Daniel planning commission approves conditional use permit for larger accessory building at 376 W. 3000 South

The Daniel Town Planning Commission voted Wednesday to approve a conditional use permit allowing an accessory building larger than 1,500 square feet on property at 376 West 3000 South, requested by resident and small‑business owner Kirk Clyde.

The permit approval lets Clyde build an accessory agricultural/workshop structure larger than the 1,500‑square‑foot threshold in Daniel’s land‑use code, subject to the town’s standard building‑permit requirements and signoffs from the Wasatch County Health Department and the local fire authority. Planning staff said the building still must clear the usual engineering, power and health reviews before a final building permit is issued.

“My plan is to use it for agriculture and for my HVAC business,” applicant Kirk Clyde told the commission during the public hearing. “We’re going to store some furnace parts, [and] problem furnaces.” Clyde said he intends to equip the building with electricity and plumbing if required and that the structure could be up to 24 feet high; he said the combined property acreage is roughly seven acres.

Planning staff explained the meeting’s action was limited to the conditional use permit, which addresses the land‑use exception for buildings over the 1,500‑square‑foot threshold. “This is strictly to approve a bigger than 1,500 square feet as our code calls for,” a planning staff member told the commission during the hearing. Staff also noted that approval of the conditional use does not replace the separate building‑permit and business‑license processes: a building permit and required utility, health and fire approvals remain necessary, and Clyde was directed to file for a town business license if he intends to operate his HVAC business from the site.

Commission discussion touched on site details and required reviews. Commissioners asked whether the proposed plan included a bathroom and whether a second septic would be feasible; staff said a bathroom was not shown on the plans submitted to the commission and that any on‑site wastewater system would require county health approval. Commissioners also reviewed setbacks and the project’s site plan package; staff said engineering review would assess grading, setbacks and other technical requirements.

The commission opened the public hearing, heard questions from the applicant and commissioners, then closed the hearing and voted to approve the conditional use permit with the stated conditions. The commission’s approval was conditioned on the applicant obtaining all required letters and signoffs (health, fire and power/utility) and on completion of the town’s normal building‑permit review; staff said the item would return to the council if the required conditions and letters were added to the packet.

Clyde told the commission he would secure the town business license form online and proceed with the next steps in the permitting process. Planning staff advised that once the health and fire letters are received and engineering review is complete, the building permit process will continue and the commission’s conditional approval will stand pending those reviews.

The commission recorded the motion and roll calls during the meeting; the motion to approve the conditional use permit carried. No specific fines, fee amounts or construction‑start dates were provided at the hearing.