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Council narrows agritourism minimum lot size from 5 to 1 acre after debate over neighborhood impacts
Summary
The council amended the agritourism overlay minimum lot size from five acres to one acre; the motion passed after debate about commercial zoning, neighborhood impacts and whether a citywide text change was the right tool.
Provo Municipal Council approved a text amendment to the agritourism overlay zone that reduces the minimum lot size required to apply the overlay from five acres to one acre. The implied motion passed 5–2 after extended public testimony and council discussion about unintended consequences.
City planner Dustin Wright told the council the change would not immediately affect any existing properties but would allow agricultural properties of one acre to seek the overlay and, if approved through a rezone, use the agritourism standards. Applicant Peggy Case and business partner David Simpson described a long‑held plan to operate small farm‑to‑table and small events on a long, narrow parcel on…
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