-02-18-B to change zoning on approximately 80 acres (parcel A-0979-0000-0000) along Minersville Highway from Community Commercial (C-C) to Single-Family Residential (R-1-11).

Council Member David Harris voiced concern that converting a large swath of commercially zoned land along a major corridor could reduce the city’s inventory of commercial property. Developer Wade Wilcock said the parcel is “pretty far north” for commercial use and that commercial activity would be better concentrated near major intersections or a future interstate off-ramp. Wilcock also said UDOT had already approved specific access points for the property and referenced an approved access at 5190 and another at 5600 that would serve the development.

Mayor Jim Rushton and other council members discussed the tradeoff between retaining commercial land and the practical limits of access and likely commercial demand at that northern location. Staff and the developer noted that Associated Foods was planning to enter the area but argued that another nearby site would better serve that use.

Wilcock compared the proposed access pattern to the Spanish Trails subdivision, where a single primary exit serves a large number of homes, saying similar patterns could work for this development. The Council moved and approved the ordinance on a roll call vote with all members in favor.

The approval will allow the developer to extend the Dairy Glen residential subdivision northward, subject to standard subdivision and infrastructure requirements when platting and construction proceed.