Provo council approves restaurant microbrewing ordinance 4-3 and $3.6 million for Mountain Vista Business Center
February 18, 2020, 5:30 p.m. · 351 W. Center Street, Provo
The council approved, 4-3, an ordinance allowing restaurants with ancillary microbrewing as a permitted use in certain zones, after voting 7-0 to substitute a version with a sunrise clause. It also approved 7-0 a $3,638,455 appropriation for roads and utilities at the Mountain Vista Business Center and several smaller appropriations.
From the agenda and city or news reports of the results; minutes not yet posted. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
| Item | Result |
|---|---|
| Appointments to boards and commissions | Approved · 7-0 |
| Public bike rack expansion appropriation | Approved · 7-0 |
| Transfer of $200,000 to Development Services | Approved · 7-0 |
| Reimbursement under Parkway Village participation agreement | Approved · 7-0 |
| Mountain Vista Business Center roadway and utilities | Approved · 7-0 |
| Joint resolution on Tier 3 gasoline | Approved · 7-0 |
| Research and Business Park zone amendment | Continued |
| Restaurants with ancillary microbrewing as a permitted use | Approved · 4-3 |
Agenda, item by item
Item 1 · Presentation
New Grandview South Neighborhood chair introduced
Discussed
The item was a presentation only; the Summary of Action records no vote.
Item 2 · Presentation
Timpview Trail Neighborhood Matching Grant Project, Indian Hills Neighborhood
Discussed
The item was a presentation only; the Summary of Action records no vote.
Item 3 · Appointment
Appointments to boards and commissions
Approved · 7-0
The council approved a resolution consenting to appointments to various boards and commissions.
Item 4 · Budget
Public bike rack expansion appropriation
Approved · 7-0
The council appropriated $15,000 in the General Fund for a public bike rack expansion project.
- Budget$15,000
Item 5 · Budget
Transfer of $200,000 to Development Services
Approved · 7-0
The council approved transferring $200,000 from the Community and Neighborhood Services Department to the Development Services Department.
- Budget$200,000
Item 6 · Contract
Reimbursement under Parkway Village participation agreement
Approved · 7-0
The council appropriated $26,819.85 to reimburse Parkway Village Provo Holdings, LLC under a Participation and Reimbursement Agreement.
- Payment$26,820 to Parkway Village Provo Holdings, LLC
Item 7 · Roads and utilities
Mountain Vista Business Center roadway and utilities
Approved · 7-0
The council appropriated $3,638,455 in grant funds and sale proceeds for design and construction of a new roadway, utilities and infrastructure at the Mountain Vista Business Center.
- Budget$3.64 million
Item 8 · Other
Joint resolution on Tier 3 gasoline
Approved · 7-0
The council approved a joint resolution of the Mayor and Council urging support for educating consumers about where Tier 3 gasoline is sold.
Item 9 · City code
Research and Business Park zone amendment
Continued
Listed as continued.
- Case: PLOTA20190425
Item 10 · City code
Restaurants with ancillary microbrewing as a permitted use
Approved · 4-3
The council first voted 7-0 to substitute the ordinance with a version incorporating a sunrise clause. The amended ordinance then passed 4-3, with George Handley, Bill Fillmore and David Sewell opposed. The Summary does not record reasons.
- Case: PLOTA20190378