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Council approves code change requiring hard‑surfaced required off‑street parking
Summary
Council adopted a municipal code text amendment (section 17.50.133) clarifying that required off‑street parking must be hard surfaced when required by development standards, applying to new required stalls including ADUs and commercial properties; publication is withheld pending planning‑commission conditions.
Council considered a code‑cleanup amendment to section 17.50.133 of the American Fork City Municipal Code clarifying surfacing requirements for required off‑street parking. Staff explained existing code inconsistencies and said loose aggregate surfaces cause tracking onto streets; the amendment requires a hard surface for required parking stalls where the city requires such improvements.
Council asked whether the change applies to private residences and ADUs; staff confirmed it applies to required parking provided as part of new development or improvement, not to longstanding informal gravel parking that preexists the requirement. Council member Tater moved to approve the amendment and to withhold publication until planning‑commission conditions were satisfied; roll call recorded Aye votes from Council members Carroll, Tater, John, Hunter and Holly.
Staff and council emphasized the change is a standardization and cleanup of code language intended to improve maintenance and reduce loose aggregate on public streets. Implementation will apply to new required stalls and where the city mandates an improved parking area.
