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Council approves first‑reading votes on multiple annexations, PUDs and a new traffic‑impact ordinance
Summary
Council advanced several zoning and annexation measures on first reading — including the 59.6‑acre Georgetown Road annexation (PUD 76), the Pleasant Grove (PUD 74) application, multiple PUD amendments and a Dalton Pike annexation — and approved an addition to the zoning code requiring traffic‑impact analyses with a pro‑rata signal cost policy.
The City Council moved a package of land‑use items on first reading and approved related annexation resolutions during its May 18 meeting.
Major items included the owner‑consent annexation and Plan of Services for about 59.6 acres on Georgetown Road (Tax Map 026 Parcels 029.02 and 029.19) with proposed zoning PUD 76 allowing up to 200 total units (up to 25% townhomes). Staff’s Plan of Services estimated sanitary sewer construction (approximately 1,660 linear feet of 4" force main) with an Opinion of Probable Cost of $234,800 and said CU electric extensions in the area could cost about $350,000; staff also estimated the annexation would add roughly 73 school‑age children (annual school cost estimate $81,838.11) and projected annual revenue of about $198,450 (residential) and $14,589 (commercial). Council approved the Plan of Services (Resolution 2026‑48), the owner‑consent annexation (Resolution 2026‑49) and the zoning ordinance (Ordinance 2026‑20) on first reading, each by 6‑0 votes.
Council also advanced several other zoning items on first reading by 6‑0 votes, including:
• Zoning Ordinance 2026‑19 (APD‑40 Pleasant Grove Church Road PUD 74 — single‑family detached, up to 115 units).
• Zoning Ordinance 2026‑21 (rezoning ~1.33 acres on Blackburn Road from R3 to CG for South East Land Trust).
• Ordinance 2026‑22 (CTP Properties amendment to PUD 22, removing townhomes and adjusting unit counts and buffers).
• Ordinance 2026‑23 (PUD 48 revision changing area 3 to allow 40‑foot townhome and single‑family lots).
• Ordinance 2026‑24 (Psalm 29 LLC amendment to PUD 66 to add 4.2 acres and increase units from 45 to 60).
In addition, council approved an owner‑consent annexation of 0.53 acres on Dalton Pike (Haun property), adopted the Plan of Services and introduced Zoning Ordinance 2026‑26 (CH Highway Commercial) on first reading. Staff’s Plan of Services for the Dalton Pike parcel estimated a sanitary sewer extension (≈580 LF force main) with an Opinion of Probable Cost of $319,000 and projected modest annual revenue if undeveloped.
The council also approved on first reading an addition to the zoning ordinance (Section 3.4.(5)) requiring Traffic Impact Analyses for developments meeting specified trip thresholds and establishing report formats, scoping, and a pro‑rata traffic‑signal cost share policy (the draft cites a $400,000 base cost reference for a standard signal and outlines developer fair‑share rules). The ordinance passed 6‑0 on first reading.
Why it matters: the package affects the city’s growth pattern and infrastructure obligations — each annexation carries infrastructure costs and school impacts that staff flagged in Plans of Services; the new TIA requirement and cost‑share policy change developer obligations for traffic mitigation and signal funding.
Next steps: second readings and final votes will follow for ordinances; developers must follow the new TIA thresholds and scoping procedures when submitting plans, and staff will coordinate required utility extensions and pro‑rata agreements.
