Garden City P & Z

Randall Knight, Reporter

Rich Civic Times

GARDEN CITY, Utah.  March 4, 2015.  The Planning and Zoning public meeting began at 4:45 PM and had several people in attendance.  The discussions focused on the Conditional Use Permit application to build a high quality RV Park and Campground discussed last month.  Lance recommended that some minor wording be changed to ordinance 15-13, an ordinance updating RV Parks.  The board members present were: Lance Bourne, Dewayne Gifford, Steve Arnold and Pat Argyle.  Susan House and Jim Stone were absent.

The P&Z meeting began at 5:00 PM and the agenda was followed.  Jim DeGoot took the oath of office as a new board member. 

The first topic discussed was the Conditional Use Permit for the RV park discussed during the Public Hearing.  The main concerns the board had was with the proposed 30 foot turning radius of a circle where the requirement is 50 feet and the 14 foot wide roads when the requirement is a minimum of 24 feet.  The board also recommended two bridges across the canal instead of only one bridge for safety purposes. The board approved the proposal if the above recommendations are met.

The next topics on the agenda was a proposal for parking and architectural standard for a new business that will be called “Crepes and Coffee” and located on the vacant lot at 235 N. Bear Lake Blvd by Elke Brown.  This will be a takeout business with 4 order windows and a seating area on a patio. Eight parking places will be in the rear with one RV parking space.  There will also be an area for overflow parking.  The board approved the proposed building plans with the exception of the entrance which needs to be increased to 24 feet wide.

The next topic scheduled to be discussed was 15-06, an ordinance stating that homes can be built in specific commercial zones but the board tabled the discussion because the three zoning ordinances need to be reviewed and updated to remove duplication and to provide better clarification.

15-13, an ordinance updating RV Parks was passed with word changes to remove pay phones and references to fees. 

The board tabled the following discussion topics: Sign Ordinance, Commercial Parking, Permitted and Conditional Uses in all Zones (enclosed/open kennels, sexually oriented businesses). 

Lance requested the members to review the new seven page Sign Ordinance and provide comments in preparation for the Town Council meeting.

 

Meeting adjourned at 6:30 PM.