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Council approves land-use change for 570 East Main Street over neighborhood concerns
Summary
The council adopted a land-use map amendment to change 0.26 acres at 570 East Main Street from Residential High Density to General Commercial (proposed GC-1), acknowledging concerns about creating an isolated commercial parcel and impacts on neighborhood character.
The American Fork City Council voted March 24 to adopt a land-use map amendment changing a 0.26-acre parcel at 570 East Main Street from Residential High Density to General Commercial.
Development Services Director Patrick O’Brien presented background and cautioned that the property is a single parcel in an R2-7500 zone and that approving the change would create a pocket of commercial land use amid residential parcels. He said the most likely implementing zoning would be GC-1 (General Commercial), which "could potentially fit as it was the adjacent zoning," but he noted GC-1 permit uses exclude residential occupancy and could increase intensity along the street.
Council members discussed the property’s existing use (a residence with a storage shed) and whether it could realistically be sold as a home. Council Member Staci Carroll said she did not believe it could be sold as a residence in its current condition and moved to adopt Resolution No. 2026-03-09R approving the change; Council Member Tim Holley seconded and the resolution was adopted by the members present.
What happens next: adoption of the land-use amendment allows the property to pursue rezoning consistent with the General Commercial designation; any future development will need to meet commercial code and occupancy standards.
