My family and I recently moved to the new Cascade development in Vineyard City.  Our main goal was to live in a relatively quiet area with lower traffic than any other Utah valley location could provide.  Despite it being a bit further out than initially desired, we went ahead and built a new home in this area based on the aforementioned goals.  We obviously anticipated growth around us knowing full well that the empty fields that surround our neighborhood would not remain. Our logical assumption was that we would see similar neighborhoods with single-family homes and possibly the occasional commercial zone begin to fill in.  However, as a result of a recent rogue decision by the Vineyard City Council, our expectation for the low-density single-family home community that we all moved out here for has been seriously jeopardized. Sharing the roads, HOA Pools, and street parking has already been a nightmare to work with. I hope everyone enjoys sharing the one small hot tub, that took two years and is still being built. It might be another three years for the other shared pool and hot tub to be built also.

We need your help! Edge Homes has submitted a preliminary proposal to develop the land North of the North Shores subdivision along Utah Lake. The current proposal is for 695 units (approximately 15 single family homes, 41 condominium buildings, and 55 townhome buildings) that will result in a density of 13.61 units per acre in this currently quiet residential area. If approved, this development will lead to a significant increase in traffic and congestion in the North Shores area and around Freedom Elementary School, which is already a busy area for traffic and is the place many of our children and our neighbors' children walk and bike to school each day.

As you may know, with already-approved plans, Vineyard is currently the highest density city in the state. This development will only increase our density further and bring a significant increase of people, traffic, and congestion right into the center of our single-family residential areas (the Shores, the Hamptons, the Maples, the Gardens, Parkside, etc.).

In September 2015, the Vineyard Council voted unanimously on Motion 8.3 completely against the voice of the citizens and local city governments that they are tasked to represent and instead displayed their loyalty to Flagship and Edge Homes.  Despite the opposition of the new 2018 residents of the affected communities, the local mayor, and the council ignore the ability to challenge the approved rezoning of Vineyard to MUR - Mixed Use Residential. The absurd proposal will allow for a high-density population in this area.  To provide some context, the city of Kearns is one of the more densely populated areas of the Salt Lake Valley with approximately 12 persons per acre. This proposal is literally more than three times the density of one of the most populous areas currently in the State.

If you live in the Lindon, Orem, or Provo area and have to travel for work, this proposal WILL have an impact on you.  At a minimum, you will see a serious increase in traffic, especially East to West during morning and evening commutes using 800 North, as Provo Canyon is used to reach Heber or Park City. The more serious fallout will include a strain on water, sewer and roads, a significant decrease in home values, and loss of open space.  A Latter Day Saint Bishop has already threatened to move if they build a huge water tank behind his home. The majority of the council members that made this decision back in 2015 DO NOT CARE about the impact this will have on the community, and thus DO NOT have our best interest in mind.  A handful of individuals have decided that they know better than the tens of thousands of 2018 new residents and city mayor they are supposed to represent. This is unacceptable and we should not stand for it.

In 2017 the Utah Legislature passed HB 232, and in 2018 HB 377 and SB 12 was passed. This is what is jeopardizing and causing blame on the Utah Legislature from allowing the City of Vineyard to stop the High Density from going forward.

We need an Emergency Stay and change Utah Code 10-9a-306, 10-9a-508, and 10-9a-306.

Index Utah Code Title 10 / Utah Municipal Code Chapter 9a Municipal Land Use, Development, and Management Act / Part 3 General Land Use Provisions
Section 305 Other entities required to conform to municipality's land use ordinances -- Exceptions -- School districts and charter schools -- Submission of development plan and schedule. (Effective 3/22/2018) - Amended by Chapter 415, 2018 General Session - https://le.utah.gov/~2018/bills/static/SB0012.html - 2018 Senate Bill 12 PUBLIC EDUCATION RECODIFICATION - CROSS REFERENCES AND REPEALS 2018 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH

2018 - SB 12 - Chief Sponsor: Utah Senator Ann Millner (801) 900-3897 / Email: amillner@le.utah.gov / Utah House Sponsor: Rep. Val L. Peterson (801) 224-4473 / Email vpeterson@le.utah.gov

Index Utah Code Title 10 / Utah Municipal Code Chapter 9a Municipal Land Use, Development, and Management Act Part 5 Land Use Regulations Section 509 Applicant's entitlement to land use application approval -- Municipality's requirements and limitations -- Vesting upon submission of development plan and schedule. (Effective 5/8/2018) 2018 General Session - https://le.utah.gov/~2018/bills/static/HB0377.html

2018 HB 377 - Land Use Amendments - Bill Sponsor: Utah Rep Mike Schultz (801) 859-7713 Email mikeschultz@le.utah.gov / Floor Sponsor: Senator Adams J. Stuart (801) 593-1776 Email jsadams@le.utah.gov 

Index Utah Code Title 10 / Utah Municipal Code Chapter 9a Municipal Land Use, Development, and Management Act Part 3 General Land Use Provisions
Section 306 Land use authority requirements -- Nature of land use decision. (Effective 5/9/2017) 2017 General Session - https://le.utah.gov/~2017/bills/static/HB0232.html

2017 HB 232 - Land Use Amendments - Bill Sponsor: Utah Rep Mike Schultz (801) 859-7713 Email mikeschultz@le.utah.gov / Floor Sponsor: Senator Adams J. Stuart (801) 593-1776 Email jsadams@le.utah.gov 

I urge you to sign this petition and call on Mayor Julie Fullmer and Vineyard City Council to do the job that they are tasked with and represent the citizens of these communities, not corporations.  Reverse the decision on 41 condominium buildings, and 55 townhome building Development and prevent the overpopulation of the Vineyard City.

Mayor Julie Fullmer - (567) 356-2060 / Email (Julie.A.Fullmer@gmail.com)

For your information, here are the names and contact info of the members that voted in opposition to your voice if you would like to reach out directly and express your displeasure.

Utah Senator Deidre Henderson - (801) 538-1035 /Email (dhenderson@le.utah.gov)

City Council Member Nathan Riley - (801) 830-5864 / Email (nater@vineyardtown.com)

City Council Member Tryce Flake -  Email (tycef@vineyardutah.org)

City Council Member Chris Judd - Email (chrisj@vineyardutah.org)

City Council Member John Earnest - Email (johne@vineyardutah.org)

Utah Senator Ann Millner (801) 900-3897 / Email: amillner@le.utah.gov

Utah Senator Adams J. Stuart (801) 593-1776 Email jsadams@le.utah.gov

Utah Rep. Val L. Peterson (801) 224-4473 / Email vpeterson@le.utah.gov

 

Here is a link to the General Plan Map from 2008 (Made by Builders). http://www.vineyard.utah.gov/DocumentCenter/View/370/General-Plan-PDF

Here is the link  the September 2015 City Council Meeting - Motion 8.3 http://www.vineyard.utah.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_09232015-352

(ROLL CALL WENT AS FOLLOWS: MAYOR FARNWORTH, COUNCILMEMBER FERNANDEZ, COUNCILMEMBER FULLMER, COUNCILMEMBER GOODMAN, AND COUNCILMEMBER RILEY VOTED AYE. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.)