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Planning commission recommends senior-housing overlay for Eternal Springs; forwards to city council
Summary
The Springville Planning Commission voted to recommend an amendment to city code creating a senior housing overlay zone for the Eternal Springs site. Staff said the overlay adapts a commercial zone to allow independent senior living while preserving street activation and setbacks; the recommendation now moves to city council.
SPRINGVILLE, Utah — The Springville Planning Commission on May 27, 2025, voted to recommend that the City Council adopt an amendment to Springville City Code Title 11, Chapter 5 to create a senior housing overlay zone for the Eternal Springs development.
Carla Wiese, a Springville city long-range planning and economic development staffer, told the commission staff and the petitioner worked to produce language that would allow independent senior living in a zone that had been designated for neighborhood commercial use. "The Eternal Springs Senior housing overlay has come before the commission ... we had to continue the item while we figured out how to do residential in a zone that was commercial," Wiese said. She told commissioners staff made wording changes to align with other sections of city code but said there were "no substantive changes as far as setbacks or the activation of the public realm with garages and parking behind so that the streets are not met with just a large block of garages or parking."
The petitioner, Greg, who represented Ashford Living and the Eternal Springs proposal, told the commission the applicant worked closely with staff to craft the code language and had no additional comments beyond supporting Wiese's presentation.
The overlay is intended to allow the applicant to establish independent senior-living housing in the neighborhood commercial zone while meeting city objectives on walkability and street activation. According to staff, the final draft keeps vehicle parking and garages behind buildings to preserve active street fronts and adopts setbacks consistent with other code sections.
A commissioner moved to "approve the amendments to the Springville City Code, Title 11 Chapter 5 overlay district regulations, adding senior housing overlay zone as edited by staff," and a second was recorded. The commission voted "Aye" and the recommendation passed; commissioners did not record a roll-call tally in the meeting transcript. City staff said the commission’s recommendation will be transmitted to the City Council for final action.
The recommendation does not itself change property zoning; it is a planning commission recommendation to the City Council. Any final code change will take effect only if adopted by the City Council and as specified in the ordinance language.
The staff report and the petitioner’s proposal were the primary bases for the commission’s deliberations; no public commenters addressed the item during the hearing.
