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Planning commission recommends denial of rezoning and denies concept plan for 256 West 300 South
Summary
After a lengthy discussion about neighborhood consistency, potential 'domino' rezoning effects and a lack of neighborhood input, the Planning Commission recommended denial of a zone map amendment (R-1.6 to LDR) for 256 West 300 South and denied the associated concept plan to legalize a two-family dwelling.
The Provo Planning Commission voted June 10 to recommend denial of a proposed rezoning of 256 West 300 South from R‑1.6 to LDR and to deny the companion concept plan that would legalize a two-family dwelling.
Margaret Jensen (now Kershaw), the applicant, described the home as a longtime family investment and said the owners want to preserve and sell or occupy the property as a legal duplex in the future. Megan Jensen (staff) said the house has a basement ADU and the proposal would add required parking — six spaces — at the rear of the lot.
Commissioners raised multiple concerns: whether a single-lot rezone would create a ‘domino effect’ encouraging other rezones along a busy corridor; whether the proposal matches the Franklin neighborhood plan; and whether nearby properties are nonconforming and therefore already act as a buffer. Several commissioners said they were sympathetic to the applicant’s personal circumstances but that zoning changes should reflect the city plan and neighborhood input, not individual stories.
A motion to continue the matter to receive neighborhood-meeting results and additional zoning verifications failed. The commission then voted to forward a negative recommendation on the zoning map amendment and subsequently denied the concept plan. Commissioners instructed staff to provide zoning verifications for surrounding parcels if the applicant or neighborhood wishes to pursue a broader rezoning effort.
The recommendation will be forwarded to the city council with the commission’s findings that the proposed rezoning is not consistent with the neighborhood plan and that additional neighborhood input and a wider-area assessment would be preferable before granting a permanent zone change.
