Payson meeting summaries, agendas, and minutes

Payson adopts public safety and parks impact fee plans; 8.08-acre annexation draws protest window

Payson City Council adopted three ordinances on Oct. 7, 2026, according to a notice from the City Recorder's Office: two impact fee plans and one rezoning. That notice is the only item in the past two weeks of meeting materials that records a completed decision. The other meetings — Planning Commission, Economic Development Board, Forebay Committee and a second City Council session — are represented only by agendas, and their minutes have not been published, so no outcomes are confirmed here.

Impact fee plans and a rezoning adopted Oct. 7

The City Recorder's Office notice lists three ordinances passed by the council:

• **Ordinance 10-07-2026-A:** Adopts the 2026 Public Safety Impact Fee Facilities Plan and Analysis.
• **Ordinance 10-07-2026-B:** Adopts the 2026 Municipal Parks and Recreation Impact Fee Facilities Plan and Analysis.
• **Ordinance 10-07-2026-C:** Rezones property to R-1-7.5 Residential Zone with RMO-1 Two-Family Overlay.

Impact fees are charges on new development that pay for the public facilities growth requires. The notice does not include fee amounts, vote tallies, or the location of the rezoned property; those details would appear in minutes, which the city has not yet published.

Flyway Annexation: 8.08 acres, protests due Nov. 14

A petition filed by ICP West Division, LLC asks Payson to annex approximately 8.08 acres at approximately 900 S Goosenest Drive. The city's Oct. 15 notice states that written protests to the annexation must be filed by November 14, 2026. The notice does not describe how the land would be used.

Planning Commission: CC-1 and CAP zone code amendments

The Planning Commission scheduled a public hearing for Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. at the Payson City Center, 439 W Utah Avenue, and electronically via Zoom. The hearing covered amendments to Payson City Code sections 13.14.100 and 13.14.110 and Chapter 13 Appendix A – Land Use Categories, all concerning the CC-1 and CAP Zones. The commission was to review the amendments and make a recommendation. The agenda was posted by Senior Planner Anders Bake on Oct. 1, 2026.

Economic Development Board

The board's Oct. 14 agenda listed discussion of a transportation impact fee, the UVU Business Resource Center, and a golf event.

Forebay Committee

The committee's Oct. 20 agenda included the status of PARC Grant projects for kiosks and signs, an update on the trail from Payson to Forebay, discussion of a parking lot extension, a 2027 wishlist covering new trails and monthly trail maintenance, and feedback on the Trick or Treat Through the Trees event.

City Council, Oct. 21: eminent domain hearing and other items

The council's Oct. 21 agenda listed a public hearing on a proposed easement acquisition by eminent domain at 1168 S Highway 198, Payson, UT 84651. Eminent domain is the government's power to acquire private property for public use.

The same agenda listed an ordinance to enact Transportation Impact Fees and adopt the Payson City Facilities Plan; a zoning change for 2.07 acres to RMF-10 Multi-Family Residential Zone (Hiatt Creek B3 Amendment); a development agreement with D-S Meat Processing Inc. for 515 E Canyon Road; and a consulting agreement with Legislative Executive Consulting, LLC. Because minutes are not published, whether the council acted on any of these items is not established by the available record.

Coming up

Nov. 4 — City Council: A public hearing to take comments before adopting a new Storm Water Management Plan (SWMP). According to the agenda, the plan sets a framework for managing runoff, planning infrastructure improvements, and complying with state and federal permit programs. Residents with drainage or flooding concerns may want to attend.

Payson council passes public safety and parks impact fee plans and a rezoning; $6.4M fire station bond proposal aired

Payson City Council passed three ordinances on Oct. 7, 2026, according to a City Recorder's Office notice dated Oct. 12: two adopting 2026 impact fee plans and one rezoning property. Minutes of the meeting have not been published, and the notices provided do not include vote tallies.

Public safety and parks impact fee plans adopted

Ordinance 10-07-2026-A adopts the 2026 Public Safety Impact Fee Facilities Plan and Analysis. Ordinance 10-07-2026-B adopts the 2026 Municipal Parks and Recreation Impact Fee Facilities Plan and Analysis.

The Oct. 7 council agenda listed public hearings and votes on ordinances enacting public safety, parks and recreation, and transportation impact fees, based on updated Impact Fee Facilities Plans and Impact Fee Analyses. The recorder's notice lists only the public safety and parks plans among the ordinances passed. A separate ordinance to enact Transportation Impact Fees and adopt the Payson City Facilities Plan appears on the Oct. 21 council agenda.

