Anita Weston, Reporter
Rich Civic Times
PUBLIC
HEARING
GARDEN CITY,Utah. April 3, 2019. Chairman Lance
Bourne noted that there should be some changes made in some of the current
ordinances. He pointed out that a home
should be built on a property before an accessory building could be built. He was concerned about height of buildings
and how this ordinance needs to be changed so that 35’ height would be easier
to determine and allow the building inspector to stop individuals from going higher. The chimney needs to go above the roof line,
and a steeple on a church are the only items that could go above the 35’
height.
Lance
also noted that the Church of Jesus Christ is going to build an accessory
building. It is in a C-3 zone. Instead of changing the zone, Lance said he
thought a Conditional Use Permit would be the best way to go.
No
other comments were made, so the public hearing was closed.
REGULAR
MEETING
The
regular meeting of the Planning and Zoning Committee was called to order. A
discussion was made concerning some changes on a few of the ordinances. The first Ordinance was #19-06 which
determines the Beach Development zone height regulations. After a short discussion, it was decided to
leave the height at 25’. This ordinance
was passed originally in 1906 and has worked well for the community. The motion was made and passed.
Ordinance
#19-07 was changed to make sure that a home was built on a lot before an
accessory building could be added. A
motion was made and passed.
Ordinance
#19-08 is an ordinance determining the height of a home. The height cannot go over 35’. The building inspector will be careful in
making sure this ordinance is followed.
The only items above the top of the roof line is a chimney and/or a
spire for a church building. The motion
passed.
Ordinance
#19-09 added that a church building can be built in a C-3 zone with the use of
a Conditional Use Permit. The motion was
made and passed.
A
discussion was held concerning the approval of the Final for Phase 2 of Long Ridge
at Bear Lake. This is a subdivision of
13 lots near Cherimoya and is being directed by Jeff Jorgensen. The permission was not given last month
because there was only one entrance/exit into property. The Hansen family have built a gravel road 20’
wide going from their property to Hodges Canyon which now meets the
ingress/egress requirements. That area is quite steep in some places. The grade in a couple of places are 9.8% and
up to 11%. However, it is in short areas
and does meet the City’s requirements.
This road was done at the developer’s cost. It is temporary until the City gets the Third
West road that will be going along the west side of this subdivision. The water and sewer lines will be placed
along Third West in this area as well. The
motion was made to approve Phase I of this subdivision. The motion passed.
A
discussion was held concerning the application for a Conditional Use Permit
from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The proposed project is for a new Assembly Hall
located at approximately 250 feet South 300 West. The building will consist of a 750-seat
capacity assembly space, a serving area, restrooms, table/chair storage, and
entry vestibule areas. The asphalt
parking area will accommodate 192 stalls, with additional gravel parking for
oversized vehicles and overflow parking.
The Commission made a motion to approve a Conditional Use Permit for the
Church of Jesus Christ’s Assembly Hall.
The motion passed. The question
was asked if there would be a screen from the other building. They said no, that there will be separate
sacrament meetings.
There
was a short discussion concerning the parking for this new building. The motion was made and approved the
Architectural Standards and Parking for the above Assembly Hall located
approximately at 250 South 300 West. The
motion passed.
It
was noted that it would be nice if the Church of Jesus Christ would allow three
feet on the east side of their property for widening First West. They said they would be happy to donate that
to the City. The motion was made
contingent on the Town Council to approve the three feet. The motion passed.
There
has been an interest in getting food trucks into Garden City. The Mayor is still looking into the idea of
having a food truck zone that could overlay a current zone. It was noted that Park City has made food
trucks legal. They have an ordinance on
how to create an overlay zone. So far,
most cities that have food trucks require a temporary City license for the area
they are using. The City is currently
working on writing an ordinance to fit Garden City’s situation.
In
the miscellaneous item on the agenda it was noted that Waterdance was changed
into a PUD at the last City Council meeting.
As a result, ingress/egress as well as parking must be noted on Norm Mecham’s preliminary plat document.
These two items must be completed before any other work will be done on
that PUD.
According
to the City’s ordinances, a PUD must do certain items prior to building. Right now Mecham is building an outdoor
swimming pool. Mecham needs to put up a
bond for this item which allows a year for completion. If it is not complete by that time, the bond
will go to the city to finish up what is left.
Also, the Commission should require a wait of two years before changing
any zones after the original request.
Apparently,
several people are building their homes higher than the 35’ height. The building inspector needs to make sure
that the height requirement is followed.
If it is above the 35’ level, it must either be corrected or building
not be allowed to be completed until the ordinance is met. It will be red
tagged and will not be allowed to contuse building until the proper height is
followed. The City requires that the
homes should be measured from the original grade. The inspector needs to go prior to beginning
to build and before excavation. It is
too easy to excavate prior to the inspector’s visit. The requirement of determining height needs
to be added to the building permit so that no action is taken prior to
determining where the height will be.
This
item should be placed on next month’s agenda.
The lot should be inspection and surveyed before building is started and
when it is finished. Corners need to be
marked.
It
was noted that lines of people at the restaurants and drive-ins currently go
clear out into the road. The food-eating
places need to create ways to get the people away from the highway. It is dangerous the way things are currently
being done. It was suggested that the
City get an ordinance so that this suggestion will be followed by the business
owners.
Well I’m so blest. I got to spend a day in the great
outdoors with two very amazing outdoors men Wyatt Holloway and Easton Hunt. These fine young men are masters in the field.
I think speaking for myself that hunters are probably the biggest conservation
people on the planet. I think people
that don’t hunt and harvest wild things from the outdoors maybe really don’t
understand the circle of life.
