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By Mimi Darley Dutton | m.dutton@mycityjournals.com Despite rigorous opposition from neighbors over traffic concerns, Draper City Council approved the development near Bangerter Parkway and 13800 South.
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Council chambers were near capacity for the public hearing on the Bangerter Crossroads development and the meeting went well past 10 p.m. (Mimi Darley Dutton/City Journals)
ith council chambers near capacity, the Draper City Council voted 3-0 to approve development of nearly 20 acres at the intersection of Bangerter Parkway and 13800 South, bordered by 150 East and 300 East. Councilmembers Kathryn Dahlin, Bryn Heather Johnson and Fred Lowry voted. Mike Green and Tasha Lowery were absent. Mayor Troy Walker is required to vote only if there is a tie. “We have two missing councilmembers but we still have a quorum,” Walker said as the meeting commenced. The Planning Commission forwarded positive recommendation on the development agreements in 4-1 votes at their March 26 meeting. Previously, the Planning Commission forwarded negative recommendations to the council on the rezone of the property, but
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the council voted to approve rezones from residential to regional commercial contingent on the development agreements. The majority 17.88 acres are owned by Tom Lloyd and 1.44 acres are owned by the Openshaws, thus two development agreements were considered separately. When rezones for each property were previously considered, city officials said Lloyd and the Openshaws were involved in litigation with one another. “I know some concern is if we have an access agreement. We’ve become best friends with our neighbors and intend to execute that after this meeting,” Charlie Openshaw said. Council chambers were packed with residents of the Brown Farm neighborhood because the development is directly across from them. More than 20 people spoke and nearly all expressed opposition. Walker lives in the Brown Farm neighborhood. Though not confirmed by Draper City, councilmembers have said a Smith’s Marketplace is the planned “anchor tenant.” Lowery previously said the city is able to keep property taxes low because of sales tax revenue gen-
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Saturday, May 16 • 9am-2pm erated by businesses and losing Smith’s would have a negative impact. David York spoke in opposition to both development agreements. “The development agreement wasn’t made public until today and doesn’t contain binding commitments on enforceable standards. The developer failed to meet your conditions. For people who live next to this project…they will be…cut off from residential neighbors and subjected to constant noise and delivery trucks. Thirteen separate significant code exceptions are being granted to this developer and the city allegedly gets tax revenue but the neighbors will pay in decreasing property values.” “There is connectivity and everything you decide affects the other. We have gotten together Continued on page 9
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