UTA proposes 3 years of fare increases - ksl.com

UTA proposes 3 years of fare increases

February 1st, 2011 @ 7:25pm

By ksl.com

SALT LAKE CITY -- The Utah Transit Authority has proposed a gradual increase for bus and transit fares, to keep pace with inflation over the next three years.

The change, which UTA is calling "modest," would take place each spring for three years -- making what is now a $2 bus or TRAX fare a $2.50 adult regular ticket by 2013.

UTA fares would be among top in US

Public hearings

Utah County - Feb. 15, 5:30 to 7 p.m., UCCU Center, Presidential South Suite, Utah Valley University, 800 W. University Parkway, Orem.

Davis County - Feb. 16, 5:30 to 7 p.m., Farmington City Hall, 160 S. Main, Farmington.

Salt Lake County - Feb. 17, 1 to 2:30 p.m., UTA offices, 669 W. 200 South, Salt Lake City.

Weber County - Feb. 17, 5:30 to 7 p.m., Commission Chambers, Weber County Building, 2380 Washington Blvd., Ogden.

Tooele County - Feb. 22, 5:30 to 7 p.m., Tooele County Courthouse, Auditorium, 47 S. Main, Tooele.

Salt Lake County - Feb. 23, 5:30 to 7 p.m., UTA offices, 669 W. 200 South, Salt Lake City.

Box Elder County - Feb. 24, 5:30 to 7 p.m., Brigham City Hall, Council chambers, 20 N. Main, Brigham City.

KSL News compared UTA's fares with those of systems of similar size and found the increase would put fares here among the top in the nation.

A $2.50 fare price is on par with Sacramento and higher than a number of other systems, including those in Portland, Denver, San Jose, Las Vegas and Phoenix, according to the American Public Transportation Association and various transit websites.

"It is true that we're on the high end, but we're also providing a greater service value for the fare amount," UTA spokesman Gerry Carpenter said Tuesday. "Our trips are typically longer. Instead of just a few blocks, people are traveling sometimes 20 or 30 miles. And that's a lot of value for your dollar."

For rider Jimmy Cardenas, the proposed new fare is too steep.

"Two dollars and 50 cents -- it's quite a bit when you're looking at only two hours for your ticket to run," Cardenas said.

"Even if you had to pay $3 it would be worth it," said Ron Sowerwine, of Salt Lake City, who said he has traveled on systems elsewhere like Washington D.C. and Las Vegas. "The TRAX system is marvelous. The bus system, they seem to be very punctual. I'm impressed with it."

UTA explains need for fare increase

According to APTA, thanks to a drop in state and local tax revenues because of the recession, more than 80 percent of U.S. transit systems have had to raise fares or cut services since 2009.

UTA's spokesman said the agency has lost $40 million in tax revenues over the last two years -- losses requiring layoffs and other belt tightening. Carpenter said those revenue drops are only part of the reason for the hike.

"Part of it is just increased operating costs," Carpenter said. "Every year our costs are a little bit more. Fuel prices have been a lot higher on average now than they have been historically."

Carpenter noted inflation is also a factor and the agency is expanding service to South Jordan and West Valley City as part of an ambitious seven-year building program.

A series of hearings will be held throughout February to provide more information and gather public comment on the proposal. Comments on the issue will be accepted from Feb. 1 to March 3. If approved by the UTA board of trustees, the changes would go into effect May 1.

"Our goal is to keep our fares reasonable while still asking our riders to contribute a fair share toward increased costs of operation," UTA General Manager Michael Allegra said in a prepared statement.

UTA Horizon discount program to be expanded

Along with the proposed fare increase, he said UTA plans to expand the Horizon discount fare program to meet the needs of the large population of low-income individuals and families who use the service.

If approved, the discount would increase from the current 16 percent to 25 percent off a regular adult monthly pass. UTA is also working with communities to change eligibility requirements, making the discount more widely available and helping more people qualify.

