1651 N. Washington Boulevard development agreement

A property at 1651 North Washington Boulevard was approved for commercial use under an existing development agreement, and the owners asked to add housing. On Sept. 22 the North Ogden City Council voted 5-0 to amend the agreement to allow eight residential units above a commercial building. The community development director presented the Planning Commission's recommendation along with the parking, open space and exterior materials, and recommended adding language to Section 13 about a cross-access easement to the property to the south. The council adopted that, so the agreement now notes the easement shown on the plat and has the owners consider a deal to share its costs. One council member worried the ground-floor commercial space might sit vacant once the homes were occupied; the applicant and staff answered that the whole building would be built together and the commercial units could be leased or sold separately. The vote approves the amendment only. The signed amendment and any building permit are not in the posted records.