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Provo council denies spot amendment to allow ADU at Bannock Drive property
Summary
The Provo City Council rejected an ordinance text amendment that would have added 3880 (3080 in some filings) North Bannock to the map of properties where accessory dwelling units are allowed, after staff said the application failed to meet the city's owner-occupancy code requirement.
The Provo City Council voted 5-2 to deny an ordinance text amendment that would have added a single property on North Bannock to the map of areas where accessory dwelling units (ADUs) are permitted.
City planner Jessica Donnick told the council the application would allow future owners of the subject property to apply for an ADU if they meet the requirements of Provo City Code (section cited in staff materials as 14-30). Donnick said staff recommended denial because the code requires owner-occupancy and the property title lists multiple owners, creating ambiguity about whether the owner-occupant test is met.
The applicants, Christina Gibson (represented at the meeting by her husband, Joseph Fawcett), told the council they had collected neighborhood support signatures (66 percent of reachable adjacent neighbors, and 24-5 in favor at…
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