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Zoning changes, annexations, subdivisions, site plans and other projects before Orem’s Planning Commission and City Council, with every hearing and vote. 37 are still being decided.
Zone change
In review
Request to change about 9.29 acres from CM, Controlled Manufacturing, to M1, Light Manufacturing, with a development agreement limiting allowed uses to those of the CM zone. Public hearing was on the Oct. 13, 2026 council agenda.
Code change
In review
A state law requires Orem to allow detached ADUs on lots of 11,000 square feet or more by Oct. 1, 2026. After a Sept. 8 work session the draft sets one owner-occupied ADU per lot, size caps of 650 to 1,200 square feet by lot size, a sliding height scale and 10-foot side setbacks, with a public hearing targeted Sept. 22.
Code change
In review
The council is developing rules for short-term rentals, which the city treats as prohibited. On Sept. 8 the work session reviewed an owner-occupied license framework with a 10-month residency affidavit, a 20-minute contact response, and fines of $750 and $1,000; density caps, parking and occupancy remain open.
Public project
In review
With the North Union and Provo Bench canal companies no longer running water, Orem hired a consultant in July 2026 for a 10-month, grant-funded study of ownership, easements, stormwater, liability and possible uses, including a trail, along about five miles of canal and 330 adjoining parcels. No outcome has been decided; a scoping open house is planned for late October.
Public project
In review
A 20-year, four-phase master plan to replace aging equipment and meet environmental limits at the water reclamation plant serving Orem, Lindon and part of Vineyard. Phase 1 is projected at $95.4 million including engineering, to be financed with Orem utility bonds, with costs shared by capacity rights.
Public project
In review
A roughly $3 billion project to double FrontRunner frequency by adding double track. UTA told the council on May 12, 2026 it is seeking a 74% federal share, with completion hoped for 2030.
Area or general plan
Recommended
A 123-page master plan with an estimated $50 million in six independent phases (festival street, ice and roller ribbon, lodging, artisan space, event field and carousel, parking). Staff said adoption does not commit city funds. Presented as final May 12, 2026.
Subdivision
Tabled
Request to rezone a 2.9-acre OS-5 strip to PRD and amend the Farm Haven plan from 25 cottages to 44 single-level twin homes, dropping the public road to Geneva Road. The Planning Commission recommended denial unless the road is restored; on May 12, 2026 the council continued the item so access can be reworked.
Code change
In review
A proposed monthly fee, about $4.32 for single-family homes, to raise about $4 million a year for road overlays, sidewalks and ADA ramps. Staff said on May 5, 2026 the city will bring a resolution and ordinance after a traffic study with UVU is finished.
Public project
In review
The school district plans to renovate the Sharon Elementary site starting in August 2026 as an interim home for a specialized K-12 school and an 18-22 transition program, funded by a $10 million capital pre-load, before building a permanent facility.
Code change
In review
A study showed a maximum single-family impact fee of about $35,000, up from $12,000-$13,000. On Jan. 27, 2026 the council directed staff to draft fees starting at 58% of the maximum and rising to 75% over five years.
Road project
In review
Widening from three lanes to five, with a rebuilt railroad crossing and possible sidewalks, funded with Utah County and regional money ($11 million plus $1.7 million) and a $1 million state grant. The council approved the funding interlocal agreement on December 9, 2025.
Code change
In review
A text amendment would loosen Orem's special exception for multi-family housing in single-family zones, raising the maximum lot size to 48,000 square feet and allowing about 14.75 units per acre, to enable a 16-unit townhome project on about one acre. The Planning Commission recommended denial and council members voiced opposition September 23, 2025; the minutes' vote record is unclear.
Area or general plan
In review
A planning study for an arts district around City Center Park, exploring a relocated parking lot, festival street, pedestrian network, an arts village and a four-season ice ribbon. A draft plan is due in October 2025.
Public project
In review
Phase 3 of a bike skills park with earthen trails and, as staff recommended, prefabricated ramps; construction was planned for spring to summer 2025, with a phase 4 pump track under consideration.
Road project
In review
Redesign of an intersection crossed by the Murdock Canal Trail, funded in part by a $1.5 million MAG award. A grade-separated crossing estimated at $12 million was the preferred option, with short-term crosswalk improvements.
Public project
In review
The district plans to reroute the Alpine Aqueduct around an ancient landslide and to cross a fault at a right angle, using a tunnel, a vertical shaft and seismic-resistant pipe. The pipeline supplies about 60% of Orem's drinking water. Construction was expected to begin in fall 2024 and take two seasons.