Beginning May 1, the base fare would increase by 25 cents. Next year, another 10 cents would be tacked on and in 2013, the full fare is proposed to be $2.50 for adult service on the local bus service and TRAX lines.

If approved, monthly pass charges would increase 25 percent in the three years, increasing $16.75 by 2013. Student access passes would see a 26 percent increase, increasing $13 to $62.75 a month.

The agency is also looking to raise the baseline for its fuel surcharge program, which adds up to a dollar to regular fares when fuel costs rise above certain parameters. The fuel surcharge has only needed to be used three times since it was established in 2008, and is consequently removed when fuel prices drop.

Instead of the current $3 threshold, UTA is proposing that the fuel surcharge not be implemented unless costs rise above $4 per gallon. Raising the baseline, UTA says, will recalibrate the program to activate at a more appropriate level.

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Story compiled with contributions from John Daley and Wendy Leonard.

Centerville's Main Street Plan?

Changes leave divide down Centerville’s Main St.

byJenniffer Wardell

Nov 21, 2010 | 590 views | 0  |  | 3  |  | 

DOZENS attended Tuesday’s public hearing about the plan amendments, the second one held this month.

CENTERVILLE — Due to demand from city residents, there is now an invisible dividing line right down the middle of Main Street.

At their Nov. 16 meeting, the Centerville City Council responded to two days of impassioned public hearings on amendments to the city’s Main Street Plan by reducing the allowed height and number of possible residential units permitted for buildings on the street’s east side.

On the street’s west side, however, which back up against multiple-family rather than single family dwellings, the original heights and number of residential units remains the same.

“The council came up with a resolution that balanced what they heard from the community with principles of the planning process,” said Centerville City Community Development Director Cory Snyder. “The city went through a good process, with lots of public participation.”

The initial amendments to the plan, which eased height restrictions to 35 feet, will now max out at 25 feet on the street’s east side (the west side will remain 35 feet, but only with a conditional use permit).

The 35 feet height maximum is the same as has been allowed on both sides of the street by zoning that’s been in effect since the early 1990s.

The number of rental units in each building will be one to three on the east side, with four to six with a conditional use permit. On the west side, that number will be one to four per building, and five to eight with the permit.

The method to measure the buildings was also tweaked, with the top most point moving from the midpoint of a peaked roof to the very tip.

Single family homes were also added to the list of possible uses allowed on Main Street.

The amendments also removed some language from the plan that was seen by some as too friendly to public transportation.

“In my mind, we need to focus on the tweaks we need to make to alleviate some fears,” said Centerville City Mayor Ron Russell, after the hearing but before the final decision was made. “But it would be a terrible mistake to throw out what we have.”

At the most recent public hearing, which was a continuation of the one begun at the Nov. 2 city council meeting, the main fear expressed was that any changes to Main Street would cause Centerville to lose its residential feel.

“I keep hearing the words that we have no identity and that we need to make Main Street the heart of Centerville,” said resident Nancy Smith. “But for me, the heart of Centerville is each of the locally owned businesses. That’s what makes me want to shop there. That’s our vibrancy.”

There was also a considerable amount of worry over either the possibility that UDOT would widen Main Street, or that UTA was still considering bringing light rail through the same area.

“I went to a transportation summit recently where people were asking a UTA representative how to get light rail into their towns, and what they were telling these people was our Main Street plan,” said resident Robyn Mecham, specifying that the UTA doesn’t like parking lots near their stops. “I was shocked.”

Council member Justin Allen, who also sits on the Board of Trustees for the UTA, offered a different perspective.

“I think we can all rest assured that UTA has bigger fish to fry than buying small pieces of land in Centerville,” he said, adding that any density increase caused by the allowed rental units wouldn’t be anywhere near the numbers in the areas UTA is focusing on.

It was a worry about how specific the requirements of the landscaping areas would be, however, that most accurately showed the council’s desire to move forward.

