Council tables Long Range Shooters site plan after neighbors raise parking and design concerns

The Alpine City Council tabled the commercial site plan for Long Range Shooters of Utah after an extended presentation from staff, resident comments, and council debate about parking, egress and compatibility with the Gateway Historic Design guidelines.

Planning staff presented the site plan and noted that the planning commission recommended approval conditioned on material choices and landscaping. Staff recommended an elevated curb and additional park-strip landscaping to prevent vehicles from backing directly onto 200 North and to preserve sight triangles. Multiple neighbors objected to the proposal’s current elevations and the use of ACM (aluminum composite material) panels, arguing that the design did not sufficiently "relate to the fundamental characteristics of the district." Councilmember Sarah Blackwell moved to table the plan to allow the applicant time to address parking, redesign the elevations and change exterior materials to better comply with the gateway standards; the motion passed on roll call 4–1.

Caden (planning staff) and the applicant’s representative explained parking calculations (3.5 stalls per 1,000 ft2 of retail area, resulting in six required stalls; seven provided), a one‑bedroom owner-occupied apartment above the office, and that state and federal law do not prohibit the proposed retail firearm business in this location. Council asked the applicant to submit revised elevations, consider real wood or more clearly “historic” treatments for the façade, and refine the parking layout so that vehicles do not back into the public right-of-way.