Planning commission approves Mira Vista condo building over residents' objections; tables car dealership request
April 22, 2026, 6:30 p.m. · American Fork City Hall, 31 N. Church St.
Over objections from residents of the Mira Vista 55-and-older condominium community, the American Fork Planning Commission unanimously approved a 20-unit, three-story fourth building at 530 S. 1040 East. Commissioners also approved a 17-unit office/warehouse on the I-15 frontage road and a 5-acre Climb Concrete site at 300 E. 1700 South, and tabled a request to allow a car dealership at 105 S. 700 East after a motion to approve it failed.
From the approved minutes.
Decisions at a glance
| Item | Result |
|---|---|
| Rockport Industrial site plan, 205 W. Frontage Road (1.43 acres) | Approved with conditions · 5-0 |
| Lone Automotive request to allow car dealership in GC-1, 105 S. 700 East Unit E | Tabled · 5-0 |
| Mira Vista Phase 4 condominium site plan, 530 S. 1040 East (1.05 acres) | Approved with conditions · 5-0 |
| Climb Concrete site plan, about 300 E. 1700 South (5 acres) | Approved with conditions · 5-0 |
Agenda, item by item
Item 4a · Development
Rockport Industrial site plan, 205 W. Frontage Road (1.43 acres)
Approved with conditions · 5-0
Commercial site plan for a 20,000-square-foot building with 4,000 square feet of office and 16,000 square feet of warehouse divided into 17 units of a little over 1,000 square feet each, in the PI-1 Planned Industrial zone on an odd-shaped parcel along the I-15 frontage road. Conditions let the commission reduce the street-frontage landscaping width and require a post-entitlement Development Review Committee review. City Engineer Ben Hunter said UDOT has handed the frontage road to the city, the sidewalk on the west side will be widened for a master-planned side path, and drainage piping from across I-15 required a joint city-UDOT solution. Applicant Keith Smith said the constrained site allowed little else.
- Applicant: Keith Smith
- Acres: 1.43
- Building: 20,000 sq. ft. (4,000 office, 16,000 warehouse), 17 units
- Zone: PI-1
- Conditions: reduced frontage width; post-entitlement DRC review
Item 4b · Zoning
Lone Automotive request to allow car dealership in GC-1, 105 S. 700 East Unit E
Tabled · 5-0
The owner of a car-wrapping business in an office/warehouse unit asked the commission to interpret an auto dealership as similar to uses allowed in the GC-1 zone under Section 17.4.402(B)(12). The building has 38 stalls shared among its units; staff said dealerships require four stalls per service bay, 1.5 per 1,000 square feet of warehouse and three per 1,000 square feet of display and sales, and that parking follows land use, not a business model. Commissioner Harold Dudley worried about cars taking over the lot as on Orem's State Street. A motion to approve failed 3-2; the commission then tabled it so the applicant and owner can work with staff on an amended site plan to see whether parking can work.
- Applicant: Lone Automotive
- First motion to approve (Oldham/Martin) failed 3-2: Christiansen and Dudley no
- Tabled 5-0 (Martin/Dudley)
- Building parking: 38 stalls shared
Item 4c · Development
Mira Vista Phase 4 condominium site plan, 530 S. 1040 East (1.05 acres)
Approved with conditions · 5-0
Site plan for the final phase of the Mira Vista 55-and-older condominium community: one three-story, 36-foot building with 20 condos in the R3-7500 zone, about 10 feet taller than the existing two-story buildings and with larger units. Twelve new stalls are required and 32 are provided, at the citywide 9-foot standard; one stall is removed for fire hose access. Conditions require a post-entitlement review of DRC and fire marshal comments and verification of valid utility and ingress/egress easements across common areas, including whether HOA-granted easements are legally sufficient. Applicant Chris Haertel said he bought the land after the prior owner sold because of a lawsuit that was settled with the HOA, requiring the new building to have its own HOA, and that existing residents keep their parking. Partner Stephanie Herrera said units will be larger and fewer. Commissioners Rod Martin and Chris Christiansen said the lot was always planned for a fourth building.
- Applicant: Chris Haertel (partner Stephanie Herrera)
- Acres: 1.05
- Units: 20 condos, 3 stories, 36 feet
- Zone: R3-7500
- Parking: 32 stalls provided, 12 required
- Conditions: post-entitlement DRC/fire review; verify easements across common areas
Item 4d · Development
Climb Concrete site plan, about 300 E. 1700 South (5 acres)
Approved with conditions · 5-0
Commercial site plan for Climb Concrete on about 5 acres in the I-1 Industrial zone. The minutes record only the motion approving it subject to staff-report conditions; no discussion is recorded.
- Acres: 5
- Zone: I-1 Industrial
What residents said
Parking at Mira Vista condosLoss of views from three-story buildingHOA transparency and easement agreementTraffic in condo parking lotCar dealership parking
Mira Vista residents spoke on the Phase 4 building. John Klemas supported the developer, saying the complex was originally approved for four buildings and a few residents had stopped the fourth years ago. Linda Bethers read a letter from resident Jerry Grover, a geologist and engineer. Cinda Hill criticized a lack of transparency by the Mira Vista HOA board, the sale of the remaining land without a resident vote, which she said violated state law, traffic safety and parking, and a 32-page easement agreement she said burdens residents. Mark Zaritsky said residents have not been told how parking will work and worried he and his wheelchair-using wife could lose their assigned stall. Lorraine Price objected to smaller stalls, more traffic and a large building on a small lot. Linda Bethers (recorded as 'Linda Butters' in one passage) said a three-story building would block her view.