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Council orders design-corridor study and votes to remove setback exemption for Provo River
Summary
Councilors directed staff to develop a Provo River design corridor and voted unanimously to eliminate an exemption that allowed some projects to encroach inside the 100-foot river setback; councilors also asked staff to propose criteria for limited exceptions tied to public amenities.
The City Council directed staff to study a design corridor for the Provo River and unanimously voted to remove code language that had allowed an exemption to the city’s 100-foot Provo River setback.
Policy analyst David Pyle briefed the council on options: maintain a 100-foot setback, keep the existing exemption, or delete the exemption and later create targeted exceptions to encourage amenity-focused development (restaurants, boardwalks, river-facing public spaces).
Councilor Christiansen moved to have staff investigate a riverfront design corridor; Councilor Bogdan seconded the motion. The motion passed on a recorded voice vote: Councilor McKay, Christiansen, Bogdan, Garrett, Whipple…
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