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Lindon planning commission recommends approvals for General Plan and zoning changes and preliminarily approves Gray Haven Commons subdivision
Summary
The Lindon City Planning Commission on May 12 recommended changing the General Plan land-use designation and rezoning frontage at 500 South and 400 West to enable retail pad development, and granted preliminary approval for the five‑lot Gray Haven Commons commercial subdivision, subject to standard conditions including a UDOT access permit and city council approval of the map amendments.
The Lindon City Planning Commission on May 12 recommended approval of a General Plan Future Land Use amendment and a zoning map change and granted preliminary approval for a five‑lot commercial subdivision at 500 South and 400 West (Gray Haven Commons).
Planner Brittany Wild told commissioners the request would change the frontage along 1600 North from a flex‑office designation to General Commercial and rezone the same frontage from Research and Business to Planned Commercial One (PC‑1). The amendment would apply only to the frontage pad sites; the remainder of the property would retain its existing flex‑office and research/business designation. Wild said the change is intended to allow retail pad development along the arterial while keeping the back portion suitable for office or research uses.
Applicant Jake Tate of AWA Engineering described the five‑lot proposal: lots 1–4 are designed as retail pad sites totaling roughly 5.9 acres with space for restaurants and drive‑thrus, and lot 5 is approximately 16.752 acres intended to remain for larger warehouse/office uses or future higher‑intensity development. Tate said the team is already in preliminary design and expects to submit construction documents within about 30–45 days after approvals so site plans can follow.
Commissioners questioned parking, visibility and traffic access. Staff said parking is sufficient for existing tenants but access will be upgraded to meet UDOT standards; Tate said the developer has met with UDOT and expects to retain the two existing drive approaches, upgraded to current state specifications. Commissioners also discussed view corridors and signage needed to attract a potential future grocery store on the larger rear parcel.
The commission opened the public hearings for the General Plan and zoning items; no public comments were received. A motion to recommend approval of the General Plan amendment (ordinance language stated in the hearing) passed on a voice vote. The commission then recommended approval of the zoning map amendment to PC‑1, also on a voice vote.
On the major subdivision (preliminary approval of Gray Haven Commons), staff recommended and the commission added conditions that must be met prior to final plat approval, including: providing a copy of the UDOT access permit; completion or posting of improvement completion assurance and warranties for required public infrastructure; final engineering and plat corrections per the Lindon City development manual and subdivision ordinance; and the contingency that final subdivision approval depends on city council approval of the General Plan and zoning map amendments.
All motions passed by voice vote with no opposition recorded in the meeting transcript. The recommendations now go to the Lindon City Council for final action on the General Plan and zoning changes; the subdivision will return for final plat review after the council acts and the applicant submits required permits and final engineering.
