Commission approves Mountain Heights Hardwood Flooring use at 334 South 400 East with operating and infrastructure conditions

Price City Planning and Zoning Commission on April 21 approved a land‑use agreement permitting Mountain Heights Hardwood Flooring Company, Inc. to use property at 334 South 400 East for warehousing, finishing and related operations.

Jan Worms, who described herself as representing Mountain Heights, told commissioners the company has operated since 1995 and provides sanding and finishing services for portable basketball floors used by professional and collegiate organizations. Worms said the business does not manufacture raw flooring but finishes, sands and applies logos; she said most finishes used are water‑based and sawdust is disposed of at a permitted dump. “No one is ever allowed in our building without an appointment,” Worms said, adding the company uses no byproducts that would be disposed of on site beyond handled sawdust and secured rags placed in fire containers.

The development agreement approved by the commission requires LED exterior lighting when the site is accessed, maintenance or repair of an existing six‑foot fence, installation of at least 5% landscaping, submission of an electrical load sheet and compliance with Rocky Mountain Power requirements as needed, and installation or restoration of public infrastructure along the 400 East frontage (curb, gutter, sidewalk, driveway approaches and roadway restoration) to Price City standards. The agreement also requires completion of a Price River Water Improvement District wastewater survey and any resulting compliance (for example, sampling, manhole or grease trap installation), off‑street parking for not less than 14 vehicles (including ADA spaces) to be located on the southeast portion of the site so as not to encumber required fire lanes, and completion of stormwater management engineering to retain and release flows for a 100‑year, one‑hour event to a qualified conveyance.

Planning staff said the 14‑space parking figure derives from the city’s parking requirements based on building square footage; staff added that the site’s aerial photo shows sufficient space even though the business currently has three employees and a semi truck. The building will be subject to safety and fire inspections by the building inspector and fire chief, and the applicant must obtain a Price City business license and building permits prior to operation.

Commissioner Renee moved to approve the conditional use permit; Commissioner Kyle seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Afterward, staff asked the applicant to sign the agreement and said staff would finalize the paperwork and perform inspections as required by the permit.

The agreement is recorded to run with the land and remains in effect unless terminated for a change of use or nonperformance under Price City code.