Area or general plan
Tabled
A state-required station area plan for the area around the Orem FrontRunner station, aimed at housing, environmental and transportation goals. It must be certified by MAG and adopted into the general plan, with a state deadline of Dec. 31, 2025. The council tabled the approval resolution on Aug. 13, 2024.
Road project
In review
Study by JUB Engineers of five alternatives for improving safety where the Murdock Canal Trail crosses 1600 North at 400 East. Consultants recommended directional crossings or a pedestrian scramble short term and a grade-separated crossing long term, with an underpass estimated at about $10 million.
Area or general plan
In review
Station-area plan with three scenarios: Mixed Use Village, UVU Mixed Use Village and Neighborhood Infill. Public feedback in January 2024 favored the first two; a hybrid plan and public hearing were expected.
Public project
Proposed
Concept for a plaza at City Center featuring the Gold Star Family monument, a replacement Freedom Tree and a possible water feature, with fundraising led by the police chief. Presented to the council August 22, 2023.
Annexation
Proposed
A state-funded trail with a 1.5-acre, 65-space trailhead, part of a roughly 1,000-acre conservation site led by the Holdway family, asked to annex into Orem for water, sanitation and electric service. Council members toured the site July 11, 2023.
Public project
In review
Design of a new city building with council chambers for about 200, a 311 center and an emergency operations center, drawn by Method Studio with builder Layton Construction. Design option 2 was reviewed in a Sept. 13, 2022 work session.
Public project
Proposed
A four-phase, $160 million (2022 dollars) plan to replace and upgrade aging parts of the city's wastewater treatment plant over 15-plus years. Presented in a Jan. 10, 2023 work session.
Public project
In review
A new water tank and well at Heritage Park. The tank construction bid was set for release Sept. 19, 2022, and well drilling was delayed by a gravel supply problem.
Public project
In review
A new City Hall designed by Method Studios with Layton Construction as general contractor, to be designed before bidding, with construction planned to begin in March 2023.
Road project
In review
UDOT projects presented Nov. 23, 2021: Geneva Road widening to five lanes (2023), Vineyard rail consolidation (2024), 800 North sidewalks, State and Center Street median extensions (2022) and an environmental study for widening 1600 North (study 2022, construction 2024).
Public project
In review
Water storage tank, to be built underground, with a passive park, trail and booster pump station on the Farley property. The council reviewed designs in fall 2021 and staff aimed to start construction in spring 2022.
Site plan
Tabled
A proposed high-density mixed-use project of up to six or seven stories at the corner of 1600 North and 400 West in the North Village District, with ground-floor commercial space. Residents have questioned its traffic study, access and parking, and the city has asked for an expanded traffic study.
Public project
In review
The city plans a roughly 10-million-gallon culinary water tank with a water line, driven by the culinary water master plan and a state-identified deficiency. Residents have asked for more public input on the location.
Development agreement
In review
Proposed amendment extends the condo and lease term to 2060, transfers the Springwater Pointe and Clegg Pond property to the city for stormwater, and lowers the reserve-fund share of gross revenue from 5% to 1% with 4% spent on improvements.
Development agreement
Proposed
Woodbury Corporation asked the Orem Redevelopment Agency to add two years to the recoupment term of its community development agreement under a pandemic-related state law.
Public project
In review
Rocky Mountain Power is rebuilding about 5 miles of transmission line through Orem to add capacity for system growth, replacing poles along roadways with traffic shifted rather than closed. Completion was targeted for the end of May 2021.
Road project
In review
Proposed two-lane roundabout at 1200 South and 400 West to fix projected failing traffic levels before 2040, designed with Horrocks Engineering. Presented to the council Dec. 8, 2020.
Code change
Tabled
A proposed amendment to allow one storage-only accessory building, no larger than 15 percent of a primary building's floor area and one story, behind primary buildings in the CXD zone without meeting minimum height and maximum setback rules. The council continued the hearing to July 14, 2020 after members raised concerns.
Area or general plan
In review
Staff asked whether the city should revisit general plan designations in the southwest area now that an LDS temple is planned there. After an online neighborhood meeting in May 2020 (2,600 notices sent, 34 residents attended), a survey favored a staff 'Option 2'; Mayor Brunst said he liked it with some adjustments. No plan change had been adopted as of May 26, 2020.
