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Planning Commission recommends rezoning 2666 North 400 East from residential to commercial downtown
Summary
The commission voted unanimously to recommend that the City Council rezone a half-acre property at 2666 N. 400 E. from Residential City Center (RCC) to the Community Commercial Downtown (CCDT) zone to allow professional-office use.
The North Ogden City Planning Commission voted unanimously Feb. 11 to recommend that the City Council rezone a half-acre property at 2666 North 400 East from Residential City Center (RCC) to Community Commercial Downtown (CCDT) to permit professional-office and other commercial downtown uses.
Planning staff presented the application as a legislative rezone and noted the property’s adjacency to existing commercial zoning and to Lee’s Marketplace. Scott Hess, the staff presenter, summarized notice and compatibility considerations, saying the application was mailed to owners within 300 feet and that staff found the request “consistent with the general plan” as updated in 2022 and compatible with surrounding commercial uses.
Applicant Trevor Osborne, an attorney, told the commission he plans to relocate a small professional office to the site, said the property previously hosted a salon and other mixed uses, and estimated low foot traffic. “Most of my clients don’t come to the office,” Osborne said, adding that the office would establish a local presence for his practice and could house three offices for his firm plus room for other professionals.
In discussion staff noted the city typically rezones parcels on request rather than proactively rezoning full blocks. Staff advised commissioners of CCDT code standards including signage allowances (calculated by frontage, up to a 250-square-foot maximum) and that CCDT retains a 35-foot average building height. Commissioners also asked about future implications of changing a single lot from residential to commercial; staff explained that once rezoned, any use permitted in CCDT could be approved administratively through the site-plan process, subject to setbacks, parking and other code standards.
After public comments from nearby residents and a neighbor who said the conversion was likely to reduce truck traffic and improve appearances, the commission moved to recommend approval. The motion passed unanimously; the recommendation will be forwarded to the City Council for a final legislative decision, likely at its Feb. 25 or March meeting depending on minutes availability.
Votes at the planning commission do not change the zone: the City Council will hold the final public hearing and make the legislative determination.
