Westerly Way twin homes (Utah Autism Academy)
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.
- Where it stands
- Tabled
- Type
- Subdivision
- Location
- 1875 South Geneva Road
- Size
- 2.9 acres
- Homes
- 44
- Applicant
- Utah Autism Academy
Every hearing and vote
May 12, 2026 · City Council
Rezone 1875 South Geneva Road from OS-5 to PRD and amend Westerly Way site plan (Utah Autism Academy)
Continued · 6-0
The Utah Autism Academy bought land with an approved 25-cottage Farm Haven plan plus an adjacent 2.9-acre OS-5 strip and proposed Westerly Way, 44 single-level twin homes at six units per acre, replacing the previously approved public road to Geneva Road with a gated emergency-only access. The Planning Commission recommended denial unless the Geneva Road public connection was restored. Traffic would exit east via 800 West through the Payton Crossing subdivision to 2000 South, near a rail crossing, joined by the adjacent 54-unit Whitestone subdivision, whose easternmost exit onto 2000 South is right-in, right-out. Academy president Tricia Nelson said the new community center sits on the former road corridor and that UDOT restricts new connections on Geneva Road; she described an 'autism-intentional' community under a homeowners association. Nine residents opposed removing the Geneva Road connection, citing child safety on 800 West, emergency access, density placement and doubts about fair-housing-compliant restrictions. Council members expressed support for the academy's mission but not for sending all traffic down 800 West; Council Member Millett suggested moving the detention basin and parking to open a Geneva Road connection. At the mayor's suggestion, the applicant agreed to a continuance to rework access, with no date set.
- Applicant: Utah Autism Academy (Tricia Nelson, president)
- Units: 44 twin homes (previously 25 cottages) at six per acre
- Acres: 2.9 acre strip added to the Farm Haven parcel
- Current zone to proposed: OS-5 to PRD
- Planning Commission: recommended denial unless the public road to Geneva Road is restored