Payson Planning News Today

Plans to build a four-story hotel in south Payson continue to plug along.

Plans to build a four-story hotel in south Payson continue to plug along.

The Payson council heard from two developers who seek alterations to the building code during its May 13 meeting.

Tattered, faded signs of various shapes and sizes. Drive down any business corridor in Payson and you’ll see just about every type and condition of temporary sign. The Payson Planning and Zoning Commission is in the midst of deciding what to do about all the varieties. While current code clearly lays out how signs must look and how many each business can have, the commission worries it is too restrictive and doing more harm than good. In times like these, where many businesses are struggli...

The meeting starts at 3 p.m. Jan. 11 and is being held via Zoom online. On the docket is a discussion of three preliminary plat extensions. The first is for Pine Shadows at the corner of Chaparral Pines Drive and State Route 260. In a request to town staff, the developer is asking for more time. “Given the long lead times during COVID-19 and other unplanned delays, we are rapidly approaching our one-year anniversary of the preliminary plat application for Pine Shadows project number S19-00...

Payson could soon see 42 homes developed by the airport along with a wider street. During its Dec. 7 meeting, the Payson Planning and Zoning Commission approved the Starview Estates subdivision at the top of Airport Road off of Falcon Crest Road. It will now go before the Payson Town Council. The project does not need any zoning changes, but town staff is requiring the developer to improve Falcon Crest Road down to Airport Road by widening the road and adding sidewalks. The only complaint about...