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Show WEEKLY REFLEX DAVIS NEWS JOURNAL, NORTH DAVIS LEADER, JANUARY 8, 1981 Subdivision Clark Approved To Kays. Council By It looks FARMINGTON Review (Proposed Game Ordinance B NORM PREECE - KAYSV 1LLE Brent Steed. Ka suite cit building inspector, presented a proposed gaming commercial ordinance for review. b the council. Al.AN LV ARD , area manStore, Brent ager for C'ircle-Howard and John D. Banker representing the stores were in attendance to give their v iew s in regard to an ordinance. Mr. Alward took exception to the follow ing portions of the proposed ordinance: First, he questioned why an ordinance was necessary for eight machines in the city, since this is allowed under a conditional use permit at the present time; second, the use of 12 a.m. when played on "amusement devices of similar nature" must cease, correction of accurate time. THIRD, he pointed out that the city is denying the store, which is open 24 hours a day revenue from the machines on Sunday ; fourth, questioned 18 ye.us of age as limit to play during school hours and was told by Kaysville Police Chief Lyle Larkins that youths are minors until their 18th birthday. Fifth, the wording on playing the machines by students during school hours needed to be revised since it did not indicate when students legally were not in school. He felt it is the responsibility of the school and the parents to control the students, not the store owners and pointed out that in no other of the ten different cities is such a gaming ordinance in effect or the number of machines limited. tional use permit. He said he would like to see "amusement device" better defined: and while they were interested in establishing support with the city, they did feel the city was trying to restrict their business. COUNCILMAN Glade Nelson felt most progressive com- munities would have an ordinance. but with better wording and that if the conditional permit rules are good, there is no problem in finalizing them in an ordinance, which would make rules consistent with everyone. Councilman David Sanders pointed out that since many of the games are electronic and of a similar nature to that which can be played in homes on a TV set, the game can be controlled by conditional use rather than describing each item in an ordinance to control the games. IT WAS the consensus of the council that the matter be returned to the staff for review and changes in wording with the exception of Councilman Sanders who felt an ordinance was not necessary. There was a discussion on the legal agreement establishing a recreational trust fund with several suggestions and additions made to the document. FOLLOWING discussion the council approved the agreement be approved with changed notes and the mayor authorized to sign same. Lee Mitchell met with the council seeking approval for annexation petition of his property adjacent to the Hess Estates, 1650 South Frontage Road, of 4.13 acres which is zoned MR. STEED pointed out that the number of machines is limited by the amount of space in the store by the Uniform Building Code. . Mr. Howard said he also could not see the purpose of the ordinance when it was being handled under a condi A-- l residential sub- urban, which is buffered on all three sides by roads, for a Growing Center Nursery. FOLLOWING review of the property and discussion by the council, a motion was made to allow the annexation into Kaysville city with the coun cil's approval. The council set a public hearing for Tuesday. Feb. 3 at 7:45 p.m. with regard to this annexation. JERRY WEAVER and his contractor Earl Moore appeared before the council for approval of an apartment site plan located at 400 West, off ramp of 2nd North pre-- v iouslv allow ed under a conditional use. Mr. Weaver purchased the property two years unago to build three its. He stated he had a conditional use approval from the Kaysville Planning Commission, April 26, 1979 and has made no basic changes, except to comply with changes requested by them. The council questioned water lines in the street and found the four-inclines to be inadequate to supply water capacity to meet the requirements of the city fire code. four-ple- h line will THE FOUR-INCnot supply enough pressure for fire sprinkling and therefore a six to eight inch line must be installed to be adequate for fire protection for the units. The city has already tested the line. Mr. Weaver asked city participation in installation of an eight inch pipe to his property. He was informed by Mayor Gar Elison and council members that participation of the city in the extension cost was not possible. The city does not have funds in the current budget. MAYOR ELISON stated the city has many capital needs and they are pursuing capital improvements as fast as possible and plan to install larger pipe lines where necessary as city funds are made available. The site being in a commercial zone must require the eight-incpipe to get the volume needed for fire protection under the fire code. h COUNCILMAN Sanders, along with other council members, agreed with City Fire Chief Jim Dotson that fire pro- - (Gtwnsflo DigwffiOeijWffimt Bv . LAVORA WAYMENT A condomiLAYTON nium development proposal has been turned down by the city council here in a public hearing. THE