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Resident raises safety and zoning concerns about nearby property with tiny homes in North Salt Lake
Summary
A North Salt Lake resident told the planning commission he has concerns about a nearby flag lot with roughly a dozen renters and three tiny homes allegedly lacking utilities; a South Davis Water representative said the matter is under investigation and advised filing an online complaint or contacting dispatch for violent incidents.
At a Planning Commission meeting, resident Very Bryson said a nearby flag lot in North Salt Lake contains about 12 renters and three tiny homes without utilities and that the property is zoned RM7. He told the commission he has seen "suspected drug and, prostitution activity and money changing hands on the property."
A representative from South Davis Water responded that the situation had just been brought to the agency's attention and that the agency is "working on a case." The representative advised Bryson and others to submit details using the city's online "report of concern" tool so the code-enforcement specialist can monitor and respond more effectively, and to call nonemergency dispatch for incidents involving violence or drugs.
Why it matters: the speaker said the property is out of sight from most passersby and described activity he called criminal; if true, neighbors and utilities can be affected by public-safety and code-violation risks. The South Davis Water representative told the commission they have been coordinating with the property owner and the water district and asked the commenter to follow up for updates.
The commission offered no formal action on the record at the meeting; the agency representative said they would provide contact information and encouraged use of the city's online reporting system to generate a monitored response.
