Garden City Planning and Zoning

Randall Knight, Reporter

Rich Civic Times

GARDEN CITY, Utah. May 3, 2017.   The Planning and Zoning meeting began at 5:00 PM and the board members present were: Lance Bourne (Chair), Susan House, Joey Stocking, Jim DeGroot, Jared Hislop and Zack McKee. Tom Stevens was absent.  

Ray Elliot, developer, requested a conditional use permit to allow seasonal/overflow parking for trailers on 5 acres located at approximately 2340 S. Kimball Lane.  Elliot and Mel Maynes said they have met with all of the land owners along Kimball to see if they would agree to donate some of their frontage road to allow widening the easement to 50 ft.  They said everybody is in agreement.  They requested authorization as soon as possible so Elliot's customers can start parking May 15. The board thought the recommendations made by them made sense but needs some more detail delineated.  The board agreed the permit will be reviewed every 10 years to see if the conditions are still required or modified.  Because of Elliot's timeline, there will be a special meeting to review the specific conditions and hopefully approve the request before May 15.

Nate Perry discussed a recommendation to amend the plat for Legacy Beach and to move the condos on the East side of the road from the wetlands to a different spot on the lot. 

Mayor Spuhler addressed the commission.  He complimented the way the commission has worked with the developers to accommodate both their desires and the cities in an attempt to make the process easier and quicker. He asked the board to review the Bear Lake Master Plan and Garden City General Plan to keep those recommendations in mind when they are working with the various requests and ordinances they deal with.  He also said the city will try to fund any travel and fees to attend training meetings covering planning, ordinances, zoning regulations, etc.   

A request was made to approve the architectural standards and parking for a new eating place named Rucas at 284 S. Bear Lake Blvd by Dalena Kelley.  Kelley said she hopes to open July 1 and will offer breakfast, salads and sandwiches.  The board approved her request.

Nate Perry's request to amend the plat for Legacy Beach was approved.  Some of the amendments included changing the address for lot 12 from 608 to 602 S. Amber Lane, corrected the spelling of Loraine Court to Lorraine, and making lots 15 and 17 larger by eliminating lot 16. 

Howard Pope and Robert Peterson discussed adding a 30 ft cell tower for CentraCom in the Shundahi development at approximately 1100 S. Bear Lake Blvd.  The tower will provide high speed internet to line-of-sight customers.  The main concern identified was power access.  Pope said the footprint for the guy wires would be small and could be installed within one month after authorization is provided.