Planning commission approves Quick Quack site plan and 200-unit Commons residential project

The Herriman City Planning Commission on June 18 approved two major development requests: a conditional‑use site plan for a Quick Quack automatic tunnel car wash and the residential component of a 200‑unit mixed‑use project called The Commons.

Staff presented the Quick Quack proposal as a 4,000‑square‑foot, tunnel‑style car wash on a roughly 1.25‑acre lot in Academy Village (Lot 39H), zoned C‑2. Staff recommended approval with conditions after noting the site will accommodate a queue of up to 24 vehicles, has two dedicated employee parking stalls (with employees occasionally using vacuum stalls), and requires a landscaping condition to bring parking strips to city standards. "Staff recommends approval with the two conditions and is asking that commission add the third condition — park strips shall be landscaped to city standards," staff member Sheldon told the commission. The motion to approve carried on a roll call with all commissioners present voting in favor.

The commission also approved the residential portion of The Commons — four buildings and a clubhouse totaling about 200 units — after a detailed staff presentation and an applicant presentation by Pivot North Architects. Staff said the buildings are roughly 49–50 feet tall (the ordinance allows up to about 70–75 feet), will provide about 1.7 parking stalls per unit, and include roughly 15% landscaped area. Clint (staff) told commissioners that the project complies with the Master Development Agreement (MDA) but that "a few issues" such as parking screening, dumpster locations and engineering details would be resolved during final approvals. The MDA requires an affordable‑housing component that staff said will be verified at the building‑permit stage.

Architect Tom Sheldon described pedestrian‑oriented design choices — stoops, ground‑floor patios and scored concrete crosswalks — intended to slow traffic and activate the street. Landscape architect Jeff Richardson said the team coordinated concrete colors and street trees to match the master development and expressed caution about pavers in public streets because of long‑term maintenance.

Commissioners praised the Commons for its neighborhood scale and walkability. A motion to approve item 4.2, subject to staff recommendations and with a nonbinding request that perimeter trees be upsized, passed on a unanimous roll call. Commissioners and staff emphasized that the developer must meet the MDA requirement for affordable units before permits are issued.

Next steps: Both approvals were conditional and will proceed to final engineering and permitting. Staff will require the specified landscaping and engineering clarifications before building permits are issued; affordable‑housing compliance will be verified at permit review.