Development agreement
In review
The operator of the city-owned Sleepy Ridge Golf Course asked to extend its lease past 2046 to recoup its investment. After a consultant analysis the council agreed in March 2020 that staff should negotiate an amended lease and return it for approval.
Site plan
Approved
Orem's council adopted a resolution opposing the proposed Vesper Amphitheater, a roughly 20,000-seat venue on about 100 acres near the mouth of Provo Canyon in Provo, citing traffic, noise, light and parking impacts on Orem. Provo holds land-use authority; the developer withdrew its first application and a revised proposal is expected.
Code change
Approved
The council created a Public Safety Special Revenue Fund in June 2026 and on Aug. 27 adopted a property tax increase of $450,000 a year, dedicated to the fund, to hire two police officers. The certified rate rises from 0.000590 to 0.000631.
Zone change
Approved
A 2.9-acre parcel at 1875 South Geneva Road was rezoned from OS-5 to PRD and merged into the Farm Haven concept plan for 'Westerly Way,' 40 single-story twin homes planned as an autism-friendly neighborhood open to the public. Site plan and subdivision approvals remain with the Planning Commission.
Site plan
Approved
The council approved a revised concept plan for the PD-53 zone replacing a former grocery store and planned office buildings with a 31,000-square-foot Homebuilt hardware store and design center, additional retail and a restaurant drive-through out-parcel. Final site plan and lighting review remain.
Zone change
Approved
About 5.45 acres, 3.8 of them city-owned, rezoned from PF and R12 to R8 in July 2026, with a concept for 18 single-family lots and utility easements to bring sewer to neighbors. The city plans to sell lots and use proceeds for a park elsewhere in southwest Orem.
Zone change
Approved
Cole West sought to rezone about 6 acres from R8 single-family to C-2 commercial with a development agreement barring vehicle-oriented uses and tattoo parlors. A concept plan keeps the existing office building and adds about 12,000 square feet of retail. The Planning Commission recommended approval 6-0; the council approved the rezone and agreement on June 23, 2026.
Code change
Approved
The council added general recreation centers as a permitted use in the PD-5 zone so Fun City can open in the former Joann Fabrics building on University Parkway. The business offers trampolines, ball pits, an arcade and party rooms. The Planning Commission recommended approval 7-0 and the council approved on June 23, 2026.
Zone change
Approved
A 0.31-acre lot was rezoned from R-8 to PD-34 in December 2025 for a Home Depot; PD-34 wall rules were amended in February 2026 and on May 12, 2026 the council vacated a 0.016-acre sliver of 1000 South so the project plat can be recorded.
Zone change
Approved
Rezone of about one acre from R-8 to C-1 with a recorded development agreement limiting use to Level II assisted living and memory care, a 30-foot height cap and landscape screening, to allow an addition of 18 memory care beds to a facility operating since 1997. Approved 4-2 on May 12, 2026.
Code change
Approved
Amendment to Article 22-6-8 lowering base heights to 30 feet (pitched) and 20 feet (flat) with setback-based increases and a 45-degree height envelope, after a flat-roofed house prompted complaints. Approved unanimously April 28, 2026.
Public project
Approved
Orem will convey four parcels with a title defect to the State of Utah and lease land back for 99 years for golf, stormwater and sewer uses, clearing the way for the Wakara Way Trail shoreline route. Approved April 28, 2026.
Public project
Approved
A $21 million plant that treats wastewater for irrigation reuse and removes phosphorus to protect Utah Lake. Funded with $13.5 million in grants and appropriations and $7.5 million in utility-backed bonds. Opened with a ribbon cutting on March 10, 2026.
Code change
Approved
Text amendment adding commissary kitchens to land use 6291 and permitting them in the C-1 zone, to enable a culinary incubator in a vacant building. Approved 6-0 on Feb. 10, 2026.
Zone change
Approved
Rezone of 4.43 acres from OS-5 to C-2 for a farm-themed flex retail center on a parcel isolated by Lakeview Parkway. On Jan. 27, 2026 the council approved it unanimously with a development agreement barring 17 uses and limiting hours.
Code change
Approved
Adds gymnasiums and athletic clubs to permitted uses in the PD-36 technology park zone to allow a padel facility. Approved Dec. 9, 2025.
Area or general plan
Approved
The council adopted a station area plan for the FrontRunner station and found conditions of impracticability for plans at three UVX stations on University Parkway, citing existing commercial development and tax base.
Road project
Under construction
UDOT is widening Geneva Road to five lanes to the south end of the temple grounds, preparing for a Lakeview Parkway connection. Utility work is underway and roadway construction starts in spring 2026.