“We haven’t even gotten to deciding on that part of the plan,” said Russell. “We’ve been too busy having discussions like these.”

jwardell@davisclipper.com

Read more:Davis County Clipper - Changes leave divide down Centerville’s Main St

Bus Changes in Davis County

Changes made to seven UTA routes in Davis

byMelinda Williams

Dec 15, 2010 | 495 views | 0  |  | 3  |  | 

DAVIS COUNTY — Davis County commuters used to using bus service before 8:30 a.m. or after 9 p.m. on Saturday will now have to find other transportation.

That was one of the changes made to seven Utah Transit Authority routes, as part of a routine change day the transit agency has every April and December.

“We make these change day adjustments to routes to improve reliability, more accurately, they’re used as an opportunity to improve efficiencies,” said UTA spokesperson Gerry Carpenter. “We want to put the service where it is most needed, and eliminate trips with low ridership,” he said.

Route 473, the Salt Lake City to Ogden, U.S. 89 express route, has had the weekend southbound trip, leaving the Ogden Transit Center at 4:45 a.m., and the weekend northbound trip, leaving from the Komis and Wakara intersection in Salt Lake City cancelled. Arrival and departure times have also been adjusted to improve reliability.

Carpenter said the company wants riders to know a bus will arrive at a stop when it’s expected.

On Route 627, the Weber State University/Davis route, the 5:41 a.m. weekday trip to the Davis Applied Technology College , and the 6:15 a.m. trip to the Weber State University Davis campus have been cancelled due to low ridership.

Other changes have been made mainly to arrival and departure times to improve reliability.

The seven changes affecting bus service in Davis County were among many made throughout northern Utah.

Carpenter said UTA began notifying riders of the changes in November, and held an open house in Ogden to address all the changes then. Flyers were also posted on all area buses and at affected stops.

Carpenter said that as the economy improves, UTA hopes to expand its services.

A complete list of all changes can be found at www.rideuta.com/change day.

mwilliams@davisclipper.com

Read more:Davis County Clipper - Changes made to seven UTA routes in Davis

Mayor Becker's Top Priority Streetcars?

Streetcar success reflects state of Salt Lake City

January 4th, 2011 @ 8:04pm

By Jared Page

SALT LAKE CITY -- Ralph Becker left most of his trophies on the shelf Tuesday night, preferring to showcase the one he says best reflects the state of Salt Lake City.

Departing from the traditional listing of accomplishments, Becker kept his State of the City address short and focused on the future by highlighting one of his administration's top priorities of 2010: the Sugar House streetcar.

"This project reflects -- in style and in substance -- the goals, values and priorities we have set for our great city," Becker said during his speech at the Salt Lake City-County Building. "It exemplifies our continued commitment to move Salt Lake City forward despite challenging economic conditions."

It's also an example of how Becker's collaborative approach to leading Utah's capital city has allowed his administration to accomplish lofty and bold goals.

"To achieve the successes we want, we must have the confidence to involve everyone with a stake in the outcome and a shared vision to help us achieve our goals," he said. "We cannot go it alone as a municipality."

Becker recalled standing on the abandoned railway at the corner of McClelland Street and Sugarmont Drive in October 2007 and declaring that he would work toward bringing a streetcar to the area during his first term in office.

At the time, Becker insisted that by working together with the Utah Transit Authority and South Salt Lake, a two-mile streetcar line from the 2100 South TRAX station to the old Granite Furniture building could move forward much sooner than what then was a 20- to 25-year timetable.

This October, Becker was back on that street corner, this time celebrating a $26 million federal grant that will allow construction of the Sugar House streetcar project to begin by the end of 2011 and be operational as soon as 2013.

Becker next wants to bring streetcars back to downtown, a project that recently got a $500,000 boost from the federal government to supplement planning work that already has been completed.

