Happy Hollow open space development (PRUD overlay rezone)
Summary
The Knowlton family's 6.72-acre open space at the bottom of the 500 East hill could become a four-lot subdivision with a private road. Neighbors worry about the blind hill, flooding, tree loss, and losing a community sledding hill; the family says denser offers were rejected and the buyer is building his own family home there.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 17
- Last 30 days
- 17
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Nov 12, 2026.
Impact analysis
Four large-lot homes instead of potential denser development; neighbors argue their multimillion-dollar property values and the natural drainage corridor are at stake.
The Knowlton family sellers, the Frost/Ovation buyer, and future lot owners who get large lots with less road impact than a standard public-street subdivision.
Neighboring homeowners say they bear the risks — drainage, slope excavation, traffic at the blind hill, and the loss of open space they've enjoyed for decades.
Mentions & discussions (2)
Kaysville Planning Commission — November 12, 2026
The 6.72-acre Knowlton family hollow near 400 North and 500 East — long used for sledding and loved for its trees and wildlife — is proposed for a four-lot subdivision with a private road. Residents worry about the blind hill on 500 East, stormwater, tree loss, and losing the open space; the family says denser offers were rejected and this is the gentlest option.
Kaysville Planning Commission — November 12, 2026
The Knowlton family's 6.72-acre open space at the bottom of the 500 East hill could become a four-lot subdivision with a private road. Neighbors worry about the blind hill, flooding, tree loss, and losing a community sledding hill; the family says denser offers were rejected and the buyer is building his own family home there.
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