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Planning Commission recommends Class 5 CUP for 24-court pickleball complex at Black Desert Resort with conditions
Summary
The Ivins Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval of a Class 5 conditional use permit for a 24-court pickleball complex at Black Desert Resort, subject to conditions on lighting, hours, noise mitigation and parking/shuttle plans. The commission asked staff to spell out mitigation measures in the permit.
The Ivins Planning Commission on July 15 voted unanimously to recommend approval of a Class 5 conditional-use permit for a 24-court pickleball complex at Black Desert Resort, located at approximately 1500 East Black Desert Drive.
Applicant counsel Coco Head said the complex would sit on the western side of the resort property and make use of an area that was graded for last year’s PGA event. "We want to now utilize this area for an additional amenity for the resort," Head told the commission, describing the proposal as 24 outdoor courts with one championship court including seating, lighting, fencing and support buildings.
Project staff and the applicant described several operational controls: lighting will meet city standards; courts will be lit by zone and turned on by staff only when courts are reserved; the applicant plans to turn lights off by 10 p.m.; the resort will shuttle most daily users (via golf carts) and operate event parking plans similar to those used for PGA events. Project manager Graham Larson said staff would limit lighting by zone and that tournament lights would be turned off by 10 p.m.
Commissioners asked about parking, noise, and integration with adjacent developments. Developer Jerry Miyahara, representing the property to the west, said adjacent resort-commercial buildings (35-foot height limit) should provide a buffer to the courts; he said his team supports the plan. The applicant said planned concessions and pedestrian connections to the resort's Oasis amenity would be phased with development.
The motion recommending approval included that the final permit explicitly address the site-visit issues commissioners raised — light standard heights and values, hours of operation, traffic/parking control (including a shuttle plan), and mitigation of noise. Commissioner Robinson moved the recommendation; the commission voted unanimously. Staff will forward the recommendation to the city council for its July meeting.
Why it matters: A large, stadium-capable pickleball complex could draw regional events and spectators; commissioners emphasized mitigation of light, noise and traffic impacts for adjacent residents and future resort neighbors.
