Midway City staff and the council have spent months tweaking rules for planned unit developments, or subdivisions with specific density and zoning rules. That was part of the city’s focus during a six-month building moratorium that gave planners extra time to clean up city codes.
On Tuesday, the council’s scheduled to vote on an ordinance including some of those revisions.
A staff report says the ordinance intends in part to require more open space within the developments and limit building sizes.
Another focus of the meeting will be on a law prohibiting dogs at Town Square.
Midway’s known for attracting huge crowds to community celebrations like Swiss Days, which has brought out over 100,000 people in the past. The council will continue a conversation from September 2021 about enforcing the no-dogs rule at the next Swiss Days.
Last time the issue came up, Councilor Jeff Drury said local animal control personnel didn’t have the resources to enforce the rule. He also raised points about keeping the responsibility to enforce the rule out of the hands of event volunteers and having a dog-sitter present so dogs wouldn’t be left in hot vehicles.
The meeting will allow for public comments before action items.
It will take place at 6 p.m. at the Midway Community Center council chambers at 160 West Main Street. To attend the meeting online, visit midwayut.org.
