CC-1 ground-floor commercial code amendment
Requires ground-floor retail or office in buildings fronting public rights-of-way in the downtown CC-1 zone, limiting residential to upper floors (Section 17.4.401). Recommended 6-0 Jan. 8, 2025.
Recommended
- Type
- Code change
- Location
- Downtown CC-1 zone
- Applicant
- American Fork City
- Planning Commission: CC-1 Central Commercial zone ground-floor commercial code amendment (Section 17.4.401)
- City Council work session: CC-1 downtown zone changes allowing housing
In brief
CC-1 ground-floor commercial code amendment appears on 2 recorded agendas, from the City Council work session meeting of May 18, 2021 to the Planning Commission meeting of January 8, 2025.
On record, it was recommended for approval once.
The most recent decision was recommended for approval (6-0) at the Planning Commission meeting of January 8, 2025.
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CC-1 ground-floor commercial code amendment
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Every hearing and vote
January 8, 2025 · Planning Commission
CC-1 Central Commercial zone ground-floor commercial code amendment (Section 17.4.401)
Recommended for approval · 6-0
Requires ground-floor retail or office space in multi-family buildings that front a right-of-way in the downtown CC-1 zone, allowing residential only on upper floors, to strengthen the downtown core. Senior Planner Travis Van Ekelenburg said the recent apartments by the Presbyterian Church would have needed ground-floor commercial under the rule. The recommendation changes the wording to 'public right-of-way,' as Commissioner Geoff Dupaix asked.
- Initiated by city staff
- Change: 'right-of-way' → 'public right-of-way'
May 18, 2021 · City Council work session
CC-1 downtown zone changes allowing housing
Discussed
Senior Planner Adam Olsen reviewed Planning Commission-recommended CC-1 Central Commercial zone changes from the 2020 downtown economic development study: housing allowed with no density cap ('if it can be parked, it can be built'), no ground-floor residential on Main Street, parking behind buildings, auto sales and manufacturing removed, and four required design elements reflecting historic buildings. Councilmember Carroll disclosed a family member interested in developing downtown. Councilmember Shelton sought a minimum parcel size and said downtown roads and intersections cannot handle high-density housing without traffic studies; councilmembers asked for clearer material and architectural standards. Staff said three applications were active; the council considered but did not pursue a moratorium or repeal.
- Councilmember Carroll disclosed a family member interested in downtown development