Garden City Planning And Zoning

Randall Knight, Reporter

Rich Civic Times

GARDEN CITY, Utah. February 1, 2017.  The Planning and Zoning Public Hearing meeting began at 5:00 PM and several residents were in attendance.    The board members present were: Lance Bourne (Chair), Joey Stocking, Susan House, Jim DeGroot, Tom Stevens and Jared Hislop.  Zack McKee was absent.  

There was a discussion about ordinance 16-07 in regard to the rental of RV units as short term rentals.  Sweetwater trailer park was used as an example because there is a person renting an RV pad.  The Ordinance officer wanted this concern to be brought to the attention of commission because there other areas in the state that are dealing with this issue.

The next discussion was in regard to ordinance 16-08 dealing with a fence being built on a berm.  The code is a maximum fence height of 6 ft from the normal grade, so a 6' fence on a berm would not be in compliance.

Mark Smoot requested a rezone along 200 N. from C3 to PUD.  There is a concern with the traffic limitations to vehicle size if the street is a one-way street because this would impact some of the current businesses on the road that has large trucks.  Dan Fisher stated that the trucks delivering propane need to enter his lot from both direction because the propane tankers unload from both sides.

Mark Smoot also requested approval of a PUD development plan along 200 N.  There was no additional discussion on this request.

The Planning and Zoning meeting began at 5:30. 

Tom Stevens was sworn as a returning commission member.  The first discussion in regard to 16-07 was tabled while 16-08 was approved.  The board approved Mark Smoot’s the 200 N. rezone request from C3 to PUD.

Mark Smoot requested approval for a PUD plan along 200 N. that would include 5 commercial buildings and 27 vacation rental houses on the 6.09 acres.  The units would have a general separation of 10 feet so the Fire Chief will require noncombustible siding. The board asked for more detailed information to be provided for the preliminary plan and specifically asked for parking, traffic flow, building material, restaurant type and parking, guest parking location, landscaping, etc.