The Springdale Town Council is considering scrapping some, or all, of the town’s current development incentives in order to preserve a “village atmosphere.” A proposed ordinance revision recommending the removal was brought before the council by the town’s planning.
The proposed revision would eliminate all the development incentives the town currently offers to builders to encourage them to provide a community benefit as part of their building plans. Springdale currently allows builders an exception to the town’s policies on building size and height, increased density, reduced setbacks or reduced amounts of required landscaping in exchange for also building something that benefits the community, such as employee or affordable housing, locating the building farther from state Route 9 or providing public parking or restrooms. St. George News
