Residents pack meeting to back Harrington Center for the Arts; council allows 5-story Lakeshore Landing building
October 24, 2023, 7:00 p.m. · American Fork City Hall, 31 N. Church St.
A dozen residents urged the council to support the Harrington Center for the Arts' plan to redevelop the historic downtown Harrington school as a performance venue, and the mayor said he agreed. The council approved final plats for 93 and 111 apartments at The Flats at Lakeshore Landing, letting one building rise to five stories with ground-floor amenities, rezoned a small lot at 96 S. Center St. to downtown commercial and approved a water-share banking agreement with Spectrum Investments. A Beck Hillside Estates property owner and a D.R. Horton representative complained about city delays and utility work.
From the approved minutes.
Decisions at a glance
| Item | Result |
|---|---|
| Fire Station 52 ribbon cutting | No action |
| LaSabre beer license; Kaleb Thompson Dental guarantee release; payments | Approved · 3-0 |
| Water share banking MOU with Spectrum Investments LLC, 40.6 acre-feet | Approved · 3-0 |
| 96 S. Center St. land use amendment and zone change, 0.18 acres | Approved with conditions · 3-0 |
| The Flats at Lakeshore Landing Block 2 Plat D, 93 units | Approved with conditions · 3-0 |
| The Flats at Lakeshore Landing Block 4 Plat H, 111 units, five stories | Approved with conditions · 3-0 |
| Surplus vehicles | Approved · 3-0 |
Agenda, item by item
Item 3 · Public safety
Fire Station 52 ribbon cutting
No action
Bunker announced the ribbon cutting for the bond-funded Fire Station 52, built by contractor SIRQ Construction with architect Blalock & Partners, with an open house for Cedar Hills residents.
Item CC 2-4 · Other
LaSabre beer license; Kaleb Thompson Dental guarantee release; payments
Approved · 3-0
Approved a beer/alcohol license for LaSabre at 44 N. Merchant St., released a $47,372.65 construction guarantee for Kaleb Thompson Dental Office public improvements at 332 S. 500 East, and ratified Oct. 4-17 payments and purchases over $50,000.
- Payment$47,373 to Kaleb Thompson Dental Office
Item A1 · Contract
Water share banking MOU with Spectrum Investments LLC, 40.6 acre-feet
Approved · 3-0
Memorandum of understanding for Spectrum Investments to bank 40.6 acre-feet of water shares with the city.
- ContractAmount not given to Spectrum Investments LLC
- Water: 40.6 acre-feet
Item A2-3 · Zoning
96 S. Center St. land use amendment and zone change, 0.18 acres
Approved with conditions · 3-0
Resolution 2023-10-38R changes land use from residential high-density to general commercial; Ordinance 2023-10-42 rezones R4-7500 to CC-1. Shelton supported roads as zone dividers but questioned the sliver of R4-7500 left and urged a full general plan and land use map redo.
- Acres: 0.18
- Zone: R4-7500 → CC-1
Item A4a · Subdivision
The Flats at Lakeshore Landing Block 2 Plat D, 93 units
Approved with conditions · 3-0
Final plat of 2.42 acres in the TOD zone for a four-story, 93-unit building with the required 140 parking stalls.
- Acres: 2.42
- Units: 93
- Parking: 140 stalls
Item A4b · Subdivision
The Flats at Lakeshore Landing Block 4 Plat H, 111 units, five stories
Approved with conditions · 3-0
Final plat of 1.87 acres in the TOD zone for 111 units with 167 parking stalls (7 via HOA agreement). TOD code lets the council allow one extra story where two lot types are on a plat; staff recommended four stories. Engineer Ken Berg said the new owner wants half the building at five stories (about 11 feet more) with a lobby, game room, gym, dog wash and meeting room on the ground floor, and no added units. Shelton worried amenities could later become apartments; owner's representative Roy Barti said that would require a change of use. Approved with a plat note that the building is approved at five stories.
- Acres: 1.87
- Units: 111
- Parking: 167 stalls (7 via HOA agreement)
- Height: 5 stories (lot type 7)
Item A5 · Budget
Surplus vehicles
Approved · 3-0
Resolution 2023-10-39R declares vehicles surplus.
What residents said
Support for Harrington Center for the ArtsUtility laterals at Beck Hillside EstatesBuilding permit delays (Edgewater)
Shari Lyon, Laurel Shelley, Brian Thompson, Nate Mecham, Charlotte Jensen, Dale Gunther, developer Jared Osmond, Jeff Sermon, school board member Sarah Beeson and teacher Sam Beeson urged support for the Harrington Center for the Arts' first construction phase, citing the lack of a performance venue, downtown revitalization and student arts participation; Sermon said the project would not need taxpayer money, and Osmond offered to invest. Neil Armitstead said that after three years on the Beck Hillside Estates subdivision at 755 N. 200 East, utility laterals to his vacant lot that he paid half the cost of were installed and then ripped out at the developer's direction, despite a Nov. 22, 2022 council approval; the mayor asked Bunker to meet with him before paving. Krisel Travis of D.R. Horton said building permits for Edgewater phase 2, applied for in July, were still delayed. Laurel Shelley praised Public Works. No one spoke at hearings on surplus vehicles and the ADA transition plan.