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Council approves rezoning at West Davis Corridor; developer to include townhomes with ownership limits
Summary
The council approved two companion rezonings for 8.65 acres off 950 North: light‑industrial zoning for a commercial/retail frontage and RM townhome zoning with a PRUD overlay. The RM approval includes development‑agreement terms limiting bulk investor ownership and allowing a 33‑foot pitched‑roof townhouse design.
Kaysville City Council approved two related rezonings on property the Holland Group bought from UDOT near the West Davis Corridor interchange, clearing the way for a mixed commercial and townhome project.
The council first rezoned roughly 4.88 acres to a light industrial (LI) classification intended to accommodate flexible retail, convenience and ‘flex’ warehouse uses tailored to the site’s location near the highway interchange. Council members and staff removed specific conditional uses the planning commission had flagged as incompatible with nearby homes, and the developer agreed to exclude self‑storage from permitted uses at the site.
The council then approved rezoning the adjacent 3.77‑acre parcel from residential agriculture to RM multi‑family with a planned residential unit development (PRUD) overlay. The RM/PRUD approval allows townhome development and requires a development agreement; the council approved amendments to that agreement Thursday.
Those amendments, requested by council members during the meeting, included: a limit on bulk purchases by institutional investors (the development agreement uses a provision that would prohibit ownership of three or more units by a single institutional buyer and limits individual ownership to two units); a requirement to encourage owner‑occupancy with an explicit statement that the project is intended to be a for‑sale community; and a height allowance of 33 feet to accommodate pitched roofs on three‑story townhomes. The developer said the intent is to deliver for‑sale townhomes sized roughly 1,800–2,200 square feet, two‑car garages with 20‑foot driveways and amenities including a dog run, play area and small common spaces.
Staff and the planning commission told council members that the project provides more housing choices than are typical in Kaysville, meets open‑space requirements above the RM minimum and includes additional parking and a 30‑foot setback facing Farmington. The planning commission recommended approval subject to the development agreement, and the council approved the rezones and the development agreement with the modifications.
Council discussion included questions about traffic, pedestrian safety at an existing school crossing near the site and the relationship between the LI frontage and the residential townhomes. The developer and staff said all access will be controlled from Divide Drive and that UDOT restricted access from Sunset Drive when the property was surplused. Several Farmington residents had raised concerns in planning‑commission hearings about density and proximity to residential streets; the council said the PRUD overlay and setbacks are designed to mitigate compatibility concerns.
The council motion to approve both rezonings carried. Staff will incorporate the council‑approved development agreement terms into the formal ordinance and record the agreement as part of any building permit and subdivision process that follows.
