Council backs staff review committee to approve subdivisions under state deadline
August 20, 2024, 4:00 p.m. · American Fork City Administration Conference Room, 51 E. Main St.
Facing a state law that gives cities 20 days to act on subdivision plans and takes planning commissions and councils out of plat approval, the council agreed to replace the development services director as sole approver with a five-member Development Review Committee chaired by Patrick O'Brien, with appeals likely going to the council.
From the approved minutes.
In brief
1 item came up for a decision or discussion: 1 discussed.
1 item here is tracked in the city's development tracker.
This write-up links 2 source documents.
4 members were present and 2 absent (Councilmember Tim Holley, Councilmember Clark Taylor).
The previous City Council work session meeting was on August 13, 2024: Council meeting canceled
The next one was on August 27, 2024: Council annexes THN 2 land on 300 North over neighbors' privacy worries, rejects gym code change
Decisions at a glance
| Item | Result |
|---|---|
| Subdivision approval procedures and Development Review Committee | Discussed |
Agenda, item by item
Item 1 · City code
Subdivision approval procedures and Development Review Committee
Discussed
Legal counsel Cherylyn Egner said state law bars planning commission and council approval of plats and imposes a 20-day review clock, leaving Development Services Director Patrick O'Brien as sole approver. The council agreed to a five-member DRC (development services, engineering, fire marshal, public works and a planner), with O'Brien as chair. Fire Marshal Matt Sacco worried about workload. Egner proposed site plans stop at the Planning Commission so the council can hear appeals in-house, and eliminating the large-scale development overlay. Planning Commission Chair Christine Anderson attended.