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Developer seeks approval to add clustered attainable single‑family pods in Triumph; commission recommends council review
Summary
The developer of Triumph presented a pilot proposal to insert four clusters of smaller single‑family homes into the Triumph master plan to provide attainable homeownership. The commission recommended the amendment to the city council 5–0 after discussing setbacks, parking, deed restrictions and enforcement mechanisms.
Staff introduced item 7b as an amendment to the Triumph master plan and development agreement that would allow four 'pods' of attainable single‑family homes within the larger Triumph community. The proposal covers roughly 162 acres already designated Foothill Residential; the applicant said the first pod would contain about 32 smaller lots with subsequent pods subject to future adjustments.
Colby Webb of the Real Estate Group, the applicant, told the commission he intends the pilot to produce detached homes of roughly 2,000 square feet (unfinished basements) priced in the mid‑$300,000s, and supported by deed restrictions and an HOA to preserve affordability. "We're trying to create attainable housing in Eagle Mountain," Webb said, describing targeting buyers at roughly 80% area median income to get households into ownership rather than rental units.
Commissioners asked practical questions about parking (developer said tandem driveways plus additional off‑driveway stalls for about three parking spaces per unit), road widths (developer/owner said asphalt widths were proposed as low as 28 feet, with some designs closer to 33 feet), and the proposed deed‑restriction framework (100% ban on long‑term rentals, purchase‑price caps tied to AMI and an HOA review at resale). Developer/owner Scott Hazard acknowledged the enforcement concern and said the HOA would be structured to encumber title so resale screening would occur at closing rather than relying on city enforcement.
Commissioners broadly supported the concept as a way to deliver single‑family affordability while dispersing density across the city. After discussion of outstanding policy issues (title‑encumbrance processes, potential city role in enforcement), the commission voted 5–0 to forward a positive recommendation to the city council on the Triumph master-plan amendment.
