Ogden Valley Development — Utah Hive Politics

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PIDTap to flip ↻

Public infrastructure district. A district usually created at a developer's request that can borrow (issue bonds) for roads, water, and sewer. The debt is repaid by property tax or assessments on land inside the district.How PIDs work: PID Mechanism Map →

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Community reinvestment area. A project area where part of the future property tax growth is set aside for the project for a set number of years, with the taxing entities' agreement.

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The growth in property tax an area produces above its starting (base year) value. In a CRA, a share of that growth goes to the project instead of the usual taxing entities.

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A contract between governments. For Nordic Village, the county, school district, water district, and fire district each signed one agreeing to share their growth.

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The contract between the county and a developer that sets what can be built, where, and on what terms. It can reserve options, such as using a PID later.

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A change to what a piece of land is allowed to be used for, such as from agricultural to mixed-use. The county commission makes the final decision.

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An appointed board that reviews land-use applications and recommends approval or denial. Its vote is a recommendation; the elected commission or council decides.

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The state-required study of whether a proposed city can pay for itself. For Ogden Valley City it projected the tax base, including which resort sales to leave out.

IncorporationTap to flip ↻

The process of forming a new city. Residents petition, a boundary is drawn, a feasibility study is done, and voters decide.

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A list of routine items a board approves in one vote without separate discussion. Board appointments are often placed there.

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Money a district borrows up front and repays over years with interest. "Authorized" is the most it may borrow. "Issued" is what it actually borrowed.

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A special district that supplies culinary water or sewer service. New homes need its "can and will serve" letter before they can be built.

What's on this map

The resorts that shape Ogden Valley, the developments and public financing tied to them, and the new city. The gold line is Weber County; dashed purple lines are city and town limits. Ogden Valley City incorporated after the Census boundaries were drawn, so its pin marks a general location.

How this map is sourced

Every figure comes from a public document or the Hive case file that cites it: county minutes and resolutions, district budgets, the state feasibility study, and financing plans. Where records disagree with each other, the pin says so instead of choosing one number.

Related maps

MAP 001: Where Utah's Tax Increment Goes places Nordic Village among districts statewide. MAP 002: Who's Raising Taxes This Year covers Ogden Valley City's 2026 tax increase.