Sep 01, 2026 Planning Commission

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RECORDING IN PROGRESS. WELCOME, EVERYBODY TO THE WEST JORDAN PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING FOR

[Regular Meeting]

[a. Approve Meeting Minutes August 18, 2026 – Planning Commission Work Session August 18, 2026 – Planning Commission Regular Meeting]

[a. Oquirrh West Grocery; Northwest Corner of U-111 and 7800 South; Preliminary Site Plan; 10.28 Acres: P-C (Planned Community) Zone; Chris Bick (Applicant); [Ray McCandless, Todd Johnson, David Murphy, Mike Jensen]; #35563; Parcel #20-27-351-004-0000]]

IT'S PART THE COMMERCIAL IS PART OF A PLANNED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. AND IT SITS JUST SOUTH OF THE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD THERE. WE'VE GOT A VARIANCE THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED FOR A TIERED WALL. SO IT'S GOING TO STEP DOWN SO THAT THE STORE WILL ACTUALLY BE KIND OF HUGGED UP INTO THE HILLSIDE, SO IT'LL BE LESS VISIBLE FROM EVERYTHING AROUND IT. IN ADDITION TO THAT, THERE'S ALSO A SCREEN WALL AROUND THE ALONG THE NORTH SIDE. THAT'S AN OPAQUE SCREEN WALL, SIX FEET TALL, THAT WILL GO UP AGAINST THE RESIDENTIAL LOT TO FURTHER SHIELD THAT. AND FURTHERMORE, ADDITIONAL LANDSCAPING TREES THAT ARE ALONG THAT AREA ON THE NORTH SIDE AS WELL. IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THAT, THERE'S OVER 25 TREES THAT WE'RE PROPOSING FOR THAT LANDSCAPE BUFFER. SO THAT WILL HELP, YOU KNOW, THE, THE SHIELD, THE, THE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE HIGHER ABOVE FROM BEING ABLE TO EVEN SEE THE STORE.

THIS IS A SMALLER GROCERY STORE, ABOUT 500 ZERO SQUARE FOOT. AND THEN IT'S ALSO GOT TALLER PARAPETS ON THE ON THE BUILDING ITSELF AS WELL TO SHIELD FROM ANY ROOFTOP EQUIPMENT THAT'S UP THERE AS WELL. HELP SHIELD WITH THAT, WE'RE PROPOSING AN ACCESS ON 7800 SOUTH AND THEN ONE ON TO NEW SYCAMORE TO THE WEST. THE BUILDING ITSELF IS JUST OVER 26FT TALL, 2026FT, EIGHT INCHES TALL IS WHAT IS CURRENTLY PROPOSED ON THAT ONE. SO NOT A SUPER TALL BUILDING, LIGHTING AND AND PARKING REQUIREMENTS ARE ALL MEETING THE CITY CODE. WE'RE NOT FLOODING ANYBODY WITH THE LIGHTS OFF INTO THE THE RESIDENTIAL OR ANY, YOU KNOW, NEARBY ROADS OR ANYTHING THAT WAY. THERE'S A COUPLE OUTLOT PADS IN A POND ON THE NORTHEAST CORNER THAT WILL BE A SEPARATE PROJECT. BEYOND THIS ONE. THAT'S NOT PART OF THIS ONE.

THIS ONE IS THE GROCERY STORE. AND THEN THERE'S A FUEL CENTER TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER. AND THAT IS ALSO CONSIDERED PART OF THAT. AND THEN THE WHOLE DEVELOPMENT ITSELF HAS, YOU KNOW, OVER 20% LANDSCAPE THAT'S BEING PROPOSED FOR, FOR THE WHOLE SITE. SO GOING ABOVE WHAT THE CITY CODE REQUIRES ON THAT LANDSCAPING AS WELL. THE THERE'S ALSO A PEDESTRIAN

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BUT THERE'S ALSO THAT TRAIL ALONG BACKUS THAT WILL REMAIN AS WELL. THAT'S ALREADY EXISTING. YEAH, I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS OR QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO TALK THROUGH ANYTHING ELSE. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? OKAY. WE'LL CALL YOU UP IF WE HAVE ANYTHING LATER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU RAY. THANK YOU.

MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. THIS IS AGAIN A REQUEST FOR SITE PRELIMINARY SITE PLAN, APPROVAL OF THE GROCERY STORE AND THEN AN ASSOCIATED FUEL STORE. THERE IS CURRENTLY A SUBDIVISION THAT'S UNDERWAY RIGHT NOW FOR FOUR LOTS. THIS IS PART OF THE THE OAKRIDGE WEST PLANNED COMMUNITY. IT'S ALWAYS BEEN ENVISIONED TO BE STOPPED RECORDING IN PROGRESS. IT'S ALWAYS BEEN ENVISIONED TO BE COMMERCIAL SITE. SO IT'S. THE OVERALL ACREAGE IS TEN, TEN AND A HALF ACRES. THE SITE ITSELF FOR THE GROCERIES A LITTLE OVER SIX AND A HALF ACRES FOR THE FUEL CENTER SITE, THAT'S ABOUT AN ACRE. AND THEN THERE ARE TWO PAD SITES, AS I EXPLAINED IN THE PRE MEETING THAT WILL BE ADJACENT TO BACCHUS HIGHWAY.

THERE'S ALSO A SMALL. DETENTION AREA THAT'S JUST UP IN THAT NORTH ON THE NORTH NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE PROPERTY. IT'S JUST A LITTLE OVER A HALF ACRE. IT'S CURRENTLY UNIMPROVED. IT'S KIND OF A HOLE NOW, BUT IT'LL BE DEVELOPED AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE. THERE WAS A MENTION IN THERE. WE HAD A COUPLE OF OF EMAILS FROM ADJOINING PROPERTY OWNERS THAT ARE INTERESTED IN MAKING SURE THAT THIS THE SITE IS ADEQUATELY SCREENED FROM THEIR BACKYARDS. AND THOSE ARE THE HOMES THAT ARE UP ON ON TOP OF THE HILL, THERE WILL BE A MASONRY WALL THAT WILL GO ALONG THAT PROPERTY LINE. THAT'S WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED. THE QUESTION IS, IS WHEN WILL THE REST OF IT BE INSTALLED ALONG THE DETENTION AREA? AND WE THINK THAT IT PROBABLY SHOULD BE INSTALLED ALONG WITH THE WALL BEHIND THE GROCERY STORE, JUST TO MAKE THE MATERIALS CONSISTENT AND THE HEIGHTS CONSISTENT AND ALL THAT. BECAUSE SOMETIMES OVER TIME THAT ALL CHANGES. AND SO IT'D BE BETTER, I THINK, AT THIS POINT TO HAVE A CONSISTENT WALL ALL THE WAY ACROSS. SO IN ADDITION TO THAT, I, I THINK THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING YOU MAY CONSIDER AS ADDING AS A REQUIREMENT OF APPROVAL AS PART OF THAT, AS WAS MENTIONED, THE GROCERY STORE IS KIND OF PUSHED INTO THE HILL. SO THERE WILL BE A DELIVERY AREA BEHIND IT. I THINK THE GROCERY STORE ITSELF IS SET BACK IN ROUGHLY A LITTLE OVER 70FT FROM THE NORTH PROPERTY LINE. AND THEN THERE WILL BE THE THE RETAINING WALL, AND IT WILL BE A SEPARATE RETAINING WALL, BUT IT'LL BE 20FT HIGH. AND THEN THERE WILL BE THE DELIVERY THAT WILL BE BEHIND THAT. ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE BUILDING WILL BE, I MEAN, ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE BUILDING, THERE'LL BE A PHARMACY DRIVE THROUGH. AND THAT'S, THAT'S SHOWN ON THE THE SITE PLAN. AGAIN, PART OF THE REASON THAT THE GROCERY STORE IS PUSHED BACK INTO THE HILLS TO MAKE THE SITE A LITTLE MORE LEVEL. BECAUSE I IT'S I DON'T THINK IT'S JUST EASIER FOR THE PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO THE STORE PUSHING SHOPPING CARTS AROUND THOSE KINDS OF THINGS.

