Herriman to weigh pet-licensing repeal and a two-lot Gina Road rezoning Oct. 28

HERRIMAN — The Herriman City Council meets Wednesday, Oct. 28, with two substantive items on the general-meeting agenda: an ordinance that would end mandatory pet licensing, and a zoning map amendment for a 0.91-acre parcel on Gina Road, according to the agenda and staff reports in the packet for the meeting 1.

The work meeting begins at 5:30 p.m. in the Fort Herriman Conference Room and the general meeting at 7 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at 5355 West Herriman Main Street, the city's agenda states 1.

The licensing ordinance, Item 10.1, is presented by Brent Adamson, an HPD commander 1. A staff report dated Oct. 13 recommends amending Section 5-1-11 from "Licenses Required" to "Identification Required," repealing Section 5-1-12 on the issuance of licenses, and amending Section 5-1-13 so that an animal not wearing a tag is in violation 1. Three other sections that cross-reference licenses — 5-1-8(C) on the number of domestic animals per household, 5-1-5(C)(2) on impoundment and 1-11-8(l)(4) on administrative code enforcement — would be updated to match 1.

Under the proposed language, dogs and cats would have to wear or carry an identification tag, collar or microchip giving the owner's name and phone number 1. The staff report gives a fiscal rationale: license fees currently run from $15 to $100 depending on term and sterilization status, budgeted animal license revenue is $12,000 a year, and the program operates at or near net zero after tag production, mailing, paperwork and staff time 1. Staff list three alternatives and recommend the first, a full repeal of licensing replaced by mandatory identification; changes to the Master Fee Schedule would come later 1.

Item 10.2 is a zoning map amendment, File No. Z2026-139, from A-1-43 to A-1-10 for 0.91 acres at 7162 W Gina Road 1. The parcel holds one existing home, has about 155 feet of frontage on Gina Road and is its only access, according to the staff report 1. The applicant asked for three lots; staff found that the layout would need a private lane, which city code and engineering standards do not allow except in a planned unit development of at least 15 acres or a flag-lot configuration in which only one lot sits behind another 1. A public road to serve three lots was judged unfeasible on width and fire turnaround requirements 1. Staff therefore recommend A-1-10 with a zoning condition capping the subdivision at two lots in a flag-lot layout 1.

The Planning Commission held a public hearing and voted 5-0 on Oct. 7 to recommend the change with that condition 1. Staff add that any subdivision approval is restricted until an adequate water supply is provided, that the water infrastructure needed is under construction with completion expected in early 2027, and that Gina Road right-of-way improvements could affect subdivision approval and the issuance of a building permit 1. The property's General Plan land use designation is Neighborhood Residential One, which allows A-1-21, A-1-10 and four residential zones 1.

The remaining action item, 10.3, is a resolution appointing Laurel Price as an alternate member of the Planning Commission 1. The consent agenda carries an accounting of recently approved change orders and approval of the Sept. 23, 2026, council minutes 1.

The work meeting has five administrative reports and no votes listed: the 2026 citywide fall cleanup, a review of the 2026 season at Blackridge Reservoir, the September 2026 city status report, a capital improvement plan discussion on "other funds," and the city's 2027 legislative priorities 1. The general meeting also includes recognition of the 2026 Herriman Hometown Heroes 1.

Members of the public may address the council for two minutes on any item within the city's purview; the agenda states that state law prohibits the council from acting on matters that do not appear on it 1. Comments can also be submitted by email to recorder@herriman.gov, the agenda states 1. The next regular council meeting is listed for Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026, with the next Planning Commission meeting Nov. 4 1.