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Santaquin planning commission debates removing ‘Central Business District’ zoning; resident warns data center threatens neighborhoods
Summary
At a Jan. 13 work session the Santaquin City Planning Commission discussed removing the Central Business District (CBD) zoning from the Main Street Business District and shifting downtown-intensity uses to 100 South; no vote was taken. Resident Dustin Holden urged officials to block or heavily condition any nearby data-center proposals, citing noise, air and water concerns.
The Santaquin City Planning Commission spent its Jan. 13 meeting debating whether the city’s Central Business District zoning still fits the built environment along Main Street and whether a downtown vision should shift to 100 South.
City planning staff member Jason introduced the item as a discussion only, summarizing code 10.20.190 (the Main Street Business District zone) and telling commissioners the council asked for the commission’s feedback before any legislative action. Jason said recent Main Street widening and the fact that the corridor is US Highway 6 make the area more automotive and less suited to the pedestrian-focused CBD rules. "It's kind of a strode — not sure if it wants to be a street or a road," he said, quoting a planning term used by consultant Charles Marone.
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