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Planning commission unanimously backs recommendation to update setback and landscaping tables
Summary
The Santaquin City Planning Commission voted unanimously Jan. 28 to forward a positive recommendation to the City Council for a code amendment that reorganizes setback tables, corrects setback figures and standardizes landscaping requirements.
The Santaquin City Planning Commission voted unanimously Jan. 28 to recommend that the City Council adopt a zoning code amendment that replaces conflicting setback and landscaping language with zone-specific tables and standard percentage requirements.
Planner Aspen, who led the presentation, said the proposed ordinance does not change existing setback distances but puts building, parking and landscaping setbacks in consolidated tables within each zoning section. “We—re creating setback tables for each zone,” she said, summarizing the proposal and the edits staff made to correct inconsistent figures.
The code amendment corrects apparent errors in the existing code and packet. Staff said residential accessory buildings currently list a rear setback of 2 feet in one table even though the code historically set accessory-rear setbacks at 3 feet; the draft restores consistency with the underlying code and corrects the industrial rear setback to 2 feet where appropriate. The draft also requires an additional 5 feet of landscaping where a nonresidential zone abuts a residential zone and sets a single 30% minimum landscape requirement for multifamily areas to replace multiple, inconsistent references.
Commissioners praised the clearer tables and figures as easier for architects, engineers and plan reviewers to use and said the change should reduce repeated resubmittals to the Development Review Committee. Commissioner Toland moved to forward the amendment with a positive recommendation “which adopts setback tables, updates setback figures, and simplifies landscaping requirements.” Commissioner Nixon and Commissioner Mook seconded.
The roll call vote was unanimous: Commissioners Thalmann, Waite, Hoffman, Wood, Nixon and Mook all voted yes. The commission—s action is a recommendation to the City Council; the council will take any final legislative action.
Staff noted the commission still must hold a public hearing at the council level and will provide the draft ordinance language and updated figures to the council for review.
