Draper Planning Commission Meeting - June 26, 2025
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Draper Planning Commission Meeting - June 26, 2025
The Draper City Planning Commission met on Thursday, June 26, 2025, at 6:30 PM in the Council Chambers at 1020 East Pioneer Road. The meeting included approval of prior meeting minutes, an administrative deviation request for an internal accessory dwelling unit, a public hearing on a development agreement amendment, and a public hearing on a subdivision plat amendment. The meeting also included updates on other business, including a joint session with city council and recent city council actions.
Consent Calendar
- Approval of Minutes for April 10, 2025 and April 24, 2025: Commissioner Susan moved to approve the minutes as submitted. Commissioner Mary seconded. The vote was unanimous (5-0: Susan, Mary, Lisa, Chavon, Kendra all voted yes). The minutes were approved.
Public Comments & Testimony
- No members of the public addressed any agenda item during the public hearings.
Discussion Items
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Mallory White I-ADU Deviation Request (Action Item): Staff planner Nick Whittaker presented a request from Mallory White for a deviation from the geographical restrictions on Internal Accessory Dwelling Units (I-ADUs) for a 0.16-acre property located at 15262 S. Steep Mountain Dr., zoned R3. The deviation criteria require: (1) lot at least 6,000 sq. ft., which the property meets; (2) proposed IADU meets all I-ADU code requirements; and (3) at least two parking stalls (9x18 ft each) provided. The applicant plans to install the IADU in the basement with a separate entrance and sealed staircase. Commissioner questions addressed enforcement of parking stall installation (inspected before IADU certificate issued) and the reason the area was excluded from IADU approval (street width less than city standard). The applicant, Mallory White, stated she had discussed plans with neighbors in the cul-de-sac and they were supportive. The commission expressed general support for ADUs as affordable housing. Commissioner Chavon moved to approve the deviation based on the staff report findings; Commissioner Kendra seconded. The vote was unanimous (5-0).
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Urbana 2nd Development Agreement Amendment (Public Hearing/Legislative Action): Staff planner Maryann Pickering presented a request by Draper City to amend the development agreement for the Urbana development, approximately 3.9 acres at 285 W. River Chapel Rd., zoned RM2. The amendment reduces the required public utility easement (PUE) side yard setback from 7 feet to 5 feet to align with zoning setbacks and resolve a conflict with Title 17 (subdivision code). Staff noted this project will inform a future citywide code amendment. The applicant representative, Damian Mora from Garbett Homes, stated that utilities (power, water, sewer) are routed through the front and garage side and that a 5-foot PUE is a common standard. Commissioners commented that the change is positive and will help update city code. No public comments were made. Commissioner Lisa moved to forward a positive recommendation to the city council for the amendment, based on the staff report; Commissioner Chavon seconded. The vote was unanimous (5-0).
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Leone Smith Subdivision Plat Amendment (Public Hearing/Administrative Action): Staff planner Maryann Pickering presented a request by Justin Hansen for owner Leone Smith to amend a previously recorded plat for approximately 0.92 acres at approximately 13530 S. 300 East, zoned R3. The amendment shifts a lot line 10 feet east to create more evenly sized lots. The original plat was approved administratively last year, but any recorded plat changes require a public hearing per state law. Structures on the existing lot had been removed to comply with setbacks. The applicant, Justin Hansen, noted a lot line adjustment was not possible due to a UTOAD (utility) easement, necessitating the plat amendment. Commissioners acknowledged the process is required by state law. No public comments were made. Commissioner Mary moved to approve the plat amendment based on the staff report findings, noting no public street or municipal utility easement would be vacated or amended; Commissioner Kendra seconded. The vote was unanimous (5-0).
Other Business
- Joint Session with City Council: Staff announced a joint session on July 15, 2025, at 5:30 PM to discuss the Station Area Plan, including results of a survey and a draft preferred concept.
- City Council Update (June 19, 2025): Staff reported on the previous week's council meeting (went until 11:05 PM). The council approved the Alpine Hollow development agreement with five conditions recommended by the planning commission: (1) homes and outbuildings must use ignition-resistant materials; (2) all properties must comply with vegetation management plan (wildland-urban interface code); (3) dedicated public trail access easement; (4) trail remains open during construction when safe; (5) 25-day advance notice on trail closures. The council also approved the Kimball's Junction development agreement (Edge Homes) without the planning commission's recommended changes. That agreement allows 25-27 dwelling units per acre and 30 units of workforce housing, with language that the applicant and city will work toward a concept plan complying with Station Area Plan requirements, which is expected to be adopted in September.
Key Outcomes
- Minutes of April 10 and April 24, 2025: Approved unanimously.
- Mallory White I-ADU Deviation Request: Approved unanimously (5-0).
- Urbana 2nd Development Agreement Amendment: Positive recommendation forwarded to city council unanimously (5-0).
- Leone Smith Subdivision Plat Amendment: Approved unanimously (5-0).
- Next Steps: Joint session with city council on July 15, 2025; continued work on Station Area Plan; future code amendments regarding PUE setbacks.
- Adjournment: The meeting adjourned after other business.
Meeting Transcript
All right, good evening. Today is Thursday, June 26th, 2025. Welcome to our Draper City Planning Meeting. So we appreciate everybody here. We appreciate as always the volunteer commissioners up here and spending their time with us, but even more so we appreciate the staff that works all throughout the week, putting up the yellow signs, working with the applicants and getting things moved forward so we can uh help you guys make some progress in our town. So thanks to the applicants that are here tonight and those listening in. Um let's go ahead and get things started. The agenda will be uh we'll go through this agenda as posted, correct? Uh we don't have any changes in the uh layout on as posted uh in the on the paper in the back of the room and online. So the first couple items are just action items uh working on our uh planning commission meeting minutes getting those approved. So the first action item is for the meeting minutes approval for April 10th, 2025. Can we get a quick motion to approve those or is there anything that needs to be edited? Susan on those. No, I think they are well written and I would make a motion to approve the meetings of April 10th. Can I do them both at the same time? Yeah, we can do that. So uh let me just read it in. So we've got the approval of the minutes for April 10th, 10th, 2025, and April 24th, 2025. So let's make a motion for both of those. Okay, I move a motion that uh that we approve the minutes as submitted for April 10th and April 24th, 2025. Thank you, Susan. Who will second that? I'll second. Thanks, Mary. Okay, let's put this to a vote for approval for April 24th and April 10th maintenance. Uh let's go start with you, Susan. Yes, Mary. Yes, Lisa, yes, Chavon. Yes, and Kendra. Yes. All right. We're 100% so far. That's great. Great work. All right. Our next action item is Mallory White, internal ADU deviation request. It's on behalf of Mallory White, a deviation request from strict compliance with the geographical restrictions for an internal accessory dwelling unit, otherwise known as an IADU. It's for approximately 0.16 acres located at 15262 South Steep Mountain Drive. This application is uh known as 2025-0087-BAR. And Nick Whitaker is our staff contact. So go ahead, Nick. Thank you. So yes, this is the Mallory White IADU deviation request. Uh here's the vicinity map. Um property is located near the point of the mountain. There's I 15 here. Uh here's an aerial view of the property. Land use is uh residential medium density. And the zone is R3. And uh the property is located in an area that uh prohibits IADUs, which is why the applicant has filed for a um a deviation.
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