April 2026 | Vol. 20 Iss. 4
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Draper
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Neighbors seek independent review of traffic study before rezone is reconsidered this spring
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By Mimi Darley Dutton | m.dutton@mycityjournals.com Concerned that traffic will be problematic if large development is approved, one resident found inconsistencies between traffic study and what was submitted to the city.
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att and Christina Smith have lived in the Brown Farm neighborhood off 300 East for 11 years. Rosemary Thomas and her family have been there for 23 years. They and many of their neighbors are highly concerned by what they fear is a “done deal” rezone from residential to commercial and accompanying development agreement on nearly 20 acres of undeveloped land known as “Bangerter Crossroads” at the intersection of Bangerter Parkway and 13800 South. “I know it can’t stay a field. I know it can’t stay residential. But we feel like the size and scope of what they want to put there is ridiculous,” Thomas said. Development agreement documents being reviewed by the city from the property owner, Tom Lloyd, show a large shopping center anchoring the site with a mix of shops and businesses, eateries, drive-thrus and gas pumps. Lloyd is represented by Duaine Ras-
mussen who has communicated on Lloyd’s behalf with city officials and area residents. The neighbors weren’t happy to hear the portion of the development across from them would be the back side of the large retail center where delivery trucks enter, unload and exit. And Thomas and the Smiths saw major concerns in the scope of development maps for the site, including a road running eastwest from Bangerter Parkway through the development to 300 East, right across from their neighborhood. “During rush hour, people are going to cut through rather than go to the intersection at 13800 South,” Thomas said. (Rasmussen has indicated that will be a right in, right out only road.) But Thomas and the Smiths say their main concern is the impact on traffic for everyone who lives, goes to school or drives in that area, one of the city’s main egress and ingress points. Matt Smith and other neighbors attended the November Planning Commission meeting to state their concerns. That meeting resulted in a negative recommendation from the Planning Commission to the Draper City
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This photo, taken recently during 5 p.m. traffic in the area of 13800 South and Bangerter Parkway, shows heavy congestion. A large commercial development is being considered in the same area, potentially increasing traffic dramatically. Area resident Matt Smith discovered inconsistencies between a traffic study performed in the area and what the developer submitted to the city, warning traffic could be far worse than what was indicated by the developer. (Linnea Continued on page 8 Lundgren/City Journals)
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