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Commission approves Microflex site plan and legalizes UDK outdoor storage yard at Minuteman Drive
Summary
The commission approved a site-plan amendment to add a two-story office building (11 units) and granted a conditional-use permit legalizing an existing outdoor storage yard used by Utah Disaster Cleanup at 13081 South Minuteman Drive; staff imposed conditions on parking, screening, fencing and stormwater requirements.
The Draper City Planning Commission on Nov. 21 approved a site-plan amendment and a conditional-use permit allowing Microflex 1 Springville LLC to add a new two-story office building and to legalize an existing outdoor storage yard associated with Utah Disaster Cleanup (UDK) at 13081 South Minuteman Drive.
Mary Anne Pickering, the staff contact, told the commission the site is in CR (regional commercial) with a community commercial land-use designation. Staff said the applicant sought a natural deviation to reduce parking by about 10 percent (allowed by code as a parking deviation) and that they could not find evidence of a prior conditional-use permit for the UDK storage yard; aerial imagery suggests the yard has been used for years, possibly since about 2007. Staff recommended conditions including required parking verification for future tenants, screening and fencing for the storage yard, updated lighting and landscape plans, and maintaining an unobstructed fire lane.
Architect Adam Orm (Gould Architects) told commissioners the project includes 11 office units (most pre-sold) and a reduced storage-yard footprint. He said the owner has a lease for 22 parking stalls on the adjacent property to the east and described engineering solutions to address a lack of on-site stormwater detention, including an underground system. "We do have a couple of areas that we are retaining as much as as we can to meet the current standards, before it goes into the city system," Orm said. He also said landscaping was increased to 20 percent as part of the proposal.
Commissioners asked whether parking could be shared and how staff will track parking as tenants occupy units; staff said business-license reviews and parking analyses will ensure compliance, and that the city could deny a license or tenant improvement if there is insufficient parking. A motion to approve the conditional-use permit and a separate motion to approve the site-plan amendment were made, seconded, and carried by the commissioners present. Conditions listed in the staff report dated 11/12/2024 will apply to both approvals.
