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Staff explained the amendments seek to balance encouraging outdoor dining while ensuring adequate parking. The draft allows a modest amount of outdoor seating without extra parking but requires additional parking once seating exceeds a threshold. Staff said they drafted language to strike a “happy medium” to permit short‑stay outdoor seats (for example, small tables where patrons are in and out quickly) while requiring more parking for larger outdoor dining areas.

During discussion Commissioner Kern expressed concern that requiring additional parking could disincentivize outdoor seating, which some residents have urged as a way to create a more walkable, communal downtown feel. Commissioner Hill asked about seasonality, noting many outdoor spaces are used only in warm months; staff said the code currently does not include a seasonal exemption and applies to peak usage, though downtown‑specific standards may be written later in a community plan that could handle exceptions.

Commissioner Hill said the proposal generally made sense for restaurants expanding seating outdoors and urged that future downtown standards promote gatherings and not penalize outdoor activity. Staff confirmed the intent is to cover customer dining use and not limited employee break areas at non‑restaurant uses.

Commissioner Hill moved the recommendation; Commissioner Mann seconded. The motion passed with at least two dissenting votes recorded in the transcript (Commissioner Kern and one other commissioner who indicated a nay vote). Commissioners suggested revising verbiage in future drafts to clarify intent and address seasonality in downtown plans.

Action taken: the commission forwarded the code amendments to City Council with the findings and conditions in the staff report. Staff noted that downtown‑specific community planning is expected to include tailored standards for festivals, markets and gathering places.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Planning Commission Meeting 6.26.25","oneSentenceSummary","The Planning Commission forwarded code amendments to chapters 19.02, 19.04 and 19.09 establishing outdoor‑seating definitions and thresholds tied to parking requirements; commissioners discussed seasonality and downtown goals and two members recorded no/negative votes.","taxTitle","Saratoga Springs, Utah County, Utah","taxId",4713,"location","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":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6657283,"Commission forwards code change moving small‑wireless rules to engineering title, updates technical drawings",238,934000,1172000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5082480-17319c91ae1e6e7fe184feb63ec7c60b&start=934&end=1172","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5082480-17319c91ae1e6e7fe184feb63ec7c60b/thumbnail_934000.jpg","/articles/6657283/Saratoga-Springs/Utah-County/Utah/Commission-forwards-code-change-moving-smallwireless-rules-to-engineering-title-updates-technical-drawings","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6657283-e604e25c8d4eadff4ad477dd9496a441/orig.mp4?Expires=1771154822&Signature=Ny3aPX5GGMQtehLMuA~LBkuhICSOHsKJx5ORwf64rCWlJva8JVWJ2RN~z60tPxqy9g3vR8Vj3zQwyMLXHFEwtEeqNtA5n9PhTEG2ArUyL4I0O5K4lqjkMY~YoQo6sDu8Mxjp8tTpIuRuqjpRV22pmk8I5O5M4dLc9b1TFD4-KXTk5tgjGPMElnOZjymK3-cyYTMbwntVf7P4NOCTtnCdXcfKDnK1Ol5ETNN-Z6j7XILqHJtaVT~8LlSL1MRu7TKD3qbUTr~W73Pbwv8m~YoTlBFC-nn1vgDDuSYukixIxxeGiRrWGiVtpjALAXQ3~VfcyLaDHSzCxeQ1YEvOx-pb4g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Saratoga Springs Planning Commission voted to forward a city‑initiated code amendment that moves small wireless facility regulations from Chapter 19.05 of the Land Development Code into the city’s engineering title and adopts updated standard technical specifications and drawings.

Planner Sam Stout explained the change: the procedural language currently in Title 19 will instead direct applicants to Title 8 (engineering), where the technical standards and construction details will reside. Engineer Ken Knight described the drawings updates: the city is removing an older multi‑antenna detail and replacing it with details for small wireless facilities attached to light poles and a freestanding multi‑carrier pole, including a foundation detail to match existing street light designs.

Commissioners exchanged technical and policy questions but heard no public comment. Commissioner Hill said it is wise to address small‑cell siting as technology evolves and observed that small cells are part of how carriers deploy 5G in dense areas; Hill said the updated standards will help reduce reliance on large cell towers. Commissioner Miles said the change should make it easier for carriers to deploy more, smaller sites by lowering height/cost barriers.

Action taken: the commission forwarded a recommendation for approval of the code amendment to Chapter 19.05.03 and the updates to the standard technical specifications and drawings, with the findings and conditions in the staff report. The motion was made by Commissioner Mann, seconded by Commissioner Miles, and passed unanimously.

