Council annexes THN 2 land on 300 North over neighbors' privacy worries, rejects gym code change
August 27, 2024, 7:00 p.m. · American Fork City Hall, 31 N. Church St.
The council annexed 1.308 acres at about 1054 East 300 North into PO-1 office and R1-9,000 zoning after a neighbor said a two-story office building would overlook backyards and add traffic; members said traffic studies and new setback rules would address it at development. It denied a Rival Athletics request to allow gyms in the Planned Industrial zone, approved a $15,000-a-year cell tower lease with AT&T near the Meadows, and accepted $25,000 from Utah County for youth substance-abuse prevention.
From the approved minutes.
Decisions at a glance
Agenda, item by item
Item PH · Annexation
Public hearing on THN 2 Annexation, 1.308 acres at about 1054 East 300 North
Discussed
Ann Maas said neighbors worry about traffic on 300 North and children's safety, and that a two-story office building would look into backyards; she said the future use is unknown.
Item 2 · Presentation
HERO award to Michelle Anderson
No action
Registered nurse Michelle Anderson was honored for reviving a child pulled from a pool July 18, 2024.
Item Consent 4 · Other
Liquor license, Delipan Latin Flair, 224 E. Main St.
Approved · 4-0
Full-service restaurant liquor license.
- Fee$300 to Delipan Latin Flair
Item Consent 5 · Development
Notice of Approval of Local Government, Meadowbrook TOD Phase 2
Approved · 4-0
Authorized signing a notice for the amended Meadowbrook TOD Phase 2 plat; staff approved the plat but this agreement exceeded staff authority.
Item Consent 6 · Budget
Ratification of payments July 31-Aug. 20, 2024, and purchases over $50,000
Approved · 4-0
Routine consent ratification.
Item 1 · Annexation
THN 2 Annexation, 1.308 acres at about 1054 East 300 North
Approved · 4-0
Ordinance 2024-08-41 annexing land with PO-1 professional office zoning (hospital-related uses) and R1-9,000 on parcels owned by Hansen and Tian. Development Services Director Patrick O'Brien said the land use was changed a few years ago to allow PO-1 on annexation and a recent code change requires setbacks equal to building height (30-foot max in PO-1, versus 36 feet in R1-9,000). A traffic study will be required at development. Neighbors said assurances were vague.
- Acres: 1.308
- Zones: PO-1 and R1-9,000
- Ordinance 2024-08-41
- Planning Commission recommended zoning July 17, 2024
Item 2 · Other
Strangling Brothers Haunted Circus seasonal use, 632 E. 1500 South (PI-1)
Approved · 4-0
Approved as a temporary seasonal use in an industrial zone, as in prior years, subject to fire inspection and business license.
Item 3 · Roads and utilities
Water banking agreement, Layne Downs, 12.50 acre-feet
Approved · 4-0
Downs banked AFIC certificate 9812 for 6.25 shares of surface water, for water-dedication credits.
- 6.25 AFIC shares = 12.50 acre-feet
Item 4 · Roads and utilities
Water banking agreement, Patterson Development LLC, 25.002 acre-feet
Approved · 4-0
Water rights banked for dedication credits; Councilmember Ernie John said he checked with the water rights attorney that the water was usable.
- 25.002 acre-feet
Item 5 · City code
Rival Athletics code amendment to allow athletic gyms in PI-1 zone
Denied · 4-0
Applicant-proposed amendment to bring an existing gym into compliance. Planning Commission recommended denial July 17; staff said gyms conflict with industrial-park intent on parking and traffic and are allowed in GC-2. O'Brien said the business opened before approvals. Councilmember Staci Carroll was open to the use but found the definition too broad; legal counsel suggested a conditional-use approach instead.
Item 6 · Parks
2024 Utah County municipal recreation grant application, Rotary Park
Approved · 4-0
Application for the city's population-based TRCC-funded allocation, $15,693.10 reimbursable, toward Rotary Park lighting, fencing, dugouts, turf and landscaping alongside PARC and capital funds.
- Grant$15,693 to Utah County
Item 7 · Public safety
Interlocal agreement with Utah County, Communities That Care substance misuse prevention
Approved · 4-0
Resolution 2024-08-31R renewing the annual agreement (since 2019); the county raised the city's grant from $15,000 to $25,000. Coordinator Brooke Anderson was credited.
- Grant$25,000 to Utah County
Item 8 · Contract
Land lease with New Cingular Wireless (AT&T) for cell tower near the Meadows
Approved · 4-0
Lease of a 50-by-50-foot (2,500-square-foot) wetlands site plus access for a monopole to fill a coverage gap near the Meadows shopping center; the city worked with the Army Corps of Engineers on rights.
- Land deal$15,000 to New Cingular Wireless PCS LLC (AT&T)
- Rent: $15,000 a year; first five-year extension $19,800; second $21,780
Item 9 · Contract
Reimbursement agreement with Maverik
Approved · 4-0
Approved; the minutes give no terms and the item fell outside the packet pages retrieved.
- PaymentAmount not given to Maverik
Item 10 · Other
Closed session on property acquisition, pending litigation and personnel
Approved · 4-0
Closed session about 8:07-8:54 p.m.
What residents said
Privacy and lighting from offices next to homes on 300 NorthTraffic and child safety on 300 NorthCars parked in 200 South bike shoulderBike lanes not repainted on 200 South
Ann Maas and another resident raised privacy, lighting and traffic concerns about the THN 2 annexation on 300 North. Nick Merrill asked the city to stop cars parking in the new 200 South shoulder toward the FrontRunner station, which forces cyclists into traffic, and to repaint bike lanes on repaved 200 South per the bicycle master plan.