DEVELOPMENT proposal met with strong resiMANY OF the dents at the meeting voiced the opinion that the traffic flow through Country Oaks subdivision would be greatly increased with the development of more condominiums close by. 50-pl- Devaluation of property and opposition by residents of the not wanting to be "overlooking condos were other argu- who turned out in large num- ments expressed against the project. A RESIDENT of Country Oaks. James Batchelor, said the present Country Oaks Country Oaks subdivision bers to protest the oroiect. The 41 acres in question, ned by James Kaiserman, a Kaysville developer, are located directly west of Country Oaks subdivision. ow Condominiums started out looking nice, but he said, the "last ones to be constructed . like Charles Clark w ill build his four-lo- t subdivision in west Farmington. But not necessarily with the blessings of the county commission or local residents of the area. CLARK AND his developers presented the county commission with a formal sketch Tuesday depicting a plan and alternate plan for storm drainage removal in the subdivision. This was the final provision to meet the county's standards for development approval. The subdivision, to be located on 1875 West and Burke Lane, has been hotly con- tested in recent weeks by and farmers living in the area who believe the development will pollute nearby Spring Creek, cut down their land-owne- TUESDAY, HOWENER, Mr. Clark countered the charge, saying "there's no with cows grazing near the property lines. "I problem CLINTON City officials won't know until the end of the week how well their "hard-nose- " approach to delinquent water accounts is working. THE CITY administration, with help fron the Utah League of Cities and Towns, in an effort to recoup some $20,000 owed them by several hundred water customers, devised a shut-of- f policy. According to Damon Edwards, city manager, the poliprocess. cy is a twenty-da- with a delinquent account (30 days past due) are sent a letter requesting that they come to the city office to make arrangements for paying the bill. IF THEY receive no response, the city then sends out a second letter advising that the water w ill be shut off in ten days. "It is really a fairly liberal policy," Edwards said. "We are trying to be as fair he said, "and as possible, will accept any reasonable arrangements for paying the bills." AS OF THE end of the year, there were 884 outstanding water accounts. That is about half of all Clinton residences. "We must follow through tection is needed and that Mr. Weaver will have to extendthe' line at his expense under the line extension policy as explained by the council. Mr. Weaver was advised that he must meet all ordinance requirements before the approval can be made by the council. FARMINGTON The partment to seek out bids on six new patrol cars. want more condominiums here and no one else does either." she said. HOWEVER, the development of condominiums, Kaiserman asserted, is still the best land-usfor that property. He said he will eventually try again to get the citys approval for it. CHIEF DEPUTY Floyd Dansie told the commission Tuesday five existing vehicles will be traded in the deal. He said the Sheriff s Department wants to maintain two of the county's drive trucks, but is phasing out several others. four-whe- ACCORDING TO Com. Glen Flint, it is a yearly routine for the Sheriff s Department to sell out its older model cars property taxes this year because there are several other factors involved, the county assessor ex- FARMINGTON Davis County home owners can expect an increase in their property taxes beginning in 1981, but just how much of an increase w ill depend on several factors, according to County Assessor Thayne Corbridge. plained. For example, the increased property taxes w ill be based only on about 75 percent of the property involved because 25 percent of the county's property is already assessed at the maximum 20 percent. This d includes properties (primarily utilities). personal property and green belt (farm land) properties. money to operate, just like any other business. EDWARDS ADMITTED that there is a possibility of some errors in billing due to the computer changeover last summer, and encouraged resi -- HOW EVER, BASED on the 1978 market value the county will have to increase its property assessment by about 85 percent to reach the state's recommendation of 20 percent. 1 his means that property valuation in Davis County will jump from its present assessment of $372 million to more than $600 million during 1981. NOW THIS DOES not mean that home owners in Davis County will be paying 85 percent more in One lady w hispered, There's a lot of difference between one and 500 cows." WITH drainage the only ment of REGARD to the problem, which was remaining requirethe county prior to approval. Mr. Clark has agreed to install separate drainage retention ponds for each house. If this doesn't work, he said an optional sand and clay fill drain field can be used, which allows for maximum rainfall conditions. ONE COMPLAINT which was not answered at the meeting was one made earlier by a Mormon Church lawyer, who said chemical tests of the area's water supply showed below satisfactory conditions, with high concentrations of most usually attriammonia buted to animal