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Developer reduces units and commercial area at Bluff at Point Crossing after geotech findings; council approves SDX amendment
Summary
The Bluff at Point Crossing developers told council geotechnical slope-stability work reduced developable area; council approved a special-district amendment reducing townhomes from 50 to up to 40 units and cutting commercial space to about 40,000 sq ft, and required hillside revegetation.
Bluffdale27s council on Sept. 11 approved a zone amendment for the Bluff at Point Crossing development after the applicant said geotechnical analysis reduced the developable footprint.
Planning staff presented the SDX (special district mixed-use) amendment and an updated concept site plan. Staff said slope-stability and soil-stabilization requirements imposed after subsurface investigation reduced the developable area by about 30 percent. The applicant27s representative, Jared Morgan of GWC Capital (a Clyde Companies subsidiary), told the council the change reduces allowable townhomes from 50 to up to 40 units and reduces commercial square footage from about 62,000 to about 40,000 square feet. The amendment includes a hillside revegetation requirement that will be reviewed with the landscaping/site-plan application per Bluffdale City Code 8.6.006.
Council members asked technical questions about the geotechnical approach and requested continued city-engineering engagement to review private engineers' reports; city staff confirmed that private geotechnical reports are required with submittals and that the city generally relies on those reports but can engage its own consultants if needed. The planning commission held a public hearing Aug. 21 and unanimously recommended approval; the city council voted to adopt ordinance 2024-419.
