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Commission pauses decision on allowing senior independent living in neighborhood commercial zones
Summary
The commission continued a petition by Eternal Springs LLC (and a petitioner tied to Ashford Assisted Living) seeking a code amendment to allow senior independent living as a conditional use in the Neighborhood Commercial zone, directing staff to study limits on unit counts and safeguards against conversion to general multifamily housing.
The Springville Planning Commission continued consideration of a request by Eternal Springs LLC to amend the land-use matrix to permit senior independent living in the Neighborhood Commercial (NC) zone as a conditional use. Commissioners and staff debated tighter definitions and safeguards — including co-location with assisted living, ownership/contractual controls, maximum unit counts and site design — and directed staff to draft options and return the item for further review.
Why it matters: The proposal would allow a specific type of senior housing (defined by the draft amendment as age…
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