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No Comments [ Add Comment ]No business allowed in Kaysville home
By RUTH MALANKAYSVILLE -- No professional business will be allowed in a small home sitting across the street from a commercial area.
Owners of the home at 186 N. 100 East had requested a rezone from residential diverse to a professional business zone, but the city council upheld the planning commission's decision to deny the rezone, despite city staff recommending it be granted.
The property has been in the family of Ron and Dana Wright for more than 100 years. Their son's family has been living in the home for five or six years, but will be moving out when their own home is finished. The Wrights would like to be able to lease the home to a professional business tenant, such as a lawyer, dentist or accountant.
"There has been a lot of miscommunication. We are asking for professional business zoning, not commercial," said Ron Wright. "I made a sincere effort to contact everyone that lived on that block and answered a lot of questions." He added that he received calls of support from some of the neighbors.
There is residential property south and east of the home and commercial property west and north.
"It would be a nice smooth transition to residential zoning," Wright said.
Resident Emily VanBrocklin, who lives on 250 East, said the house is the cornerstone to the neighborhood and a change in zoning could devalue homes around it.
Roberta Crookston, who lives on 200 East, called rezoning an encroachment.
"I don't want to wake up one morning and find stores across the street," Crookston said. "I don't want a business in my neighborhood. My parents, grandparents and great-grandparents lived in this neighborhood."
Business owner and resident Scott Hirschi was in favor of the rezone. "You can look at a professional business zone as a buffer ... There is not much traffic ... Businesses need a place to go so they can stay in town."
When the city adopted the PB zone it put boundaries in place for the zone. The zone goes along Main Street and both sides of 200 North Street from Flint Street on the west to Fairfield Road on the east. The former Clover Club property across the street on 200 North had been zoned commercial for Clover Club, but is rezoned for Public Use so it can eventually be used for a park.
The planning commission had recommended denial of the rezone by a vote of 3-2.
City Engineer Andy Thompson said the PB zone qualifies under city ordinances, adding, "There are no significant impacts. We were almost obligated to recommend approval."
Council members Ron Stephens, Gil Miller and Lynn Galbraith voted to deny the rezone, Councilman Steve Hiatt voted against the denial and Councilman Mark Johnson was absent.
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