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Beaver City councilors move to align development code with construction standards and water‑rights language

Beaver City Council · March 10, 2026

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Summary

Council agreed to amend code language to reference Beaver City Construction Standards for road widths and to reconcile conflicting priority‑date language in development ordinances, leaning toward a 1955 equilibrium date after consulting engineers.

City Manager Monte Hawkins and City Attorney Justin Wayment told the Beaver City Council on March 10 that several code inconsistencies need correction.

Road width: Hawkins noted that city code currently specifies a 26‑foot road width while the Beaver City Construction Standards require 28 feet. The city attorney recommended updating the ordinance language to require compliance with the approved construction standards rather than listing a specific measurement; the council agreed and requested Justin Wayment draft ordinance language for a future meeting.

Water‑rights priority dates: Council members identified conflicting language between ordinance 12.4.3 (which mentions 1960 or earlier) and ordinance 12.4.10 (which lists 1955 or earlier) regarding acceptable water rights for developments. Wayment said the 1955 date likely reflects a basin equilibrium point historically used in the valley and warned that water rights with later priority dates can be shut down under groundwater management plans in other Utah valleys. The council agreed both ordinances should be consistent and indicated a preference to use the 1955 date after confirming technical accuracy with city engineers, while retaining council discretion to consider surface water in specific cases.

Council asked the city attorney to draft consistent ordinance language for consideration at a later meeting; no ordinance text was adopted at this session.