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Council approves development agreement for 3‑lot subdivision, neighbors raise safety and process concerns
Summary
Pleasant Grove City Council approved a Development Agreement allowing a 3‑lot subdivision at 1080 East and 900 South with a half‑width road and a one‑third/ two‑thirds storm‑drain cost split; adjacent residents raised safety concerns about grades and said they will appeal.
Pleasant Grove City Council on Feb. 18 approved Resolution 2025‑06 authorizing a Development Agreement for a three‑lot subdivision at 1080 East and 900 South that implements a revised Vicinity Plan showing an east‑west connector to the future 1000 South corridor. The agreement allows the applicants, Angela and Clint Kelson, to construct a half‑width roadway to serve the new lots rather than a full‑width street, requires the Kelsons to install one‑third of a new storm drain while the City covers two‑thirds of the cost, and preserves the option for the City to acquire additional right‑of‑way later.
The decision followed a public hearing in which nearby residents objected to the proposed alignment and raised safety and process concerns. Resident Steve Bellon told the Council the road would pass 12 feet from his mother’s house and said his family had not been consulted. Ricardo and Abigail Bonilla described an elevation drop between the new asphalt and their fence and warned a car could roll off the road; Brad Weber, an attorney representing other nearby landowners, said he plans to file an appeal with the Land Use Officer. City Attorney Tina Petersen noted the Vicinity Plan location was set by the Council in 2023 after public notice and the Planning Commission subsequently granted a variance for the subdivision; Recording and further site work are contingent on this Development Agreement.
Public Works Director Neal Winterton said the area already has substantial grade changes and existing retaining walls in places, and that site‑plan level reviews will address fencing, retaining walls, and the fire code turnaround required for the development. Council Member Dianna Andersen, who moved the motion to approve the resolution, emphasized that site‑plan reviews prioritize safety. The motion passed unanimously (Andersen, Jensen, LeMone, Williams voting Yes). The Development Agreement does not commit funding to build the full 1000 South roadway; city staff said funding for a complete 1000 South is not currently budgeted.
