Commission backs Corbin Church infill plan to preserve historic homes and add mixed owner‑occupied units

The Provo Planning Commission voted to approve a concept plan and recommend a zone‑map amendment for Corbin Church’s infill redevelopment at about 258 West 200 North, an approach the commission and neighbors described as a compromise that preserves older homes while adding modest new housing types.

Dustin, planning staff, said the applicant proposes to keep five existing houses along 300 West and two along 300 North as single‑family owner‑occupied units while building new fourplexes and fiveplexes internally; the plan provides 58 parking stalls where 44 are required. Corbin Church told commissioners he intends to renovate some homes for sale, use accessory apartments to improve affordability and has worked closely with neighborhood leadership on floor‑plan adjustments.

Timpanogos neighborhood leaders urged the commission to require recorded deed restrictions or a development agreement to guarantee that the perimeter homes remain owner‑occupied. Shannon Bingham, neighborhood chair, said the neighborhood’s support was contingent on those units remaining owner occupied in perpetuity.

Staff and commissioners discussed deed restrictions and development agreements; staff said a development agreement can record concept plans, elevations and numeric density and prevent later density increases without council approval. The commission approved the concept plan unanimously and recommended the zoning change to MDR with a development agreement tying proposed density and the concept plan to the property; the zoning recommendation passed 7‑1.

Commissioners flagged pedestrian safety improvements (sidewalk and crossing access on Freedom Boulevard, and improvements on 300 West) as conditions or follow‑up items during project plan and permit review.