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Council approves Ken Garf rezoning for dealership parking; development agreement includes masonry fence and landscaping
Summary
The council approved rezoning two parcels on 1200 South from R-8 to C-2 to allow expansion of an adjacent car dealership. A development agreement includes a SymTech masonry-style fence, landscaping buffer, and a gated access set back from the sidewalk to mitigate neighborhood impacts.
Orem City Council voted to rezone two small parcels at 110 East and 134 East 1200 South from single-family residential (R-8) to commercial C-2 to permit expansion of an adjacent car dealership. The rezoning passed with a development agreement the council said will require a masonry-style (SymTech) fence along 1200 South, a landscaped buffer outside the fence, and a gated access set back from the sidewalk to reduce visual and traffic impacts on the neighboring residences.
Why it matters: The developer proposed absorbing the two parcels into the dealership’s lot and adding roughly 79 parking spaces in a concept plan shown to the council. Neighbors had raised concerns about visibility, noise and truck access; the development agreement is intended to provide enforceable design commitments that the zoning change alone would not guarantee.
What staff and applicant said: City planning staff described the parcel locations and noted the dealership’s existing PD-5 zoning adjacent to the site. The applicant said the gate would be set back about 10 feet from the back of the sidewalk (about 15 feet from the sidewalk face) and that truck deliveries would not increase but could be staged in a manner that reduces the time trucks occupy the roadway.
Council action and conditions: The council approved the rezoning ordinance. Council members emphasized that the development agreement — which the applicant has executed — includes the masonry-style SymTech fence, a 10-foot landscape buffer outside the fence and requirements to replace existing chain-link fencing on adjacent lots with the new fence material.
What’s next: If the applicant proceeds, a detailed site-plan application and staff review must follow the zoning change. Council members said final approvals will occur through the usual development-review process and that staff will ensure the development agreement’s terms are incorporated into any site approvals.
