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Soda Springs planning commission recommends rezoning of 481 South 3rd East to allow business use
Summary
The Soda Springs Planning & Zoning Commission voted 2-1 on July 8, 2025, to recommend that the City Council reclassify a parcel at 481 South 3rd East from R-2 (residential) to C-1 (commercial), a change the applicant says would enable accessible housing and small business uses despite limited infrastructure on the lot.
The Soda Springs Planning & Zoning Commission voted 2-1 on July 8 to recommend that the City Council reclassify a parcel at 481 South 3rd East from R-2 to C-1 zoning, a change the applicant said is intended to allow housing and business development on an otherwise undeveloped strip.
Trent White, the applicant, told the commission the reclassification would help provide accessible housing and make land without current infrastructure usable. He said the parcel includes a slope that would require a proper step-down in grading; he also acknowledged there is no water or sewer running to the disputed portion of the property.
The commission’s debate focused on land-use consistency and infrastructure. Vice Chairman Lori Anne Lau moved to recommend denial, citing the city’s Future Land Use Map and Comprehensive Plan; that motion received no second and died. Commissioner Waynet Jo Turner then moved to recommend approval and was seconded by Commissioner Stephen Simmons. Turner and Simmons voted in favor; Vice Chairman Lau voted against, and the motion carried.
Commissioners pressed Mr. White about existing structures on the site. White said there are sheds on the land and that some had previously been approved by the city while others had not, which helped prompt his application.
The commission’s recommendation is advisory; the City Council will consider the reclassification next. The record shows no written responses were received before the hearing.
