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Planning Commission Recommends Station Area Plan After Public Comment on Overpass, Water Table and Density
Summary
After a staff presentation on the proposed Westfields station area plan (intended to support a future FrontRunner station), the Planning Commission recommended the plan to City Council following extensive public comment raising concerns about a proposed overpass location, train noise, groundwater and density near existing neighborhoods.
The Springville Planning Commission voted to recommend that the City Council adopt the proposed Station Area Plan for the Westfields planning area, a framework intended to guide development near a future FrontRunner commuter rail station. The vote followed a lengthy presentation of plan goals and substantial public comment focused on overpass siting, train noise, groundwater/water-table concerns and the proposed intensity of development adjacent to existing neighborhoods.
Staff summarized the plan’s roots in the 2002 Westfields community plan and described guiding principles required under House Bill 462: increase housing variety, prioritize pedestrian and bicycle safety, capture the value of transit…
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