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Commission gives negative recommendation on master‑plan road shift near I‑15 interchange after business and safety concerns
Summary
The commission voted a negative recommendation on a proposed amendment to move a 100‑foot master‑plan right‑of‑way near Freeway Drive, after business owners and residents warned the change could close the 2400 North connection, harm businesses near the JR's truck stop interchange and create safety and emergency‑response issues.
The Cedar City Planning Commission issued a negative recommendation for an amendment to the transportation master plan that would shift a 100‑foot right‑of‑way near Freeway Drive and tie a master‑plan road into a different alignment.
Mike Platt described the proposal as moving the 100‑foot right‑of‑way away from an established neighborhood and tying the route into Freeway Drive to improve truck access. "If we're gonna put it in, let's get it away from the neighborhood," Platt told the commission, arguing the change avoids cutting through homes.
Business owners and local operators said the change could be devastating. Dan Roberts, speaking for Dr. Park, asked who would pay to build the new internal road and warned the shift would fragment a viable commercial parcel. Eric Jenkins and other business owners who operate at the JR's truck stop and nearby loop said changes to the 2400 North access historically decimated business and that closing or limiting that intersection again would likely close local employers. "If they close that turn there on 2400, we'll just be done," Eric Jenkins said.
Emergency‑services staff also raised concerns: Bronson Moore, station captain at the North Fire Station, said rerouting could impede response times. Staff and the city engineer noted UDOT had flagged safety and geometry problems at the interchange and previously requested removal of certain connections, which complicates the city's control over the outcome.
After extended public comment and staff review of alternatives and UDOT's constraints, a commissioner moved a negative recommendation for the proposed master‑plan amendment; the motion passed by unanimous voice vote. Staff and the commission noted that a negative recommendation does not prevent the applicant from taking the item to City Council.
Next steps: applicant may appeal or bring the item to City Council; staff suggested further coordination with UDOT and traffic modeling before any future change is advanced.
