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Show DAVIS REFLEX JOURNAL, FEBRUARY 19, 1985 LAYTON COUNCIL Layton Council Grants Three Rezoning Bids LAYTON - The Layton City council granted three rezone requests at the last regular council meeting. Two of the rezoners will allow the development of single family houses, subdivisions. The third rezone converted an RS to an ML THERE WAS no opposition to any of the rezone requests. The portions of Layton zoned for subdivisions development are both located in the East part of Layton near SR 193. Staples-Greewas granted an R 8 and R14 zone for 21 V2 acres of agriculture land adjacent to the east border of Avion Vista subdivision. Development of the project will begin along the east side of the existing homes and move in a South to North direction. There will be about 47 homes in the project. THAYNE Green was granted an zone for a 59 single family dwelling project to be located between the Valley Hi subdivision and SR 193. Water drainage problems and adequate water pressure problems to insure fire protection will be solved with the completion of the first 25 homes in the project. THE COUNCIL approved Adams Loves request to rezone five acres of property on North Fort Lane from RS to ML Mr. Love plans to construct storage sheds. This property is in the Green belt area w here land use is somewhat restricted. Acting on the advice of City Attorney Bruce Barton, the council granted preliminary approval to Scott Smedley for a mobile home park to be located near the burn plant site and the east boarder of HAFB. MR. SMEDLEY requested preliminary approval of the project in 1979. The council at that time tabled the project until eight corrections recommended by department heads were made. It was not brought before the council again until one month ago w hen Mr. Smedley told the council he was working on the improvements and he wanted preliminary approval because of Grandfather rights he believes he legally has. The council questioned the need for a mobile home park in the area. MR. BARTON reasoned that Grandfather rights did apply and that the project could not be denied if the eight conditions listed in 1979 were met. At the last council meeting, Mr. Smedley was given one year to make the corrections. If he fails to conform to the department head recommendations within the year's time then the mobile home project can be defeated by council action. -- n 1 4 New Police Vehicles In other council action, the police department was authorized to receive bids for six new vehicles. Cost cannot exceed $64,800 total or $10,800 per car. Library Use Granting Beer License Finally, the council tabled action on a beer license for Top Stop, a convenience store chain that hopes to build an outlet on the Northeast corner of Antelope Drive and Hill Field Road. BEER LICENSES are usually obtained before land is purchased or construction is started because the success of most convenience stores is tied to the sale of beer. Layton Mayor Golden Sill noted he had received a phone call from the Lincoln Elementary School PTA president expressing concern about having a convenience store so close to an elementary school. The concern wasn't about beer but about the other items the store would sell and about the danger of having children crossing Hill Field Road. the Mayor said. THE COUNCIL tabled making a decision on the beer license until developers of the store and school PTA representatives had the opportunity to discuss locating a convenience store so close to an elementary school. SUNSET COUNCIL Business Licenses Must Have Number All licensed businesses in Sunset City should have either a sales tax number or a tax exempt number on file with their business license in the Sunset City office was the decision made by the Sunset City council at their last meeting. CITY ATTORNEY Steven Bailey will draft a form letter stating this information and the reasons for it. The council will review the letter and formally approve it with changes if needed at the next council meeting. The letter will then be mailed to every licensed business in Sunset. Mr. Bailey explained this is a procedural matter. Sunset City is not in the tax collection business. City records -- - should conform with the state sales tax records. All businesses selling a retail product for profit should pay a sales tax. IN By DONETA GATHERUM LAYTON - A public hearing will be held in conjunction with Thursdays Layton City council meeting to discuss a new city park impact fee ordinance. Parks and Recreation Department Head, Richard Hunt, presented his proposal to the council recently at a special work meeting. Many questions were raised but the ordinance presently written in a form ready to be passed. Layton City imposed a park impact fee in 1973. The amount was set at $200 for each residential unit. This has never been changed. Mr. Hunt proposed to increase the impact fee to $400 per residential unit. Up to 50 percent of this amount could be discounted if a -- developer installed recreational facilities within the development. Credit would also be given to a developer who donated a suitable piece of property to the city for use as a public park. Mr. Hunt said that w hile it is true that Layton City has many attractive parks, it is far below the national average of 25 percent of land area developed into parks. We have to look to the future. In 10 or 15 years, our park system will not be adequate. Without this impact fee, we will have no way of providing additional parks for the people, Mr. Hunt reminded the city council members. He also mentioned that he proposed changing the park impact fee ordinance over two years ago but no action had ever been taken. PARK S GROWING Develop New Parks Money collected through the park impact fee would not be used strictly for the purchase and development of new parks. It could be put into improving existing parks or it could be used for needed man power and equipment. Mr. Hunt said he hoped some of the park impact money could be used to build a new swimming pool in Layton. Mr. Hunt said 75 acres had been added to the park system since 1979. We are still working with the same number of employees and most of the same equipment as we had then, he noted. The mention of a swimming pool generated considerable interest Councilman Bob Stevenson reported he had received a letter from County Commissioner Glen Saunders requesting that the Layton City Council keep the Status Quo arrangement with the county regarding the library situation. SEVERAL years ago Layton City withdrew from the county library system. Money collected through the library mill levy in Layton City has been placed in a special interest-bearin- g fund earmarked for library use. residents who want county library cards can Layton obtain them. The cost is paid for by Layton City from the library mill