Planning Commission recommends City Council approve Wasatch Electric rezone, master development plan for 54.35‑acre site
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Summary
Commissioners gave a positive recommendation to rezone 54.35 acres to Southwest Quadrant Mixed Use to allow Wasatch Electric headquarters and related development, including a cap of 164 dwelling units across mixed‑use pods.
The West Jordan Planning Commission on Jan. 7 gave a positive recommendation to the City Council for a rezone and master development plan to accommodate the Wasatch Electric headquarters and associated development on about 54.35 acres at 9000 South 1600 West.
Ben Sestrand of the Gardner Group, the applicant’s team, said the project is a catalyst for development in the city’s southwest quadrant following construction of 90th South, which improved access to the area. The applicant said Wasatch Electric plans to relocate its headquarters to the site and that roughly 500 employees will be associated with the facility, though not all will be on site daily.
Staff described the proposal as a rezone to the Southwest Quadrant Mixed Use (SWQ MU) zone, which contains internal subzones. The concept identifies two COM‑U (commercial‑urban) pods for retail and possible mixed‑use and a larger HTME (high‑tech/industrial) area where the Wasatch Electric campus would be located. Staff explained the concept allows up to 117 dwelling units in one pod and up to 47 in the other, capping the plan at 164 total dwelling units; the plan also limits residential density to no more than 20 dwelling units per acre in any pod.
Commissioners discussed how the master development plan for the 54.35‑acre parcel is intended to align with broader master planning for roughly 900 acres of adjoining land controlled by the applicant’s partners; staff emphasized the city does not want continued piecemeal rezonings and expects a coordinated plan for the larger southwest quadrant. Staff recommended approval; the commission voted unanimously to recommend approval of both the master development agreement/plan and the rezone.
If City Council approves the rezone and master development agreement, next steps will include preliminary subdivision and site‑plan reviews at the Planning Commission, followed by final plats and site plans at staff level and then building permits. Staff said the applicant expects to return with a preliminary site plan and preliminary plat at the Feb. 4 meeting if the rezone is approved by council.
No public comment was offered during the hearing.