"As our work to strengthen partnerships and livability in Salt Lake City continues, our path forward is informed by both our vision for the future and the accomplishments of the past," the mayor said.

The streetcar project, Becker said, continues the city's goal of livability -- the focus of his State of the City address a year ago. The streetcar line will be integrated with Parleys Trail, and the city plans to build incentives into mixed-use and more dense development of the area, he said.

"The Sugar House streetcar won't be just a transit line," Becker said. "It will be a wonderful asset in one of our most treasured neighborhoods. ... The Sugar House area will be enhanced as a 'destination neighborhood,' with bikeways and trails, locally-owned eclectic small businesses, restaurants, shops and a wide array of housing options."

Becker credited the city's "talented and committed leadership and employees" with enabling the city to move forward on projects such as the Sugar House streetcar despite challenging economic times.

"While much has been accomplished, there is much more to do to help Salt Lake City achieve its potential as a Great American City," he said. "... My commitment to (the City Council) and to our residents, businesses and visitors, is to continue to work together ... to produce the results that make Salt Lake City so livable, unique and prepared for the future."

CLICK HERE to read Mayor Becker's address in its entirety.

E-mail: jpage@desnews.com

FrontRunner Making Money for the State?

FrontRunner nets state $16.5 million reimbursement

byMelinda Williams

Dec 30, 2010 | 71 views | 0  |  | 1  |  | 

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT recently gave the state a reimbursement for FrontRunner’s construction. The train started running in April 2008. Photo: Ron Brown

DAVIS COUNTY — Davis County residents and others have been riding the FrontRunner commuter train since April 2008.

Now, the federal government is giving the state a $16.5 million reimbursement for the rail’s construction.

The money was part of $37 million for two rail projects funded under the federal government’s New Starts grants program for work already completed. The payment was announced Monday by U.S. Transportation Ray LaHood and Federal Transit Administrator Peter Rogoff.

The payments were for the FrontRunner Salt Lake City to Ogden commuter rail line and $20.623 million for the Mid-Jordan TRAX light rail project — both projects already completed and represent federal dollars previously committed to the projects under fill funding grant agreements.

“These advance payments are deeply appreciated and come at a time when they can be the most helpful,” said Michael Allegra, UTA general manager. “By freeing up local funds, it allows us to apply more resources toward completing our other rail projects.”

FrontRunner is a 44-mile, eight-station rail line between Salt Lake City and Pleasant view in Weber County. It cost $611.7 million to construct, with a federal New Starts Share of $489.4 million.

The Mid-Jordan line is a 10.6 mile light rail line that will connect to the Sandy/Salt Lake TRAX line at 6400 South (Fashion Place Mall). It cost $535.4 million, with a federal New Starts Share of $428.3 million. The new line will begin operations in August 2011.

Other UTA projects under construction include light rail extensions to the Salt Lake International Airport, West Valley City and Draper and a 45-mile extension of commuter rail from Salt Lake City to Provo.

For more information on UTA projects, visit www.rideuta.com.

Read more:Davis County Clipper - FrontRunner nets state 16 5 million reimbursement

UTA Receives Federal Funding Earlier Than Expected

UTA receives federal funding earlier than expected

December 27th, 2010 @ 2:31pm

By Wendy Leonard

SALT LAKE CITY — The Federal Transit Administration announced Monday that it will advance a total of $182.4 million in New Starts funding to help with seven projects already underway in five states, including in Salt Lake.

Utah is expected to get more than $37 million for two separate projects.

"By making these payments now, we're not only fulfilling the federal government's commitment to these projects sooner, but we're also giving a well-timed boost to communities that have made an important investment in their transportation infrastructure," U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said in a press release Monday.

The monies are being paid out earlier than originally expected because of unallocated, left-over funds in the FTA's fiscal year 2010 budget for new construction.

The Utah Transit Authority can now use the extra cash for other projects, including the West Valley and airport TRAX lines, FrontRunner extension to Provo and the planning of a Draper-Sandy TRAX route.

