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Herriman hosts say city broke ground on long-planned auto mall parcel

Herriman City ยท February 13, 2026

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Hosts reported that the city quietly broke ground on a parcel zoned for an auto mall after years of planning; the site was originally slated for high-density housing and the city worked with a developer to secure the property.

Unidentified Speaker 2, a podcast host, said the city "finally broke ground" on a long-planned commercial project intended for an auto mall. Unidentified Speaker 1 described the project's history: the site had been slated for high-density housing, a resident group pushed to preserve commercial use, and the city worked with a developer to acquire the property and enable dealership development.

Unidentified Speaker 1 said, "it's not a brand new car dealership, but it is a dealership nonetheless," and noted the site sits along what will be a freeway frontage, making it attractive to commercial uses. The hosts said the auto mall concept came from a Zions Bank market study that identified types of businesses the city wanted and that the parcel is zoned to support auto dealers.

Hosts described industry constraints: Unidentified Speaker 1 called vehicle-dealer territorial rules a challenge, saying they can limit which dealers can locate within certain mile radii of one another and called them "the kind of one of the legal cartels in The United States." The podcast flagged those dealer-rules as a regulatory and market hurdle the city continues to navigate.

The hosts placed the auto mall in the context of nearby commercial projects (the Anthem/Winco area, Copperview Plaza and an under-construction hotel) and said the development is expected to spur additional commercial build-out along the freeway frontage. The podcast did not include developer names, lease or sale terms, or a construction timeline; hosts said they expect additional dealerships and commercial pads to follow as the area shows viability.

The hosts closed by noting regional transportation projects (Mountain View Corridor and U 111 rerouting) that will increase traffic and commercial access to the corridor.