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Enoch planning commission tables proposed parking ordinance amendments after developer presentation
Summary
After a developer outlined problems with current parking rules and proposed edits, the Enoch City Planning Commission discussed overnight and seasonal parking limits, fire-lane and intersection visibility rules and whether to ban commercial vehicles on public streets, then voted unanimously to table the item for further revision.
The Enoch City Planning Commission on April 28 tabled consideration of proposed amendments to Enoch City ordinances 12.500.504 and 12.1200.1204 after a presentation from a developer and a detailed staff review of draft language.
Tyler Melling, representing Velocity Homes, told the commission his firm's subdivision design already included roughly 50% more parking stalls than the city's current code requires and urged the commission to revise how the ordinance counts stalls. Melling said the change should differentiate tandem parking—which places vehicles behind one another and often proves impractical—from congregate parking, and that traffic-study data (including a Cedar City study and Velocity Homes' private work) supported treating congregate multifamily parking as roughly "one stall per bedroom." He also questioned a disparity that requires one stall per bedroom for single-family homes inside planned-unit developments (PUDs) while most single-family properties outside PUDs are held to a two-stall minimum.
City Manager Ryan Robinson reviewed language shown onscreen that incorporated several safety- and operations-minded provisions suggested by the developer and staff. Robinson described a proposal to limit overnight parking to 10 p.m.–5 a.m. to reduce spillover on public streets and to impose a seasonal restriction from Nov. 1–March 31 to facilitate snow removal. He also described emergency-access measures: red curbs on one side of private roads or alleyways narrower than 28 feet (per the fire marshal direction and subject to review by Cedar City's fire chief, since Enoch contracts for fire service) and a prohibition on parking within 20 feet of intersections or entrances to preserve sight lines.
Commissioners pressed practical and enforcement questions. Commissioner Delaine Finlay shared a recent near-miss she experienced and suggested the commission consider whether a 20-foot no-parking buffer should instead be 30 feet in some contexts. Commissioner Bryce Poulson, who joined the discussion late, advocated for language that would bar commercial vehicles from parking on city streets, citing examples where semis or large recreational vehicles narrowed travel lanes and impeded emergency access. Robinson and Chairman Leonard Correa acknowledged those concerns and discussed the possibility of allowing limited, case-by-case exceptions if owners had explicit need and had planned for such parking on their property.
No formal ordinance was adopted. Commissioner Delaine Finlay moved to table the item to allow staff to revise the packet and consider enforcement, exceptions and the Commission's suggested language; Commissioner Bryce Poulson seconded, and the motion carried with a unanimous vote. Robinson said staff will return revised language in a future packet and that the City Council would ultimately consider any recommendation from the commission.
The packet also noted formatting and materials-distribution issues and included guidance that the Cedar City fire chief will review fire-marshal-directed requirements. The commission took no further action on the ordinance at the April 28 meeting.
