August 2022 | Vol. 16 Iss. 08
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By Mimi Darley Dutton | m.dutton@mycityjournals.com
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n early June, city officials announced their intent to purchase approximately five acres of land for $7 million in what is deemed “town center.” The land is located east of City Hall along Pioneer Road. The city already owns approximately four acres next to City Hall in the same vicinity. “The City is interested in this purchase to preserve the continuity of City property in the city center/historic district. The property is owned by Boyer Company and Ivory Development, LLC,” said a statement from the city. According to City Manager David Dobbins, the Boyer Company and Ivory Development, LLC approached the city several years ago about their plans for the property. They discussed higher density on the five acres and had submitted an application to that effect, but then withdrew it. “After they withdrew the application…there was the possibility the state legislature may mandate minimum densities around transit stops. We had always wanted to acquire some of the land to connect City Hall with Draper Park. During discussion about what kind of density might be required by the legislature, we decided it was best to see if we could acquire the property and decide what to do with it in the future, and we weren’t subject to the developer’s application,” Dobbins said.
In order for the purchase to happen, the city had 60 days to process a rezone allowing the property owners to realign their plan for the property that they’ll retain in the same area, approximately 22 acres. “The city’s purchase is contingent on the city rezoning the 22 acres…to allow about 2.8 units per acre,” Dobbins said in June. The planning commission voted on the matter July 14 and forwarded a positive recommendation to the city council. An ordinance to rezone the 22 acres was presented for a public hearing at the July 19 City Council meeting and passed unanimously. “Because of the issue of high-density housing, this gives us the ability to control our town center no matter what the legislature does. Their goal is to remove as much city planning as possible because of Continued page 9 An outline of the 5 acres along Pioneer Road, east of City Hall, that the city will purchase as part of an agreement with the Boyer Company and Ivory Development, LLC. Those companies own approximately 22 more acres in the area, and they were approved for a housing development for 62 single-family residential lots on those acres as part of the terms of the sale of five acres to the city. (Courtesy Draper City)
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