levy money. LAYTON also contracts for bookmobile service. SUNSET Layton Hearing To Discuss Proposed Park Impact Fee OTHER council business. Councilman Scott Norman Noyes, Mikcscll disclosed that his was recently hired to work for the Sunset Maintenance Department. Councilman Mikescll said he was not involved in the hiring process. He was making this open disclosure" statement to conform with state law requiring a public statement be given when a city employee is hired that is related to or a friend of an elected official, dnig son-in-la- among the council members. Many questions were asked. Mr. Hunt said he would like to see Layton construct a 50 meter swimming pool with dressing rooms and one or two offices. The pool would be covered with a bubble to allow it to be used year round. If the pool were covered, the high school students could use the facility. This would benefit both the school system and the recreation programs in Layton. In Bountiful and Clearfield, the schools and the cities trade off use of the pool for use of the school gyms for recreational league sports. Layton has to pay to use the schools because they have nothing to offer in trade. The council gave Mr. Hunt the authority to talk to some architects about the costs of drawing up some pool plans and about the costs of building a pool facility. After the figures are gathered, the council will consider what steps to take to provide a swimming pool for Layton citizens. Laytons Commons Park is growing, again, thanks to city park and recreation department efforts. As shown setc by the departments Dan Vincent, im'n provements are already under way along Kay's Creek where the city's hoping to secure property from landowners on the west side. l's Extend Commons Park Mr. Hunt was also authorized to contact property owners who have property along the west bank of Kays Creek between the Laytons Commons Park and Golden Avenue. Mr. Hunt hopes to secure enough property on the west side of the creek to extend the Layton Commons Park eventually to Golden Ave. The Park extension would include several small ponds, landscaped areas and many walking paths. Mr. Hunt talked with the Mountain Fuel Supply officials to see if some improvement could be made in the hollow area where many junior and senior high school students cross the creek. There is a Mountain Fuel high pressure control building and an important pipe line in this crossing area. Mountain Fuel said nothing could be done to change the location or the appearance of the pipe line. Layton City had hoped to be able to cross the creek with a bridge or to Fill the hollow up with dirt to make the path more accessable and easier to patrol. For many years this walking path has presented problems to school officials and the police de- partment. Mr. Hunt suggested that one possibility might be to get the gas company to close off the pathway by installing some locked gates on both sides of the creek. People would have to alter their walking habits and either go along Golden Ave. or along Hawthorne Street. No decision was made about this problem that has been discussed for many years, dmg Layton OKs Water Repairs LAYTON At a special emergency city council meeting called Monday, Feb. 1, members of the Layton City council unanimously agreed to allow Public Works Director, Terry Colburn to -- - 1 spend $50,000 to Si 00.000 to repair a ruptured pipeline, a pump house control building and other damaged materials associated with the Sandridge Well water system. LATE FRIDAY evening or Saturday morning a 14 inch water line that ran under the Sandridge Well pump house broke, causing extensive damage. The pump house sunk on one side. Water spilling from the broken pipe caused a hole about 20 feet deep under one section of the building. Residents living in a nearby mobile home park heard a noise that reminded them of an earthquake. They notified city authorities of the problem. WATER service was interrupted to only two homes. The public works employees worked Saturday to correct this problem and the two families were without water for less than one day. The Sandridge Well system supplies back up water for the east side of Layton, handling 3200 acre feet of water per year from Weber Basin in addition to the well water produced. The well system was scheduled to be turned on the first of March. ALTHOUGH the well was not housed inside the damaged building, the controls were in the building. Mr. Coburn reported the building could be dismantled and reassembled. The amount of damage caused by the broken water line cannot be determined until the building is removed and public works people see what happened underneath. MR. COBURN said he felt it wise to get a backup pump for the Well just in case the working If it shut pump malfunctions. dow n, there would be many people living in blast Layton that would be without water. I think a second pump is a wise precaution, Mr. Coburn told council members, dmg Fern-woo- d LINE RUPTURED Officials still don't know what caused a 14 inch water line rupture in Layton, last week, that caused a big hole adjoining a pump house. A special council meeting saw approval for special expenditures. Clearfield Sewer Rates Up - CLEARFIELD Residential and commercial sewer rates in Clearfield will be raised immediately as a result of action taken by the city council pursuant to a bond election held recently by the county sewer district. THE $1.80 monthly increase w ill apply to each residential unit including multiple dwelling buildings, hotels, motels, mobile home parks, trailer parks and rooming houses. The rate will increase to $7.60 per month. Churches, schools, commercial and industrial establishments charged on the basis of water used will also pay $7.60 for the first 12,000 gallons used an an addition cents for each subsequent gallons used. COUNCILMAN H. Kay Chandler suggested the council approve the increase, "with special emphasis that this is a pass through from al 10 1.0(H) the North Davis County Sewer District in which the city has no control. The pass through increase is due to a bond issue from September 1984. In other council business, Kent Bush was appointed to a vacancy on the Planning Commission. Walter Godfrey will sit on the Parks and Recreation Advisory Council, Shirley Reed w ill serve on the sewer district board and Mr. Chandler will fill a vacandy on the North Davis County Refuse District board. STEVEN Rush of Utah Power and Light made recommendations to the council regarding street lighting in the community. He told them a new high pressure sodium light would improve performance at a low er cost than the system currently used, and added that new laws would make such changes mandatory in the next couple of years. The council also voted to approve a $750 contribution to Clearfield High School for the schools annual Science Fair. |