Council accepts Shelley/Aston annexation petition, approves Chick-fil-A on State Road and Hunter Park playground funding
September 13, 2022, 7:00 p.m. · American Fork City Hall, 31 N. Church St.
With Mayor Pro Tem Clark Taylor presiding, the American Fork City Council accepted for review a petition to annex 1.07 acres near 830 East 30 North, approved a Chick-fil-A site plan at 183 N. West State Road with a right-turn-only drive-thru exit, and released more PARC tax money to finish the Hunter Park playground. It changed TOD zone and flexible-lot PUD rules and renewed its CDBG agreement with Utah County. Councilmember Rob Shelton abstained on an easement item involving his own property.
From the approved minutes.
In brief
16 items came up for a decision or discussion: 12 approved, 2 pending, and 2 approved with conditions.
The agenda records 4 dollar amounts, the largest $87,118.64.
4 items here are tracked in the city's development tracker.
This write-up links 2 source documents.
5 members were present and 1 absent (Mayor Bradley J. Frost).
Residents raised water conservation/xeriscaping and cul-de-sac length rules delaying subdivision.
The previous City Council meeting was on September 6, 2022: City Council work session canceled
The next one was on September 20, 2022: Investment adviser reports 2.5% paper loss as rates jump; Chamber plans downtown survey
Decisions at a glance
Agenda, item by item
Item Consent 3 · Development
Release of $66,365.32 durability retainer, American Fork Retail (Apollo Burger and Bank of America)
Approved · 5-0
Released retainer.
- Guarantee released$66,365.32
Item Consent 4 · Development
Release of $87,118.64 construction guarantee, Roderick Catalyst Building 3
Approved · 5-0
Released guarantee and accepted improvements.
- Guarantee released$87,118.64
Item Consent 5 · Development
Release of $83,638.72 durability retainer, Rivulet Apartments
Approved · 5-0
Released retainer.
- Guarantee released$83,638.72
Item Consent 6 · Development
Release of $10,500 construction guarantee, Hansen Ranch Phase 3
Approved · 5-0
Released guarantee and accepted improvements.
- Guarantee released$10,500
Item Consent 7 · Budget
Ratification of payments Aug. 3-Sept. 6, 2022, and purchases over $50,000
Approved · 5-0
Routine ratification; not itemized in minutes.
Item Action 1 · Annexation
Shelley/Aston annexation petition, 1.07 acres (Resolution 2022-09-32R)
Approved · 5-0
Accepted the petition to annex 1.07 acres near 830 East 30 North and directed the recorder to determine whether it meets statutory requirements and certify it.
- Acres: 1.07
- Petitioners: Laura and Jesse Shelley, Debra Aston
Item Action 2 · Other
Class C beer license, Del Mar (J&E Hospitality Group)
Pending
Motion to approve a Class C beer license for Del Mar at 598 W. Main St., moved by Shelton and seconded by Hunter; the approved minutes omit the vote result.
Item Action 3 · Parks
Additional PARC tax funds for Hunter Park playground (Ordinance 2022-09-36)
Approved · 5-0
Approved disbursing additional PARC tax money to the Parks and Recreation Department to complete the Hunter Park playground. Barnes asked whether the PARC committee reviewed it; Taylor said the committee was contacted but there was no presentation or vote. The amount is not stated in the minutes.
- BudgetAmount not given to American Fork Parks and Recreation
Item Action 4a · Subdivision
Stonecreek Plat J final plat, 33 units (Ordinance 2022-09-37)
Pending
Motion to approve the 33-unit Plat J in the PR-3.0 zone subject to Aug. 17 Planning Commission conditions; staff expected the applicant to return with an amendment after pending code changes. The approved minutes omit the vote result; the plat was approved again Nov. 22, 2022.
- Units: 33
- Zone: PR-3.0
Item Action 4b · Development
Chick-fil-A site plan (Ordinance 2022-09-38)
Approved with conditions · 5-0
Approved a commercial site plan in the SC-1 planned shopping center zone with a staff-recommended right-turn-only drive-thru exit to reduce traffic conflicts in the parking lot.
- Zone: SC-1
- Condition: right-turn-only drive-thru exit
Item Action 4c · Development
Low-power radio antenna site plan (Ordinance 2022-09-39)
Approved with conditions · 5-0
Approved a low-power radio antenna in the PF public facilities zone.
- Zone: PF
Item Action 5 · City code
TOD zone definitions and lot types (Ordinance 2022-09-40)
Approved · 5-0
Amended Section 17.4.608 on transit-oriented development zone definitions and lot type assignments; a full TOD code review continues.
Item Action 6 · City code
Flexible-lot PUD average lot size (Ordinance 2022-09-41)
Approved · 5-0
Replaced an unworkable 9,000-square-foot average lot requirement for PR-3.0 flexible-lot projects with a 9,800-12,000-square-foot range, worked out with an applicant.
Item Action 7 · Other
Utility easement vacation at a council member's property (Ordinance 2022-09-42)
Approved · 4-0-1
Reduced a rear public utility easement to five feet. Councilmember Rob Shelton abstained because the item involved his own property.
Item Action 8 · Contract
Amended CDBG interlocal agreement with Utah County (Resolution 2022-09-33R)
Approved · 4-0
Renewed participation in the county's Community Development Block Grant program. Barnes noted a resident's request to fix 350 West between 500 North and 700 North, which may not qualify.
- GrantAmount not given to Utah County
Item Action 9 · Other
Closed session
Approved · 5-0
Closed session at 7:47 p.m.
What residents said
Water conservation/xeriscapingCul-de-sac length rules delaying subdivision
No one spoke at the easement-vacation hearing. Steve Williams of the Stone Hollow HOA, north of American Fork Hospital, asked the city to partner on xeriscaping funded by adding a couple of building lots, saying staff told them the hardship was self-imposed and wouldn't qualify for a variance. Dennis Beck complained about delays on his subdivision at 757 North 200 East tied to the 450-foot cul-de-sac limit.