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 extinguish.” She also said construction and ongoing operations had damaged her home, estimating $35,000 in repairs and an additional $4,000 for soundproof windows.

Alex Clites, the site development manager speaking for Maverick, described the proposal to the commission: “We’re looking to add 2, Ultrafast EV chargers to the existing store located at 600 South And Carbon Avenue.” He said the plan uses two existing parking stalls on the north side of the property, will include an ADA‑accessible pad and minor sidewalk adjustments, and that construction would likely take “a few weeks to a month.”

Price City electrical staff provided technical conditions and limits. Steve Richardson, Price City’s electrical utility infrastructure specialist, said the chargers cannot run off the store’s existing service because the proposed fast chargers require higher voltage and a separate service: “They will be required to have their own service separate from the store for for this.” Richardson said the work will include installation of multiple 4‑inch conduits, a transformer pad or vault if conduit counts exceed thresholds, and inspections of buried conduit prior to backfill. He noted some equipment on the site belongs to Rocky Mountain Power and that moving the chargers to another location on the lot would raise costs because of the proximity of municipal and utility infrastructure.

Commission discussion focused on separating enforcement of prior neighborhood complaints from the narrow land‑use decision on the EV kiosks. One commissioner told the panel that concerns about Maverick’s earlier conditional‑use compliance should be pursued separately and that the EV application should be decided on its land‑use merits. Commissioners also discussed potential noise mitigation options — enclosure, landscaping or barriers — and reviewed product specifications in the submitted plans that list sound pressure levels (for the proposed unit: about 67.1 dB at 1 meter, 52.3 dB at 10 meters) and suggest mitigation strategies.

The permit includes multiple conditions read into the record: minimum 5% water‑wise landscaping where feasible; required building and electrical permits; ADA access and sidewalk work where the charger sits; a limit of no more than four EV charging spaces identified on the site plan; maintenance of at least 25 off‑street parking spaces; no additional signage except parking signage; and that the electric charging equipment, transformer, switchgear and sectionalizer not be placed in the public right of way without approval from the Price City Electric supervisor. The agreement also requires the applicant to confirm continued efforts to comply with the original Maverick conditional use permit dated Sept. 23, 2023, and to address any outstanding neighborhood mitigation measures.

On the motion to approve, the commission recorded a 4‑2 roll call: Commissioner Viejo, Commissioner Thorn, Commissioner Holt and Commissioner Black voted yes; Commissioner Root and Commissioner Swinburne voted no. The commission asked the applicant to sign the written agreement and discussed following up separately with Maverick on outstanding neighborhood complaints.

Next steps: the applicant must complete required permits and electrical work and coordinate with Price City Electric and Rocky Mountain Power as required. The commission also said staff will pursue follow‑up with the company on outstanding compliance issues raised by neighbors.