Garden City P&Z Planning Meeting

Randall Knight, Reporter

Rich Civic Times 

GARDEN CITY, Utah.  April 6, 2016. The Planning and Zoning public hearing meeting began at 4:30 PM and had approximately 12 residents in attendance.    The board members present were: Jim DeGroot, Susan House, Lance Bourne, Joey Stocking, Dewayne Gifford and Tom Stevens.

When the board asked for public comments several people stood and voiced their concerns with regard to safety, parking, ingress/egress, emergency vehicle access, people crossing Hwy 30 from the condos, wet lands, building heights, etc with the proposed development at approx. 620 S. Bear Lake Blvd, Legacy Beach, Bear Lake Resort, LLC.  

Michael Beck stated he wants to make sure the Federal, state and city regulations are being met.  He was particularly concerned about the 5 acre requirement being met, Hwy 30 splitting the two properties, wet lands and density. The board stated their lawyer said the two properties could be considered contiguous to meet the acreage requirements of at least 5 acres.  Nate Perry stated he has requested a wet land study to be done by a third party and the wet lands would be part of the 5 acres.  Perry stated UDOT did a traffic analysis in August and counted an average of 2900 cars/hr traveled Hwy 30 past the proposed development.  Beck also stated he feels the density of 21 homes is excessive.  It was pointed out that Azure Cove has 24 homes in their development.  Nate also stated the current plan will not provide public access through the development to the lake.  The plan is to complete the West side development in 3 years.   

The regularly scheduled meeting started at 5:25PM.   Mike Knapp requested approval for an application for a Conditional Use Permit to put an off-premise permanent sign at 327 N. Paradise Parkway for Conestoga Ranch.  The board denied the request because the sign exceeds the square foot requirement of 32 sq ft, but approved the request if the size was reduced to meet the requirement.

Jacob Wakefield requested approval for parking and to enclose the current porch located behind Café Sabor.  The building would provide storage and employee housing in the basement.  After verifying the parking stall and setback requirements were being met the board approved the request.

Marty Phillips requested approval to add 12’ x 6’ addition along with additional parking to Bear’s Den.  The addition contain a cooler and additional access to the building.  The board approved the request.

The board discussed the rezone request for Bear Lake Resort’s proposal discussed above and received more clarification from  Perry in regard to water shed, parking, building height, emergency vehicle access and open space.  The board approved the rezoning request.

The board approved the PUD Development Plan and Preliminary Plat for 21 homes on the 3.9 acres on the beach front and 12 units on the 4.1 acres on the mountain side of Hwy 30.   

The meeting was adjourned at 6:45PM.