Remi Lane: Draper planners to weigh a zoning redraw for a four-lot subdivision

DRAPER — The Planning Commission will hold a public hearing Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at Draper City Hall, 1020 E. Pioneer Road, on a zoning map amendment for approximately 2.06 acres on the north side of 13200 South at approximately 999 E. 13200 S. 12

The notice, dated Oct. 29 and attested by City Recorder Nicole Smedley, states that the purpose of the request is "to rearrange the existing split zoning of the property, currently zoned both RA1 (Residential Agricultural) and RA2 (Residential Agricultural), to accommodate a future planned subdivision of the property" 13.

The application is 2026-0220-MA, filed on behalf of Braxton Roth of Tri-City Construction and Alex Short of Short, LLC. The staff contact named on the agenda is Planning Manager Todd Draper 2.

**What the redraw would change**

The staff report dated Nov. 2 gives the split both ways. RA1, with a 40,000-square-foot minimum lot, covers 0.90 acres now and would cover 1.374 acres under the request. RA2, with a 20,000-square-foot minimum, covers 1.16 acres now and would cover 0.686 acres 2.

The area zoned RA1 would increase and "would all be contained within a single lot within the subdivision," the report states, while the area zoned RA2 would decrease 2. The report states that the property's land use designation, Residential Low-Medium Density, is compatible with both zones and that a land use map amendment is not needed 2.

**How the parcel was assembled**

The subject property was created through a boundary line adjustment with the parcel to its southeast and the consolidation of other parcels, the report states. Two of the consolidated parcels previously held single-family homes, which were removed before the consolidation and the boundary adjustment; a house built in 2023 remains on the parcel to the southeast 2.

The report also states that the legal descriptions submitted by the applicant take in two additional adjacent parcels to the west, of approximately 0.92 and 0.04 acres, owned by the same owner and intended to be part of the future subdivision. Their zoning would not change; the amendment affects only the 2.06-acre parcel 2.

**What the applicant says**

In the applicant's responses in the packet, the justification is "to resolve the mixed zoning resulting from recent boundary line adjustments and to better conform with the new minor subdivision." The responses state that the RA1 area will match the zoning of properties to the north and south, and the RA2 area will match surrounding parcels 2.

The applicant's concept, included as an exhibit in the packet, shows four lots, numbered 1 through 4, fronting 13200 South 2.

**What the commission is asked for**

Staff recommends that the commission forward a positive recommendation to the City Council, on the stated basis that "the reconfiguration of the zoning would allow for future subdivision of the property to proceed and create a residential infill subdivision" 2.

A zoning map amendment is a legislative item: the commission recommends, and the City Council approves, approves with modifications, or denies, under DCMC 9-5-060(D) as the report sets it out 2.