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Roy Council narrows proposed downtown height increase to 10 stories; denies Echelon development agreement
Summary
After extended debate about scale and community preference, the Roy City Council voted to amend downtown zoning from fixed feet to a stories-based standard (with a 10‑story cap on the eastern downtown zone) and rejected a development agreement from Sunset Builders for the Echelon site.
Roy City Council on March 18 approved a change to the city's downtown zoning that replaces fixed height limits in feet with a stories-based standard and sets a 10-story cap for the eastern downtown zone after a lengthy debate about scale, market viability and resident preferences.
The council also rejected a separate development agreement from Sunset Builders for the Echelon project at 5902 South 1900 West that would have increased the project's allowable height. The denial was recorded 4-1.
City planner Brody told the council the change from feet to stories is intended to give developers flexibility to respond to modern construction approaches and market demands. "The height restriction really limits the kind of product that they can bring to the area," he said, arguing the stories approach…
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