Call v. City of West Jordan

HOWE, Justice:

Plaintiffs, John Call and Clark Jenkins, appeal from the trial court’s dismissal of their complaint and the entry of judgment in favor of defendant, City of West Jordan.

In 1974, West Jordan formulated a plan to expand its flood control and public park systems to meet the increasing needs of the growing city. As part of its plan, West Jordan decided to impose an impact fee as a condition to granting plat approval to subdivision developers. The fee was seven percent of the land in the subdivision or, at the option of the city, the equivalent value in cash. West Jordan, Utah,…