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Provo · City Council

Provo council removes 24-foot road options from development standards and rejects data center overlay rezone

March 10, 2026, 5:30 p.m. · 445 W. Center Street, Provo

The council adopted 2026 development standards, removed 24-foot road options from the general standards by a 4-3 vote, and the resulting resolution passed 5-2. A rezone to add a data center overlay at 1507 S 180 E failed. Council Member Craig Christensen was excused.

From the agenda and city or news reports of the results; minutes not yet posted. Updated October 14, 2026.

In brief

3 items came up for a decision or discussion: 1 approved, 1 approved with conditions, and 1 denied.

1 vote was not unanimous: Resolution amending 2026 standard drawings and public works design standards for minimum street widths (5-2).

1 item here is tracked in the city's development tracker.

This write-up links 3 source documents.

Residents raised street widths and data center.

The previous City Council meeting was on February 10, 2026: Provo council work session: Carterville rezone previewed, motion to remove car washes from SC1 zone passes 7-0

The next one was on March 10, 2026: Provo council work session: budget presentations, Flock license plate readers, two ordinances set for March 24

Decisions at a glance

ItemResult
Ordinance amending city code on 2026 development standardsApproved · 6-0
Resolution amending 2026 standard drawings and public works design standards for minimum street widthsApproved with conditions · 5-2
Rezone at 1507 S 180 E from PIC to PIC data center overlay (PICDC)Denied

Agenda, item by item

  1. Item 1-4 · Presentation

    Ceremonies: state champion basketball team, employee of the month, wastewater award, bicycle-friendly gold level

    Discussed

    The council recognized the Provo High School boys basketball state champions, the February employee of the month, the new sewer treatment plant project for the APWA-Utah Wastewater Project of the Year Award, and Provo's gold-level bicycle friendly community status.

  2. Item 5 · City code

    Ordinance amending city code on 2026 development standards

    Approved · 6-0

    The council amended Provo City Code on development standards for 2026.

    • Case: PLOTA20250658

    Vote: 6-0; Council Member Craig Christensen excused

  3. Item 6 · Roads and utilities

    Resolution amending 2026 standard drawings and public works design standards for minimum street widths

    Approved with conditions · 5-2

    Council Member Travis Hoban moved a substitute to remove 24-foot road options from the General Development Standards, seconded by Council Member Becky Bogdin. It passed 4-3, with Council Members Garrett, Whitlock and Whipple opposed. The resolution as amended passed 5-2, with Council Members Whitlock and Whipple opposed.

    • Resolution 26-020

    Substitute moved by Council Member Travis Hoban, seconded by Council Member Becky Bogdin. Vote: Substitute motion passed 4-3 (Garrett, Whitlock, Whipple opposed); resolution as amended passed 5-2; Council Members Whitlock and Whipple opposed. Voting no: Council Member Jeff Whitlock, Council Member Rachel Whipple

  4. Item 7 · Zoning

    Rezone at 1507 S 180 E from PIC to PIC data center overlay (PICDC)

    Denied · 1507 S 180 E

    The ordinance would have changed the property from the planned industrial commercial (PIC) zone to the planned industrial commercial data center overlay (PICDC) zone. The Summary of Action records the result as 'Failed: 7-0', without stating which way the seven members voted.

    • Case: PLRZ20250622
    • Current zone → proposed: PIC → PICDC

    Follow 1507 S 180 E data center overlay rezone in the development tracker →

What residents said

Street widthsData center