excrement in the water. The countv commission explained. and Mr. Clark agreed, that the chemical tests had been taken from tw o completely different wells. They did not say whether or not drinking water conditions for the new subdivision will be substandard or safe. REALIZING THAT Mr. Clark had met all the necessary requirements for development. outgoing Com. Morris Swapp suggested that the project be approved. "If Mr. Clark has met all the requirements I don't think we have any (commissioners) choice but to approve it. said. he THE commissioners agreed that if the county engineer approves of Clarks plan for drainage removal, development plans as well should be approved by the county commission. Provisions are being made presently for the future installment of curb, gutter and sidewalks near Clark's four lots. THE COMMISSION agreed that if there are any problems with drinkingwater conditions at the wells in the area, it will be up to the state to correct them. Of the west Farmington residents who showed up for the Tuesday meeting, none said anything approving or ing of the commission's action. ALSO, PROBABLY one of the biggest deterrents to a huge increase in property taxes is the present state law that restricts the total property tax to be collected can not exceed the previous year's revenue by more than six percent. Thus, six percent of the increased property tax not including utilities, personal propassessment erty and farm land would mean that Davis County home owners could be assessed approximately d more in property taxes this year than in 1980. one-thir- BASED ON AN average home owner in Davis County whose property tax payment in 1980 was $600, the payment would be increased about $200 or a total of $800 for 1981, based on the current mill levy. Approach Hard-Nos- e dents w ho feel that may be the case, to come in and talk about it. If the problem can't be solved then and there, it will be sent to a grievance board, consisting of Edwards, a member of the city council and a citizen-at-larg- THE CITY will post a new delinquent list by the end of the week, said Edwards, which will hopefully show some increase in paid water bills. The. city has already sent shut-of- f notices to some 40 customers with large bills (over $90) but has not had much response to them so far. he said. THE CITY doesn't want to play the "heavy." Edwards said. "Our intent is not to shut people off. because that really is a hassle for everybody," he explained. "But we can't afford to supply services without getting paid for it either." Iw Public Service: Tightrope CONTINUED FROM FRONT from UP&L until 1943. After a request that year no increase was asked until the Mr. Irvine recalled. Beginning with the Arab oil embargo of 1973 and formation of OPEC and the domestic affect of oil prices on the economy things began happening to gas and electric utilities. Both are extremely sensitive to inflation (forces). along with getting a fair return for stockholders (in power firms, for instance) UP&L is in a crunch. This is one of the fastest growing REFERRING TO statutes creating the PSC he said, "Statutes obligate us to be sure the rates are as low as possible and accept bids on replacements. Since there was some question over budgeting for the new vehicles. Deputy Dansie assured the commissioners and Auditor Ludeen Gibbons that it usually takes until March to get the cars after the bidding is completed. NO MENTION was made Tuesday as to the types of vehicles being recommended by the Sheriff's Office. Mr. Dansie said some of the smaller cars have been used in the but past for detective work none for patrolling, mdm decade they must raise $3 billion privately to pay for the plants, etc." Control Program By LaVORA WAYMENT As long as CLINTON Sunset will go along with the program, Clinton officials have agreed to continue the control program here. joint-anim- ITS NOT A pleasant job, so it might be difficult to get someone to do it, Cisney stated. "How would you like to have every dog in both towns plus their owners down on you?" But, for the present, the city will continue with the e one officer "if Sunset is willing. full-tim- ALTHOUGH SUNSET has complained of dogs running at large, according to Clinton Mayor Keith Cisney, the program seems to be accomplishing its purpose. "We are very pleased with the program," he said. The joint program began last February and has produced almost $12,000 in revenue since that time, according to Cisney. The revenue has not been as great as anticipated, however, Cisney said, due to the large number of altered dogs in the area. THE PROGRAM consists of e a employee, hired and paid by Clinton city, to handle all licensing, picking up stray animals, and issuing citations in both cities. While Clinton receives all revenue from the venture most of it goes to pay the animal control officer's salary, he said. Down the road, the two e towns may need to hire a animal control officer to be on call betw een the hours of p.m. and 8 a.m.. he said. full-tim- part-tim- 6-- Without a six percent tax limitation, as some state legislators have suggested, the total property tax paid could be much higher, it was explained. ' areas. The challenge is to provide enough generating capacity to satisfy the demand. That's extremely expensive. To meet the need over