ESCALANTE CITY COUNCIL MEETING
JULY 7, 2026
REGULAR MEETING/ELECTRONIC MEETING - 6:00 P.M.
ESCALANTE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 65 NORTH CENTER STREET.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: By Invitation
3. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
4.1 Minutes of June 16, 2026 regular meeting.
5. PUBLIC COMMENT
Time has been set aside for the public to express their ideas, concerns, and comments on items NOT on the agenda (two minutes maximum).
6. PLANNING AND ZONING ITEMS
6.1 Planning and Zoning Updates
6.2 Ordinance 2026-05 amending Planning and Zoning Ordinance Chapter10.36.070, 10.38.070, 10.40.070, 10.42.070, 10.44.070, 10.50.070 adding landings
and walkout porches in rear can be located within the rear setback, 10.50.020 taking out multi Family Density and 10.50.055 adding Density Requirements
for Short Term Rentals.
6.3 Ordinance 2026-06 amending Planning and Zoning Ordinance Chapter 10.50 adding 10.50.045 Access Requirements and 10.50.055 Setbacks For Commercial
Use With No Access Off Highway 12.
6.4 Ordinance 2026-07 amending Planning and Zoning Ordinance Chapter 10.54.030 and 10.02.050 Street Definition.
6.5 Ordinance 2026-08 Planning and Zoning Ordinance Chapter 10.22.030 ADU
Development Standards.
7. SCHEDULED ITEMS
7.1 Loren Pena - Weed Control
7.2 Lynn Yunghans - Snowball Fight Event August 8, 2026
7.3 Bill Weppner - Floating Water Pickup for Fire Department
7.4 Appoint Planning and Zoning Member
8. DEPARTMENT REPORTS
8.1 ADMINISTRATIVE
8.2 PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
8.3 FIRE DEPARTMENT
9. COUNCIL REPORTS
9.1 MAYOR MELANI TORGERSEN
Employees, Cemetery & Fire Department
9.2 COUNCIL MEMBER CHAD LYMAN
Water
9.3 COUNCIL MEMBER TARA WOOLSEY
Airport
9.4 COUNCIL MEMBER RYAN COTTAM
Streets & Storm Water Drainage
9.5 COUNCIL MEMBER MARLENE STOWE
Building, Parks & Recreation, Main Street & Clinic
9.6 COUNCIL MEMBER SALLY ORME
Sanitation & Landfill
10. UNPAID BILLS
11. TENTITIVE CLOSED MEETING
12. ADJOURNMENT
If necessary a closed meeting may be held in accordance with the Utah Code 52-4-205.
In compliance with the Americans with Disability Act, individuals needing special accommodations during this meeting should notify Stephanie Steed, City Recorder at (435) 826-4644 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.
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CERTIFICATE OF POSTING
The undersigned, duly appointed City Recorder, does hereby certify that the above notice and agenda was posted on the Utah's Public Notice Website, https://www.utah.gov/pmn/, Escalante City Website, https://www.escalanteutah.gov and in two public places within the Escalante City limits on this 2nd day of July, 2026. These public places being 1) Escalante Post Office 2) Escalante City Office.
/s/ Stephanie Steed
Stephanie Steed, MMC, UCC
City Recorder
Notice of Special Accommodations (ADA)
In compliance with the Americans with Disability Act, individuals needing special accommodations during this meeting should notify Stephanie Steed, City Recorder at (435) 826-4644 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.