Planning commission gives Forza a 6-month plat extension for Riverside Flat Apartments

Riverdale City Planning Commission voted 4–2 on Jan. 28 to grant a six-month extension to Aug. 1, 2025, for subdivision plat approval for the Riverside Flat Apartments, a development proposed at approximately 667 West 4400 South, as requested by Forza Development.

Commissioners said the extension gives Forza and the landowners time to record the plat with Weber County and to complete a required overflow parking build associated with the Ken Garff property before entitlements expire. Staff said recording the plat with Weber County is a condition for construction to proceed.

Brandon Cooper, planning staff, explained the commission can grant six-month extensions if the request is made prior to the approval’s expiration and summarized the project’s recent history: the plat had previously been extended to Feb. 1, several site-plan approvals had expired and been reapproved, and the development team has changed from Wright Development to the Forza Group.

Matt Steiner, representing Forza and the landowners, said the team has a new equity partner and expects to begin construction on the parking lot within roughly 60–90 days and to begin vertical construction on the apartments by the end of summer. Steiner said the landowners kicked off a reappraisal and have bidders for the parking-lot work; he told the commission the development group has “LOIs” and an operating agreement in place and is finalizing a development agreement once the project’s approval status is assured.

Several commissioners said they sympathize with the developers’ financing and partner changes but emphasized the political and community cost of repeated extensions. One commissioner noted residents remain frustrated after the mobile-home park was rezoned and cleared, and said the commission must weigh developers’ needs against residents’ expectations.

The motion to grant the extension passed 4 yes, 2 no. Commissioners answering “yes” when polled were Mister Nye, Mister Anderson, Commissioner Noland and Commissioner Hintra; Commissioners Spires and Paulson voted “no.” The commission recorded the outcome as an approval with the expectation the project will proceed and not be revisited unless necessary.

Discussion vs. decision: Commissioners framed the vote as a conditional, last-chance opportunity. Staff and the applicant described next steps (plat recordation with Weber County, parking-lot bidding, finalizing development agreements) as actions that need to occur during the extension; the commission did not impose additional conditions beyond enforcing existing plat-recordation and entitlement rules.

What stays unresolved: The commission did not receive a signed, final development agreement at the meeting; Steiner said a formal development agreement and final construction contracts were being finalized contingent on the extension and plat-recordation. The commission expressly warned that lack of demonstrable progress by the new Aug. 1 deadline would make future extensions unlikely.

Outcome and implementation: The extension allows the current entitlements to remain in effect until Aug. 1, 2025, giving Forza time to record the plat; if the plat is not recorded by then, the entitlements will expire and the developer would need to resubmit an application for approval. Staff implementation responsibility: Planning Department (plat recordation review and confirmation).