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Planning commission approves Hawk Ridge preliminary plat, advances multiple zone-change recommendations to council
Summary
Hurricane’s planning commission approved the Hawk Ridge townhome preliminary plat and Liberty Village Phase 2 final site plan, and voted to recommend several zone changes and PDOs to the city council, including Gateway PDO applications and a commercial-residential acreage trade along 2800 West/100 North. Southern Utah Sheds prelim site plan also approved subject to access agreements and staff comments.
The Hurricane City Planning Commission on Dec. 12 approved a series of development items and sent several zone-change recommendations to the city council.
The commission voted to approve PP 24-28, the Hawk Ridge preliminary plat, a 49-lot townhome subdivision at the east end of Cliffhanger Drive, subject to staff and JUC comments. Staff and applicant said engineering and utility comments (water looping, cul-de-sac length, and detention elevation) were addressed; a motion to approve passed without recorded opposition.
Commissioners approved the final site plan for Liberty Village Phase 2 (FSP 24-61), which adds a replica Green Dragon Tavern, an Isaiah Thomas print shop and a third building adjacent to the tavern. Phase 1 is scheduled to open in summer 2025 and Phase 2 in summer 2026, according to the applicant.
On zoning items, the commission recommended approval to the city council on several applications including LUC A24-09 (airport overlay cleanup to meet state code), ZC24-13/PSP24-38 (a PDO change and preliminary site plan around Gateway Boulevard and Jellystone Road), and ZC24-14/PSP24-35 (a PDO for an adjacent R16 parcel), with staff and JUC comments attached. Commissioners discussed setbacks, clustering allowances and trail/pocket-park amenities; staff described the changes as primarily an adjustment of setbacks and minor clustering while preserving overall density expectations.
The commission also recommended approval of ZC24-18, a proposal that shifts some commercial acreage from one parcel to another near 2800 West and 100 North so the city retains commercial frontage where it will be more viable, while allowing higher-density residential behind that frontage. Applicant representatives said the trade yields net commercial acreage and helps deliver a future master-planned 100 North alignment and access improvements.
Finally, the commission approved PSP24-13, a preliminary site plan for Southern Utah Sheds (980 West State Street), subject to staff and JUC comments and a documented access agreement tied to nearby Applebee’s construction drawings. Staff advised the applicant to propose a landscape approach at final plan review consistent with code intent; commissioners indicated they would be open to negotiated solutions but not blanket deviations without detail.
Votes recorded at the dais were voice votes; motions were approved with the standard affirmative response from commissioners and with conditions as noted above. Each approved item was carried subject to staff and JUC comments and, where applicable, the applicant completing the required access or utility agreements.
Next steps: zone-change recommendations will be forwarded to city council for final action; several preliminary approvals require the applicant to return with construction drawings and final-plat submissions.
