Council clears way for CDL testing site on Frontage Road and adopts budget adjustments
November 14, 2023, 7:00 p.m. · American Fork City Hall, 31 N. Church St.
With Mayor Bradley Frost and Council Member Rob Shelton absent, the council found that a commercial driver's license testing site at 205 W. Frontage Road is an acceptable use in the planned industrial zone, pending a site plan. It created a hazardous geographic mitigation map flagging wetlands and other sensitive land, adjusted the fiscal 2023 and 2024 budgets, vacated an 1100 South right-of-way for the Stone Creek realignment and re-approved a small boundary adjustment with Pleasant Grove. City Administrator David Bunker warned that Timpanogos Special Service District sewer impact fees will rise in January.
From the approved minutes.
Decisions at a glance
| Item | Result |
|---|---|
| Administrator's report: TSSD sewer impact fees rising | No action |
| Easement from Tyeler James Perri; ratification of payments | Approved · 4-0 |
| Stone Creek Plat K right-of-way vacation, 1100 South (450 West to 290 West) | Approved · 4-0 |
| Hazardous geographic mitigation map (new Section 17.22) | Approved · 4-0 |
| CDL test site concept plan, 205 W. Frontage Road (PI-1 zone) | Approved with conditions · 4-0 |
| FY2023 budget adjustments | Approved · 4-0 |
| FY2024 budget adjustments | Approved · 4-0 |
| Boundary adjustment with Pleasant Grove, 0.066 acres near 1300 E. 300 North | Approved · 4-0 |
Agenda, item by item
Item 3 · Taxes and fees
Administrator's report: TSSD sewer impact fees rising
No action
Bunker said TSSD completed an impact fee facilities plan and analysis showing sewer impact fees will rise in January, with user rate increases coming to the council in December. He stressed these are TSSD fees, not city fees.
Item 4 · Presentation
Library historical collection dedicated to Barbara Christiansen
No action
Hunter announced a Nov. 15 dedication of the library's historical collection honoring the late Council Member Barbara Christiansen.
Item CC 3-4 · Other
Easement from Tyeler James Perri; ratification of payments
Approved · 4-0
Accepted an easement along 174 N. Grant Ave. and ratified Oct. 18-Nov. 7 payments and purchases over $50,000 (not itemized in minutes).
Item A1 · Roads and utilities
Stone Creek Plat K right-of-way vacation, 1100 South (450 West to 290 West)
Approved · 4-0
Ordinance 2023-11-43 vacates right-of-way dedicated at annexation that does not match the final plat for the 1100 South realignment; O'Brien called it housekeeping. Recording waits until Stone Creek Plat K records.
Item A2 · City code
Hazardous geographic mitigation map (new Section 17.22)
Approved · 4-0
Ordinance 2023-11-44 combines three maps identifying sensitive lands such as wetlands. O'Brien said it allows more review time in those areas than state deadlines otherwise allow; Taylor said developers can see up front where extra requirements apply.
Item A3 · Development
CDL test site concept plan, 205 W. Frontage Road (PI-1 zone)
Approved with conditions · 4-0
The applicants asked the council to rule under 17.07.701(b) that a commercial driver's license testing site is similar to permitted PI-1 uses. Hunter wanted curb, gutter and sidewalk because the frontage road will be extended and carry more traffic; legal counsel Cherylyn Egner said conditions must tie to the project. Applicant Brian Lillie said state rules require gravel, not asphalt. The council approved the use subject to a favorable planning commission site plan, with all standard PI-1 requirements.
Item A4 · Budget
FY2023 budget adjustments
Approved · 4-0
Resolution 2023-11-40R adopts year-end adjustments to the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023 budgets; amounts were not stated in the minutes.
Item A5 · Budget
FY2024 budget adjustments
Approved · 4-0
Resolution 2023-11-41R adjusts the fiscal 2024 budget; Finance Director Anna Montoya said more adjustments typically come in January and June. Amounts were not stated in the minutes.
Item A6 · Annexation
Boundary adjustment with Pleasant Grove, 0.066 acres near 1300 E. 300 North
Approved · 4-0
Ordinance 2023-11-45 re-approves the boundary adjustment so the parcel can be annexed into Pleasant Grove; both cities had to readopt after missing the state filing window.
- Acres: 0.066
What residents said
Bicycle connectivity across I-15 and on 200 West200 South construction timeline
Dennis Day, Brian Lillie and Ryan Lewis spoke for the proposed CDL Testing Services site at 205 W. Frontage Road, saying it is a testing service, not a school, with two to three trucks hauling empty trailers, one operating four to six hours, three days a week, in an area already loud from I-15 and FrontRunner. Nick Merrill thanked the city for a warning sign on 200 South, asked when 200 South construction will finish and how cyclists will connect across the freeway, and urged a neighborhood byway on 200 West from the bike/pedestrian master plan. No one spoke at public hearings on the 1100 South right-of-way vacation, a utility easement at 348 N. 1160 East, or the budget adjustments.