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Payson Planning Commission approves conditional use permit for fieldhouse with conditions in A‑5 zone
Summary
The Payson City Planning Commission approved a conditional use permit for a 45,000 sq. ft. indoor fieldhouse at 594 S 2400 W, with conditions including a deferral agreement for public improvements and limits on hours and outdoor activity; the motion passed 5–1.
On June 10, 2026 the Payson City Planning Commission approved a conditional use permit for a proposed 45,000 square‑foot indoor soccer and athletic training facility at 594 South 2400 West (Utah County Parcel #20:010:0029). The approval, requested by applicant Ariel Martinez, passed on a 5–1 roll‑call vote after staff and commissioners discussed parking, lighting, fire safety and public‑improvement timing.
Staff told the commission the revised site plan includes 121 parking stalls (with ADA spaces), shielded downward‑facing LED lighting, separate commercial and residential septic systems per health‑department requirements, stormwater management, an alarmed and sprinklered fire riser room supplied by a private water source, and a dedicated emergency‑vehicle access route. Staff said the facility would close at 10:00 p.m. and that “no outside activities to take place on the property” would be required as a condition to reduce neighborhood impacts.
Commissioners asked about the use of A‑5 (Agricultural) zoned land for a commercial facility; staff responded that fieldhouses are a conditionally permitted use in the A‑5 zone and recommended approval with conditions. Staff also proposed a deferral agreement to postpone some public‑improvement obligations until defined trigger points; the commission asked staff to pursue including the road to the south in that deferral agreement if feasible.
Commissioner Kepi Heimuli moved to approve the conditional use permit request by Ariel Martinez, with the conditions listed in the staff report and to include south road public improvements in the deferral agreement if possible. Commissioner Ryan Frisby seconded. The roll‑call vote was: yes — Kirk Beecher, Camarie Brinkerhoff, Ryan Frisby, Robert Gedeborg, Kepi Heimuli; no — Perry Adams. The motion carried 5–1.
The approval requires the applicant to meet the stated conditions (site landscaping, screened dumpster enclosure, shielded lighting, limits on outdoor activity, compliance with development and site‑planning requirements, separation of septic systems, and execution of the deferral agreement and related subdivision/zoning items). The next steps are for staff to finalize the conditions and the deferral agreement language and for the applicant to satisfy those conditions and administrative requirements.
