Clearfield Council Tables Supportive Housing Overlay to Nov. 24 After Public Hearing
The Clearfield City Council did not decide the supportive housing rezone on Tuesday, Nov. 10. After a public hearing, the council voted 3–1 to table the request to its Nov. 24 meetings, according to the city’s recording of the meeting. One council member was absent.
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Clearfield’s City Council voted 3 to 1 to table a supportive housing zoning overlay until November 24. Davis County, the applicant, asked for the delay while it considers limiting the planned 60 units to seniors. The council will take it up November 24 at a 6 p.m. work session and a 7 p.m. policy session at the Clearfield Municipal Center. The hearing is closed, but the policy session includes open comment. More details at DavisCountyUtah.com under the Clearfield City tab.
What did the Clearfield council decide on Nov. 10?
The council tabled the ordinance that would add a Supportive Housing (S-H) overlay to part of the property at 1230 E. 1450 South. The motion puts the item on two meetings on Tuesday, Nov. 24: a work session at 6 p.m. and the policy session at 7 p.m., where the council could act. Both are held at the Clearfield Municipal Center, 55 S. State St.
The member who voted no asked instead for a work session on Nov. 24 and a vote on Dec. 8, to leave more time between the discussion and the decision. The 3–1 vote stands, and the council was told it could table the item again on Nov. 24 if it is not ready.
Why was the vote delayed?
Davis County, the applicant, asked for the delay. A county representative told the council the county is evaluating whether to limit the planned 60 units of permanent supportive housing to seniors, and needs time to see whether that change is possible. The county also said proposals from potential development partners and operators are due Nov. 15, and that it would commit more than one acre to commercial use if the housing needs less than the 4.25 acres in the request.
None of that changes what the council is being asked to approve. The request is still a zoning overlay, not a specific building. Our earlier story explains what the overlay would allow and what would still need approval.
What did residents say at the hearing?
About 20 people spoke or sent comments, and they were divided. People who favor the request pointed to the site’s location near services, jobs and transit and to the need for this kind of housing in Davis County. People who oppose it, many of them nearby residents, raised traffic on 1450 South, the loss of commercially zoned land and future tax revenue, the cost of city services, and how much of the county’s social services Clearfield already hosts. Several asked the council to wait for more information before voting.
Can the public still comment?
The formal public hearing was held and closed on Nov. 10, and officials said the Nov. 24 meeting will not be another public hearing. The work session does not take public comment, though officials said they plan to broadcast it. The 7 p.m. policy session includes the council’s regular open comment period.
What else did the council approve?
The council also approved a renewed agreement with Davis County and other cities to share the work of meeting the state stormwater permit, and voted to join a national opioid settlement with Albertsons. Both were on the posted agenda.
This report is based on the posted agenda and the recording of the Nov. 10 meeting. Official minutes had not been posted when this was published. Meeting dates and times are set by Clearfield City and can change; confirm on the city’s website before you go.
Sources
- Clearfield City Council agenda, Nov. 10, 2026 (Utah Public Notice Website)
- Recording of the Nov. 10, 2026 Clearfield City Council meeting
- Meeting record and transcript, OpenUtah
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