City Ordinances And Parking

Anita Weston, Reporter
Rich Civic Times

GARDEN CITY, Utah. June 9, 2015.  A Public Hearing was held concerning the City’s ordinance about quiet hours and parking requirements. After the hearing, the Council members determined that quiet hours should remain the same without any changes.  Parking stalls for oversize vehicles and those pulling boats, trailers, and so forth should be 20’ x 40’.  This requirement is being added to clarify any questions about parking.  The number of oversize stalls will be included on the chart currently being update.

There was a question concerning how to determine the number of parking spaces required by a business.  It was noted that gross square footage of the building plus the footage of any outdoor seating should be included in the calculation.  Also, short-term rentals have their own requirements.  There should be one parking space for every five individuals staying in the rental.  Reference for short-term rentals should be noted in the parking ordinance since it is handled differently than a regular business.

Some businesses are unable to provide the necessary parking at their current location.  As a result, they should buy extra parking from the City.  The amount suggested was $250 per year per spot which is actually what it costs to maintain each of the parking stalls in the City’s parking areas.  Updates on parking will be checked for both Water’s Edge and the new Legacy PUD.

The City currently has a table that shows the required parking stalls for various businesses that is included in the parking ordinance.  This table will be updated before next month’s council meeting so that everyone will be able look at the table to make sure they are meeting the City’s requirements.

Resolution #R 16-02 is a resolution of the Town of Garden City to adopt the 2015 Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan   After a short discussion, the Resolution was approved.

A Public Hearing was held to get input concerning next year’s budget.  After the hearing ended, a discussion was held by the Council.  A motion was made and approved to open the budget and make any fund transfers needed to take care of any over expenditures. The Council decided to set aside money for the software update that is required by the water treatment plant.  Also, the Council requested that $75,000 be put into the capital projects account for improvements at Heritage Park.  It was requested that a 4 percent increase in the salaries for all of the City workers be placed in the budget as well. With those three changes, a motion was made to approve the budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2016, through June 30, 2017.  The budget funds include the General Fund, Buttercup Special Improvement District Fund, Capital Projects Fund, Beach Access Fund, and the Enterprise (water) Fund.