The notices provided do not state the dollar amount of any fee. The agenda notices directed questions on the parks plan to Recreation Director Karl Teemant and on the public safety plan to City Recorder Amalie R. Ottley, both at (801) 465-5200.

Rezoning to R-1-7.5 with two-family overlay

Ordinance 10-07-2026-C rezones property to the R-1-7.5 Residential Zone with an RMO-1 Two-Family Overlay. The Oct. 7 agenda described the request as a zoning map amendment for about 4 acres from R-1-A to R-1-7.5 with an RMO-1 overlay for a planned residential community on parcels 30:072:0134 and 30:072:0029. The recorder's notice does not state the acreage.

Fire station bonds: $6.4 million proposed

The Oct. 7 agenda included a public hearing on issuing Series 2026 Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, with a proposed principal amount of not more than $6,400,000 and an estimated total debt service cost of $10,135,700. The proceeds are intended to finance construction of a fire station and related improvements. The materials provided do not record a decision on the bonds.

8.08-acre annexation under review

The city is reviewing a petition filed by ICP West Division, LLC to annex approximately 8.08 acres at approximately 900 S Goosenest Drive. Written protests to the annexation must be filed by November 14, 2026. The Oct. 7 agenda identified the parcel as No. 30:055:0053.

Planning Commission takes up CC-1 and CAP zone code

The Planning Commission meets Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. at the Payson City Center, 439 W Utah Avenue, and via Zoom, for a public hearing on amendments to Payson City Code sections 13.14.100 and 13.14.110 and Chapter 13 Appendix A - Land Use Categories, concerning the CC-1 and CAP Zones. The commission is to make a recommendation. The notice was posted by Senior Planner Anders Bake on Oct. 1, 2026. No recommendation is recorded in the materials provided.

Economic Development Board

The Payson Economic Development Board meets Oct. 14 with agenda items on the transportation impact fee, the UVU Business Resource Center and a golf event.

Coming up

• **Oct. 20 - Forebay Committee:** status of PARC Grant projects for kiosks and signs, an update on the trail from Payson to Forebay, a parking lot extension, a 2027 wishlist including new trails and monthly trail maintenance, and feedback on the Trick or Treat Through the Trees event.
• **Oct. 21 - City Council:** a public hearing on a proposed easement acquisition by eminent domain at 1168 S Highway 198; an ordinance to enact Transportation Impact Fees and adopt the Payson City Facilities Plan; a zoning change for 2.07 acres to the RMF-10 Multi-Family Residential Zone (Hiatt Creek B3 Amendment); a development agreement with D-S Meat Processing Inc. for 515 E Canyon Road; and a consulting agreement with Legislative Executive Consulting, LLC.

All items above are drawn from published agendas and a City Recorder's Office notice; minutes for the Oct. 7 and Oct. 14 meetings were not available in the materials provided.

Payson council passes public safety and parks impact fee plans, rezones property

The Payson City Council passed three ordinances at its Oct. 7 meeting, according to a City Recorder's Office notice dated Oct. 12. Two adopt 2026 impact fee plans and analyses — one for public safety, one for municipal parks and recreation. The third rezones property to the R-1-7.5 Residential Zone with an RMO-1 Two-Family Overlay.

Impact fee plans adopted

Ordinance 10-07-2026-A adopts the 2026 Public Safety Impact Fee Facilities Plan and Analysis. Ordinance 10-07-2026-B adopts the 2026 Municipal Parks and Recreation Impact Fee Facilities Plan and Analysis.

The Oct. 7 agenda listed public hearings and ordinances enacting Public Safety, Parks & Recreation, and Transportation impact fees. The Oct. 12 notice confirms the public safety and parks ordinances; it does not mention a transportation impact fee ordinance. Neither notice states the fee amounts.

Questions on the parks fees were directed to Recreation Director Karl Teemant at (801) 465-5200. Public safety questions were directed to City Recorder Amalie R. Ottley at (801) 465-5200.

Zoning change

Ordinance 10-07-2026-C rezones property to the R-1-7.5 Residential Zone with an RMO-1 Two-Family Overlay. The Oct. 7 agenda described a zoning map amendment for about 4 acres from R-1-A to R-1-7.5 with an RMO-1 overlay for a planned residential community, on Parcels 30:072:0134 and 30:072:0029. The Oct. 12 notice does not restate the acreage or parcel numbers.

