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Tremonton council rescinds recent PUD approval after missing public hearing
Summary
Tremonton City Council voted to repeal its recent approval of the Bear River Valley PUD after members and residents identified that a required public hearing was not held. The developer subsequently withdrew the PUD, and councilors said they will restart the process with proper notice.
Tremonton City Council voted to repeal a recent approval of the Bear River Valley planned-unit development after council members and residents raised procedural concerns about a missing public hearing.
The council approved Resolution 26-18 to repeal Resolution 26-14 so the matter can be re-noticed and considered with full public process. "By law, we have to rebuild this," the mayor said during the discussion, urging caution and better process controls going forward.
A council member pressed staff on why the public hearing scheduled for Feb. 17 had been canceled and whether the developer or staff had pulled the PUD. Staff and other councilors said the developer had withdrawn the PUD application, which removed the immediate legal necessity for a hearing, but that the repeal was necessary to correct the record and allow re-opening the matter properly. "If it says we should be having a public hearing and there wasn't one, we're not doing the right thing," a council member said.
Residents said the PUD’s change in status raised financial and planning questions. One resident pointed to prior commitments tied to the proposed PUD — including developer contributions toward Stokes Park and road‑building costs — and asked whether those arrangements would be affected if the PUD was removed. Staff responded that the mixed‑use zoning remains in place and that, without the PUD, the developer would be limited to build within existing zoning parameters and could not use the extra density provisions the PUD would have allowed.
The council framed the repeal as a corrective step to ensure compliance with state public‑hearing requirements and to avoid future legal exposure. After motions and a roll‑call vote, the repeal passed. Council members said the item will be reintroduced later with the required public hearing and notices so residents may comment before any final action.
What’s next: the city will schedule the required public hearing and re-present the PUD request (if the developer seeks it again) or proceed under the existing mixed‑use zoning. The council asked staff to double‑check procedural checklists before placing similar items on future agendas.
