Provo council work session recommends Slate Canyon Drive parking rules and pauses new ADU decisions
April 30, 2024, 10:45 a.m. · 445 W. Center Street, Provo (hybrid; broadcast on YouTube)
The council voted 7-0 to recommend a parking regulation area on Slate Canyon Drive and, 5-2, to spend four months evaluating education and enforcement on illegal accessory dwelling units, during which it intends to make no decisions on new multiple-property ordinance text amendments. A 4-3 vote asked for water rate models with a 15% revenue increase.
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 |
|---|---|
| Slate Canyon Drive parking | Approved · 7-0 |
| Accessory dwelling unit pathway process | Approved · 5-2 |
| Surplus property: 0.061 acres at 480 West Center | Discussed |
| Rezone of 5610 N University Avenue (Arbors on the Avenue) | Discussed |
| 2024-25 Annual Action Plan draft and proposed funding | Discussed |
| 2024 spring runoff and flood potential | Discussed |
| Municipal Wastewater Planning Program survey for 2023 | Discussed |
| Tiered water rate recommendations | Approved · 4-3 |
| FY2025 budget: Fleet, Energy, Library, Parks and Recreation | Discussed |
Agenda, item by item
Item 1 · Presentation
Report from the Citizens' Sustainability and Natural Resources Committee
Discussed
Presentation only.
Item 2 · Public safety
Slate Canyon Drive parking
Approved · 7-0
Council Member George Handley moved, seconded by Council Member Craig Christensen, to recommend that the administration implement a parking regulation area with the location and times in the April 22, 2024 Parking Enforcement memo, and to ask zoning staff to report by June 1 on stronger zoning enforcement and neighborhood education.
Item 3 · City code
Accessory dwelling unit pathway process
Approved · 5-2
Council Member Craig Christensen moved, seconded by Council Member Katrice MacKay, to take four months to evaluate cross-department education and enforcement options for illegal ADUs; during that time the council intends to make no decisions on new multiple-property OTAs. It passed 5-2. A second motion by Council Member Rachel Whipple, seconded by Council Member Craig Christensen, directed council staff to work with the Legal Department on protecting renters evicted because of a landlord's or manager's illegal use of a property, to the extent state law allows. It passed 7-0.
Item 4 · Other
Surplus property: 0.061 acres at 480 West Center
Discussed
Presentation only.
Item 5 · Zoning
Rezone of 5610 N University Avenue (Arbors on the Avenue)
Discussed
Presentation only; the item had been scheduled for a vote at that evening's meeting.
Item 6 · Budget
2024-25 Annual Action Plan draft and proposed funding
Discussed
Presentation only.
Item 7 · Public safety
2024 spring runoff and flood potential
Discussed
Presentation only.
Item 8 · Roads and utilities
Municipal Wastewater Planning Program survey for 2023
Discussed
Presentation only.
Item 9 · Taxes and fees
Tiered water rate recommendations
Approved · 4-3
Council Member Rachel Whipple moved, seconded by Council Member George Handley, to ask the consultant to return with models of a 15% revenue increase. It passed 4-3.
Item 10 · Budget
FY2025 budget: Fleet, Energy, Library, Parks and Recreation
Discussed
Four departmental budget presentations. No vote.
What residents said
Illegal ADUsSlate Canyon parkingWater rates