Zone change
Approved
Rezoning of about 1.05 acres from R8 to C2 for about 79 inventory parking spaces with a gated access on 1200 South. The council approved it May 13, 2025 subject to a development agreement requiring a masonry fence and landscaping.
Zone change
Approved
Request to rezone the 14.01-acre former Wilkerson Farm from OS-5 to R8 for about 53 single-family lots. The Planning Commission recommended denial 5-1 with one abstention. The council approved the rezone 4-2 on May 13, 2025, after a motion to deny failed; subdivision approval is still required.
Road project
Approved
UDOT will widen 1600 North; Orem is selling eight city-owned homes and part of Bonneville Park to UDOT and repaying the corridor preservation funds to Utah County. The council approved the surplus and sale April 22, 2025. UDOT plans about 9-foot noise walls and expects to advertise for bids within a couple of months.
Zone change
Approved
Tri Point Homes requested rezoning about 23.3 acres in the Timpanogos Research Park from PD-6 to Single Family Residential (R8) for roughly 77 to 79 lots. The Planning Commission recommended approval 5-2 and the council approved the rezone March 25, 2025; subdivision plat approvals are still required.
Zone change
Withdrawn
Rezone from OS5 to PRD for 54 single-family lots and 39 townhomes on the Wilkerson Farm site. The planning commission recommended denial; the council continued it on Dec. 10, 2024 to Feb. 11, 2025, and the application was withdrawn before that hearing.
Zone change
Denied
Proposed rezone of part of the Canyon Park Tech Center from PD6 to PD54 for single-family lots, cut from 150 to 108 lots after the council's August 2024 review. The planning commission recommended denial and the council denied the rezone on Dec. 10, 2024.
Zone change
Approved
Rezone from OS5 to PD55 community commercial near the planned Lakeview Parkway, including a gas station. Approved Aug. 27, 2024 with buffer, height, setback, hours and window conditions.
Public project
Under construction
A 10-million-gallon water storage tank, about 320 feet across and 21 feet high, with a future Heritage Park above it. A pipeline on 400 South was installed and the road repaired; completion was targeted for June 15, 2025.
Public project
Approved
Fire training facility and improvements to the public safety complex, financed with up to $11 million in series 2024 sales tax revenue bonds authorized by parameters resolution May 28, 2024. A public hearing was held July 9, 2024 with no comments.
Public project
Approved
Interlocal agreement with Provo for a utility project on 2000 South designed and bid by Provo, including shared storm drain lines and water lines. Provo's rebid on June 11, 2024 came in at $2,074,125. The council approved the agreement on the consent agenda June 18, 2024.
Zone change
Denied
Request to rezone a residential property from R7.5 to R6.5 so it could be divided into two lots, one behind the other. The council denied it May 14, 2024.
Zone change
Approved
Rezone of 1385 West 1600 North from HS to PD-28, with a code change allowing interior climate-controlled storage and concept plans for Citadel Storage, a storage building with offices on the top floor. The planning commission recommended approval and the council approved it April 23, 2024.
Zone change
Approved
Rezone of about 6.8 acres including the Kneaders site and a vacant grocery building from C2 to a new PD-53 zone for ground-floor retail with offices above. The council approved it April 9, 2024 on a condition that north-facing doors on building 3 be egress only. Neighbors raised parking.
Development agreement
Approved
Amendment to the tax-increment participation agreement for the University Place Community Development Project Area, replacing a 300,000-square-foot Class A office benchmark with 100,000 square feet of new retail. The Redevelopment Agency approved the change March 12, 2024 with setback and buffering requirements and a bar on using the new retail to earn residential units.
Zone change
Approved
Rezone of a parcel at 519 South Geneva Road from R20 to C2 to replace a nursery with a shopping center including a grocery store, bank and fast-food restaurant. The planning commission recommended approval and the council approved it on Feb. 27, 2024. Neighbors raised noise, lighting and traffic.
Public project
Approved
Citywide automated metering project costing $7.3 million, with a $1.5 million grant and no bonds; customer portal rollout planned in early 2024.
Area or general plan
Denied
Applicant request to amend the Lakeview Area Street Connection Master Plan to remove planned street connections so a cabin-style hotel project could proceed. Continued Jan. 23, 2024 and denied 7-0 on Feb. 13, 2024.
Zone change
Approved
Sign zone C added with a 50-foot setback on both frontages in the C2 zone for a Maverik. Approved 7-0 on Feb. 13, 2024.
