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Farmington council denies rezoning for 40-acre Farmington Reserve after residents raise safety and flooding concerns
Summary
After a public hearing where neighbors cited flooding, steep slopes and seismic risk, the Farmington City Council voted 4–1 on Feb. 17 to deny a request to rezone roughly 40 acres to allow denser residential development. The applicant may pursue further technical studies under existing zoning.
Mayor Brett Anderson presided over a heated public hearing on Feb. 17, 2026, that ended with the Farmington City Council denying a request to rezone roughly 40 acres from Agriculture-Foothill (A-F) to Large Residential-Foothill (LR-F).
Community Development Director Lyle Gibson presented the rezone request and accompanying schematic for the Farmington Reserve / The Garden project. Applicant Mike Falk said the project had been adjusted in response to feedback and had been reviewed multiple times by the Development Review Committee and the Planning Commission. The public hearing drew a number of residents…
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