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Santaquin council narrows commercial recreation parking rule, approves 1-to-4 ratio
Summary
After a two-hour discussion prompted by local gym applicants, the Santaquin City Council voted 5-1 to amend commercial recreation parking requirements from one space per two patrons to one space per four patrons (or roughly one space per 200 sq. ft.), a change proponents said will let gyms and family recreation businesses locate in town.
Santaquin’s City Council voted 5-1 on March 4 to amend the city’s commercial recreation parking rule, reducing the required parking from one space per two patrons to one space per four patrons (alternatively described as about one space per 200 square feet of gross floor area).
The ordinance change, described on the agenda as Ordinance 03-01, follows a presentation by two prospective tenants and a broader discussion about whether the city’s existing parking standard prevents gyms and other family recreation businesses from opening in Santaquin.
Proponents said the current rule, which ties required parking to maximum occupancy, effectively bars many modern recreation businesses from locating in town because they would need hundreds of stalls. “We’re asking it to be changed to a 1 to 4 parking ratio or a 1 parking spot for every…
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