Annexation
Approved
Boundary clean-up to follow property lines, with no transfer of land. Approved 6-0 on Jan. 23, 2024, with a council statement that the road should stay closed to Provo.
Annexation
Approved
Places about 77,410 square feet, including a street and detention basin Orem maintains, entirely in Orem. Approved 6-0 on Jan. 23, 2024.
Annexation
Approved
Moves about 3.18 acres from Orem into Provo so a townhome phase of the Canyon River District can be built there, while two commercial phases remain in Orem under a development agreement (bridge improvements, utility easements, future access dedication). Ordinance approved 6-0 on Jan. 23, 2024.
Development agreement
Approved
Settlement of a lawsuit by Wright Development Group over the former Meadow Gold property: residential project up to 52 feet and four stories, up to 311 units, at least 650 parking stalls and no commercial space. Approved 4-3 on Dec. 12, 2023 after a public hearing in which residents opposed settling.
Zone change
Approved
Rezone of about 6 acres from R12 to new PD-52 zone for a 24-bed one-story expansion of the existing hospital, capped at 154 beds. Approved 7-0 on Dec. 12, 2023.
Public project
Approved
Proposal for a memorial on a vacant city-owned lot where two pioneer children are reported to be buried, now folded into a citywide historic marker resolution adopted Dec. 12, 2023.
Code change
Approved
Adds Standard Land Use Code 7313, Agritainment, as a permitted use in the OS5/ROS zone so Wilkerson Farms can operate its farm and agritainment. Approved 7-0 on Oct. 24, 2023.
Public project
Under construction
A 10-million-gallon water tank under construction since January 2023, expected to finish in August 2025, with Heritage Park to be built on top.
Zone change
Approved
Rezone from PRD to include the Urban Mixed-Use Overlay (UX) for a three-story office building with four residential units, with retail uses struck and a development agreement signed. Approved 5-0 on Oct. 10, 2023.
Public project
Approved
The 2022 update of Orem's 2015 Transportation Master Plan, adopted by resolution into Appendix F of the General Plan on Oct. 10, 2023. The Planning Commission and staff both recommended dropping widening of 800 East and 1600 North; the council also debated overpasses, bike lanes and State Street connectivity.
Zone change
Approved
Rezone of about 0.084 acre from R6.5 to C2 to legalize the Mi Ranchito restaurant's parking lot. The council approved it August 22, 2023.
Zone change
Approved
Rezone of about 9.6 acres from OS5 to PO (4.83 acres along Geneva Road) and PRD (4.79 acres) for 23 privately owned single-family homes designed for autistic adults and their families, with an HOA run by the Utah Autism Academy and sales proceeds supporting the school. The council approved it August 22, 2023, 5-1.
Development agreement
Denied
Amendment to a 2020 development agreement for a gas station on C2-zoned land on Geneva Road. Holiday Oil bought the site and sought a different layout and a drive-through. The council denied the amendment August 1, 2023 after strong neighborhood opposition.
Zone change
Approved
Rezone of portions of 883 N State Street to a single C3 (front) or C2 (back) zone and a code change making Transitional Treatment Homes a permitted use in the C3 zone. Evergreen Development plans to buy the property and sell a portion to the Refuge Center for Women and Children in Crisis for an expanded shelter. The council approved it June 27, 2023.
Public project
Under construction
Construction of a splash pad, pickleball courts, walking path, open grass area and a building with a basketball court, snack bar and lounge. Council members toured it June 27, 2023; tentative completion is October 31, 2023.
Zone change
Approved
A new Public Facilities zone and General Plan land use designation applied to school and city-owned properties currently in C2, HS, M2, OS5, PD5, PD6, PD15, PD16, PD36, R6.5, R7.5, R8 and R12 zones. Staff said the goal is to preserve public land and require due diligence before redevelopment. Residential land uses were made non-permitted before the council approved it May 16, 2023, 5-1.
Public project
Under construction
Project to treat wastewater to Type I reuse levels for irrigation and to add cloth filtration that removes phosphorus before release to Utah Lake. The council toured it May 16, 2023.
Zone change
Approved
Code amendment adding indoor go-cart tracks (land use code 7233) as a permitted use in the PD36 zone. Staff said the use is consistent with other businesses in the area. The council approved it May 9, 2023.
