Riverton City Planning Commission Meeting – November 13, 2025
Riverton City Planning Commission Meeting – November 13, 2025
The Riverton City Planning Commission convened at 6:30 p.m. on November 13, 2025, at City Hall to consider several land-use applications. The meeting included public hearings on a home preschool expansion, a short-term rental continuation, a controversial rezone and general plan amendment for townhomes, a school special designation, and two subdivisions. A loss of quorum due to commissioner departures led to the continuation of the most heavily debated item.
Little Footsteps Conditional Use (PLZ-25-2043)
- Application: Amend a previously approved home occupation preschool at 13706 Admiral Drive to increase children per session from 8 to 12, with up to three sessions per day and 24 vehicle trips. The preschool has operated since 2012 without complaints.
- Staff Report: The home occupation ordinance allows up to 24 students per day, 12 per session, three sessions, and 24 vehicle trips. Staff supported the maximums, noting a drop-off plan that avoids backing out.
- Public Comment: Shannon Poulson, the next-door neighbor, expressed full support, stating there are no traffic issues and the preschool is a community asset. She endorsed allowing 12 children per class.
- Decision: The Commission unanimously approved the conditional use with conditions, including a maximum of 12 children per session, three sessions per day, 24 vehicle trips per day, and staggering of pick-up/drop-off times. Condition 8 (prohibiting U-turns) was removed to avoid conflict with the traffic plan.
Reader Conditional Use – Short-Term Rental (PLZ-25-2042)
- Application: To rent the property at 4851 Murdoch Peak Circle as a short-term rental. This item was continued from a previous meeting.
- Decision: The Commission unanimously voted to continue the item to the December 11, 2025, meeting.
Sycamore Glen Townhomes Phase 2 (PLZ-25-8008)
- Application: A preliminary subdivision and multifamily site plan for 10 townhomes in two buildings at 11851 South Redwood Road. The property was rezoned to RM-14-SD in early 2025. Phase 1 (10 townhomes, two five-plexes, single-family homes) was approved earlier but not yet built.
- Staff Report: The project mirrors Phase 1 in design and setbacks. Each unit has a two-car garage and driveway. Fencing and access agreements with the south adjoining property were detailed. No public comments were received.
- Public Comment: Residents raised concerns about traffic on Melba Lane, U-turns on Redwood Road, water shortages, and high-density housing. Dean Warkentin and Donald Stephensen criticized the project's impact. Merrill Kunz argued for property rights. Ryan Rudd defended the existing zoning but noted multifamily can be appropriate in some areas.
- Decision: The Commission unanimously approved the subdivision and site plan with 21 conditions, including a temporary fire turnaround if Maple Brook Lane is not built, fencing requirements, and a boundary adjustment.
Trestle Estates Subdivision (PLZ-25-1005)
- Application: A preliminary subdivision for two residential lots (flag lot) on 1.25 acres at 13331 South Trestle Lane. The property backs against the Utah and Salt Lake Canal.
- Staff Report: The lots meet RR-22 zoning requirements. A private lane and drainage system will be maintained by the homeowner. A boundary adjustment is needed to correct a recorded plat discrepancy. No public comments were received.
- Decision: The Commission unanimously approved the subdivision with 13 conditions, including a boundary adjustment with the north neighbor and a six-foot masonry fence along the canal.
Moore Rezone and General Plan Amendment (PLZ-25-4007)
- Application: To rezone approximately 1.45 acres at 13153, 13171, and 13191 South Redwood Road from RR-22 (single-family, 0.5-acre minimum lots) to RM-14D with a development agreement to allow up to 15 townhomes. The property is currently vacant after a previous flower shop was removed.
- Staff Report: The application requires a general plan change from
Meeting Transcript
All right, everybody. Welcome to the uh November 13, 2025 Rivers and City Planning Commission meeting. My name is Commissioner Park. Um I am joined by my fellow commissioners and we will do a roll call here in just a minute. Um we have a bit of a of a unique circumstance this evening that uh we will get into we want to make sure everybody is heard um and these items uh move along um the way they should in that vein um I'm gonna let you all know that as a chairman I'm going to push the more rezone to the last item on our agenda that I believe is probably going to take the most time and has the most interest of everyone here tonight. We want to ensure that all sides are heard that everything um that you all hear you you came here to say um you get the opportunity um and we want to do that with as many of our commissioners here as possible and because of that and because I have a personal item that I have to attend to uh here uh about seven o'clock I am going to excuse myself at that point in time um commissioner cluff will then slide over and take the uh the chair position while I am gone. I will, however, return after uh should take me about 15 20 minutes to go take care of that and I will return um in time um to be here uh for that hearing on the more rezon. The other items are a little less controversial, uh a little less passion there, so uh we can move through those without difficulty. Um if there's not a natural break when I leave uh again Commissioner Clough will slide over uh and when there is a natural break, she will just for the record announce that I have excused myself. Um but again we want to make sure you all have a fair hearing with as many commissioners here uh to hear that as possible. So I uh I appreciate your your patience with me on that and your understanding. Um so right now we'll go ahead and start with a roll call starting with my right commissioner Mathison if you Commissioner Mathison Park, Commissioner Clough, Commissioner Keel. Commissioner Cannon. Okay. Um we like to start our meetings off with the uh Pledge of Allegiance and uh one of our uh longstanding and distinguished residents, Mr. uh Kenny Crump is going to come up and uh go ahead and lead us in that pledge. You're all please stand of the United States America and cover 40 one nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all righty um so we will go ahead and initiate uh this meeting with our public hearings um do we want to clear the other things first Tim uh just to get those off the agenda the ones that are going to be continued the two that are continued yes just a second yeah let's just for housekeeping let's go ahead and clear those these two items that you have collected and the reader short term rental let me um get to the motions on them reader short term rental okay so these things these items uh due to um other issues are being continued to uh future meetings uh so hopefully nobody's here to to hear those and did not receive that notice um so I'll go ahead on this first one I move the planning commission continue application PLC twenty five two zero four two reader short term rental to the December eleventh twenty twenty five planning commission meeting that is my motion do I have a second commissioner keel I'll second I have a motion and a second do I have any discussion Okay, so these things, these items uh due to um other issues are being continued to uh future meetings. Uh so hopefully nobody's here to to hear those and did not receive that notice. Um I'll go ahead on this first one. I move the planning commission to continue application PLC 252042 reader short-term rental to the December 11, 2025 planning commission meeting. That is my motion. Do I have a second? Commissioner Keel. I'll second. I have a motion and second. Do I have any discussion on that motion? Seeing none, I'll call for a vote. All in favor, aye. Any opposed? Motion passes unanimously. Second one. Okay. We have due to some other items that need to be finished up on this one. Uh is in need of being moved. Do I uh Commissioner Clough? Can I get a motion? I do commission table. Do you talk elective reason? And item 2D to the December 11th, 2025 PC meeting. I have a motion. Do I have a second? Commissioner Matheson. I'll second that. Motion is second. Any discussion on the motion. Seeing none, I'll call for a vote. All in favor? Aye. Any posed?
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