Civic Issues
Topics getting the most attention in Payson City public meetings, ranked by how frequently they are discussed.
3 issues in zoning
Downtown CC-1/CAP zoning overhaul
New rules for the historic downtown aim to make Main Street a walkable destination: design standards requiring brick, stone, or glass facades; limits on certain uses; removal of the CAP overlay zone; and flexible lot standards so new buildings match the historic pattern. Beauty/barber shops are capped at seven in the zone, and the 35-foot height limit stays while staff studies whether taller buildings could fit outside the historic core.
State legislative pressure on housing and zoning
Staff is working on significant code changes to make planned residential developments more attractive to builders, partly to secure more open space and park land for the city. An update is expected early next year.
Hiatt Creek multi-family rezone near I-15
Two acres on the west side of I-15 were rezoned for up to 20 units per acre of multi-family housing. Council members flagged traffic concerns at 800 South and the frontage road and want a traffic study.