"These advance payments are deeply appreciated and come at a time when they can be the most helpful," said UTA General Manager Michael Allegra. "By freeing up local funds, it allows us to apply more resources toward completing our other rail projects."

More than $20 million is slated to help the UTA pay for the 10.6-mile Mid-Jordan TRAX line, which will join the existing Sandy line at 6400 South, providing a direct connection to the Salt Lake City central business district, the University of Utah and other Wasatch destinations.

The line, which will be completed in August 2011, is expected to carry 9,500 daily passengers by 2030, helping to reduce highway congestion and pollution. The project will cost a total of $535.4 million, with a federal New Starts share of $428.3 million committed to the project.

FrontRunner, which spans 44 miles and connects eight stations from Salt Lake City to Ogden, will get $16.5 million now, as part of New Starts expected contributions of $489.4 million for the $611.7 million project. The line currently has more than 5,100 daily riders and is expected to serve nearly 12,000 weekday riders by 2025.

Other projects receiving funding from the FTA include light rail routes in Dallas, commuter rail and subway projects in New York City, train lines in Northern Virginia and light rail extensions in Seattle.

E-mail:wleonard@desnews.com

Salt Lake City awarded grant for downtown streetcar study - ksl.com

Salt Lake City awarded grant for downtown streetcar study

December 21st, 2010 @ 7:52pm

By Jared Page

SALT LAKE CITY — The Redevelopment Agency of Salt Lake City has been awarded a $470,000 federal grant to study options for a downtown streetcar system.

The Salt Lake City project was among 24 selected to receive a share of $25.7 million from the Federal Transit Administration. The funds will help Salt Lake City explore alignment options and operating concepts for a downtown streetcar system.

"With a daytime population that doubles every day, the City Creek development under way and the expansive growth of our downtown core in Salt Lake City, the timing of this funding to increase our transit options couldn't be better." -Mayor Ralph Becker

Mayor Ralph Becker said the funding allows Utah's capital city to take a "giant step" toward development of a streetcar system and provide more transit options for residents and visitors.

"With a daytime population that doubles every day, the City Creek development under way and the expansive growth of our downtown core in Salt Lake City, the timing of this funding to increase our transit options couldn't be better," Becker said in a news release.

Analysis of the streetcar system will be conducted by a technical advisory team that includes the city's divisions of transportation, engineering, housing and urban development, planning, sustainability and economic development, as well as the Utah Transit Authority.

The study area encompasses the section of downtown bordered by 500 East, 600 West, South Temple and 900 South.

E-mail: jpage@desnews.com

Streetcar on display in downtown Salt Lake City

Streetcar on display in downtown Salt Lake City

December 5th, 2010 @ 5:03pm

By Marjorie Cortez

SALT LAKE CITY -- A gleaming red, white and blue streetcar pulled into Salt Lake Sunday -- atop a semi-trailer -- as a demonstration of possible transit options in downtown Salt Lake City.

The streetcar, manufactured by United Streetcar in Clackamas, Ore., was on display at the Gallivan Center for public tours. The car, about 66 feet long and 9 feet wide, can carry up to 170 passengers. The top speed for the electrical-powered vehicle is about 44 mph.

"What communities across the country are finding now (is that) bringing streetcars back into their communities is an excellent way to reinvigorate their downtowns and their adjacent neighborhoods to create a very pedestrian, lively, vital environment," said Salt Lake City Redevelopment Agency director DJ Baxter.

In Portland, streetcars have significantly contributed to economic development along their lines, some $3.5 billion over the past decade, said Corey Yraguen, president of Oregon Iron Works, of which United Streetcar is a subsidiary.

Unlike light rail systems, such as Utah Transit Authority's TRAX system, streetcars make more frequent stops. "Street cars are integral to moving people around the city," Yraguen said.

