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Staff explained the existing code is silent about ADU home occupations and reviewed current distinctions: minor home occupations allow up to eight business-related visitors per day and limited vehicle storage (four commercial vehicles stored behind a fence); major home occupations include larger children's-group activities (class sizes that can exceed 12 per session and up to 24 per day), higher vehicle-stop counts (up to 48 business-related vehicle stops) and require additional reviews, conditional-use permits and noise and fencing standards.

Staff noted many cities restrict ADU home occupations to professional office uses (desk-and-phone businesses) and reminded the commission that the owner of the business generally must live at the property. Commissioners expressed concern that allowing major home occupations in small detached ADUs could create traffic, parking and neighborhood impacts. Several commissioners said they favored permitting minor home occupations in DADUs (examples discussed included accountants, nail technicians, small professional offices and one-to-one service businesses) but not major operations. Commissioners asked staff to draft clear language specifying that visitor and vehicle limits should be enforced on a per-parcel basis (so a business at the primary dwelling and a separate business at an ADU do not automatically double allowed trips) and to produce a recommended list of low-impact uses.

Staff said the code is currently silent on ADU home occupations and recommended the commission address the issue now rather than wait for the first DADU applications. Staff also noted a conditional-use permit for a major home occupation (dance and singing classes) may appear on a future agenda (possible Feb. 28 hearing) and that the city must notify neighbors within 300 feet for such requests.

There was no formal vote; the commission directed staff to draft the minor-home-occupation list and redline ordinance language for future discussion and public hearing if needed.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Santaquin City Planning Commission Meeting - January 28, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Commissioners discussed whether detached accessory dwelling units (DADUs) should be allowed to host home occupations and directed staff to prepare draft code language limiting ADU businesses to low-impact (minor) occupations and a recommended list of permitted uses.","taxTitle","Santaquin City Council, Santaquin South , Juab County, Utah","taxId",23645,"location","Utah","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6367182,"Commission recommends five strategies for Santaquin's moderate-income housing update",1784,849000,2633000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2159008-85563488a9c781b88ff04931fe50dfe8&start=849&end=2633","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2159008-85563488a9c781b88ff04931fe50dfe8/thumbnail_849000.jpg","/articles/6367182/Utah/Commission-recommends-five-strategies-for-Santaquins-moderate-income-housing-update","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6367182-ce617081292101c676fdc5bac1afc823/orig.mp4?Expires=1771191446&Signature=fPnsfcFNDnTgjvkpuMmYasVg7yXEh~UQYc~E0gpndA-QhCJ0yqEI-YbfJABsS1VCJUU1k-lzHk4VZduMD1P3yqC6ioMUeahSdsiYj-lTwW26HkhRyEQmgX-i4yuKQsx9X7WE0G9YFKqeaBqgdZYxpge0yKQAV0uQt14KsyNNQw5dZK5C9XEGQRLNVwcp16cS6XGwAqVjoQv4Pc2zsD4~yswMQ4oHdIrmJzDDGREb6G3ZogvXCJNrFYkAtNPmD6kL3aehDayK1jppzy86fXhUXAkRbASJRb62aM1xmwnn09q0l7yvUtvLRxhDO~Y19LYFlxBSklVhbaEUxsVry5ueOg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Santaquin City Planning Commission unanimously forwarded a recommendation to the City Council Jan. 28 to adopt an update to the general plan addressing moderate-income housing and to pursue five strategies staff proposed.

Planning staff presented the required annual update and explained the state law that requires cities to adopt and report progress on a set number of strategies (three minimum; five to receive priority transportation funding). Staff recommended strategies that the city is already implementing and others that would be pursued in the coming year.

The commission adopted the staff recommendation by motion: Commissioner Waite moved to recommend approval of the general-plan amendment and to endorse strategies 1 through 5 with option 1 for strategy 1; Commissioner Mook seconded. The motion passed unanimously.

