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Granite Falls extends sewer moratorium for six months
Summary
The Granite Falls City Council on March 19 adopted Ordinance No. 1060-2025, readopting a six-month moratorium on development that requires connection to the city sewer system. Council heard a staff report, no public testimony was offered, and the motion carried.
The Granite Falls City Council voted March 19 to adopt Ordinance No. 1060-2025, extending for six months an interim moratorium on development activities that require connection to the city’s sewer system. The ordinance declares an emergency and is retroactive to March 19, 2025.
Public Works Supervisor Charles White reviewed the staff report and described proposed changes to relevant ordinance sections. Mayor Hartman opened the public testimony portion of the hearing; no members of the public signed up to speak. After closing testimony, Councilmember Glenn moved to adopt the ordinance; Councilmember FitzGerald seconded and the motion carried.
The ordinance, as adopted, readopts and extends the existing restriction on development activity that would require new sewer connections and declares the extension an emergency, providing retroactive effect to March 19, 2025. The council did not record a roll-call tally in the transcript; the official minutes record the motion as carried.
