Commission conditionally approves all‑pickleball facility at 7037 South High‑Tech Drive pending council action

MIDVALE, Utah — The Midvale City Planning Commission on Jan. 8 conditionally approved a conditional use permit (CUP) for an all‑pickleball commercial recreation facility proposed at 7037 South High‑Tech Drive, but made the approval contingent on City Council adoption of a pending text amendment to the municipal code that would change parking requirements for pickleball and tennis‑only facilities.

Liz, a Midvale City planning staff member, told commissioners the applicant, Devon Egan, proposes an indoor facility with six courts. "I think the code requires based on the new standard, should the city council approve it, that they provide 36 parking stalls and they have well over 70 that they have available here," Liz said, noting staff’s conditional approval recommendation was contingent on the council approving the text amendment. "Staff found that it met all the conditional use standards. It would be a conditional approval of the CUP tonight pending the city council approval of that text amendment because if they don't get that, then they don't meet the current recreation parking standards."

Commissioners asked whether the facility's parking was dedicated to the business or shared with adjacent uses. Staff said businesses must provide adequate parking for their individual use and that shared parking is not automatically aggregated for credit: "they do have to provide enough for their individual business," Liz said. Commissioners also confirmed the proposal is for an indoor facility; staff said outdoor uses typically have different parking standards.

The commission opened the public hearing and heard no public comments. A motion was made to conditionally approve the CUP with the staff findings and the condition that the pending text amendment changing parking requirements for tennis and pickleball facilities be approved by the City Council. The motion passed on a roll‑call vote recorded as yes from Chair Erickson; Commissioner Kasparian; Commissioner Snell; Commissioner Lidke; and Commissioner Tippett.

Because the CUP relies on a change to the municipal code, it will become effective only if the City Council adopts the proposed amendment. Staff noted the applicant already has more parking available on site than the proposed post‑amendment requirement (staff cited about 70 available stalls versus a 36‑stall requirement under the proposed standard). The applicant did not appear at the Jan. 8 meeting.