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Council requires sales‑tax generating uses for downtown mixed‑use developments
Summary
Pleasant Grove amended its downtown mixed‑use code to require that the commercial component of mixed‑use projects generate sales tax revenue; the change was unanimously approved as Ordinance 2026-006 after staff said it would codify existing expectations.
On Feb. 17 the Pleasant Grove City Council adopted Ordinance 2026‑006 to amend downtown mixed‑use requirements so that qualifying commercial space must generate sales tax revenue. Community Development Director Daniel Cárdenas said the city has informally expected retail uses in downtown mixed‑use projects and the amendment codifies that policy: "The amendment will require the commercial use to be one that generates sales tax revenue."
The Planning Commission had previously forwarded a unanimous recommendation to the council. The council approved the ordinance unanimously after no members of the public offered comment during the hearing. Staff noted professional services and other non‑retail uses remain allowed in the downtown zone but would not count toward the commercial square footage required per residential unit.
