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Council denies request to enclose covered area at Cable Mountain Lodge, citing nonconformity
Summary
The Council denied an application to enclose a 108 sq ft covered area at 145 Zion Park Boulevard (Cable Mountain Lodge), finding the enclosure would increase the gross building area and thus increase an existing nonconformity under current code.
Applicant Nate Wells requested council approval to enclose an existing covered area beneath the current roof at Cable Mountain Lodge to create a 108-square-foot office. Staff noted that under the present Town Code building-size definition, enclosing the space would increase the building’s gross area and therefore increase a nonconformity. Mr. Wells said the change would improve efficiency and the exterior appearance.
Council members weighed the 2010 precedent — when the Council applied an older definition that measured size as everything under roof — against current ordinance text. Several members expressed concern about setting a precedent that would erode current code limits; others said the alteration was minimal. The Council voted unanimously to deny the application, concluding the proposed enclosure would increase a nonconformity and that denial was required by the present Code text. The decision does not prohibit staff or Council from pursuing code text changes through the Planning Commission process in the future.
