Planning commission recommends NC1 overlay for 590 South Main, asks staff to review neighboring parking

On July 23, 2025, the Payson City Planning Commission voted unanimously to send a positive recommendation to City Council to apply the NC1 neighborhood commercial overlay to Utah County Parcel 181391, located at 590 South Main Street. The request was made by Richard Wells on behalf of 590 Main LLC; the applicant told staff the intended use is office space if the overlay is approved.

Staff displayed aerial images and the staff report, noting the site is the former Family History Center building and that the parcel itself has room for one onsite parking stall while additional parking in the area rests on city right-of-way or other parcels. Staff said the overlay would allow the range of uses permitted in the neighborhood commercial zone and noted curb and cross-gutter improvements could formalize the street parking pattern.

A nearby resident, Scott Everett, spoke during the public hearing to say that residents of adjacent rental units have been parking on the street and that after the property sale the tenants were apparently told not to use the Family History Center parking. “Now that the people have bought it, they've, I guess, been told not to park there because they haven't been parking there. And that puts those residents on the street,” Everett said, adding concern that one nearby building appeared to house multiple units with limited off-street parking.

Staff said it would make a note of Everett's concerns, check whether the nearby unit at 562 is a legal apartment and, if not, refer the issue to code enforcement. Commissioners asked staff to look into code-enforcement issues for neighboring properties as part of the record on the overlay.

The motion recommending the NC1 overlay to the City Council included a request that staff examine parking and possible code violations for adjacent properties. Roll-call votes were recorded: Commissioner Becker: yes; Commissioner Beecher: yes; Commissioner Hamuli: yes; Commissioner Frisbie: yes. The recommendation will be forwarded to City Council for final action.