Garden City Council

Anita Weston, Reporter

Rich Civic Times

GARDEN CITY, Utah.  April 5, 2018.  The meeting was called to order by Mayor Mike Leonhardt.  He noted that the first item on the agenda was to hear from Farrin Wiese from the Bear River Health Department.  However, he was not able to come this month.  He has been rescheduled to give his presentation at the City Council meeting in June.

The next agenda item was a request from Adam Ramsey to build a bakery business outlet at 216 South Bear Lake Blvd.  There were some water and building issues that need to be resolved, so this item was postponed. 

A zone change for the zone between 100 W and 300 W at approximately 75 North to a PUD was discussed.  This is the area where the Bear Lake Escape PUD will be built.  The Planning Commission had already granted this change and send the issue to the City Council for their approval.  Motion was made and passed confirming this zone change.

Matt Nielson, the developer of Bear Lake Escape, was at the meeting requesting that he be given final approval for Phases 1, 2, and 3 of the Bear Lake Escape PUD.  The project will consist of 14 buildings with 54 units.  After a brief discussion, the motion was made and passed to allow Mr. Nielson to begin work on building the above-mentioned PUD with the stipulation that an attorney approve the CC&Rs for this development.

Elke Brown, owner of Crepes and Coffee, requested the City’s permission to add beer/wine/liquor to their restaurant at 235 South Bear Lake Blvd.  She needed the City’s permission prior to going to the State Liquor Board to request a liquor license.  The board made a motion to allow this request.

Bear Lake Resort asked the City to encumber lots in the Legacy Beach Subdivision.  They would like to encumber lots 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 to build one house on the five lots.  This house will be about 13,000 square feet in size and will be used as a short-term rental.   John Wise will be the manager of this facility.  A motion was made and passed to allow this encumbrance with the condition that there is adequate parking at this location.

Terry and Jeannie Willis asked for a short-term rental license for the home at 38 N Bear Lake Blvd.  A motion was made with the condition that parking be adequate at this location.

James and Evelyn Johnson asked for a short-term rental license for the home located at 554 Loraine Court.  Bear Lake Legacy will be the management company for this home.  This home has an occupancy for 16 people, thus requiring at least four parking spaces.  The motion was made and approved with the condition that there is enough parking.

Brad Coleman asked that a home at 102 Lake Circle, Triangle Estates, be given a short-term rental license.  This home has an occupancy number of 19 which would require 4 parking spaces.  The motion was made and approved to allow this license.  Management of this home will be handled by Bear Lake Project Management.

The following Ordinances have been written and accepted by the Planning Commission.  They have been sent to the City Council for final approval.  They are:

a.     Ordinance # 18-02, an ordinance updating that accessory buildings in a commercial zone require a conditional use permit.

b.     Ordinance # 18-04, an ordinance changing the percentage of open space required within a subdivision.

c.     Ordinance # 18-05, an ordinance changing the definition of an accessory building.

d.     Ordinance # 18-07, an ordinance stating no stand-alone accessory building in the commercial zone is allowed without a conditional use permit.

e.     Ordinance # 18-08, an ordinance stating that no stand-alone accessory building is allowed in the residential zones.

f.      Ordinance # 18-09, an ordinance stating that a stand-alone accessory building can only be permitted with a conditional use permit in the hotel/motel zone.

The Council discussed the above ordinances.  They thought a lot of these ordinances were redundant.  However, it was noted that each of the separate zones are usually what builders read without going to other sections to see if there is additional information.  By adding some of the information to each section will insure that builders will be aware of what is required in that zone.

The Council determined that d. Ordinance #18-07 was repetitious and was not approved.  A motion was made and passed for all the other Ordinances.

The Rich High School Education Foundation asked for some money from Garden City to help out the students.  The Board discussed this request.  They decided to discuss it again at the next meeting.

Mayor Leonhardt noted that the City has some restaurant tax money that could be used to build four pickleball courts just north of the City buildings.  This area has been used in the winter as an ice skating rink.  However, not many people took advantage of this rink.  The Mayor thought this would be easier to keep up and would give people another area for fun activities.  It would cost the City about $15,000.  The Council members noted that whoever wanted to use this facility would have to reserve it.  They would also have to bring their own equipment.  With these two requirements, the Council made a motion and passed it to build the four pickleball courts.

Copies of the budget were handed out to the Council Members.  They were asked to go over this document for the next meeting.  May is when the budget is discussed, and input is given so that a temporary budget can be completed.  This needs to be done then because the new fiscal year begins with July and the final budget will be approved in June.