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Commissioners describe Linden Village zoning updates; development-agreement item removed after bench/landscaping dispute
Summary
City staff reported City Council changes to the Linden Village zone (conditional use for drive-throughs, 3,000 sq ft minimum for service stations; event centers removed except as part of hotels). An amended development agreement was removed from tonight's agenda after a developer objected to a staff request for benches/amenities in exchange for a reduced landscaping requirement.
The Lindon City Planning Commission heard a development-director report Dec. 9 outlining recent City Council amendments to the Linden Village zone and discussed a recently withdrawn development-agreement amendment.
The development director told the commission that the council adopted two additions to the Linden Village zone: commercial buildings with drive-throughs will require conditional-use approval, and gasoline/service stations must have a minimum building size of 3,000 square feet. The council also removed stand-alone event centers from the zone, though event facilities remain acceptable if they are part of a hotel or subject to a separate development agreement.
Earlier on the agenda the commission removed a public hearing about an amended development agreement (the item was taken off tonight’s agenda at staff request). In staff briefings and subsequent commissioner discussion, staff explained it had negotiated an amended development agreement with a project applicant to reduce required landscaping from 20% to 15% in exchange for visible site amenities on a large concrete area (benches, planter-attached seating, building lighting and decorative cornices). According to staff, the applicant objected to the amenities requirement and expressed frustration with the proposal; staff said the applicant had been slow to respond during prior reviews and recently purchased adjacent property, which may have affected his negotiating position.
Commissioners described the bench-and-amenity requirement as a modest public-benefit request and debated whether the city should insist on such measures when the developer had otherwise increased landscaping from an initial 14% up to the agreed 15%. Staff said the amended development-agreement item will be reworked and returned for future consideration, and that final decisions about the developer’s proposed concessions will follow additional negotiations.
Commissioners also received updates about other nearby development concepts, property purchases and pending presentations expected in the coming months.
