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• Conditional Use Permit (CUP)

  for The Treasure Chest Learning Academy, an in-home preschool at 1895 East Eldorado Drive (R-1-8 Zone)

  • Traffic flow, drop-off/pick-up procedures, and vehicle trip counts
  • Noise monitoring and anti-idling ordinance applicability
  • Hours of operation and staggered drop-off/pick-up times
  • Advertising signage restrictions
  • Neighbor support letters and one emailed concern regarding traffic and noise

• Subdivision Boundary Amendment

  Bowthorpe and Wren Hollow Subdivisions at 4794 South Annabow Circle (R-1-10 Zone)

  • Moving a 0.09-acre parcel from Wren Hollow Subdivision into Bowthorpe Subdivision
  • Storm drain easement area noted in Staff Report
  • Distinction that this required Commission review (vs. administrative lot line adjustment) due to subdivision involvement

• Text Amendment to Chapter 13.84 — Outdoor Lighting Standards

  (Continued Hearing Item)

  • Subjectivity of terms "nuisance" and "annoyance" in proposed language
  • Concern about creation of non-conforming residences
  • City Attorney noted such amendments work better in communities that are not fully built out
  • Desire for objective, enforceable standards for Code Enforcement

• Approval of Meeting Minutes

  from February 18, 2025

• Approved

  Conditional Use Permit for The Treasure Chest Learning Academy Preschool (Ashley McIntosh), 1895 East Eldorado Drive, R-1-8 Zone — approved with six findings and six conditions of approval (see Votes section for detail).

• Pending (minutes cut off)

  Action item regarding Bowthorpe and Wren Hollow Subdivision Amendments — 4794 South Annabow Circle — was under consideration; full decision not captured in the provided minutes.

• Continued Item

  Text Amendment to Chapter 13.84 – Outdoor Lighting Standards — discussed but no final decision recorded in the provided minutes.

• Pending

  Approval of Meeting Minutes from February 18, 2025 — listed on agenda; outcome not captured in provided minutes.

Vote 1 — Conditional Use Permit: The Treasure Chest Learning Academy

• Motion By

  Commissioner Prince

• Seconded By

  Commissioner Gong

• Motion

  Approve the CUP application by Ashley McIntosh for The Treasure Chest Learning Academy Preschool at 1895 East Eldorado Drive, R-1-8 Zone, based on six findings and subject to six conditions of approval.

Findings included in motion

• Low-impact daytime-only use in a residential neighborhood

• Minimal impact from drop-off/pick-up due to connected streets, designated traffic flow, and carpooling/walking potential

• Primary indoor use with minimal outdoor use; outdoor noises minimal and associated with children playing

• Single employee proposed if enrollment exceeds 8 children

• Parking requirements of two spaces met

• Play area located within the rear yard

Conditions of Approval included in motion

• Two driveway spaces unobstructed for preschool operation use

• Limited to a single employee from outside the home

• No advertising signs

• Subject to passing initial Fire and Building Code inspection prior to opening

• Applicant must obtain a Business License from the City of Holladay prior to operation

• Applicant will consider a method to stagger pick-up and drop-off

Individual Votes

Commissioner Berndt

Aye

Commissioner Gong

Aye

Commissioner Prince

Aye

Commissioner Vilchinsky

Aye

Commissioner Cunningham

Aye

Chair Roach

Aye

• Outcome

  Motion passed unanimously (6–0)

Note: No additional votes are captured in the provided portion of the minutes.

• Applicant to consider a method to stagger drop-off and pick-up times

  Ashley McIntosh (applicant)

• Applicant to obtain a Business License from the City of Holladay prior to operation

  Ashley McIntosh (applicant)

• Applicant to pass initial Fire and Building Code inspection prior to opening

  Ashley McIntosh (applicant)

• Continue review/deliberation on Bowthorpe & Wren Hollow Subdivision Amendment application

  Planning Commission / Staff

• Continue deliberation on Text Amendment to Chapter 13.84 – Outdoor Lighting Standards

  Planning Commission / Jonathan Teerlink

• Approval of February 18, 2025 Meeting Minutes

  Planning Commission

• Public Comment — CUP Hearing

  Chair Roach opened the public hearing for the Treasure Chest Learning Academy CUP; no oral public comments were received. The hearing was closed.

• Written Comment

  One email was received from a resident prior to the meeting expressing concerns about traffic and noise related to the preschool CUP application. Staff noted it should be mentioned on the record.

• Neighbor Support

  Multiple letters of support from neighbors were submitted and included in the Meeting Materials Packet for the CUP application.

• Anti-Idling Ordinance

  Jonathan Teerlink noted the City has an anti-idling ordinance that could be tied to the CUP if vehicle idling becomes a concern during drop-off/pick-up.

• Conditional Use Runs with the Land

  City Attorney Brad Christopherson advised the Commission that the conditional use runs with the land and recommended providing flexibility consistent with what the ordinance allows, rather than imposing more restrictive conditions than the ordinance permits.

• Outdoor Lighting Standards — City Attorney Note

  Brad Christopherson observed that text amendments to lighting standards function better in communities that are not yet fully built out, raising practical enforcement concerns for Holladay.

• Commissioner Absence

  Commissioner Jill Fonte was absent from both the Work Session and Regular Meeting.

• Minutes provided are incomplete

  the document cuts off during presentation of the Bowthorpe/Wren Hollow Subdivision Amendment item; outcomes for that item, the Outdoor Lighting Text Amendment, and the February 18, 2025 Minutes approval are not captured.