Heard Oct. 7, outcome not stated

Also on the Oct. 7 agenda was a public hearing on issuing Series 2026 Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, with a proposed principal amount of not more than $6,400,000 and an estimated total debt service cost of $10,135,700. The stated purpose is financing construction of a fire station and related improvements.

The same agenda listed the Flyway Annexation Petition for about 8 acres at approximately 900 S Goosenest Drive (Parcel No. 30:055:0053), and a Development Agreement with D-S Meat Processing Inc. for property at 515 E Canyon Road, along with an easement on the Trikes Building property at 40 S. Main Street. The Oct. 12 notice does not report outcomes for these items.

PARC tax hearing Sept. 30

The council held a public hearing Sept. 30 on Proposition #1, which would renew the Parks, Arts, Recreation, & Culture (PARC) local sales and use tax of 1/10 of 1% — 1 cent per $10.00 spent — for ten years. The notice states no vote outcome. A work session on the Payson Station Area Plan followed. The notice was certified by City Recorder Amalie R. Ottley and published Sept. 24, 2026.

Library Board

The Library Board met Oct. 1 at Peteetneet School, 10 N 600 E, for a tour and a discussion of possibilities. No decisions, contracts, or ordinances were listed. The next meeting is Nov. 5 at the Payson Library.

Coming up

• **Oct. 14, 6:00 p.m., Planning Commission**, Payson City Center, 439 W Utah Avenue, and via Zoom: public hearing on amendments to Payson City Code sections 13.14.100 and 13.14.110 and Chapter 13 Appendix A — Land Use Categories, concerning the CC-1 and CAP Zones. Posted by Senior Planner Anders Bake on Oct. 1.
• **Oct. 14, Payson Economic Development Board**: agenda items include transportation impact fee, UVU Business Resource Center, and Golf Event.
• **Oct. 21, City Council**: public hearing on a proposed easement acquisition by eminent domain at 1168 S Highway 198, Payson, UT 84651.

All items above come from official agendas and notices. Minutes for the Sept. 30 and Oct. 7 meetings had not been published as of Oct. 13, so outcomes are reported only where a city notice states them.

Payson City Council passes cemetery, land use, and zoning ordinances

The Payson City Council passed three ordinances at its Aug. 19 meeting, amending cemetery rules, changing the East Side development plan, and rezoning that property. The ordinances were recorded by the City Recorder's Office on Aug. 20.

City Council actions

The council adopted Ordinance 08-19-2026-A, which amends Title 11, Chapter 16 of the Payson City Code (City Cemetery). The changes cover burial rights, heritage transfers, abandonment, interment requirements, monument standards, and prohibited burial days.

Ordinance 08-19-2026-B approves an amendment to the East Side Comprehensive Plan, changing the development concept from "Active Living" to "Traditional." Ordinance 08-19-2026-C rezones the East Side property from R-1-A (Residential Agricultural) to R-1-10 (Residential).

The council's regular meeting and work session also included agenda items for a construction services agreement for the Short Course at Gladstan Golf Course, an amended cemetery fee schedule, and a work session introduction to the Utah Associated Municipal Power System (UAMPS). No decisions on those items have been published.

The meeting was held at the Payson City Center, 439 West Utah Avenue, with virtual participation available via Zoom.

Planning Commission: Enbridge permit pending

The Planning Commission met Aug. 12 and had a conditional use permit for an Enbridge Gas Company natural gas regulation station at approximately 1498 South and 1700 West on its agenda. The commission also approved minutes from its July 22 meeting, held a public forum, and conducted a training session. Minutes from the Aug. 12 meeting have not yet been published, so no decision on the permit is recorded.

Other recent meetings

The Payson Economic Development Board cancelled its Aug. 12 meeting; no business was conducted.

The Forebay Committee met Aug. 18 to discuss routine items, including approval of July meeting minutes, an annual update to the Mayor and City Council, the Trick or Treat Through the Trees event, the status of PARC Grant projects (kiosk, signs), and widening of the equestrian trail. These were discussion items with no votes scheduled.

Coming up

The Planning Commission's regularly scheduled meeting for Aug. 26, 6:00 p.m., at the Payson City Center has been cancelled. The notice was posted Aug. 20 by Planning Technician Marty Dargel. No other upcoming meetings are listed in the next 14 days.

