Hayden — The City Council on Dec. 9 approved a request to vacate and reconfigure a variable multimodal-path/utility/drainage easement in the Honeysuckle Glade planned unit development, a change applicants say aligns the easement with the existing path and removes an unusual encroachment on proposed lots.

The vote followed a public hearing in which city planning staff summarized agency notices and a staff-recommended condition requiring sign-off from utilities. The council approved the application by roll call vote with all recorded members voting in favor.

Donna, a city planner, told the council the easement on the plat varies between 30 and 35 feet and was dedicated to the city at platting. ‘‘The city is required to have on file written acknowledgment of this notice from all the utilities which may be located within this easement area,’’ she said, explaining why staff recommended a condition requiring documentation from TDS prior to recordation of the ordinance.

Mike Curry, representing Big Sky Capital and Timber Ridge Homes, said the easement’s current alignment appears wider than necessary and encroaches on lot areas. He said most infrastructure along Reid Road is already constructed and privately maintained and described the request as a modification to align the easement with the physical multimodal path.

Council members discussed Northern Lakes Fire District conditions noted in agency comments and confirmed those are included in staff recommendations. The council moved to approve PZE250098 with staff-recommended conditions and the requirement that documentation from TDS be provided before ordinance recordation.

Next steps: staff will finalize the ordinance language and require the applicant to provide the outstanding utility documentation before recordation.