Walker Ridge Townhomes / Gold Mine Acres Condominiums

Two neighboring Highway 89 properties are bundled in one request, and they are not the same. Gold Mine Acres Condominiums, at about 3513 South Highway 89, is zoned RM-7 and has 11 existing condo units, ten of them owned by the applicant's family. Next door at 3533 South Highway 89 is a 0.39-acre Highway Commercial lot with a single-family home that the applicant bought and plans to demolish. The applicant, Justin Hansen, wants to build eight for-sale townhomes there, fold them into the Gold Mine Acres HOA and rezone about 1.32 acres of both properties into a Planned District called Walker Ridge Townhomes, or Gold Mine Acres Phase 2. On Oct. 13 the Planning Commission recommended approval unanimously after five residents commented on use, height, the south setback, lighting and emergency access. It added three conditions the developer accepted: Unit 8 at least 8 feet from the south line instead of 5, downward-directed lighting, and a 35-foot height cap instead of the requested 36.5 feet. The units would be three stories with four parking spaces each and would be reached by the existing private street; the owner must dedicate 8 more feet to UDOT and widen the park strip. On Oct. 20 the council was asked to approve only the general development plan, with the final design, engineering and a development agreement still to come. The rezone follows later with the agreement. The council's vote is not in a posted record, though audio is attached to the notice.

In reviewStatus as of Oct 20, 2026