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Provo planners recommend 34% lot coverage for North University SSC zone; council questions road access and rental vs. ownership for townhomes
Summary
An applicant asked the council to change the Special Support Commercial zone text to allow indoor storage and drive-throughs and to rezone nearby parcels; the planning commission recommended a 34% lot-coverage ceiling, but councilors pressed engineers’ and traffic details and whether townhomes should be required to favor owner-occupancy.
An ordinance and zoning-text amendment would change the Special Support Commercial (SSC) zone along North University Avenue to add indoor storage units and drive-throughs to the list of permitted uses and to alter lot-coverage rules; the applicant also requested an accompanying rezone and plan for a mixed project that includes townhomes.
Staff told the council the planning commission recommended increasing the SSC lot-coverage to 34% to match the applicant’s concept — the applicant’s concept site plan measures about 33.8% lot coverage. Planning staff proposed a 30% lot-coverage limit comparable to nearby SC1 zoning, but…
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