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Council approves 4-story hotel zoning in Sunriver after resident concern over height and traffic
Summary
Council approved a Planned Development Commercial amendment allowing a four-story, 104-room hotel adjacent to I-15 in the Sunriver area, granting limited height accommodations and conditions on grading and landscaping after residents raised visual and traffic concerns.
The St. George City Council voted unanimously on June 10 to amend the Atkinville interchange area plan to allow a four-story, 104-room hotel on 2.25 acres northeast of Pioneer Road and Bluegrass Way adjacent to I-15.
Staff described the project as a Planned Development Commercial (PDC) amendment with a proposed building height of 46 feet 4 inches to the parapet and an architectural entry feature up to 53 feet 5 inches to screen rooftop equipment. The site plan provides 108 parking spaces where 106 are required, includes detention basins and a right-turn pocket on Pioneer Road, and devotes roughly 18% of the site to landscaping.
Residents in Sunriver submitted emails and attended to express concerns about visual impacts, noise and traffic; council asked police staff to review crime and incident statistics for the area. Police staff reported that calls for service in Sunriver have tracked proportionally with citywide trends and that there was not a clear signal that prior hotels caused a sustained spike in crime.
Councilmembers discussed massing, screening of rooftop equipment and higher-than-code landscaping. Concerns from residents were noted and the applicant agreed to conditions related to grading and to follow planning-commission recommended conditions. Councilmember Steve Kemp moved to approve ordinance 2025-046 amending the Atkinville plan to allow the hotel with staff- and Planning Commission-specified conditions; the motion passed unanimously.
Next steps: Conditions of approval tied to grading and design must be satisfied before final permits are issued, and staff will monitor traffic and coordination with state highway authorities.
