Planning Commission Meeting - January 9, 2025

Meeting Summary

The Planning Commission unanimously approved a full slate of zone changes, site plans, and a code amendment at its January 9, 2025 meeting, sending all items to the City Council for final action. Among the most significant approvals was a recommendation to rezone 0.16 acres at 610 East State Street from R-2 residential to Commercial, enabling future commercial redevelopment, and a recommendation to rezone 1.29 acres at the Garden Park site (515 South 100 West) from A-1 agriculture to R-1 Flexible single-family residential, limited to four lots by deed restriction. The commission also approved a site plan for Moto United, a powersports and marine sales facility on Mill Pond Drive, granting two exceptions for building materials and a reduced tree count given that 2.6 acres of the 8.4-acre site contain protected wetlands. Several subdivision and development applications advanced as well. Holbrook Place Phase 12 received preliminary approval for a 14-lot residential subdivision with Jordan River overlay protections requiring a 50-foot buffer. Curb Cart Concrete at 1709 North Boston Street received conditional-use approval for a concrete facility with a setback exception of 90 feet from the road. The Willow Park Church site was approved as a 10.92-acre preliminary subdivision creating six residential lots plus two church and stake center lots, and the Exchange Business Park received a setback exception allowing parking closer than the standard 20 feet to the public right-of-way with a landscape buffer requirement. The commission also recommended a development code amendment clarifying that barbed wire fencing is allowed in Public Facility zones and that razor wire is prohibited except when mandated by state or federal law. During public comment, neighbor Laura Hardman expressed appreciation for the Jordan River protections but urged an engineering review for erosion risk, while resident Ryan Howell requested consideration of lighting and power line placement to preserve nighttime darkness. One item — an EV Auto pylon sign modification at 1060 North State Street — was tabled at the applicant's request and scheduled to return January 23.