The Herriman Planning Commission on Nov. 26 approved an amendment to the conditional use permit for the Game Haven site in the Anthem Commercial area to reflect post-construction changes to building elevations and the conversion of an approved retail building into an event center.

Clint, a city planning staff member, told the commission that a zoning inspection conducted after construction found multiple deviations from the stamped plans, including removed windows, relocated metal awnings, altered siding orientation and a different roof structure. He said the events building was converted from retail to an event center and that the changes meant the project should return to the commission for reapproval. “No changes can be made without the approval of the architect and the city,” Clint said when discussing how the city would tighten permit conditions going forward.

Troy Nordheim, the site builder with CSM Construction, told commissioners he has built in the state for 35 years and said the deviations were oversights, not an attempt to mislead the city. “I feel like I got thrown under the bus just a little bit,” Nordheim said, adding that some windows shown on elevations did not appear on floor plans and the affected rooms are storage or bathroom spaces.

Staff recommended approval with three conditions: reapproval of the elevations, a required parking-management plan to address differences in parking demand between retail and event uses, and an aesthetic treatment for areas where windows were removed. The staff presentation noted there are roughly 218 stalls in the immediate vicinity and that the site participates in shared parking across nearby properties.

Commissioners discussed the options for filling the removed window openings, including installing spandrel glass (an aesthetic, non-structural glass) or attaching a “like” landscape/architectural element such as powder-coated frames or trellises to break up blank pedestrian-level walls. The builder offered to work with the city on trellis-like elements and matching powder-coated frames to preserve a consistent look. Commissioners also raised enforcement and inspection concerns; staff acknowledged limited zoning inspection capacity and said the city will coordinate more closely with building inspection and consider permit conditions that prevent elevation changes without city review.

A motion to approve Item 4.1 with staff’s three recommendations and an alteration to require spandrel glass with powder-coated framing or a matching powder-coated landscape feature at the locations where windows were removed carried unanimously. The roll-call vote recorded commissioners Andy, Daryl, Adam, Heather, Jackson and Brody voting yes.

The commission’s approval imposes the aesthetic and parking-management conditions; the applicant must supply the parking plan and the city will follow up on implementation as part of building-permit and occupancy processes. The commission’s action was procedural and tied to the conditional-use amendment; any failure to meet building-code or safety requirements would be addressed separately through building-permit enforcement and inspections.