Price City planning panel approves two ultrafast EV chargers at Maverick despite neighborhood complaints

The Price City Planning and Zoning Commission on Oct. 6 approved a site‑plan amendment allowing Maverick to install two ultrafast electric‑vehicle chargers at the store at 651 South Carbon Avenue, voting 4‑2 to grant the conditional use permit with conditions.

The commission’s approval requires separate metering and utility infrastructure upgrades, ADA access and sidewalks where needed, limits the number of EV charging stalls to four total on the site and prohibits charging equipment in the public right of way unless authorized by the Price City Electric Department. Price City staff and the applicant agreed work on electrical conduits, a transformer pad and other utility installations will be required before equipment is energized.

The decision follows public comments from a nearby resident who raised safety and nuisance concerns tied to Maverick’s operations. Pamela Underwood, identified in the record as a resident, told the commission she had complained repeatedly about overnight occupants and other activity at the site and warned about fire risks associated with EV chargers, saying, “These fires are very difficult to…