Planning Commission recommends rezoning 41‑acre Corrigan Farms parcel to RTI overlay

Senior planner David Stroud described the Corrigan Farms rezone request: roughly 41 acres southwest of the QTS development, currently agricultural, would be added to the city's RTI overlay. Stroud said the RTI overlay is intended for large‑scale technical and clean industrial uses and already surrounds the subject parcel on three sides.

Reagan Beck, one of the landowners and an Eagle Mountain resident, said the family farms the land and that they do not yet have a buyer or end user. "We don't have a buyer right now. We don't have a builder," Beck said, adding that the family owns their own water and is trying to design a development agreement to limit impacts and vet future purchasers. Public commenters raised concerns about confidential clauses in the draft agreement and long‑term control of rezoned parcels.

Commissioners noted the parcel is an "orphan" surrounded by RTI and observed that the overlay's purpose includes job creation thresholds; one commissioner referenced the RTI code section that contemplates 100 or more permanent jobs at a wage at or above county averages. After discussion—including staff assurance that new state rules (House Bill 76) require public disclosure of annual water use for data center projects—Commissioner Allen moved to forward a positive recommendation; the commission voted 4‑0 to send the rezone to city council.