Planning commission sets parking for Liberty addiction treatment center at 0.6 stalls per room
October 8, 2025, 6:30 p.m. · American Fork City Hall, 31 N. Church St.
After a three-hour debate, the American Fork Planning Commission voted 5-1 to require 0.6 parking stalls per room, or about 26 for 43 rooms, for Liberty Treatment Center's planned residential addiction treatment facility in the former Bel Aire Senior Living building at 1088 E. 390 South. Staff had recommended a blend of medical clinic and group home ratios totaling about 70 stalls; the applicant argued its existing 25 stalls were enough. The commission also approved a 4.33-acre office/warehouse site plan for Sunline Landscapes at 360 E. 1700 South.
From the approved minutes.
Decisions at a glance
| Item | Result |
|---|---|
| Sunline Landscapes site plan, about 360 E. 1700 South (4.33 acres) | Approved with conditions · 5-0 |
| Liberty Treatment Center parking determination, 1088 E. 390 South (1.29 acres) | Approved · 5-1 |
| Planning commission training | Discussed |
Agenda, item by item
Item 3b · Development
Sunline Landscapes site plan, about 360 E. 1700 South (4.33 acres)
Approved with conditions · 5-0
Commercial site plan for an office/warehouse with outdoor storage of plant materials for a landscaping business in the I-1 Industrial zone, with conditions to resolve outstanding Development Review Committee comments. Curtis Atkinson thanked commissioners.
- Acres: 4.33
- Zone: I-1
- Representative: Curtis Atkinson
- Conditions: outstanding DRC comments
Item 3a · Development
Liberty Treatment Center parking determination, 1088 E. 390 South (1.29 acres)
Approved · 5-1
Liberty Addiction Recovery Center plans to convert the Bel Aire Senior Living assisted-living building in the PO-1 zone, where the use had been found permitted, into a residential treatment facility for people with disabilities. Because the use is not listed in the parking code (Section 17.5.133), the commission had to set a ratio. Staff recommended five stalls per 1,000 square feet of clinic space plus one per room, about 70 stalls. Attorney Dan McDonald argued the use is most like assisted living (17 stalls by the table) or independent living (0.4 per room) and the existing 25 stalls suffice; operator Roger Williams said it is a social detox with no medical staff and most residents have no licenses or cars. The fire marshal had ruled out extra parking on the adjacent lot. Commissioner Rod Martin, citing personal experience with such facilities, proposed 0.6 per room for 43 rooms; Chair Anderson voted no, saying peak staffing of 25 could spill parking onto the street. City Attorney Heather Shriver said the decision applies only to this application.
- Applicant: Liberty Addiction Recovery Center (attorney Dan McDonald; Roger Williams)
- Acres: 1.29
- Zone: PO-1
- Rooms: 43
- Existing stalls: 25
- Staff recommendation: about 70 stalls (clinic 5/1,000 sq. ft. + 1 per room)
- Decision: 0.6 stalls per room (about 26)
- Formal site plan still to be submitted
Item 4a · Other
Planning commission training
Discussed
Training presented by city staff.