Streetcars are fully accessible to people with disabilities. They are able to plow snow and drop sand if needed. This particular car had also been on display in Boston, Fort Worth and Cincinnati.

In October, UTA and city officials announced that a $26 million federal grant had been awarded to move forward with a streetcar project in Sugar House. The proposed 2-mile line will run from the old Granite Furniture building to the 2100 South TRAX station.

E-mail: marjorie@desnews.com

Centerville's Main Street Plan?

Density protest extends Main Street hearing in Centerville

byJenniffer Wardell

Nov 10, 2010 | 347 views | 0  |  | 2  |  | 

CENTERVILLE — The public has spoken, and there are a couple of things about Centerville’s Main Street plan that they’re not happy with.

The Centerville City Council will continue the Nov. 3 public hearing on amendments to the plan at their Nov. 16 city council meeting. The council will then deliberate on whether or not to approve the amendments after the second portion of the public hearing is closed.

Mayor Ron Russell made the decision after the amount of people who wanted to speak against the increased density proposed by the plan ended up too much to be handled in a single meeting.

“The resounding message that the council heard was that, while there are many elements of the Main Street plan that we like, we just want lower density,” said Centerville resident Brent Hintze, who spoke at the meeting.

The plan, which was officially approved by the council in 2008, mandated certain design elements for Main Street buildings to give the stretch a more unified look. Some of the design details included the use of rock or other heavier building materials on the first floor, as well as the use of more glass facing the street.

Most of the amendments currently up for approval are actually relaxing some of the plan’s initial height requirements for buildings, as well as the removal of language that residents felt was too encouraging of public transit.

“The plan always accommodated the possibility of mass transit, but it was never the overarching desire,” said Centerville City Community Development Director Cory Snyder. “But folks felt like the plan was a little too friendly to mass transit, and wanted us to remove some of those references.”

The increased density option, which was a part of the original plan when it was first approved, comes from the decision to allow business owners more flexibility in the use of their buildings. The option was put in by the city to encourage owners to remodel their buildings to match the new plan.

“We’re trying to move the buildings closer to the street so that they frame it better,” said Snyder. “By opening it up and allowing for mixed uses, we’re giving owners more of an incentive to make changes.”

One of the things residents are concerned about, however, is that density will encourage mass transit along Main Street.

“UTA needs a higher density to make light rail more viable,” said Hintze. “By lowering density, it clearly minimizes the chances that light rail makes any sense.”

Earlier this month, the Wasatch Front Regional Council (WFRC) adopted the transportation plan for the Wasatch Front through the year 2040, and no money was allotted for light rail. It will be at least four years before the WFRC can take another look at the plan and possibly move money around, and the Utah Transit Authority, which is in charge of planning any such project, has said they won’t do that until they have more meetings with residents.

No matter how many years it is, though, some residents insist that the feedback won’t be any different.

“I feel that those people who move into Centerville should be more aware of the people who lived here for years and are content with many things,” said resident Marjean Steed, who also spoke at the hearing. “We don’t need high density or apartments on Main Street.

“We don’t need people telling us what kind of homes we can live in. If they don’t like it, they can move.”

jwardell@davisclipper.com

Centerville City Council Meeting - November 3, 2010

http://www.centervilleut.net/agendasminutes.cc11032010ph.html

CITY COUNCIL TRANSMITTAL REPORT 

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT 

MEETING DATE: NOVEMBER 03, 2010 

APPLICANT: CENTERVILLE CITY COUNCIL 

 250 NORTH MAIN STREET 

 CENTERVILLE, UTAH 84014 

APPLICATIONS: GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENTS - Section 12-480-7 

 South Main Street Corridor Plan, various edits as recommended 

by the Main Street Oversight Committee 

 ZONE TEXT AMENDMENTS – Chapter 12-48-South Main 

Street Corridor Zone, various edits as recommended by the Main 

Street Oversight Committee 

RECOMMENDATIONS: 1) APPROVE THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS 

