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Council denies text amendment to permit reception centers in 'neighborhood commercial' zone; applicant to pursue rezone
Summary
The council voted to deny a citywide text amendment that would have made reception centers permitted (or conditional) in the neighborhood commercial zone; the applicant was advised to pursue a discrete rezone of the property to commercial gateway and staff offered to reimburse duplicate application fees.
The council voted to deny a request to amend the city’s commercial‑use table to allow reception centers in the neighborhood commercial (CN) zone. The change would have allowed reception‑type uses anywhere the CN zone exists.
City planning staff explained the request was a text amendment (a code change) rather than a site‑specific rezoning; planning staff and the planning commission noted the applicant’s property sits on Redwood Road and recommended the applicant seek a rezone to the commercial gateway zone as a more appropriate, site‑specific option. The planning commission forwarded the text amendment with a recommendation (and also suggested a gateway rezone as the preferred path).
Alice White, who owns the building that houses Wasatch Arts Center on Redwood Road, told the council she wants to expand use of an existing building for small recitals, meetings and community events. Council members said the location on Redwood Road and the building configuration make the property a reasonable candidate for gateway commercial zoning, which would allow reception uses while aligning with corridor standards.
Council Member Broeker moved to deny the text amendment; the motion passed with council members voting in favor. Council members said they would be receptive to the applicant’s pending rezone application to commercial gateway (the applicant had already filed a rezoning request and that application was scheduled for a future planning commission hearing). The mayor also directed staff to consider reimbursing duplicate application fees for the applicant’s second filing.
Ending: The text amendment was denied; the applicant was advised to pursue a commercial‑gateway rezoning and staff agreed to work with the applicant regarding fees and scheduling of the rezone application.
