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Midway council approves plat amendment, conditional-use permit to allow condominiums at Midway Granary
Summary
The Midway City Council approved a plat amendment and a conditional-use permit to convert the Midway Granary at 695 East Main Street from single ownership into mixed-use condominiums, preserving current uses while creating individual ownership and requiring a property owners association and recorded easements.
The Midway City Council on a unanimous vote approved a plat amendment and a conditional-use permit that will let the Midway Granary at 695 East Main Street be sold as individual commercial and residential condominium units.
City planning staff said the proposal would not change the existing uses or reduce parking but would convert ownership from a single taxpayer identification number into individual units that can be sold. The building, described in Council materials as approximately one acre in the C-2 commercial zone, contains five ground-floor commercial units and 14 residential units.
Midway planning staff explained that the applicants, Russ Watts and James Hendricks, are seeking to “condominiumize” the property so each unit would have separate ownership and a separate tax ID. Staff said utilities and driveways would remain common areas and that maintenance and access would be handled through a property owners association (POA). The council’s approval was conditioned on recording the POA and CC&Rs prior to plat recording, removing a note referencing nightly rentals from the proposed plat, and recording and depicting easements needed for access and utility maintenance.
Staff noted that the development already operates under an existing conditional-use permit for mixed commercial and residential use; the current approvals would carry forward. The staff report also referenced Midway City Code section 16.0.50.20 as the standard that governs commercial and residential condominiums in the C-2 zone and said the requested change in ownership was consistent with previous approvals.
During public comment, a neighboring resident asked whether parts of the property would remain commercial and whether tenancy would change; staff and applicants confirmed the mixed-use layout would remain (five commercial units on the ground floor, 14 residential units overall). One commenter expressed concern that conversion to condos might lead to displacement of current renters; staff noted the property already lies within the city’s TROD (transient rental overlay/district), and that existing rental rules already applied. The applicants said they expect unit sizes to range from about 1,200 to 1,800 square feet with a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts and estimated pricing “3 to 4” (context: likely a shorthand used during the meeting; no specific price range was stated in the record).
Council members asked whether parking, lighting and access would change; staff said the use and parking counts would remain unchanged, lighting will comply with the city’s dark-sky policy, and easements for shared utilities and access will be shown on the amended plat. Council discussion also touched on HOA funding and required reserves; staff said state law requires an initial reserve and an approved HOA budget.
The council voted to approve the Midway Granary plat amendment and then approved the conditional-use permit with the conditions recommended by the planning commission. Recorded conditions include creation of the property owners association and CC&Rs before recording, compliance with the current lighting ordinance, and recording easements for utilities and access. The first note on the proposed plat referencing nightly rentals must be removed before recording.
The applicants said they have submitted draft CC&Rs for city review and that the applicants will assign parking stalls and manage shared parking through the HOA. The council closed public comment and approved the two items in separate motions to meet noticing requirements.
Votes at a glance: Plat amendment — approved (unanimous recorded “aye” votes); Conditional-use permit — approved (unanimous recorded “aye” votes). No abstentions or no-votes were recorded in the provided transcript.
What happens next: The applicants must record the amended plat with the required easements and CC&Rs and remove the nightly-rental note before recording. The recorded plat will reflect individual unit ownership and the shared common areas to be managed by the POA.
