Farmington Meadows conservation easement amendment
Farmington Meadows is a subdivision near the new West Davis Corridor whose open space was set aside under a conservation easement so the neighborhood could be clustered and gain extra lots. The owner of a roughly 7-acre piece of that open space keeps cattle there and wants to build a hay barn, and it was unclear whether the original easement allowed one. After a hearing at which nobody spoke, the council voted 5-0 on Oct. 6 to approve a second amendment. It says the change fits the easement's existing terms and clarifies that the owner may build a structure supporting the existing uses. The city also owns a 15-foot strip around the property, held for a future trail, which the owner crosses to move hay and cattle. Council members asked staff to sort out that access but said they did not want to give up the trail strip, and no access easement was approved.
- Where it stands
- Approved
- Type
- Development agreement
- Status evidence date
- Tue, Oct 6
- Location
- Approx. 2150 W 450 N
- Size
- 7 acres
- Applicant
- Christensen Land Company LLC
Updates
October 6, 2026
Second amendment approved 5-0 with one finding. Staff were told to clear up access across the city's trail strip while keeping the trail land. Source
Follow the money and project delivery
Farmington Meadows conservation easement amendment
- Council action
Approved according to the dated project source. Record → · Oct. 6, 2026
- Money in the record
No itemized amount linked in the records collected.
- Signed agreement and payments
Execution and project-level disbursements are not verified by this tracker. They require separate records; meeting approval alone does not establish either.
- Work and operating costs
Check the linked records for completion and recurring operating costs; this tracker does not verify them. Record →
Every hearing and vote
October 6, 2026 · City Council
Public hearing: second amendment to Farmington Meadows conservation easement
Approved · 5-0
After a public hearing at which no one spoke, the council voted 5-0 to approve the second amendment to the Farmington Meadows conservation easement, with the finding that the amendment is consistent with the easement's existing terms but clarifies the owner's ability to build a structure supporting the existing approved uses. Staff described the structure as a hay barn for the owner's cattle. After the vote, council members agreed staff should work to clear up access across the city-owned 15-foot trail strip; no access easement was approved and the city did not agree to dispose of trail land. Proposal as presented in the packet: Christensen Land Company asked to amend the easement on just over 7 acres to allow barns, paddocks and agricultural buildings, but no dwellings, in areas shown on an exhibit. The owner runs cattle and wants a hay barn. Staff recommended approval and asked the council whether to seek access easements across a city-owned trail strip.
- Applicant: Christensen Land Company LLC
- Acres: just over 7
- Recorded ayes: Amy Shumway, Roger Child, Scott Isaacson, Melissa Layton and Kristen Sherlock