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Planning commission forwards Johnson's Farm rezone and development agreement to city council
Summary
The Orem City Planning Commission unanimously recommended that the city council rezone 1738 South Geneva Road (Johnson’s Farm) from OS-5 to C-2 and adopt a development agreement limiting hours, prohibiting outdoor storage and certain auto-oriented uses.
The Orem City Planning Commission on Jan. 7 voted unanimously to forward a recommendation of approval to the city council for the Johnson’s Farm rezone at approximately 1738 South Geneva Road.
Staff described the request as a rezoning of about 4.43 acres from OS-5 (open space/low-density residential) to C-2 (community commercial) paired with a development agreement. The development agreement, as presented, would: adopt the concept plan and elevations as the binding development standard for the site; limit business hours on the property to 5 a.m. to midnight; prohibit any outdoor storage; and bar certain automobile-oriented commercial uses that are otherwise allowed in C-2 zoning.
“The property has been created because of new rights of way,” a staff member said, noting the lot’s reduced size and that the site was no longer suitable for the OS-5 uses. The staff report recommended forwarding a positive recommendation to the council with the development agreement attached.
“The development agreement has been executed on our part,” the applicant said, indicating the developer accepted the limitations in the agreement. No members of the public came forward to comment during the public hearing.
A commissioner moved to recommend approval to the city council subject to the proposed development agreement; the motion was seconded and approved by unanimous voice vote. The motion text specified an amendment to the city zoning code (referenced as Article 22-5-3(a) in the meeting record) and an update to the zoning map to change the property’s designation from OS-5 to C-2.
Next steps: the planning commission’s recommendation will be transmitted to the city council for public hearings and final action. The council will consider the rezoning and development agreement on its agenda; a date for council action was not specified at the meeting.
Relevant details: the commission recorded the site at roughly 4.43 acres, the rezone request from OS-5 to C-2, business hours limited to 5 a.m.–midnight, and explicit prohibitions on outdoor storage and automobile-oriented uses in the development agreement.