The five strategies the commission recommended are:
- Strategy 1 (option 1): Amend code to allow detached accessory dwelling units (DADUs) in the R-15 residential zone (staff said residents had requested the change).
- Strategy 2: Update the storm-drain master plan and reduce the storm-drain impact fee (staff identified a 10% reduction for detached ADUs as the example) as part of a two-year strategy tied to the regular master-plan update cycle.
- Strategy 3: Apply a square-footage reduction incentive (previously applied to the Main Street Residential zone) to adjacent Main Street Commercial/Residential zones; staff said the state agreed this would count for the housing report.
- Strategy 4: Advance the City's Water Reclamation Facility (WRF) upgrade into contract approval by Aug. 1 and start construction by Aug. 1 of the following year (a two-year strategy staff expects to complete and count toward the plan).
- Strategy 5: Offer a PUD density incentive (6% density bonus) tied either to deed-restricted moderate-income units or to ensuring 10% of the PUD units meet minimum unit-size standards.

Commissioners discussed but did not select strategy 6 (rezoning options) as part of the forwarded recommendation; staff said the city could pursue rezoning work in the future but recommended strategies 2, 3 and 4 as \"highly recommended\" because staff already plans those actions. The commission's recommendation will go to the City Council for a public hearing and final adoption. Staff said it has documented phone and email confirmations with the state on what qualifies as countable strategies.","The commission voted Jan. 28 to forward the general-plan amendment updating the city's moderate-income housing strategies and recommended five strategies, including allowing detached accessory dwelling units in the R-15 zone.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":79,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6367190,"Planning commission unanimously backs recommendation to update setback and landscaping tables",721,128000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2159008-85563488a9c781b88ff04931fe50dfe8&start=128&end=849","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2159008-85563488a9c781b88ff04931fe50dfe8/thumbnail_128000.jpg","/articles/6367190/Utah/Planning-commission-unanimously-backs-recommendation-to-update-setback-and-landscaping-tables","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6367190-c79e859066bce3b467a500519999809c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771191446&Signature=VVYRKLRRE7k9bw9YSsP12fQOQkngSKVP62EIqhTM4DvNo1eLDO8lPDjUenWpRs0OwvVNxlsTLRiMSYXSb5MryKKxHQzws3c7mTar394iHyeRUnwGu6ZitUHzcQeRnYKker06XZzzZCYIBMI~5IEAOxAzAKGaJRVhKlwLvtMRxXsj-hkuhrAxBh-W6~9xg~hgdXd1sThf0~EIC3mTVDJVYo7Kp8-F2QB3y~ZdYctwSvw012kI2PDWryURVw7z3gQtjf7nZblV~gN7lp1J3C2RJkJ52PnKxu8vzNyaak3MamZxqk70BPcg02m7hN0MDqYYVbv3QF3xr9fkyPK2UR0oUA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Santaquin City Planning Commission voted unanimously Jan. 28 to recommend that the City Council adopt a zoning code amendment that replaces conflicting setback and landscaping language with zone-specific tables and standard percentage requirements.

Planner Aspen, who led the presentation, said the proposed ordinance does not change existing setback distances but puts building, parking and landscaping setbacks in consolidated tables within each zoning section. “We're creating setback tables for each zone,” she said, summarizing the proposal and the edits staff made to correct inconsistent figures.

The code amendment corrects apparent errors in the existing code and packet. Staff said residential accessory buildings currently list a rear setback of 2 feet in one table even though the code historically set accessory-rear setbacks at 3 feet; the draft restores consistency with the underlying code and corrects the industrial rear setback to 2 feet where appropriate. The draft also requires an additional 5 feet of landscaping where a nonresidential zone abuts a residential zone and sets a single 30% minimum landscape requirement for multifamily areas to replace multiple, inconsistent references.

Commissioners praised the clearer tables and figures as easier for architects, engineers and plan reviewers to use and said the change should reduce repeated resubmittals to the Development Review Committee. Commissioner Toland moved to forward the amendment with a positive recommendation “which adopts setback tables, updates setback figures, and simplifies landscaping requirements.” Commissioner Nixon and Commissioner Mook seconded.

The roll call vote was unanimous: Commissioners Thalmann, Waite, Hoffman, Wood, Nixon and Mook all voted yes. The commission's action is a recommendation to the City Council; the council will take any final legislative action.

Staff noted the commission still must hold a public hearing at the council level and will provide the draft ordinance language and updated figures to the council for review.","The Santaquin City Planning Commission voted unanimously Jan. 28 to forward a positive recommendation to the City Council for a code amendment that reorganizes setback tables, corrects setback figures and standardizes landscaping requirements.","actionData","errors"]

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