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Provo planners back rezone for flex office/warehouse near Tree Side Charter School with conditions on loading and access
Summary
Planning staff recommended remapping 1780 South State Street from Agriculture A15 to a planned industrial commercial zone to allow small flex-office/warehouse spaces and a drive-through; neighbors and councilors pressed the applicant for assurances on traffic flow and a prohibition on loading docks given the site’s proximity to Tree Side Charter School.
An applicant sought to rezone land near Tree Side Charter School from Agriculture A15 to planned industrial commercial (PIC) to permit a five-tenant flex office and light warehouse with a single drive-through tenant space.
Planning staff said the concept plan and rezone had been approved by the planning commission and that the applicant emphasized the building would not host large manufacturing uses or loading docks because of the site’s proximity to residential parcels and the school. Staff noted the building would be about 100 feet from the school fence, include a 10-foot landscape buffer and that typical PIC uses would still allow commercial businesses as well as limited industrial uses.
Neighbors and school faculty who attended an earlier neighborhood meeting raised concerns about noise, traffic and student safety at pick-up/drop-off. Planners and the applicant discussed an access point between the school and the adjacent Remington Commons apartment development and the need to ensure project traffic would not flow into the school’s pickup area during busy periods. The applicant told council he has developed near schools before and expected coordination to avoid conflicts.
Council members asked for a written commitment on loading docks. Councilor Bridal said she would “be more comfortable if there was some kind of agreement that there is no loading docks on this property. Period.” Staff said they would contact the applicant before the evening vote and seek language in the ordinance or development agreement to prohibit loading docks on the parcel.
Staff concluded the proposal will be forwarded for a vote at the evening meeting with the expectation that the developer would acknowledge limitations on uses near the school and that council would consider any additional conditions when voting.
