Richfield City Council adopts surplus water ordinance; flag lot rules set for Oct. 27 hearing
Richfield's Mayor and City Council adopted Ordinance 2026-8 on October 13, 2026, according to the meeting record. The ordinance regulates the connection and use of surplus culinary and drinking water for agriculture, stock, or other non-domestic uses outside city limits. It takes effect December 1, 2026.
The summaries provided do not include a vote tally, and minutes for the October 13 meeting were not yet published.
Water ordinance
Ordinance 2026-8 was the one item in the recent meeting records listed as adopted rather than merely scheduled. It covers surplus culinary and drinking water used for agriculture, stock, or other non-domestic purposes on property outside Richfield city limits. The effective date given in the record is December 1, 2026.
Other items on the October 13 council agenda
The same agenda listed several other matters. The record does not state what action, if any, the council took on them:
- A proposed budget opening and amendments for fiscal year 26-27
- A property maintenance enforcement appeal for 390 West 500 South
- A drive-through window request for My Package Guy at 310 South 100 East
- A proposal to install piers under the Library building and replace the front steps
Planning Commission: flag lots and home-business requests
The Planning Commission met October 7, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. at the Richfield City Center, 75 East Center. The agenda called for a public hearing on a proposed amendment to Richfield City Code 16.12.050 covering flag lots, followed by consideration of a recommendation on the ordinance.
The proposed changes described in the notice address minimum access-strip and driveway standards, building height and lot coverage limits, emergency vehicle access, fire hydrant proximity, automatic pressurized fire sprinklers, and driveway turnarounds. The full ordinance was made available for public inspection at city offices and online.
The agenda also listed administrative requests:
- Kinnon Peck, a conditional use for an open/outdoor used-vehicle storage dealership at 253 East Annabella Road (a C-1 use in an M-D zone)
- Carlee Thomas, a conditional use to move her massage business into her home at 555 West 200 North (a C-1 use in an R1-10 zone)
- Shantel Kesler, a conditional use for nail services and hair styling at her home at 257 W 100 N (a C-1 use in an R1-10 zone)
- Clayton Hutchinson, a drive-through window for My Package Guy at 310 South 100 East (a C-2 use in a Commercial Shopping Zone)
The meeting summary describes five administrative requests for conditional uses plus a drive-through window, but the itemized list contains four requests. The record does not resolve the difference. Minutes from the October 7 meeting were not yet published, so no outcomes are available. The agenda also listed approval of minutes from the September 2, 2026 meeting.
Coming up
October 27 — City Council public hearing on flag lots. The council will take public comment on the proposed amendment to City Code 16.12.050 covering standards for the use and development of interior flag lots. The listed topics are access-strip and driveway standards, building height and lot coverage limits, emergency vehicle access and fire hydrant proximity, and automatic pressurized fire sprinkler and driveway turnaround requirements.
Residents who want to speak on the flag lot rules, or who followed the conditional-use requests from the October 7 Planning Commission agenda, have the October 27 hearing as the next scheduled opportunity in the records provided.