SO I THINK IT WAS THE APPLICANT HAD LOOKED AT A COUPLE OF OTHER OPTIONS IN TERMS OF SIDING, BUT FELT THAT THAT WAS THE BEST OPTION AVAILABLE. IN ADDITION. TO THE THE GRADE OF THE SITE.

IT'S ALSO TO MAKE ACCESS ONTO NEW SYCAMORE DRIVE MEET SPACING REQUIREMENTS FOR DRIVEWAY ACCESSES AND RELATION TO THE ROUNDABOUT THAT'S THERE. SO THERE ARE A NUMBER OF REASONS THAT IT WAS LAID OUT LIKE IT IS. THE SITE. SO AGAIN THIS IS FOR PRELIMINARY APPROVAL. IF YOU'D LIKE ME TO GO OVER ANYTHING MORE IN DETAIL, I'D BE HAPPY TO. BUT OUR RECOMMENDATION IS FOR APPROVAL OF THE PRELIMINARY SITE PLAN, JUST SUBJECT TO MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF

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THANK YOU. RAY. I'M JUST LOOKING AT THE SITE PLAN RIGHT NOW. SO THE RETAINING WALL GOES ALONG THE NORTH OF THE OF THE STORE, CORRECT? YES. OKAY. AND SO DOES THE MASONRY WALL. GO EVEN FURTHER NORTH FROM THE RETAINING WALL. I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE ROUGHLY FIVE FEET.

THERE'S A LONG ALL THOSE HOMES, THERE'S KIND OF A METAL FENCE, JUST STANDARD METAL FENCE WITH THE SLATS IN IT. I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE PUT ROUGHLY FIVE FEET ON THE SOUTH OF THAT EXISTING FENCE. AND THEN AND THEN YOU'LL HAVE THE RETAINING WALL. IT'LL DROP OFF AND THERE'LL BE THE DRIVE, THE DELIVERY AREA, AND THEN THE STORE. OKAY. IF THEY CONTINUE THE MASONRY WALL ALONG THE PROPERTY LINE ACROSS THE DETENTION BASIN THERE TO THE EAST, WOULD THEY ALSO NEED ANY ANY RETENTION, OR IS THE MASONRY WALL GOING TO BE ABLE TO SIT ON THE GROUND JUST FINE? THE RETENTION IS ACTUALLY JUST RIGHT ALONG 7800 SOUTH. THERE'S A DETENTION AREA THAT'S SHOWN ON THE SITE PLAN, THE DETENTION AREA THAT THAT'S ON THAT NORTHEAST CORNER IS ACTUALLY FOR THE HOMES THAT ARE ABOVE THAT. SO ISN'T THAT WHERE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PUTTING THE WALL, THOUGH, ALONG THAT NORTHEAST DETENTION BASIN? RIGHT. OKAY.

WOULD IT NEED A RETAINING WALL AS WELL? JUST LIKE THE BACK OF THE STORE DOES? NOT THAT I'M AWARE OF. THOSE SITES WILL BE DEVELOPED AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE, BUT I THINK THAT'S GOING TO STAY AT THE SAME LOCATION. CORRECT. OKAY. SO THEY'LL BE THE RETAINING WALL AND THEN THAT DETENTION AREA WILL BE UP ABOVE THAT. OKAY, THANKS. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR COMMISSIONER ROBERTS? SO IN TALKING ABOUT THE DETENTION POND AND THE AND THE FENCE LINE THERE, YOU'RE SAYING THAT DETENTION POND ON THE NORTHEAST CORNER IS FOR WATER TO FLOW DOWN FROM THE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD? CORRECT. THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING. SO IS THERE ANY EROSION ISSUES OR ANYTHING, ANY POTENTIAL ISSUES WITH ACTUALLY HAVING THE WALL THERE OR CONSIDERATION THAT NEEDS TO GO INTO EXTENDING THE WALL ALONG THERE? NO, THERE SHOULDN'T BE ANY EROSION ISSUES AS IT'S DISCHARGED INTO THAT POND. IT'S ALL SET IN EXISTING AS OF NOW. THANK YOU. SEARCH FOR. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. RAY. THIS HAS BEEN NOTICED AS A PUBLIC HEARING. SO IF YOU ARE HERE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, JUST COME UP TO THE PODIUM AND STATE YOUR NAME. IF YOU ARE ONLINE AND WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, JUST RAISE YOUR HAND. HI. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES. GO AHEAD AND STATE YOUR NAME. WE WERE JUST WANTING CLARIFICATION ON WHEN THE MASONRY WALL VERSUS RETAINING WALL AND THEN THE DETENTION POND. SO WE'RE PART OF THE HOMEOWNERS THAT CONTACTED REQUESTING THAT THEY REVIEW THE MASONRY WALL ALONG THAT EXTENDS UP THROUGH THOSE PROPERTIES. SO WOULD THE MASONRY WALL JUST CLARIFY FIVE FEET FROM THE EXISTING METAL STAIRS ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE RETENTION POND TO BACK ISLANDS, OR I GUESS IT WOULD BE TO THE WALKWAY BETWEEN.

