By Myrna Trauntvein
TN Correspondent

Nephi City Council approved an ordinance to annex property on the south end of the city.

The ordinance also established a zone for the property which will be known as the Red Cliffs Storage Annexation and will be classified as Highway Commercial 1 (HC-1).

Seth Atkinson, city administrator, said that the property is contiguous to the city boundary.

“On October 1, and in accordance with Utah Code, the Nephi City Recorder certified that the request to annex met the statutory requirements,” said Atkinson.

He said that the property was to be used for RV storage and, therefore, fit into the HC-1 zone.

The city planning commission had held a public hearing and was recommending that the property be annexed.

Since two small parcels of property, one triangle shaped and the other an elongated oval shape, are being annexed, the zone for the triangle shape will be HC-1 but the other piece will be Industrial Zone (ID-1).

“The agreement is unique in that the council has a say into what can go there [oval shaped piece],” said Atkinson.

That means that, even if a use is allowed in the initial classification, any developed use for this parcel will need to receive approval through the Nephi City Council.

The city may prohibit any use it does not deem to be in the best interest of the city and that term, he said, was essential for the city to enter into the agreement.

“The property owner has requested that the property be used for RV parking and serviced with power,” he said.

The property owner has also agreed to road improvements which will determine the size and location.

The developer will also pay the costs associated with extending water, natural gas, sewer, stormwater and electric utilities to the property if those services are desired.

The ordinance states that the city boundaries will be extended to include the properties, and the properties are declared to be part of Nephi City and will be subject to all of the ordinances and regulations of the city, and that the description of the boundaries of Nephi City will be amended to include the properties.

The agreement states that the city council considers it in the best interest of the residents of the city to annex the unincorporated territory of Juab County into the city.

“The property is within the annexation area of the city,” said Atkinson.

Jeramie Callaway, council member, asked if there was an agreement with Rocky Mountain Power to allow city power to be supplied.

That had been accomplished, said Atkinson.

Shari Cowan, council member, made the motion to approve the agreement, Callaway made the second and all voted in favor.

Callaway then made the motion to approve the ordinance allowing annexation. Skip Worwood, council member, made the second. Since it was an ordinance, by law, the council was required to have a roll call vote. That vote was unanimous.