Zone change
Approved
Code amendment (approved March 28, 2023) allowing pediatric palliative care facilities as a conditional use in residential zones on sites previously approved as residential health care facilities, followed by approval on May 9, 2023 of a conditional use permit for Brades' Place at 370 W 500 N, a 26-bed facility.
Road project
Approved
Utah County and Orem are partnering on the design and construction of the Lakeview Parkway. In February 2023 the county approved moving up its funding ($4,000,000 in 2023 and $10,698,200 in 2024) and an interlocal agreement; Orem would move up matching contributions of $500,000 in each of fiscal 2024 and 2025.
Zone change
Approved
Rezone of about 0.27 acre (Lot 1 of a preliminary plat) from C3 to C2 to match the adjacent property. The Planning Commission recommended it and the council approved it March 28, 2023 on a 4-3 vote.
Public project
Under construction
The city held a groundbreaking March 28, 2023 for a new administrative building at the City Center, with Layton Construction as construction manager.
Area or general plan
Approved
Amendment of Chapter 4 (Housing) of the general plan adopting state moderate income housing strategies; a fifth strategy on impact fees was added Jan. 24, 2023 to answer a state non-compliance letter.
Development agreement
Approved
Amendment of a 1993 agreement so 21 studio units at an existing 57-unit property can house Scenic View Academy autism program graduates, and consent to transfer the property to the Housing Authority of Utah County. Approved Jan. 10, 2023.
Area or general plan
Approved
General plan map along State Street changed from Mixed-Use District to Community and Regional Commercial to match C2 and C3 zoning. Approved Jan. 10, 2023.
Zone change
Approved
A new PD51 zone and rezone of 3.15 acres from Business Park for 25 rental townhomes, adjacent to a Provo development. The council approved it Nov. 9, 2022; a site plan and development agreement on riverside pedestrian access are to follow. The council also allowed fast food drive-thrus in the Business Park zone near 800 North and University Avenue.
Code change
Approved
Sign Zone E was extended to include 1480 South Sandhill Road and part of the church property so the church can install a pole-mounted digital sign facing I-15. Approved Sept. 27, 2022.
Zone change
Approved
The front 0.36 acres of a roughly three-quarter-acre property was rezoned from R8 to R6.5 so it can be divided into two lots on 800 East. The rear parcel stays R8; neighbors raised concerns about a possible future through street. Approved Sept. 13, 2022.
Area or general plan
Approved
A five-to-ten-year economic development plan prepared with Thomas P. Miller and Associates, with a matching general plan Chapter 5 amendment. The Planning Commission recommended changes on duplex and medium-density language; the council continued the item to Sept. 13, 2022.
Road project
Approved
Intersection improvements to ease pedestrian and vehicle circulation, built under an interlocal agreement with Utah County approved Aug. 23, 2022. A consultant is to look at options because a roundabout may not be the best design.
Zone change
Approved
About 0.99 acres rezoned from R7.5 to R6.5 so it can be divided into four standard lots with street frontage. The council approved the rezone on Aug. 23, 2022.
Zone change
Approved
A vacant residential lot was rezoned from R8 to R6 so it can be divided into two lots, one of them a deep lot with a 20-foot paved access easement. The council approved the rezone 6-0 on July 12, 2022.
Code change
Approved
Updates Orem's storm water ordinance with a new $1,000 compliance bond, a storm water map and questionnaire for new developments, and a retrofit plan for sites that harm storm water quality. Approved unanimously June 28, 2022.
Site plan
Approved
A conditional use permit for a stealth enclosure around a T-Mobile antenna on the roof of the Alpine Credit Union building. Approved 6-0 on May 24, 2022.
Road project
Approved
Speed tables were installed with choker islands (bulb-outs) on Palisade Drive to replace older speed bumps. After resident objections and a survey, the council voted 6-0 on April 12, 2022 to remove the bulb-outs and delineators while keeping the speed tables.
Zone change
Approved
On Feb. 22, 2022 the council returned properties in the Hub, Arts, City Center, Canyon Crossing and North Village districts to the zones in place before June 6, 2018 and lowered the C2 height limit from 60 to 48 feet, after a moratorium and a reset of the Planning Commission.
Code change
Approved
Raises required parking for new development in the PD-21 zone from 0.65 stalls per bed to one stall per bed. Approved Feb. 8, 2022 unanimously.
Code change
Approved
Amends Appendix A of the Orem City Code to permit tattoo and body piercing in the C3 zone only when accessory to a beauty shop. Requested by Indie Studio Suites; approved 4-3 on Feb. 8, 2022.