the next Clinton Officials Content With Animal BECAUSE UP&L and Mountain Fuel must buy some fuel to generate their plants, as in the case of UP&L, or for natural gas for Mountain Fuel, their costs have increased as fuel prices have risen, he continued. "For UP&L the difficulties of the present inflation are enormous. One of our (PSC commissioners) problems is everybody thinks weve been bought off. We never know which hat fits best. state-assesse- If based on the 1978 market value, the assessed valuation should be closer to 17 or 18 percent about 36 percent shy of the State Tax Commission's recommendation. The city needs Bids On Police Cars telephone interview that Country Oaks Drive is the only access road to and from the subdivision and condominiums. The amount of traffic on the road already makes me shudder," she said. "We don't Cisney. Commission Seeks Davis County Commission has authorized the Sheriff" s De- a with this," said Mayor Keith ts y By GARY R. BLODGETT THE STATE TAX Commission has mandated that all property in Utah be assessed at 20 percent of the 1978 market value. Mr. Corbridge said the county's present assessed valuation is based on 9.59 percent of the 1980 not 1978 market value. land-owne- Clinton Takes looked pretty bad. They arei lined up like army barracks. Barbara Batchelor stated in e AFTER CHECKING into some of the complaints, Mr. Clark said his four lots will de- - 4 " finitely not drain into Spring Creek. He noted several other homes in the area that do contribute to the streams pollution. Mormon Church officials, who own a stake farm only 50 yards from where Mr. Clark plans to develop, complained at a December public hearing that the odor from their cow bams there might not be a good factor in Clarks trying to sell the homes. have a cow in my yard and I like it." he said, despite the mumblings of several seated behind him in the commission chambers. x ILaovD T wm Sown scant water supply and even add to an already cumbersome traffic situation near their land MARK D. MICKELSEN BUT STILL another factor to be determined is that it is almost certain all. or at least most of the taxing entities, will reduce their mill levies so that the overall tax increase will not be anywhere near a 33 percent increase, said Mr. Corbridge. He emphasized that the State Tax Commission has not definately decided on what tax refactoring formula to use to determine the assessed valuation but that it appears almost certain to be 20 percent of the 1978 market valuation. IF THIS IS the formula used, it's possible that the state may drop its second phase of of property that is currently underway throughout the state, he said. Mr. Corbridge noted that all 29 counties were reevaluated in the and the second (updated) is being conducted now w ith phase of nine of the 29 counties already assessed at 20 percent of the 1978 market value. mid-197- OTHER ASPECTS of the new refactoring formula being considered by some state and county tax offi Im having difficulty understanding where they (Sunset city officials) are coming from," Cisney said. Mayor Sant and his council cant seem to agree on what they want. SUNSET CITY councilmen have voiced support of the joint program while Mayor Sant has expressed some opposition. Since February there have been 142 tickets issued in Sunset for violations of the animal control laws, and 165 in Clinton. Clinton produced a total of $2260 in fines and Sunset produced $1399. Davis Allocates Nutrition Funds up no negative responses. Funds for the increase will FARMINGTON Nutritional supplies for Davis County's elderly will likely be more plentiful this year thanks to a decision by the countv commission to increase the senior citizen's nutrition budget by come from "unforeseen state and federal funds," said Com. Glen Flint, not from county funds. $22,419. MEMBERS OF the county Council on Aging have hinted recently that they want the nutrition budget maintained separate from the Council on Aging budget to avoid revenue WITH THE approval of County Auditor Ludeen Gibbons, the commission Tuesday opened the current budget and allocated the additional money after a and expenditure sparsely mix-up- mdm attended public hearing turned cials are a distinction between area's of high and housing, for example, or of raw property which may be considered prime property for developments. But these kind of refactoring ideas are a little touchy because of the facts that would have to be substantiated to have a distinction in assessed valuations of property in any particular area, said Mr. Corbridge. "Without substantiated facts, taxing entities could be sued for discrimination. low-inco- HE NOTED THAT Davis County is especially uniform in relation to each other. This means that there is no one particular area of the county that should be taxed more or less than other areas as some areas of Salt Lake County are contesting. With the new refactoring method of 20 percent of 1978 market value and with a six percent increase in tax limitation attached the final tax assessment by Davis County property owners would be very - near that of California's Proposition bridge noted. 13, Mr Cor- DAVIS COUNTY had a tax mill levy rollback and a similar rollfollowing the 1974 back is expected beginning this year." the county assessor concluded. |