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Council scales back zoning rewrite, limits changes to two commercial focus areas
Summary
After strong public feedback, city staff and council abandoned a citywide zoning overhaul and proposed two limited adjustments: squaring off a PO‑1 area north of the hospital and rezoning a State Street frontage to encourage retail-oriented uses.
City staff told the American Fork City Council on March 17 that a previously circulated, citywide zoning proposal has been withdrawn and replaced with a more limited package focused on commercial corridors.
Patrick O’Brien, the city’s Development Services Director, told the Council that “the original zoning map proposal has been completely scrapped” after significant public input and that staff are refocusing effort on targeted changes rather than immediate residential rezones. He said the intent is not to reduce property rights but to simplify and improve zoning in select areas.
The revised approach centers on two small focus areas: a Professional Office (PO‑1) boundary adjustment north of the hospital intended to “square off” the zoning line, and a State Street/Eastern Gateway frontage rezoning from GC‑1 to GC‑2 to encourage customer‑facing retail and restaurant uses closer to the street. O’Brien said residential zones will remain unchanged under the current proposal, responding to community concerns raised at the Planning Commission public hearing.
Mayor Bradley J. Frost and Council members voiced support for the narrower approach during the work session and asked staff to publish the revised map and bring the land‑use and code updates back for further review and public hearings. Staff outlined a schedule that includes Planning Commission review on April 15, an open house May 20, and Council hearings toward the end of June.
