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Council hears request to rezone 1400 South State Street so ProSteel can expand offices and showroom
Summary
Planning staff presented a proposal to change the zoning of 1400 South State Street from R-1 (single-family) to M-1 (light manufacturing) to allow ProSteel to add office and showroom space; planning staff and the planning commission recommended approval and neighborhood outreach was reported as pending.
An ordinance to change the zone map for property at 1400 South State Street from R-1, single-family residential, to M-1, light manufacturing, was presented to the City Council at its Tuesday work meeting so ProSteel can add office and showroom space. Planning Supervisor Aaron Ardmore said the corridor between the tracks and State Street was rezoned to R-1 in 2017, which left ProSteel’s use nonconforming: "Being in the R-1 zone has made their their property and their use nonconforming. And with nonconforming uses in Provo, they can't expand or or make any modifications to any of the buildings or the site." Ardmore said the applicant seeks the M-1 designation to permit an east-side building with showroom and upper-floor offices and to prompt street-front improvements along South State Street. The change comes with a planning commission recommendation in favor, and staff reported no concerns. Councilor Rachel Whitwell said she was pleased a longstanding business wanted to continue investing: "I'm just really excited that a business that's been here wants to continue to invest in their property and do more." Whitwell also noted she believed ProSteel had operated in the city "since, like, the forties." Staff said the item had been scheduled for the District 2 neighborhood meeting but that meeting was rescheduled; if council acts tonight the item would not go to the neighborhood meeting, and staff said neighborhood representatives had been asked to reach out to residents and had not reported concerns to staff or the planning commission. There was no formal vote recorded on the rezoning in the transcript. Council and staff discussion focused on the property’s nonconforming status, the company’s expansion plans, planning commission support, and coordination with neighborhood representatives. The council moved on to other agenda items after questions were answered. The council did not adopt an ordinance during the recorded portion of this item; staff indicated next steps would depend on whether council made a decision that evening and on additional neighborhood outreach if the item was continued.
