Opinion ID: 2640723
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: description of the disconnection area

Text: ¶ 20 The area proposed to be disconnected (the Disconnection Area) is a triangle-shaped parcel of approximately 3,971 acres in the southwest corner of Bluffdale City. The Disconnection Area is bounded by Bluffdale on the east, Riverton on the north, Herriman on the west, and Camp Williams on the south. [3] The total acreage represents approximately thirty-eight percent of Bluffdale's land area. The Disconnection Area is almost completely undeveloped. With the exception of some water conservancy district facilities on the eastern border of the property and one dwelling, there are no structures on the property. ¶ 21 The Disconnection Area is separated from the rest of Bluffdale City by a substantial manmade barrier, a thirty-five-foot-wide canal known as the Welby/Jacobs Canal. The easement associated with the canal is wider than the canal itself. The canal forms the eastern border of the Disconnection Area for the majority of its length. The balance of the eastern border is Redwood Road. [4] There are no public roads within the Disconnection Area, and no public bridges cross the Welby/Jacobs Canal. ¶ 22 The only Bluffdale-owned facilities that exist within the Disconnection Area are a twelve-inch water pipe and associated meters and pressure reduction facilities that run parallel to the Welby/Jacobs Canal. The water line does not currently serve the Disconnection Area, but was installed primarily to provide additional water pressure and fire protection for Gardner Estates and other new developments in the northern section of the City east of the Welby/Jacobs Canal. Although this water line has some additional capacity that could be directed toward the Disconnection Area, serving this property was not the primary motivation for its installation. ¶ 23 Bluffdale City has provided the Disconnection Area with minimal police and fire protection services. There is evidence that the police have made calls to the property approximately twice a year to investigate trespass or other minor criminal conduct, and there have been seven to eight fire calls per year.