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Commission recommends approval of Jacob Branch Market Place preliminary plat for 10-lot commercial development on South Redwood
Summary
The Planning Commission recommended approval of a 10-lot preliminary plat for Jacob Branch Market Place at 1930 South Redwood Road; staff noted grading constraints, one required retaining wall adjacent to Lot 8, phasing with a traffic signal in Phase 2, and that Redwood Road is under UDOT jurisdiction for major traffic controls.
The Saratoga Springs Planning Commission on Sept. 25 recommended approval of the Jacob Branch Market Place preliminary plat, a 10-lot commercial subdivision planned for 1930 South Redwood Road.
A city planning presenter described the development as a two-phase project with a proposed supermarket on the largest back lot (Lot 1) and multiple front lots intended for restaurants and other commercial uses. The presenter said each lot will require a separate site plan when those users are identified. "Each one of these lots will have a separate site plan coming forward at a later date," the presenter told commissioners.
Staff and the developer discussed topography and grading: the plan concentrates grading toward the west of the site, behind the grocery store, and includes one retaining wall adjacent to Lot 8 at the Redwood Road entrance. The retaining wall location was described; the transcript did not specify the wall’s final height. The presenter said the design keeps the grocery parking area relatively flat to avoid slope issues.
Traffic and access were raised by commissioners. The project has two access points: one existing access for the nearby Holiday project and a new entrance onto Redwood Road for this development. Staff deferred questions about major traffic-control changes to Ken, the city staff member handling transportation issues, and said Redwood Road is under Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) jurisdiction. In the development’s traffic-impact study staff noted signals would be required with Phase 2; the transcript did not say whether UDOT or the developer will ultimately fund a median or other turn-restriction measures.
Forrest Gaskill, the applicant’s representative, described Lot 2 as planned for professional office use and said some lot shapes remain conceptual because of slope-related constraints. "That lot is the one in this phase 1 that we think will eventually be professional office space," Gaskill said.
Commissioners asked when the city would engage UDOT if turn restrictions or a median become necessary. Staff said that such measures would be identified in the traffic-impact study with later phases and could be the subject of an amendment when Phase 2 is submitted.
A commissioner moved to approve the preliminary plat "with the findings and conditions as found in the staff report," and the motion passed with all members present voting in favor.
Why it matters: the plat establishes lot lines, phased infrastructure and access patterns that will govern later site-plan reviews; traffic improvements on Redwood Road may be needed as subsequent phases are designed and as surrounding development intensifies.
Remaining items: the retaining wall along Lot 8, final wall height, specific traffic-control measures on Redwood Road, and individual site-plan submittals for each lot; the transcript notes these details were not specified.
