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Commission backs small map-and-zoning changes so homeowner can rebuild detached garage
Summary
The Planning Commission recommended Sept. 24 that three parcels on Center Street be reclassified on the general plan from Low Density to Medium Density and rezoned from R1-10 to R2, allowing the property owner to replace a nonconforming detached garage in its existing footprint; staff noted potential for a maximum of two duplexes on a residual lot but said full subdivision improvements would be required for any future development.
The Springville Planning Commission on Sept. 24 recommended city council approve a general-plan amendment and rezoning for three parcels on Center Street so a homeowner can reconstruct a nonconforming garage.
Staff said the parcels at 920 E. Center, 928 E. Center and 919 E. 100 S. were historically rezoned in the 1990s from R2 to R1-10, leaving several structures nonconforming. The applicant, Travis Menlove, told the commission he only wants to "redo a garage" in the same footprint; the garage currently sits about 3 feet from the property line and the house dates to 1940.
Staff explained that changing the general plan land-use category from Low Density Residential to Medium Density Residential is required to accommodate an R2 zone on the official zoning map. Commissioners discussed setbacks and nonconforming-structure rules: under R1-10, side-yard setbacks for accessory buildings are larger (20 feet street frontage; R2 accessory setbacks can be as little as 3 feet), and city code prevents demolition and rebuilding of nonconforming structures without rezoning or variance. Staff noted that rezoning could, depending on improvements and lot configuration, allow a future maximum of two duplex units on a residual piece of property but said that engineering and subdivision improvements would be required before additional units could be built.
No public opposition appeared at the hearings; Menlove said the change is costly but necessary to reconstruct the garage. The commission voted to recommend the general-plan map amendment and separately recommended the official zone-map amendment, forwarding both items to City Council for final review (the council meeting was noted as Oct. 15 in the transcript).
