Draper Planning Commission Meeting - July 31, 2025
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Draper Planning Commission Meeting - July 31, 2025
The Draper Planning Commission held a working meeting on July 31, 2025, at 6:30 PM in the Council Chambers. The commission considered three public hearing items: a zoning map amendment for the Indigo Tech Center, a home occupation conditional use permit for Follis Transport LLC, and a conditional use permit for a Jiffy Lube vehicle repair business. The commission also acknowledged a site plan request for Jiffy Lube that was continued to a date uncertain.
Public Comments & Testimony
- Indigo Tech Center Zoning Map Amendment: No public comments were made.
- Follis Transport Home Occupation CUP: Several neighbors spoke. Terry Somerdike (nearby resident) urged denial, citing safety concerns for school children and incompatibility with residential character. Robert Wheat (neighbor) supported the applicant, noting the property is well-maintained and the fence mitigates visual impacts. Mary Schumann (neighbor) opposed, citing semi-trailers for sale, possible short-term rental use, and safety issues near the school. Shelley Carver (neighbor) opposed, stating the operation is an eyesore, could lower property values, and set a bad precedent. Rex Myers (neighbor) supported the applicant, arguing the city changed rules and the fence improves appearance. Tim Ma (neighbor) supported, stating the applicant improved the property and no nuisance has been observed.
- Jiffy Lube CUP: Nate Ballard (son of property owner) spoke in favor, noting the owner is retiring and Jiffy Lube is a clean, appropriate use. He acknowledged the site plan is still under review but requested approval of the CUP to move forward.
Discussion Items
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Indigo Tech Center Zoning Map Amendment (Application 2025-0131-MA): Staff presented a request to rezone 2.84 acres from CO2 (Professional Office) to CR (Regional Commercial) at approximately 14198 S. Minuteman Drive. The applicant, Jeremy Pixton, intends to use the property for indoor recreation/entertainment. Commissioner Susan noted an address discrepancy (14198 does not exist; buildings are 14193, 14197, 14203). Staff clarified the address is approximate. No questions from the public. The commission unanimously voted to forward a positive recommendation to the city council.
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Follis Transport LLC Home Occupation CUP (Application 2024-0349-USE): Staff presented a request to operate a trucking business from a home at 11747 S. 300 E. The applicant proposed storing four trailers and one work truck in the front yard (a flag-shaped lot). Staff identified several potential impacts: pedestrian safety, dust, noise, and illegal fencing. A key issue was that the existing front-yard fence exceeds code height (max 4 feet in front yard). The city attorney clarified the commission cannot approve conditions that violate code. The applicant argued he was told by past city staff the fence was acceptable and that the lot is unique. After extensive discussion, the commission determined the proposed use could not be sufficiently mitigated. The motion to deny passed unanimously.
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Jiffy Lube Conditional Use Permit (Application 2025-0138-USE): Staff presented a request for a limited vehicle repair business at 681 E. 12300 S. (currently an Iceberg restaurant). The site plan is draft and under review. A property boundary issue exists between the Jiffy Lube lot and the neighboring flower shop; the current recorded lot does not include a narrow sliver. The applicant acknowledged the issue and is working to resolve it. They requested approval of the CUP for the current lot, with a commitment to return for a separate CUP for the sliver if acquired. The commission approved the CUP with conditions, including that the approval applies only to the property as recorded by Salt Lake County, and any additional property will require a separate CUP.
Key Outcomes
- Indigo Tech Center Zoning Map Amendment: Approved unanimously (5-0) to forward a positive recommendation to the city council.
- Follis Transport Home Occupation CUP: Denied unanimously (5-0) based on inability to mitigate impacts within code.
- Jiffy Lube Conditional Use Permit: Approved unanimously (5-0) subject to conditions in the staff report and the clarification that the CUP covers only the current recorded lot. The associated site plan (Application 2025-0139-SP) remains continued to a date uncertain pending resolution of the property boundary issue.
Meeting Transcript
All right, good evening. It's 6 30, and it's uh July 31st, Thursday. Welcome to our Draper City Planning Commission working meeting. So there's an agenda in the back, and I've been told there have not been any changes to that agenda. So we'll move forward with the meeting as proposed and posted online and on paper. So you're welcome to uh check that out if you don't have one already. So let's go ahead and get started. But first off, we want to thank the staff for getting everything ready. Uh every we meet every two weeks, and so we know there's a lot of work getting done in the two weeks that we don't see you. So thanks so much for putting your notices up, uh getting the reports to us so that we can review those prior to the meeting. Thank you to the commissioners up here volunteering their time, and then thank you to our neighbors and friends that are out here as applicants and attending. So we appreciate you guys spending some time here concerned with what's going on in Draper, making sure this all turns out right. So let's go ahead and get started with our agenda tonight. The first uh item on our list is a public hearing. It's the Indigo Tech Center zoning map amendment request. It's on the request of Jeremy Piston representing Mashi's Golf Lounge LLC, a zoning map amendment from the CO2, which is professional office zone, to the CR, which is regional commercial zone for approximately 2.84 acres. This is all located at approximately 14198 South Minuteman Drive. It's known as application 2025-0131-MA and Paul Geilman is our staff contact. So welcome, Paul. Thank you. Um we would like to say that uh the name is uh Jeremy Pixton. There was a typo, so it's Pixton, not Piston. So they both sound cool. So we'll we'll go with Pixton then. Thank you. So we have the tech center zoning amendment. Uh here's our vicinity maps. We are located just south of Boondocks, east of Minuteman and north of South Fork Drive. Um there's a closer view. So we can see Boondocks right above Minuteman in South Fork there. Uh the land use is regional commercial, so the land use is congruent with the proposed uh zone change, so no land use amendment is needed. Uh the zoning map, the zone that it currently is CO2. Surrounding zone is CR. That is the proposed zone that is being presented for recommendation tonight. Uh overview of the request. There are some new additional uses that are allowed either as permitted uses or conditional uses in the zone. Uh so we have a partial list there of some of the uses that are available with the additional CR. The use that the applicant is indicated is the one that they're specifically looking for is the recreation and entertainment indoor use um for one of their uh business opportunities that they'd like to have. Um there are a couple of the site photos. And if there are any questions or comments, I can answer them. We do also have the applicant here, and he can answer any questions. Great. Do we have any questions for staff? I have a question. Yeah, go ahead, Susan. And I mentioned this to a couple of the staff before the meeting. So on the agenda it says 19198, 14198, 14198 South Minuteman Drive. That address does not exist. There's a 14193, 9797, and 14203. South, the buildings.
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