Hyde Park City's Planning Commission Meeting 3.18.2026

- The commission approved the March 4 meeting minutes unanimously after a motion by Commissioner Mohs and a second by Commissioner Hanson. - Staff reported on several land-use/code issues, including clarification that the McMullen retaining wall matter cannot be appealed to the planning commission or city council, and that future commissioner discussion items should be submitted in advance for agenda placement. - Staff also previewed work on a new land disturbance permit for grading/site prep and said related subdivision grading requirements will return later as a public hearing item. - The commission unanimously approved the Chaos Beauty lighted sign application, with an amended motion stating the sign may serve as the master sign plan for the parcel. - During the sign discussion, commissioners raised concerns about the sign code’s complexity, size limits, illumination standards, and whether the code should be simplified and updated for mixed-use and highway areas. - Staff and commissioners agreed the sign ordinance likely needs a workshop to review outdated or overly restrictive provisions, especially for digital signs, school signs, and mixed-use/residential edge cases. - The main discussion item was a proposed home occupations ordinance, focusing on whether home-based businesses without material impact should be licensed and tracked, and how “impact” should be defined. - Commissioners generally supported tracking home occupations for data and safety reasons, but several questioned whether one-at-a-time, appointment-only services should count as an impact and asked for clearer definitions. - Public/commission comments included examples from commissioners and staff about salons, daycare, swim lessons, tutoring, and other home businesses, with concern that some uses can grow from low-impact to more impactful over time. - The commission set the next regular meeting for April 15, noted no meeting on April 1, and mentioned a joint planning commission/city council workshop on the fourth Wednesday of each month; the meeting adjourned unanimously.