Planning commission allows up to eight residents at Biathlon Circle group home with condition to submit basement plans

The Taylorsville Planning Commission approved a reasonable accommodation request to allow up to eight unrelated adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities to reside at a single-family residence at 3547 West Biathlon Circle, contingent on submission of complete floor plans and demonstration of compliance.

Planner Terryne Bergeson explained the city’s rental-license process typically limits unrelated adults to four per dwelling and that the state had issued a residential support services certificate allowing up to nine residents; city code caps such facilities at eight. Staff recommended approval with the condition that final basement floor plans be submitted and verified prior to final approval.

Applicant Hawa Mallay, a registered nurse at the University of Utah Hospital, described the home’s layout, saying it contains bedrooms on the main and upper floors and a basement configured like a mother-in-law apartment; she said staff would not live on-site but would provide 24-hour care in shifts. Commissioners asked about parking and whether clients would have vehicles; Mallay said she expected one or two staff vehicles and that resident transport needs were not yet known.

Commissioners expressed concern about missing basement plans; staff offered a condition requiring submission of the remaining drawings before final sign-off. Commissioner Don Quigley moved to approve the accommodation with that condition; Commissioner Cindy Wilkey seconded; the motion passed (Muñoz recorded an abstention).

The permit allows the operator to proceed with the business-license process provided the applicant completes the required submittals and confirms staffing and safety plans. The commission recorded the action as an administrative approval with conditions.