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Santaquin planning commission denies conditional use permit for home dance studio at 292 W. 500 N.
Summary
After a public hearing with multiple neighbors raising safety and code‑compliance concerns, the Santaquin City Planning Commission voted unanimously to deny a conditional use permit for The Oaks Dance Studio, citing a requirement that a home‑occupation business be owned and operated by a resident of the subject dwelling.
The Santaquin City Planning Commission voted unanimously Sept. 23 to deny a conditional use permit that would have allowed The Oaks Dance Studio to operate as a major home occupation at 292 West 500 North.
The commission’s action followed a 37‑minute public hearing in which multiple nearby residents told commissioners they feared the studio would produce unsafe traffic, block sidewalks and driveways, and exceed the scope intended by the city’s home‑occupation rules. Commissioner Waite moved to deny the permit on the grounds that the application did not meet the code’s owner‑occupancy requirement; Commissioner Romero seconded the motion and the vote was 5–0 in favor.
Commissioners framed their decision around Section 10.40.040 of the municipal code, which requires that a home‑occupation business “shall be owned by and carried on only by a resident of the home for which a certificate of occupancy…
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