Council reviews two neighborhood-center rezone proposals for bookstore and Fairgrounds North
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Summary
Council staff described two proposed rezonings to Neighborhood Center — a bookstore/coffee shop at 404 Park Avenue (Ord. 26-01) and an expansion near the Fairgrounds at 390 W 400 S (Ord. 26-02). Planning staff and commission recommended approval; concerns raised included traffic, parking and required design-review steps.
City planning staff on Jan. 6 briefed the Logan City Council on two proposals to add Neighborhood Center zoning that would enable small, walkable retail uses.
Planner Amy presented Ordinance 26-01, a request to rezone a 0.52-acre triangular lot at 404 Park Avenue for a bookstore and coffee shop. Amy explained Neighborhood Center zoning limits commercial footprints by right to 3,000 square feet, requires design review for larger footprints and prohibits drivethrough lanes; she noted the applicant’s conceptual design removes a garage, realigns a driveway and requests up to 22 parking stalls though the minimum is 12. Council members and neighbors raised traffic and sightline concerns at the nearby curve on 400 South, and staff said engineering and design-review conditions would address driveway placement and blind-spot mitigation.
Russ Holly presented Ordinance 26-02 to expand the neighborhood center north of the Fairgrounds at 390 W 400 S, a proposal by Tony Johnson on behalf of Alliance Acquisitions LLC. Holly said NC zoning is applied per parcel with a typical per-parcel cap of 3,000 square feet and that the council may authorize multiple parcels to create a small cluster of neighborhood-serving businesses. Planning commission recommended approval unanimously (5-0), Holly said, and staff noted that any conversion from single-family to commercial use would require building-code upgrades and ADA compliance during design review.
No final votes were held on the two ordinances during the Jan. 6 workshop; staff indicated both items will return for future public hearings and design-review steps. Council members requested follow-up information on traffic counts, parking layouts and engineering conditions for driveway alignment before any formal action.
