Planning commission delays UDV church conditional‑use permit over parking analysis and neighborhood concerns

The Cottonwood Heights City Planning Commission on May 7 continued consideration of a conditional‑use permit (CUP 250004) requested by Bento Viana on behalf of Uneo de Vegetal (UDV) to operate a church at the former Wells Fargo branch, 3425 East Bengal Boulevard.

Staff told the commission the proposal would not alter major site elements of the existing approximately 2,300‑square‑foot building. The applicant proposes gatherings on the first and third Saturdays most months from about 8 p.m. to shortly after midnight, with additional weekday evenings or midday Sunday meetings at leadership discretion. The applicant’s narrative lists a…