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Commission backs allowing group‑quarter housing on Center Street professional‑office parcels; neighbors raise shared‑bathroom concerns
Summary
The commission recommended a code change letting group quarters (dormitory‑style housing) be permitted in PO‑zoned parcels that front Center Street, to enable an adaptive‑reuse proposal for a former assisted‑living building at 256 East Center. Commissioners and staff said short‑term rentals are not permitted in the PO zone.
The Provo City Planning Commission on Feb. 12 voted unanimously to recommend City Council permit “group quarters” as a use in the professional‑office (PO) zone for parcels with frontage on Center Street, clearing the way for an applicant’s plan to convert a former assisted‑living building into a 20‑resident, private‑room project.
City planner Hannah Salls told commissioners the change is limited: it applies only to PO parcels with Center Street frontage and specifically excludes buildings on the historic registry. Salls described the requested…
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