Kaysville commission forwards draft microeducation ordinance to council with clarifications requested

Planning staff presented a proposed ordinance (section 17‑31‑6) to implement recent state law changes governing microeducation entities and home‑based microschools. The draft sets parking standards (one space per employee, one per five students), operation hours (roughly 7 a.m.–9 p.m.), minimum lot size (8,000 sq ft) and student caps linked to lot size and building occupancy; it also limits locations to specified street classifications or private streets with owner consent.

Staff said the draft was intended as an initial local framework to be refined; the commission's questions focused on definitional clarity (which streets qualify as "significant local" or "collector"), how consent on private streets would be documented (HOA vs. all affected property owners) and how state occupancy rules would interact with the draft's lot‑size limits. Legal counsel confirmed the draft matched recent state changes that allow microeducation entities to operate within building occupancy limits, noting the legislature originally referenced up to 100 students and that the state now ties the cap to building code occupancy when appropriate.

One microeducation operator spoke briefly to describe current demand for her program and a wait list. Commissioners voted to forward the ordinance to the city council with direction for staff to refine the private‑street consent language, confirm definitions for street classifications and ensure references to state occupancy rules are clear. The motion passed by recorded "aye" votes.

Staff noted the planning department wants an ordinance in place ahead of expected applications and will make additional edits before submittal to council.