Planning Commission Meeting February 12, 2026

The Draper City Planning Commission met on Thursday, February 12, 2026, to consider two agenda items: a conditional use permit for a taller front-yard fence and a site plan for an auto sales vehicle storage lot. With Chair Andrew Adams and Vice Chair absent, Commissioner Gary Ogden was elected chair pro tem. Both agenda items were approved by the commission.

Consent Calendar

• Approval of meeting minutes from December 11, 2025 and December 18, 2025 was moved and seconded as a combined vote. All commissioners present (Mary, Laura, Kendra, Christine, and chair Gary) voted yes, and the minutes were approved.

Discussion Items

Conditional Use Permit – Devin Garcia Fence (Application 2025-0256-USC)

• Project Description: The applicant, Devin Garcia, a 25-year Draper resident and original builder of the spec home, requested a conditional use permit to install a six-foot-tall brick fence extending four feet into the front yard of 373 East Draper Downs Drive (0.4 acres, R3 zoning). The fence would provide privacy for a backyard pool and replace an aging vinyl fence. The new fence would sit approximately 18 feet from the sidewalk.
• Staff Presentation (Nick Whitaker): Noted that the Draper City Municipal Code (section 9-27-080A) limits front-yard fences to four feet unless a conditional use permit allows greater height. The proposed fence would be black brick, span about 15 feet, and extend four feet into the front yard plane. Staff identified minor potential impacts to sidewalk visibility but found mitigation through compliance with city engineering, building, and planning requirements.
• Applicant Statement: Garcia stated he plans to live in the home for the rest of his life and wants to upgrade the property’s aesthetics, including replacing the vinyl fence with brick and repositioning it to improve yard access.
• No public comment was offered.

Site Plan – Velocity Auto Sales / VAS Investments LLC (Application 2024-0341-SP)

• Project Description: Applicant Andy Whitlock (representing Velocity Auto and VAS Investments LLC) proposed to develop 1.28 acres at 12276 South Galena Park Boulevard (zoned Community Commercial) into a parking lot for vehicle inventory storage. The site, currently a vacant field within the larger Velocity Auto operation, would be accessed via easements from adjacent properties to the north and west. A landscaping plan with street trees and perimeter plantings was provided.
• Staff Presentation (Nick Whitaker): Identified an issue with the photometric (lighting) plan: the maximum illumination ratio exceeded the ordinance limit. Staff recommended conditions requiring an updated plan that complies with a 5:1 ratio during business hours and a 2.5:1 ratio after hours, among other standard conditions.
• Applicant Statement: Whitlock explained that the property had been an ISOR (a city-designated blighted property) for many years, and the new parking lot would beautify the corner and give street presence to the auto sales business, which currently keeps inventory in the back.
• No public comment was offered.

Key Outcomes

• Conditional Use Permit (Garcia fence): Moved by Commissioner Kendra, seconded, and approved unanimously (5-0). The approval was based on finding that all potential net negative impacts are mitigated through reasonable conditions as per DCMC section 95-080E, subject to conditions in the staff report dated February 2, 2026.
• Site Plan (Velocity Auto parking lot): Moved by Commissioner Kendra, seconded, and approved unanimously (5-0). The motion included a modification to the lighting condition to specify a maximum illumination ratio of 5:1 during business hours and 2.5:1 after hours, as clarified during discussion. All other conditions from the staff report dated January 30, 2026 were adopted.
• The meeting adjourned following approval of both items. Two additional agenda items (E and F) were noted as continued – one due to incomplete noticing by staff and one at the applicant’s request.