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Council splits Jamestown proposal: approves commercial text change, delays residential rezone after owner‑occupancy debate
Summary
Council approved a zoning text amendment to allow indoor storage and drive‑throughs in the Specialty Support Commercial (SSC) zone and adopted the SSC rezone for the commercial portion, but delayed the low‑density residential (LDR) rezone after debate over proffered owner‑occupancy restrictions for six proposed townhomes.
The Provo City Council on April 22 approved a text amendment to the Specialty Support Commercial (SSC) zone to permit drive‑throughs and indoor storage and adopted the SSC rezone for the commercial portion of a proposed mixed retail/townhome project on North University Avenue. The council split the project after intense discussion about whether a small set of proposed townhomes should be subject to a recorded owner‑occupancy restriction.
What passed: Planning staff and the Planning Commission recommended a lot‑coverage limit for the SSC zone; the council adopted the Planning Commission’s 34% lot coverage exhibit and approved the ordinance text amendment 7–0. After an initial 3–4 vote failed on the developer’s full rezone (commercial + LDR…
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