Farmington Approves 15-Home Avocet Subdivision Rezone Near 1600 South
A 2.86-acre agricultural parcel in south Farmington is cleared to become a 15-home neighborhood. On September 1, the Farmington City Council voted 4-0 to rezone the Avocet Subdivision site from the Agriculture (AA) holding zone to Large Residential (LR) and approved a PUD overlay, schematic subdivision plan and development agreement. Councilmember Scott Isaacson was excused.
What is planned
The property sits at 44 W. 1600 South and 1575 S. Frontage Road, next to a regional stormwater detention area and the freeway. Developer Cole West described a single-family project of 15 patio-style homes without basements, on lots ranging from about 5,562 to 8,068 square feet. A private lane maintained by a homeowners association would serve the homes, with garbage and snow removal handled by the HOA. Because the lane is too narrow for street parking, guests would park in driveways. One larger lot fronting 1600 South would sit outside the HOA.
The applicant pitched the project as “attainable” housing for move-up buyers who want a smaller yard, at roughly 5.2 units per acre.
How 15 lots came from a 5-lot yield
Under the base zoning the site would yield five half-acre lots. The extra density comes through Farmington’s transfer of development rights program, in which a developer effectively buys added lots and the money is earmarked for parks, trails and open space rather than the general fund. The city manager said the funds must go to the regional park or park capital projects.
Concerns raised
Council members flagged a spring on the site and ongoing wetland mitigation with the Army Corps of Engineers, the lack of a sidewalk on the south side, parking, and whether a small HOA can sustain a private road. The developer plans to bring in fill to lift the homes out of the flood plain. Several council members said they want a pedestrian connection to the Symphony Homes neighborhood to the east so kids are not routed onto the frontage road, and the council put on record its desire for Symphony to grant an easement.
The project still needs Planning Commission review of the final plans, but the lot count cannot increase beyond what the council approved.
Source: Farmington City Council minutes, September 1, 2026 (PDF). See more Davis County development news and the Farmington hub.
