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Council enacts development‑agreement rules to add discretionary tool for complex projects
Summary
Emigration Canyon adopted Ordinance 2026‑O‑07 to add Title 19.03 (development agreements), a legislative tool to negotiate conditions on complex projects; the council approved the ordinance 5‑0.
Emigration Canyon City Council on July 21 adopted Ordinance 2026‑O‑07, enacting Title 19.03 of the City Code to authorize development agreements as a discretionary land‑use tool. Planner Claire Gillmor told the Council that many code provisions “had not been substantively updated for more than a decade” and that the new title implements language aligned with state statute to allow negotiated terms when projects present unusual circumstances.
Council members clarified that development agreements would remain voluntary and subject to legislative approval rather than creating entitlements for property owners. Claire Gillmor explained the process: the Planning Commission reviews proposed agreements and makes a recommendation to the City Council, which retains final legislative discretion. Council Member Catherine Harris moved to approve the ordinance; Council Member Robert Pinon seconded, and the motion passed 5‑0. The ordinance also repealed the older subdivision provision in Title 18.04.040 and places development‑agreement rules within Title 19 zoning provisions.
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