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Copper Creek rezone, 1368 E. Copper Creek Road

A request to rezone a 1.02-acre parcel from CN and R-1-8 to RM(12) multifamily was denied 7-0 on Sept. 22, 2020 after residents said it was too dense. The applicant returned with a revised request for 0.62 acre as RM(10), which the Planning Commission recommended 4-2 and the council denied 7-0 on March 9, 2021.

Where it stands
Denied
Type
Zone change
Location
1368 E. Copper Creek Road
Size
1.02 acres
Applicant
Utah Development Group

Every hearing and vote

  1. September 22, 2020 · City Council

    Copper Creek rezone, 1.02 acres at 1368 E. Copper Creek Road

    Denied · 7-0

    Utah Development Group asked to rezone 1.02 acres from CN (neighborhood commercial) and R-1-8 to RM(12), a multifamily zone. The Planning Commission did not forward a favorable recommendation on Sept. 3. Long Range Planning Manager Jake Warner presented and Marco Diaz spoke for the applicant. Jim Edwards said the plan was too dense, valued the mature trees and asked for a no vote; Tom Lewis asked developers to reduce density; Dennis Hiatt and Heather Myer said it was too dense and asked for denial. The council voted to deny, declining to adopt Ordinance 20-11.

    • Applicant: Utah Development Group
    • Acres: 1.02
    • Current zone -> proposed: CN and R-1-8 -> RM(12)
    • Item ZONE-07-20-5877(CC)
    • Planning Commission: no favorable recommendation (Sept. 3, 2020)

    Moved by Council Member Alison Stroud, seconded by Council Member Brooke Christensen. Vote: 7-0

  2. March 9, 2021 · City Council

    Copper Creek rezone to RM(10), 0.62 acre of a 1.02-acre parcel at 1368 E. Copper Creek Road

    Denied · 7-0

    Utah Development Group asked to rezone 0.62 acre of a 1.02-acre parcel from CN (planned center-neighborhood) and R-1-8 (single family) to RM(10), a multifamily zone. Jake Warner presented and Ben Smith spoke for the applicant. The Planning Commission gave a positive recommendation, 4-2. Speakers opposed or concerned included Julie Hepworth (density and traffic), Tom Lewis (removal of no-parking signs, cut-through traffic, wants floor plans), Karen Conder (traffic, guest parking and waste removal), Heather Meier and Dennis Haitt (parcel too small, traffic and density), Cody Kofoed (wants single-family homes consistent with the neighborhood) and Debra Stoker (density and traffic, wants single-family homes). The council voted to deny the rezone, declining to adopt Ordinance 21-07.

    • Applicant: Utah Development Group
    • Acres: 0.62 of a 1.02-acre parcel
    • Current zone -> proposed: CN and R-1-8 -> RM(10)
    • Item ZONE-01-21-5975(CC)
    • Planning Commission: positive recommendation, 4-2

    Moved by Council Member Alison Stroud, seconded by Council Member Brooke Christensen. Vote: 7-0