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Community development update: demolition, new coffee concept, pool‑pass correction and other Lindon project notes
Summary
Community Development Director Michael Florence updated the commission on recent council action altering a segment of the General Plan map, plans to demolish a former care center with a prospective 'Seven Brews' coffee on the north parcel, a pool‑pass printing error being corrected, parking and redevelopment concerns along State Street, and other local project status items.
At the May 12 meeting the Lindon City Planning Commission heard a community development report from Michael Florence covering a set of local project updates and code/land‑use developments.
Florence said the city council recently removed a segment of 1200 West from the General Plan map (requested by Shafer Industries), keeping a portion of the road further south on the map. He reported that the owner of a former care center on State Street is preparing to demolish the older building; a demolition application and air‑quality/asbestos remediation plans are reportedly in process and the owner told staff demolition could occur within about 30 days. Florence said a separate north parcel has a development application proposing a small coffee shop with a drive‑thru called "Seven Brews." The north parcel application was just submitted and will return to the commission for site plan review.
Florence also updated the commission on several other local items: the newly opened temple currently is managing bookings at 50% capacity and staff has not received complaints about traffic; pool passes were misprinted with an expiration year of 2026 instead of 2027 and staff expects corrected passes will be available by Friday; and several commercial property inquiries and purchases (including a sports facility site and a property owned by Todd Carson) are underway but some projects are temporarily on hold because bids came in above budget.
Commissioners raised concerns about vacancy and turnover along the State Street commercial corridor and whether the market and roof‑top counts support new restaurants. Florence and commissioners noted efforts to ensure demolition follows Department of Air Quality requirements and that historic homes potentially affected by redevelopment should be documented by the historic commission if demolition is proposed.
No formal actions were taken on these updates; commissioners used the report to flag enforcement and documentation tasks for staff and to surface concerns about parking, visibility and long‑term commercial viability on State Street. The meeting adjourned following the report.
