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Council approves amendment to Cache Valley Marketplace PDO, replacing hotel with mid‑box retail and modified multifamily
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Summary
Council approved Ordinance 25‑25 to amend the Cache Valley Marketplace planned development overlay: the hotel footprint will be replaced with a ~62,900 sq ft mid‑box (two tenants), garage structures and revised multifamily layouts; the applicant agreed to additional buffering and transparency conditions required by Planning Commission.
The Logan City Council voted Dec. 16 to approve amendments to the Cache Valley Marketplace planned development overlay (Ordinance 25‑25), allowing the removal of a proposed hotel in the western portion of the site and replacement with a roughly 62,900‑square‑foot mid‑box retail building (two tenants), adjusted multifamily footprints and added garage structures and landscaping buffer.
Staff (Russ) summarized the changes and reviewed Planning Commission conditions. The applicant (Mitch Holland, representing Woodsonia Valley LLC) explained that target and lease negotiations constrained the hotel’s feasibility and that the change aligns with tenant needs. Planning staff and commissioners had previously denied the prior configuration two months earlier but later recommended conditional approval after design revisions that increased landscape buffering and converted carports to enclosed garage structures. Planning Commission conditioned Concept 2 to meet a 30% transparency requirement on street‑facing facades; Concepts 1 and 3 were considered compliant with modifications.
A resident asked why a hotel was removed rather than converted to low‑income multifamily; the council acknowledged the need for affordable housing yet accepted the applicant’s explanation about target leases and broader site economics. Council members said the revised design had materially addressed earlier buffering and compatibility concerns with adjacent multifamily housing. A motion to approve Ordinance 25‑25 was moved, seconded and adopted by voice vote.
Next steps: staff will file the ordinance amendments and ensure design review conditions (transparency, screening and garage structures) are enforced as part of building permits and PDO compliance.