I THINK THAT THAT WOULD END AT THE WALKWAY BEHIND THE THE THE DETENTION AREA. OKAY. AND IT WOULD BE. ARE YOU GO AHEAD. I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT IT WOULD BE FIVE FEET FROM THE EXISTING FENCE THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE AND WOULD BE A SIX FOOT MASONRY WALL. YEAH.

WE'LL GO AHEAD AND ADDRESS THOSE AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ARE YOU DONE THEN? YEP. THAT WAS MY QUESTION. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE ONLINE? I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER HANDS RAISED. OKAY. THEN WE WILL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING IT BACK UP TO THE COMMISSION FOR COMMENTS AND OUR MOTIONS. COMMISSIONER ROBERTS, JUST TO

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THAT'S ALL I NEEDED. THANK YOU. AND JUST AS A REMINDER TO THE MASONRY WALL OR THE FENCE IS A REQUIREMENT WHEN YOU SEPARATE FROM TWO DIFFERENT TYPE OF OCCUPANCIES. SO THAT ALREADY DOES EXIST. SO I THINK THE ONLY THING THAT WASN'T PART OF THE PACKET IS JUST THAT CONTINUATION SO THAT WE CAN MAKE THAT MATERIALS KIND OF CONCURRENT TO THE SAME, SO THAT THE IT LOOKS, I THINK THE DESCRIPTION OF THE RETAINING WALL MASONRY WALL JUST KIND OF LIKE JUST SOME CONFUSION. YEAH. OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE? COMMISSIONER ACKER SO BASED ON THE INFORMATION FINDINGS, IF THERE'S NO OTHER COMMENTS I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION. GO AHEAD WITH THE INFORMATION AND FINDINGS SET FORTH IN THE STAFF REPORT AND UPON THE EVIDENCE AND EXPLANATIONS RECEIVED TODAY, I MOVE THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVED THE PRELIMINARY SITE PLAN FOR OAK WEST GROCERY, LOCATED ON THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF U. 111 AND 7800 SOUTH IN THE PC ZONE WITH THE REQUIRED. THE STAFF REPORT. YEAH, LET'S ADD AND. AND TO ADD ON THE CONTINUING OF THE MASONRY WALL. OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION. COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR I ANY OPPOSED. OKAY. THAT CARRIES SEVEN

[b. OBO Auto Sales; 1346 W 7800 S & 1352 W 7800 S; Conditional Use Permit for Motor Vehicle Sales, Used; C-G Zone; OBO Auto Sales LLC [Hannah Kilguss; #35477; parcel 21-27-481-005 & 21-27-481-006]]

