Pleasant Grove council delays sale of 3,284 sq ft sliver near Summit Pizza after safety, alignment questions

Pleasant Grove City Council on April 22 voted to continue consideration of Resolution 2025-015, a proposed land-sales agreement that would let property owner Pete Rossi purchase a narrow sliver of city-owned land near the northeast corner of the two boulevards (near Central Bank and Summit Pizza). The council directed staff to return in two weeks with clearer site-plan documentation and additional conditions of sale.

The item was presented as a request to sell roughly 3,284 square feet for $59,000 so the applicant could accommodate parking and drive-thru lanes for a proposed three-building development. Staff said the parcel being considered is a small strip on the north side of the existing local road; the city would retain ownership of the road itself and an access easement would be included on the recorded plat to preserve maintenance access to an existing storm-drain facility.

Council members expressed consistent support for the sale in principle but raised concerns about pedestrian safety, where customers would park, and whether the road would be realigned or remain in its current alignment. One council member emphasized that the sale should not be recorded or closed until the applicant submits and receives approval of a subdivision plat and the site plan. City staff said the draft sales agreement already contains a condition that the quitclaim deed will not be executed nor recorded until the plat is prepared and approved and that the new plat will include an access easement for storm-drain maintenance.

Councilmembers asked staff to add an explicit condition prohibiting parking on the opposite side of the street that would force pedestrian crossings across a busy lane, unless the city approves a realignment through the site-plan and plat process. Councilmember Jensen moved to continue the item for two weeks; Councilmember Williams seconded. The motion carried without objection.

Staff said the applicant is working through second- or third-round comments on the site plan and has not yet presented to the planning commission. Staff also said the sale would be contingent on the applicant preparing a legal description and survey and that the city will not execute the deed until recording the subdivision plat that combines the new sliver with the buyer's existing parcel.

The council instructed staff to draft the additional condition language and to return with an updated site plan or a clear explanation of how road realignment and parking will be handled before asking the council to finalize the sale.

The continuation means no deed will be recorded and no transfer of the 3,284-square-foot strip will occur before the council reconsiders the item at its next regular meeting.