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 vacating an easement at his own home.
From the approved minutes.
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.
- Payment$66,365
Item Consent 4 · Development
Release of $87,118.64 construction guarantee, Roderick Catalyst Building 3
Approved · 5-0
Released guarantee and accepted improvements.
- Payment$87,119
Item Consent 5 · Development
Release of $83,638.72 durability retainer, Rivulet Apartments
Approved · 5-0
Released retainer.
- Payment$83,639
Item Consent 6 · Development
Release of $10,500 construction guarantee, Hansen Ranch Phase 3
Approved · 5-0
Released guarantee and accepted improvements.
- Payment$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, Haven Heights Plat A Lot 4 (Ordinance 2022-09-42)
Approved · 4-0-1
Reduced the rear public utility easement to five feet. Councilmember Shelton abstained because it is his home.
- Property is Councilmember Rob Shelton's residence
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.