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Provo council approves design-standard changes to help developer pursue eight-unit campus-area project
Summary
The council unanimously approved a text amendment to design standards in the campus residential zone, exempting some standards for buildings under 10 units. The change clears the way for an applicant seeking to redevelop a parcel near BYU and the new medical school and pursue up to eight units.
The Provo Municipal Council on Nov. 11 approved a text amendment to city design standards that will apply to development in the campus residential zone, voting 7–0 to exempt certain design rules for structures under 10 units. Staff said the change will remove two specific design constraints — a 30-foot habitable floor-area requirement and driveway-location restrictions — as applied to small campus-zone developments.
Planner Dustin Wright told the council the applicant has requested the amendment to enable development of up to eight units on a parcel near campus; the planning commission recommended approval. “He’s looking to amend these two sections here in front of you today…so they would not be applicable to units that are or structures that are under 10 units and that are located in the campus residential zone,” Wright said.
Applicant Terry Sirek addressed the council and described the project site as roughly one block from Brigham Young University and close to the new medical school. Sirek said the original submission proposed eight units but that zoning constraints had previously reduced similar proposals to five. He described material choices, parking design that places units above parking, and an intended unit mix of six one-bedroom units and two two-bedroom units.
Councilor Patrice McKay voiced strong support, calling the site appropriate for increased density and praising landlords who maintain quality housing. No public speakers addressed the item during the noticed hearing.
The council then took a roll-call vote; Councilors Christiansen, George Hanley, Becky Bogdan, Travis Hoban, Rachel Whipple, Gary Garrett and Patrice McKay each voted “yes.” The chair announced the motion passed 7–0. With the vote, the text amendment was approved; the applicant will proceed with any subsequent rezone or site-specific approvals necessary to implement the project.
The applicant mentioned paying fees during the permitting process and provided design drawings at the meeting; the council limited the design-standard modification to the campus residential zone.