Code change
Approved
Temporary land use regulation of up to six months, approved Aug. 9, 2021 on a 4-3 vote, halting construction and subdivision approvals in five State Street districts while the city reviews height, parking and setback rules. On Aug. 24 the council exempted remodels, signs, utility work and purely commercial construction up to 60 feet.
Site plan
Approved
Proposed mixed-use building with one floor of commercial space and six levels of apartments on the former Meadow Gold Dairy site in the Arts District. The city and developer disagreed on whether a neighborhood meeting was required and whether the application was vested before the Aug. 2021 moratorium; the developer sought an advisory opinion from the state property rights ombudsman.
Code change
Approved
Update of the city's parks master plan, added to the General Plan as Appendix G, with a new arts and culture chapter. It finds Orem has 299.02 park acres and would need about 57.8 more by 2050, with priorities of expanding trails, upgrading parks and securing land. Adopted Dec. 14, 2021.
Zone change
Withdrawn
Proposed rezone of about 0.51 acres from R6.5 to PD29 to expand the Siena Villas project, drawing neighbor opposition over traffic and parking. The item was removed from the Nov. 23, 2021 agenda, and a speaker that night said the developer had stopped the expansion.
Zone change
Approved
Amendment to the PD-43 planned development replacing a planned senior independent living area (Area B) with a grocery store and commercial uses, enlarging Area B and relocating or eliminating nine of 12 affected homes. Continued Sept. 14, 2021 over parking concerns; approved 6-1 Oct. 26, 2021.
Development agreement
Approved
Proposed permanent conservation easement keeping about 12.76 acres a working orchard with limited public access, partly funded by the state LeRay McAllister Critical Lands Conservation Fund. The council passed a resolution of support Sept. 28, 2021.
Code change
Approved
Code amendment making small pediatric neuro physical therapy facilities a permitted use in the R7.5 zone, limited to five children at a time with at least eight parking stalls. Approved Sept. 14, 2021, enabling Now I Can to pursue a long-vacant property.
Code change
Approved
Amendment to Orem City Code 22-24-5 setting a 48-foot core and 35-foot edge height limit and 2.25 parking stalls per unit in the North Village District. The Planning Commission recommended against it; the council approved it July 27, 2021 after a public hearing dominated by traffic concerns.
Zone change
Approved
Rezone of about 14.7 acres from Highway Services to PD36 for three office/warehouse buildings totaling about 204,000 square feet, similar to the adjacent Orem Technology Campus, with lower parking requirements. Approved July 13, 2021.
Zone change
Approved
Rezone of 0.21 acre from R8 to R7.5, with a general plan change from low to medium density, so a merged lot can be split to add one more single-family home. Approved May 25, 2021.
Site plan
Approved
A 573-square-foot drive-thru soda shop added to an existing shopping center, removing 26 parking stalls while still meeting the center's parking minimum. Council approved the site plan May 25, 2021.
Zone change
Approved
Homeowners on the west side of 400 West asked to reverse a roughly three-year-old zoning change and return about 4 acres from NVD-Res-B to R8. The Planning Commission recommended approval and the council approved it April 27, 2021 after a two-week continuance.
Public project
Approved
The council authorized up to $45 million in revenue and refunding bonds to finance water, sewer and storm capital projects, replacing pay-as-you-go funding. Advisers expect about $30 million to be issued.
Zone change
Approved
Adds a Shave Ice Shack land use to city code and rezones about 0.84 acres from R12 to C1. Approved April 13, 2021.
Site plan
Approved
Sun River Gardens, in the C2 zone, received site plan approval for a new storage building and sought to substitute a six-foot SimTek fence for a required seven-foot masonry wall next to homes. Approved March 23, 2021.
Site plan
Approved
An amended site plan adds three two-story twin-home units to eight already under construction in the PD15 zone, with a new access street from Sleepy Ridge Drive and a separate HOA. Council approved it January 26, 2021.
Zone change
Approved
Rezone of 1.96 acres on Carterville Road from R20 to R12 to allow splitting two lots into three. Approved Jan. 12, 2021.
Zone change
Approved
Davies Design Build asked to rezone 2.16 acres at 2000 South and Geneva Road from OS5 to C2 for an eight-pump gas station and convenience store. The Planning Commission split 3-3; the council continued the item on Nov. 10, 2020 pending a development agreement on lighting, hours and fueling.
