Anita Weston, Reporter
Rich Civic Times
GARDEN CITY, Utah. July 1, 2015. A public hearing was held prior to the regular Planning
Commission Meeting. Input from the
public was allowed concerning advertising by short term rentals. The other item dealt with was a conditional
use permit application to install a temporary off-premise sign at 595 N. Bear Lake Blvd.
promoting Conestoga Ranch’s location and grand opening.
The public hearing was closed and the regular meeting was
called to order. Members of the Planning
Commission were informed that the City Council would handle the parking issues
involved in the parking ordinance. It
was noted that the members of the Planning Commission were glad that they
hadn’t taken any action sooner. The new
business, Crepes and Coffee, was asked to provide ten parking spaces. If that number of parking spaces had been
reduced, Crepes and Coffee would not have been able to handle the numbers of
cars and individuals that have been parking there,there was room in the back of
the business to accommodate more parking which was needed for the number of
customers who were there. Several had
noticed at least 12 to 20 cars parked in that location at a time. That business would have had a difficult time
handling more cars had they only provided five spaces.
Ordinance #15-22 is an ordinance updating the exemptions of
height limitations. It was noted that
several items need to be removed from this list. It was determined that sky lights, towers,
theater blocks, and chimneys would not longer be exempt. They felt that weather vanes, wireless
towers, TV antennas, and HVAC units could still be placed on a roof.
Tom Hedges presented the request from Conestoga Ranch
requesting a conditional use permit to install a temporary off-premise sign at
595 North Bear Lake Blvd. The sign would
promote Conestoga Ranch’s location and grand opening. He acknowledged that permission had been
obtained from the owner of the property at that location. Since the request was for a temporary sign,
approval for the sign was given by the Commission with the stipulation that it
must be taken down by October 15 of this year.
Ordinance #15-23 is an ordinance combining Residential
Estate and Agricultural zones. It was
noted that the minimum number of acres should be changed from five to one. The title of the ordinance should also
contain the word agricultural in the title.
With those changes, the Council passed this ordinance.
Ordinance #14-24, an ordinance stating that short term
rentals cannot advertise on their property, was approved by the Council as
written.
The Council looked over the zoning map. There are some pieces of property that are in
the Residential Estate area that are land locked. The Council said they would look further into
this issue.
A discussion was held concerning the nuisance
ordinance. It was noted that several
people have several vehicles on their property.
It was suggested that if there are more than two cars on the property,
all of the vehicles must be currently licensed to be parked there. This would
require those vehicles that don’t run or are torn down, would have to be
removed from that location or put in drivable condition and licensed.
Jim DeGroot noted that he has been trying for the last three
years to have a very hazardous wall located next to WorldMark removed, and he deems
this item a dangerous nuisance. So far
all of his requests have been ignored.
He noted that the wall is on private property, but children play there
all the time. The wall has rebar poking
out the sides and the top that could blind or kill a child easily as they play
on the wall. He noted that items like this should be taken care of and asked
that the enforcement officer check into this situation.
Currently the ordinance officer is enforcing the garbage and
litter ordinance. Administrative Court will be held July 2,
to allow those receiving tickets can come and talk with the judge. Any individuals who have been given tickets that
don’t appear before the court will be deemed guilty and billed for the amount
published on the City’s fee schedule.
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