GOOD AFTERNOON, MARK HERMOSILLO. I'M ONE OF THE OWNERS FOR AUTO SALES. WE WERE CURRENTLY IN MIDFIELD FOR THE PAST TEN YEARS, AND WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO FIND THIS GOOD LOCATION ON 7800 SOUTH, AND WE FIGURED IT WAS A GOOD OPTION FOR US TO RELOCATE TO WEST JORDAN. SO I'M HOPING THAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO BUSINESS IN WEST JORDAN. IF YOU GUYS IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ASK THEM. AND I'M HERE TO ANSWER THEM. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT. DOESN'T APPEAR SO. SO IF WE DO, WE'LL CALL YOU UP LATER. OKAY. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. HANNAH. THE PROPOSED SITE FOR AUTO SALES IS LOCATED AT 1346 WEST AND 1352 WEST 7800 SOUTH. THEY'RE REQUESTING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR MOTOR VEHICLE SALES. THEY ARE CURRENTLY IN THE GENERAL COMMERCIAL ZONE WHERE AUTO SALES IS A CONDITIONAL USE. THE REQUESTED SITE CURRENTLY HAS NO CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS. THE PROPERTY'S FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION IS COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL. THEY ARE REQUESTING THAT THEY OPERATE IN A SITE THAT IS TWO PARCELS WITHIN AN EXISTING BUILDING. ONE OF THEIR UNITS IS A CORNER UNIT ON IN THE EXISTING BUILDING, AND THEN ONE IS THE INTERNAL UNIT DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO THAT. THEY PROPOSE TO USE THE INTERNAL UNIT AS A DISPLAY AREA FOR THE VEHICLES THAT ARE MERCHANDISE, AND THE CORNER UNIT AS A HOLDING AREA FOR MERCHANDISE, AS WELL AS OFFICE SPACE. BOTH OF THE UNITS HAVE GARAGE DOORS IN THE REAR THAT CONNECT TO AN ACCESS. HIDDEN FROM THE FRONT, AND FROM THE VIEW OF 7800 SOUTH AND ON THE NORTH PROPERTY LINE, THERE IS A MASONRY WALL THAT IS SIX FEET TALL. SHIELDING FROM THE RESIDENTIAL USE ON THE OTHER SIDE. PARKING IS. THEY

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SOME OF THEM ARE GOING TO BE UTILIZED DURING THE DAY TO PUT A COUPLE OF CARS OUTSIDE. SO PEOPLE KNOW THAT WE'RE A CAR DEALERSHIP AND WE HAVE, LIKE SHE WAS SAYING, THE MIDDLE PART OF IT FOR OUR SHOW, BASICALLY, WE HAVE MORE CARS IN THERE. WHEN PEOPLE COME IN AND THEY'LL SEE THEM. OKAY, PERFECT. ALL RIGHT. THANKS SO MUCH. YEP. COMMISSIONER ACKER OH, YOU STEPPED AWAY TOO SOON. OKAY, SO THE CARS WILL BE OUT OF THE BUILDING JUST SOMETIMES DURING THE DAY, THEN BROUGHT IN AT NIGHT. SO. CORRECT. THAT'S THE PLAN. OKAY. THANK YOU. I THINK WE'RE DONE FOR RIGHT NOW. OKAY. I'M GOING TO BE RIGHT THERE JUST IN CASE YOU GUYS NEED ME.

ALL RIGHT. THIS HAS BEEN NOTICED AS A PUBLIC HEARING. SO IF YOU'RE HERE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, JUST COME TO THE PODIUM, STATE YOUR NAME. IF YOU'RE ONLINE, RAISE YOUR HAND.

THERE'S NO ONE ONLINE. OKAY. WITH THAT. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING IT BACK UP TO THE COMMISSION FOR COMMENTS AND OR MOTIONS. MR. GONZALES. OKAY. IF THERE'S NO OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS BASED ON THE INFORMATION AND FINDINGS SET FORTH IN THE STAFF REPORT AND UPON THE EVIDENCE AND EXPLANATIONS EXPLANATIONS RECEIVED TODAY, I MOVE THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVE THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR OBOE AUTO LOCATED AT 1352 AND 1346 WEST 7800 SOUTH IN THE C DASH C EXCUSE ME, C DASH G ZONE. WITH THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL LISTED IN THE STAFF REPORT. OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION, COMMISSIONER ROBERTS. I'LL SECOND THAT. AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? OKAY. THAT CARRIES SEVEN. NOTHING. COMMISSIONER GONZALES, I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ADJOURN OUR MEETING.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.