Public project
Approved
City purchase of the roughly 9.33-acre former Hillcrest Elementary site from Alpine School District for $5,605,000, authorized Sept. 1, 2020 over the mayor's objection. The school district approved the sale Oct. 13; the Redevelopment Agency agreed Dec. 8 to transfer $1,292,485 toward it. Landmark Design is preparing park concepts, and residents have asked that all nine acres stay park space.
Public project
Approved
IHC Health Services donated a 9.87-acre parcel it had leased to the city for recreation; the council ratified the agreement Dec. 8, 2020. The land must stay recreation, park or open space or it reverts to IHC.
Site plan
Approved
A conditional use permit lets Smiling Faces Day Care move its operation to 410 South Main Street in an R8 zone. The council approved it on July 14, 2020 with conditions including on-street parking limited to marked stalls, a 0.24 stalls-per-child ratio and a cap of 83 children.
Zone change
Approved
New HD-Edge zone along University Parkway allowing one-story retail pad sites in the HUB District, with three properties rezoned from HD-Core. Approved Nov. 10, 2020.
Road project
Approved
Council designation of 1200 West as Wolverine Way and 1200 West at UVU's request; approved Oct. 13, 2020, 6-1.
Annexation
Approved
Annexation of 1.86 acres zoned OS5 with a Low Density Residential/Southwest designation, approved Sept. 29, 2020. No development plans filed yet.
Zone change
Approved
IHC Health Services' request to change about 23.75 acres from R8 to R7.5 and add 0.79 acres to the Hospital Overlay zone, approved 6-1 on Sept. 29, 2020.
Zone change
Approved
Amendments to the PD22 Urban Village zone to allow owner-occupied condominiums at 1140 West 950 North by moving unused units within the 700-unit cap. Approved Sept. 29, 2020.
Subdivision
Approved
Vacation of a portion of 450 West south of 500 North in an R7.5 zone to create a private drive serving four deep lots. Approved Aug. 11, 2020 with a utility easement reserved.
Area or general plan
Approved
Amends the General Plan land use and trail maps for the southwest area annexed in 2015, adding a Low Density Residential/Southwest category (4 to 8 units per acre, capped at 7 by the council) around the planned Orem temple and two commercial nodes. Approved Aug. 11, 2020 by a vote decided by the mayor.
Annexation
Approved
A petition filed June 18, 2020 to annex 1.861 acres into Orem. On June 30 the council accepted the petition for review; the recorder has 30 days to certify it, followed by a protest period and a public hearing where the council would decide on annexation and zoning.
Development agreement
Approved
Alpine School District declared the former Hillcrest Elementary property surplus. Under state law the city may buy it for public uses such as a park or city facility, at the average of the district's and the city's appraisals. On May 26, 2020 the council adopted a resolution of intent to purchase, which does not commit the city to a purchase.
Zone change
Approved
A text amendment to the PD-21 zone, which barred drive-thru windows, so a drive-thru soda shop can replace a natural gas fuel station at 1296 West University Parkway. Staff supported it because a drive-thru at an adjacent Subway was approved in 2012. Approved June 16, 2020; site plans still go to the Planning Commission.
Site plan
Approved
Sunrise Square's 2018 site plan required a seven-foot masonry wall replacing a wood fence along the north property line next to a residence. The adjoining owner preferred to keep the wood fence, and the council waived the wall requirement on May 12, 2020.
Zone change
Approved
A new PD-50 planned development zone limited to churches, synagogues and temples, applied to about 15.39 acres changed from OS5 for the Orem Utah Temple and a church building. The temple would be about 70 feet to the top of the main structure and 218 feet 6 inches to the top of the spire. The council approved the zone April 14, 2020.
Site plan
Approved
A conditional use permit for a 100-foot steel wireless monopole on private property in the M2 zone to add 4G LTE coverage along I-15 and at the UVU campus, with room for two more carriers. Approved March 10, 2020.
Site plan
Approved
A site plan for a new building with up to five retail units fronting University Parkway, with part of the building at 41 West University Parkway removed for parking and an access easement. The council approved it February 25, 2020.
Zone change
Approved
A request to rezone about 0.28 acres from R7.5 to R6.5 so a corner lot could be split into two single-family lots, each with an accessory apartment. The City Council approved the change January 28, 2020 over one no vote.
Code change
Approved
An ordinance adding Orem City Code Section 22-14-21(C) and two land-use codes to meet state medical cannabis law. Cultivation is allowed only in the M2 manufacturing zone; pharmacies are allowed in non-residential zones subject to separation requirements. Approved January 14, 2020.