Alington Subdivision Master Development Agreement
Description
Recommended with staff conditions, CC&R/seller-disclosure acknowledgments of neighboring agricultural uses, and a 6-7 foot perimeter fence built with each phase; includes repayment of about $495,000 in sewer connection credits.
Impact summary
Locks in the approved layout, fence buffering, and disclosures meant to head off future nuisance complaints from new residents near existing farms.
Applicant
- Name
- Ironwood Real Estate, LLC
- Address
- Parcels 01-059-0-0040 and 01-059-0-0039, approximately 948 East and SR-138, Grantsville, UT
At a glance
- Hearings
- 1
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 1
Last vote · Planning Commission
A recommendation. The council’s outcome is not on record here.
Last discussed Jul 7, 2026.
Meeting timeline (1)
Related issues (4)
Water supply for future growth
Speakers cited the governor's drought emergency order and said Grantsville is already rationing irrigation water, arguing hundreds of new homes threaten existing residents' water security. The developer said water rights were fully vetted.
Area-wide traffic study request for Sun Valley/SR-138/SR-112 corridor
Speaker after speaker described dangerous, congested conditions on SR-138 and Main Street — long waits to turn, speeding, crashes, and a fatality — arguing a 256-unit project will make it worse. UDOT's study did not warrant a signal, but deceleration lanes are required.
Growth impacts on schools, services and taxes
A resident estimated 100-plus new students from the 256 homes would strain Broken Wells Elementary, which already sits at state teacher-student ratios, and complicate bus routes along Main Street.
Alington Subdivision PUD and Master Development Agreement
A 30-year deal covering up to 6,997 homes, parks, trails, 25 acres of moderate-income housing, and major water/sewer infrastructure including the West Bench Interceptor, wells, and a 2.3-million-gallon tank. It locks in developer obligations and lets the city terminate if development stalls for four years.
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