Payson amends Economic Development Board appointment process; annexation proposals advance

The Payson City Council passed an ordinance on July 15, 2026, changing how members of the Economic Development Board are appointed. Ordinance No. 07-15-2026-A amends Section 2.52.040 of the Payson City Code and establishes an Applicant Review Committee to screen candidates for the board.

Economic Development Board appointments

The ordinance, recorded through the City Recorder's Office, is the only item in the past two weeks with a confirmed council vote. Minutes for the meeting have not yet been published, so further details on council discussion or vote tallies are not available in the record.

Mina Creek annexation under review

The Planning Commission met July 22, 2026, to review a request to annex 102.3 acres at 8955 S Arrowhead Trail, known as the Mina Creek Annexation. The agenda called for a review and recommendation on the proposal. The meeting also included approval of June 24, 2026 Planning Commission minutes and a public forum. Minutes have not yet been published, so the commission's recommendation is not yet in the record.

Dinkins Addition annexation proposed

The City Council is considering a petition filed by Keaton Morton to annex approximately 10.865 acres at approximately 370 S 1400 E in Utah County, known as the Dinkins Addition. Written protests to the annexation must be filed by August 28, 2026. This item is listed as agenda-only, with no decision yet recorded.

Forebay Committee reviews grants and trail work

The Forebay Committee met July 21, 2026, to review the status of PARC Grant projects for kiosks and signs, the parking lot extension, and the widening of the equestrian trail. The agenda also included phragmites eradication, fall activities, and a Day of Caring scheduled for September 10, 2026. Minutes have not yet been published.

Coming up

Payson City Council — August 5, 2026: The council will hold a regular meeting and work session. Items on the agenda include a resolution to update employee policies regarding Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI), appointment of a Planning Commission member, appointment of a City Engineer, a Memorandum of Understanding between Payson City and the Payson Santaquin Chamber of Commerce, and a discussion on an update to the Payson Parkway Plan.

Annexation protest deadline — August 28, 2026: Written protests to the proposed Dinkins Addition annexation must be filed by this date.

Payson leaders weigh annexations, growth, and Economic Development Board changes

Payson City Council's July 15 meeting centered on land use and development, with resolutions scheduled for a 10.865-acre annexation petition and changes to the Pony Express Inland Port. Minutes for that meeting and several others from the past two weeks have not yet been published, so outcomes for most agenda items are not yet confirmed.

City Council — July 15

The council's agenda included a resolution on the Dinkins Annexation Petition, covering 10.865 acres at approximately 933 S 650 W. Also scheduled were a resolution allowing additional properties in the Pony Express Inland Port, a first amendment to the Villages at Arrowhead Park Development Agreement, an amendment to Payson City Code 2.52.040 regarding the Economic Development Board, and an amendment to the agreement with Utah County for the 2026 Municipal Recreation Grant. The session also listed discussions on the Outdoor Recreation Plan and an update on the I-15 Interchange. Minutes have not yet been published, so it is not confirmed which items were approved.

Economic Development Board ordinance

A notice dated July 20, 2026, from the City Recorder's Office summarizes an ordinance passed by the Payson City Council on July 15, 2026. Ordinance No. 07-15-2026-A amends Section 2.52.040 of the Payson City Code regarding Economic Development Board appointments and establishes an Applicant Review Committee. This is the one item from the July 15 meeting with a confirmed outcome.

Special work session on growth — July 17

The council held a special work session from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the MTech Building to discuss growth-related issues. The agenda listed only that broad topic. Minutes have not yet been published, so specific details of the discussion are not available.

Forebay Committee — July 21

The Forebay Committee agenda covered several ongoing projects: the status of PARC Grant projects for kiosks and signs, the status of a parking lot extension, widening of an equestrian trail, Phragmites eradication and fall activities, and a Day of Caring scheduled for September 10, 2026. Minutes have not yet been published.

Planning Commission — July 22

The Planning Commission agenda included a review and recommendation for the Mina Creek Annexation, covering 102.3 acres at 8955 S Arrowhead Trail. The agenda also listed approval of the June 24, 2026 Planning Commission minutes, a public forum session, and options for in-person attendance at Payson City Center or electronic participation via Zoom. Minutes for this meeting have not yet been published, so the commission's recommendation on the annexation is not confirmed.

Coming up

No upcoming meetings are listed for the next 14 days. Residents who want to track outcomes from the July 15 council meeting, the July 17 work session, the July 21 Forebay Committee meeting, and the July 22 Planning Commission meeting should watch for published minutes on the city's official website.