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Commission backs master-plan option, guest-parking changes for single-family projects
Summary
The Midvale Planning Commission recommended changes clarifying when master-plan development is required, confirmed footprint-lot projects must use planned development procedures, and approved modest increases to guest parking requirements for developments with common areas.
The Midvale Planning Commission voted to recommend amendments to municipal code sections affecting master-plan development and guest-parking requirements in single-family and some multifamily zones.
Planning staff presented changes that would require master-plan development only where projects include common areas rather than for all multi-lot projects. Staff said lot-by-lot subdivision for single-family lots would generally not require a master plan; master plan procedures would remain required when a proposal uses footprint lots or creates common areas that necessitate coordinated design and homeowner-association maintenance.
Commission discussion focused on whether to set an acreage threshold for mandatory master-plan review. One commissioner said they were "still interested in, like, a master plan requirement of acreage" and suggested tying the requirement to the amount of land developed (offsuggested figures such as 5 acres were discussed), but others cautioned the city may not be able to force a development of a given size into master-plan review if the zoning permits lot-by-lot subdivision. Commissioners also noted that footprint-lot projects that create common areas would still require planned-development (PD) procedures and homeowners associations to maintain shared space.
Staff also reported an adjustment to parking rules: the amendment adds additional guest stalls (a small fractional adjustment described in staff materials) and clarifies the city cannot regulate parking in private garages or driveways. Commissioners said increasing guest stalls is a "good faith effort" toward a recurring public complaint about insufficient visitor parking, though several noted it will not eliminate periodic congestion on holidays.
The commission voted to recommend approval of the amendment as provided in the staff attachments and findings; the motion passed and will be forwarded to the city council for ordinance consideration.