Staff noted there are currently no small wireless facilities installed in the city under the new standards; the amendment is intended to provide a clear approval path and technical template for future applications.","Saratoga Springs planning commissioners recommended approval of a city‑initiated amendment to relocate small wireless facility regulations from Title 19 to Title 8 and adopted updated standard technical specifications, including new light‑pole attachment and foundation details.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6657288,"Planning commission backs Alpine School District high school site change at Ensign Drive and Mountain View Corridor",769,129000,898000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5082480-17319c91ae1e6e7fe184feb63ec7c60b&start=129&end=898","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5082480-17319c91ae1e6e7fe184feb63ec7c60b/thumbnail_129000.jpg","/articles/6657288/Saratoga-Springs/Utah-County/Utah/Planning-commission-backs-Alpine-School-District-high-school-site-change-at-Ensign-Drive-and-Mountain-View-Corridor","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6657288-8674a0bc011c45f2f76f8f1e8467676d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771154822&Signature=JrEVmzsgx8Mtwm6xBAT7X-V1MeBBTQMn9MTG-wz5WatrFnrfuLQYKv7JCVw2QXhNP3-3rWuEt9LGZYO9kXMuUrFwBWhSa08P-9Gog8ElY5vhgvnP9LpuhE7MVRzuzXCuopY6XbwT006sbc0IngyvdTQ0PNMpxufEbHwuZvscfy5f6f6vv4~VeRbE7QsUdHdeMwfPbyx8MVH5MqjATydJZD~i5lpe3~zboN3krq-KAbkcmd6~5eP4Ho8swhXcq1s-pCUx8cyAVdjg4wOwJqgv9~6fJZgTTdJTX064gEv1pHAiCeVaNg~gBRB8vkVA3FXGiELHPSYjuzV09Kebh~0msw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Saratoga Springs Planning Commission on a unanimous vote forwarded a recommendation to the City Council to amend the general plan land‑use map, rezone and accept a concept plan for Alpine School District’s High School 7 at the northwest corner of Ensign Drive and Mountain View Corridor.

Planning staff said the request would change a 61.61‑acre portion of the larger site from planned community and low‑density residential (general plan) and from planned community and agricultural zoning to the city’s Institutional Civic classification, which the staff report says is intended to allow public and quasi‑public uses such as K–12 schools, libraries and public facilities. Senior planner Jelen said the concept plan included a three‑story academic building, parking counts and conceptual elevations; the concept plan is nonbinding and many items are listed as “shall comply” to be resolved at site plan review and via a development agreement.

The change was moved by Commissioner Hill and seconded by Commissioner Mangum; the motion called for approval “with the findings and conditions in the staff report” and passed unanimously. The commission heard no public comments at the hearing.

Frank Polley, director of facilities for Alpine School District, appeared for the applicant and confirmed the district’s timeline: the school is planned to open in the fall of 2028. Planning staff and the applicant are working on a development agreement to address conditions listed in the staff report, including utility and traffic items that must be resolved before final approvals.

Commissioner Hill said he visited the site and pressed staff on transportation mitigations. Hill asked whether the city “trades out” land classifications when making a general plan change; planning staff explained the city’s practice is to amend the plan as a legislative action and that the high school use would also have been allowed within the planned community zone. Hill emphasized traffic access and asked about Bonneville Drive’s extension to Silver Lake Parkway, noting that the extension would reduce wait times by providing an alternative to Mountain View Corridor and spread traffic onto adjacent streets. Staff responded that the city’s transportation master plan shows the Bonneville Drive extension and that the Bonneville/Silver Lake connection is intended to provide access from nearby communities.

Staff noted multiple engineering and transportation items on the “shall comply” list that will be addressed in the development agreement and subsequent site plan submittals. The concept materials included conceptual floor plans for all three levels and a three‑story elevation schematic; staff reiterated those plans are conceptual only.

Action taken: the commission forwarded a recommendation for approval of the requested general plan amendment, rezone to Institutional Civic and accompanying concept plan for Alpine School District High School 7, with conditions and findings as listed in the staff report. The commission’s motion identified the staff report’s conditions as the basis for the recommendation; the development agreement is expected to accompany the rezoning and will be taken to City Council.

The commission excused one commissioner for a conflict and had no public input on the item.","The Saratoga Springs Planning Commission recommended approval of a general plan land‑use map amendment, rezone and concept plan for a 61.61‑acre parcel to accommodate Alpine School District’s High School 7; commissioners flagged traffic access and confirmed a fall 2028 target opening.","actionData","errors"]

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