Council amends station area plans and votes 5-1 to reject Planning Commission recommendations on all four
June 17, 2025, 1:30 p.m. · 445 W. Center Street, Provo (hybrid)
At its work meeting the council voted 6-0 to add language to the FrontRunner and 400 South Station Area Plan encouraging homeownership and market-rate housing in the Franklin and Franklin South neighborhoods, then voted 5-1 not to approve the Planning Commission's recommendations for all four station area plans. Council Member Rachel Whipple voted no. Members also asked to revisit off-leash dog hours with the Dog Park Master Plan and directed a rental and business fee study to a future consolidated fee schedule amendment.
From the agenda and city or news reports of the results; minutes not yet posted. Updated October 14, 2026.
In brief
5 items came up for a decision or discussion: 3 approved and 2 discussed.
1 vote was not unanimous: Station area plans (5-1).
2 items here are tracked in the city's development tracker.
This write-up links 3 source documents.
The previous City Council work session meeting was on June 17, 2025: Council adopts $319.7 million FY2026 budget on a 5-2 vote and approves public safety impact fees
The next one was on July 8, 2025: Council approves Provo station area plans 4-1, puts a sales tax question on the November ballot and rezones 1200 North Independence Avenue for housing
Decisions at a glance
| Item | Result |
|---|---|
| Covered parking structures on historic landmark properties | Discussed |
| FY26 tentative budget amendments | Discussed |
| Off-leash hours for dogs in city parks | Approved · 6-0 |
| 2025 Business License and Rental Dwelling Fee Study | Approved · 5-0 |
| Station area plans | Approved · 5-1 |
Agenda, item by item
Item 1 · City code
Covered parking structures on historic landmark properties
Discussed
Preview of the code amendment, heard that evening.
Item 2 · Budget
FY26 tentative budget amendments
Discussed
Presentation of tentative budget amendments. Presentation only; no action taken.
Item 3 · Parks
Off-leash hours for dogs in city parks
Approved · 6-0
Council discussion of neighborhood feedback about time-limited off-leash hours for dogs in city parks. Council Member Craig Christensen moved to revisit the discussion when Parks and Recreation presents its Dog Park Master Plan, tentatively at the July 8 work meeting.
Item 4 · Taxes and fees
2025 Business License and Rental Dwelling Fee Study
Approved · 5-0
Presentation of the fee study. Council Member Katrice MacKay moved to bring the item to a future council meeting as an amendment to the consolidated fee schedule, based on recommendations from Customer Service.
Item 5 · General plan
Station area plans
Approved · 5-1
Council Member Becky Bogdin moved to add a sub-paragraph to the Affordable and Attainable Housing section of the Redevelopment chapter of the FrontRunner and 400 South Station Area Plan encouraging homeownership and market-rate housing in the Franklin and Franklin South neighborhoods instead of subsidized rental housing; it passed 6-0 with Council Member George Handley excused. Bogdin then moved not to approve the Planning Commission's recommendations in the Report of Action for all four station area plans; it passed 5-1, with Council Member Rachel Whipple opposed and Handley excused. The item was to return at a future night meeting.
- First motion (housing language): 6-0, moved by Bogdin, seconded by Council Member Craig Christensen