Enoch planning commission sets hearings on on‑street parking, PUD parking rules and commercial zoning

Chairman Leonard Correa presided over the Enoch City Planning Commission’s May 12 meeting, where commissioners voted to set three public hearings for May 26 on proposals affecting on‑street parking, parking calculations for Planned Unit Developments (PUDs) and permitted uses in commercial and industrial zones.

City Manager Ryan Robinson told the commission the first item would amend Enoch City Ordinance Section 11.300.344 to add restrictions on on‑street parking. "This item addressed amendments to the illegal parking section of the ordinance to restrict on‑street parking," Robinson said, noting proposals to add overnight and seasonal limits aimed particularly at protecting snow‑plow operations. He told the commission the proposal would include "restrictions on parking for emergency access and visibility." Commissioner David Hoopes moved to set the public hearing; Chairman Correa seconded and the motion passed unanimously.

The commission also discussed proposed changes to the parking‑space calculation method for single‑family PUD housing (Ord. 12.500.504 and related Development Standards 12.1200.1204‑1205). Robinson said the proposals "shifted from counting bedrooms to counting doors or units," and cited a Horrocks Engineering study used by a nearby jurisdiction. He clarified the PUD standards would apply only to PUD‑sized subdivisions (a 150‑acre minimum) while cluster subdivisions could qualify at 75 acres. Tyler Melling, the applicant, was not present. Commissioner Kyle Jones moved to send a favorable recommendation to the City Council and asked the city to undertake outreach to current PUD residents; Commissioner David Hoopes seconded and the motion passed unanimously.

Robinson walked commissioners through a chart of permitted (P), conditional (C) and not‑allowed (N) uses across neighborhood‑commercial, community‑commercial, residential‑commercial and research/industrial zones, and suggested the commission consider removing or relocating certain uses (airports, dairies, outdoor shooting ranges) rather than leaving them in general use lists. Commissioners discussed concerns about dairies (smell and runoff) and the implications of annexing rural properties that currently have agricultural uses. Robinson said sexually oriented businesses are typically restricted by distance rules and placed in industrial zones; commissioners also discussed cannabis establishments, moving/storage businesses and standards for small storage facilities. Commissioner Kyle Jones moved to set a public hearing for the commercial/industrial zoning amendments for May 26; the motion carried unanimously.

What happens next: the commission will hold the three public hearings on May 26; the PUD parking changes will come to the City Council with the commission’s favorable recommendation and with added outreach results. The meeting adjourned after routine staff reports.