Garden City Council meeting

Anita Weston, Reporter

Rich Civic Times

GARDEN CITY, Utah.  June 13, 2019. The request for final approval for Phase I of Waterdance, a Planned Unit Development located approximately at 185 South 100 West owned by Norm Mecham was discussed.  It was noted that there are still several items that need to be completed:  center line on 150 South, Address numbers, construction side, lot 5 taken out to make sure open space was preserved, etc.   Mecham said he would finish up the items noted.  The motion was made and passed to give final approval for Phase I of Waterdance by the Board to Mecham.

Long Ridge Subdivision Plat needs an adjustment to the roadway alignment.  With this change, there will still be the same number of lots, but it will improve entry and exit.  The City Council made a motion to approve this realignment of the road.  The motion passed.

There were no public comments, so the motion was made and passed to move onto a Public Hearing concerning the next year’s City Budget.  The Mayor noted that work is being done at Heritage Park.  The City is also moving forward with the water project.  Currently there are four pickleball courts being cemented just north of the City Offices.  The bike path needs some work and some roads also need work done on them.   A motion was made and passed to close the Public Hearing.

A motion was made and passed to go into the RDA Public Hearing.  It was noted that this is the last year the City will receive RDA money.  This has been a good thing for the City and has been available to the City for approximately 20 years.  A motion was made and passed to close the RDA Public Hearing and go back into the Regular Meeting.

Ordinance #19-08 is an ordinance dealing with how to determine home building heights.  It was decided that the home height will be measured from the basement floor and should not go above 35’.  Chimneys and church spires may go above the 35’ level.  Some builders want to put a cupola on the top   It should be no larger than 20 square feet.

Ordinance #19-08 was discussed.  When a home is to be built on a sidehill, measurements for all four corners of the lot must be determined.  An average will be made from the four corner measurements and the results will be noted on a stake at one corner of the lot.  These measurements need to be made prior to any digging in the area. The building inspector will make sure that the height does not exceed the 35’.

The motion was made and passed to accept Ordinances #19-08.

Ordinance #19-17 is an ordinance updating the allowable height for a fence.  When a commercial building is built next to a residence home, the Business should be willing to build a fence as a buffer zone between the two zones.  It was determined that the fence could be up to 8’ in height.

The motion was made that a business owner will be required to build a fence up to 8’ to provide privacy between the business and a home.  The motion was passed.

Ordinance #19-18 was discussed.  The ordinance was updated to allow a fence to go as high as 8’.  A motion was made and passed.

A motion was made and passed to give budget approval for the General Fund, Enterprise Fund, SID Fund Capital Project Fund, and Beach Access Fund for the Fiscal year July 1, 201 to June 30, 2020.

The motion was made and passed that there will be a 3 percent pay increase for all City Employees.

The library needs a new board member.  Rhonda Menlove will no longer be serving on the board.  After a short discussion, the City Council Board decided that the new board member will be Melissa Hislop.  The motion was made and passed to invite Melissa Hislop to serve on the library board. 

Ken Hansen requested that the library board meetings be held after 5 p.m. instead of in the afternoon.  He would like to attend the meetings, and he is at work until 5 p.m.  The Library Board said that time would be fine.

The motion was made and passed to make Barbara Turnbow chairman of the Library Board..