The Orem City Council voted 4-3 Tuesday night to approve the rezoning of 14 acres of land known as Wilkerson Farm from open space to residential housing.

The approval allows Keystone Construction, which is in a contractual agreement with the landowner to buy the property, to build 53 single-family lots upon the land.

The decision came after months of discourse across social media and in public comment periods at city meetings regarding the fate of the land that has operated as an agri-entertainment property the last 10 years.

City Council members grappled with the rights of the property owners and demand for housing versus the desire to preserve open land and create a buffer between housing and the railroad tracks.

Council members Chris Killpack, Jeff Lambson, Jenn Gale and Tom Macdonald voted in favor of the rezoning change, while council members LaNae Millet and David Spencer and Mayor David Young voted against it.

This is a developing story and will be updated.