Clinton Council Annexes 155-Acre West Clinton Area, Adopts Land-Use Agreement and Initial Zoning

Clinton has officially grown to the west. At its Sept. 8 meeting, the Clinton City Council voted unanimously to annex about 155 acres of unincorporated land near 2425 North and 4500 West, closing out a process that began when the council accepted the annexation petition in December 2025.

The outcome is recorded in the official minutes of the Sept. 8 City Council meeting. At the council’s Aug. 25 meeting, which included the public hearing, no vote was taken and the item was held for a later meeting.

Three votes, all unanimous

The annexation required three separate ordinances, each approved on a unanimous roll-call vote:

• Ordinance 26-06 annexes roughly 155.136 acres and extends Clinton’s city limits.
• Ordinance 26-07 approves the West Clinton Annexation and Land Use Conditions Agreement, including revised fence language read into the record by Mayor Marie Dougherty.
• Ordinance 26-01Z sets the area’s initial zoning.

What the zoning looks like

According to the minutes, most of the annexed area is zoned A-1 agricultural. A property in the northwest corner is zoned R-1-10, and a narrow parcel in the southwest portion, referred to as the Nilson property, is zoned R-M. The annexation agreement prohibits multifamily housing on that parcel, and larger side setbacks are meant to give it a lower-density look.

The agreement also calls for a six-foot vinyl privacy fence along the north side of the public right-of-way next to that parcel. The developer would install it when the land is developed, and a homeowners association would maintain it. Owners with existing farm uses can document them and sign joinders so those uses are recorded with the agreement, and future owners near agricultural land will get recorded notice that farming came first.

What it does not approve

City staff stressed that the zoning vote does not approve a subdivision, site plan, final density or utility plan. Any future development will still go through Clinton’s normal land-use and engineering review. City leaders said Clinton already provides or is positioned to provide police, fire and utility services to the area, and that Davis County has sought to eliminate isolated unincorporated pockets.

Also on Sept. 8, the council agreed to cancel its Oct. 27 meeting, which conflicts with the Utah League of Cities and Towns convention.

Related: The city’s draft plan for how this area could develop is explained in Clinton West Focus Area Plan: What the Draft Says.

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