Commission approves Ledger Cove apartments site plan for 228 units near 1000 North and Franks Drive

The Tooele City Planning Commission approved the Ledger Cove multifamily site plan on May 14, authorizing a 228-unit development near the intersection of 1000 North and Franks Drive, subject to conditions the developer must meet before final approval.

Planner Kent Page presented the proposal for the Ledger Cove Apartments: 228 rental units on about 15.98 acres, including 108 apartment units and 120 townhome units across 26 buildings. Staff reported the site plan meets setback, parking, architecture and amenity requirements but identified outstanding items: the proportion of landscaping that qualifies as “playable surface” (staff calculated about 8% versus a 25% requirement), maximum column spacing in the perimeter fence detail (plans showed 18 feet; code requires a maximum of 10), and missing floor plans.

Page said the plan provides 358 parking stalls where 333 are required and that half of required parking is covered. Proposed amenities include a 2,800-square-foot clubhouse, pavilion, three pickleball courts, a swimming pool and a tot lot. Landscaping was reported at roughly 70,000 square feet, about 26% of the site, but staff raised questions about how much of that area meets the code’s definition of playable surface.

Applicant representative Howard Schmidt asked the commission to approve the plan and noted the project team had spent substantial time and resources on the application. Schmidt said the developer had fenced small backyard areas to create private outdoor spaces for townhome units and that floor plans could be provided to meet the requirement.

Commissioner Hammer moved to approve the site-plan review for Ledger Cove LLC subject to the staff report conditions; Commissioner Anderson seconded. The commission voted 6-0 to approve the site plan with the listed conditions.