 2) CAREFULLY CONSIDER THE DENSITY & 

BUILDING HEIGHTS ASSOCAITED WITH THE 

AMENDMENTS 

BACKGROUND: 

Due to recent concerns expressed by a number of citizens about UTA’s Environmental 

Study of mass transit and the role of the South Main Street Corridor Plan may have on 

such public transit and related land uses, the City Council decided to re-visit the goals 

and policies of the Corridor Plan.  The purpose of the re-visit was to refine, modify, or 

even eliminate (if needed) language that would clarify the City’s expectations regarding 

these concerns expressed by the general public. Therefore, the City Council re- 

established the Main Street Oversight Committee, consisting of representatives from the 

City Council, Planning Commission, Main Street Property Owners, and other citizens.  

The Oversight Committee met on several occasions (from May to July, 2010), held open 

discussions with the public, and considered various changes and edits to both the Main 

Street Corridor Plan and the associated Main Street Corridor Zoning District. The 

recommendations of the committee were then forwarded to the Planning Commission for 

consideration. After three regular Commission meetings, with two public hearings being 

held, the Planning Commission recommended approval (4-2 vote) of the proposed edits, 

as submitted by the Committee. However as a result of the public input received by the 

Commission, the Commission also forwarded a second recommendation (6-0 vote) 

advising the City Council to carefully consider the densities and building heights 

associated with the South Main Street Plan and Zoning Ordinance.

CITY COUNCIL  

AGENDA REQUEST 

 2 

PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: 

On October 13, 2010, the Planning Commission recommended approval of the proposed 

amendments, as follows:  

Action #1, General Plan Amendment - “Planning Commission recommended approval 

of the proposal to amend the Centerville City General Plan, as follows: 

1. Amend Section 12-480-7, South Main Street Corridor Plan, with the 

recommended edits suggested by the Main Street Oversight Committee, as 

attached in the October 13, 2010 Staff Report. 

FINDINGS/REASONS FOR ACTION 

a. A decision to amend the General Plan is a matter within the legislative discretion 

of the City Council as described in Section 12-21-060(a) of the Zoning 

Ordinance. 

b. The Commission finds that the proposed edits are refinements to the original 

concepts that were previously adopted by the City. 

Action #2, Zone Text Amendment - “Planning Commission recommended approval of 

the proposal to amend the Centerville City Zoning Ordinance, as follows: 

2. Amend Chapter 12-48-South Main Street Corridor District, with the 

recommended edits suggested by the Main Street Oversight Committee, as 

attached in the October 13, 2010 Staff Report. 

FINDINGS/REASONS FOR ACTION 

a. The Commission finds that Section 12-21-080.c. authorizes the “legislative” body 

to initiate a zone text amendment. 

b.  The Commission finds that the text change remains consistent to the goals and 

objectives of the General Plan, as proposed in the edits of the South Main Street 

Corridor Plan.  

c. The Commission finds that the proposed amendments comply with the review 

criteria found in Section 12-21-080(e) of the Zoning Ordinance, as reviewed and 

considered in the October 13, 2010 Staff Report. 

Planning Commission Vote (4-2): 

Commissioner Yes No Not Present 

Pedersen (Chair) X   

Fillmore             X   

Markham                X  

Kjar                   X   

Rasmussen         X   

Holbrook                X  

CITY COUNCIL  

AGENDA REQUEST 

Action #3, Both General Plan & Zoning Ordinance Amendments - “Planning 

Commission recommended the following advice to the City Council, as follows: 

3. Asking the City Council to pay special attention to the concerns of the public with 

respect to building heights and density along Main Street. 

Planning Commission Vote (6-0): 

Commissioner Yes No Not Present 

Pedersen (Chair) X   

Fillmore              X   

Markham            X   

Kjar                    X   

Rasmussen          X   

Holbrook            X