The St. George City Council approved ordinance 2025-020 to rezone about 1.88 acres at the southwest corner of 1470 East and 170 South from C‑2 to Planned Development Commercial (PDC), allowing a proposed 95‑room Holiday Inn to exceed the standard height limit with conditions recommended by the planning commission.

Planning staff member Dan told the council the site is designated commercial on the land-use map and is currently zoned C‑2, which restricts building height. "They are asking to go to a PD zone so that they can get that increase in height," Dan said, explaining the applicant seeks average building height up to about 67 feet 11 inches to the top coping and roughly 60 feet to the roof deck. The project includes a 95‑room hotel and associated parking; the code parking requirement was described as 97 stalls for the hotel (95 rooms plus two).

The applicants, represented by Kim and Logan, described site constraints that favor vertical development. Staff said the applicant obtained an agreement for 12 off‑site parking stalls from an adjacent property owner to help meet parking demand. The planning commission held a public hearing and recommended approval; staff report materials compared the proposed building height with nearby Courtyard Marriott elevations.

Councilmember Danielle Larkin moved to approve the rezoning ordinance subject to the planning commission conditions, including the increased height allowance and a cross‑access parking agreement; Michelle Tanner seconded. The council adopted the ordinance by unanimous roll-call vote: Steve Kemp, Michelle Tanner, Danielle Larkin, Jimmy Hughes and Natalie Larson voting aye.

The ordinance permits the Holiday Inn project to proceed under the PDC standards and the conditions recorded in the planning commission recommendation; the applicant will return with specific site‑plan and building permit applications consistent with those conditions.