# City of Orem Planning Commission 10-07-26

The Orem City Planning Commission meeting on October 7, 2026, included a unanimous approval of the site plan for the Center for Women and Children in Crisis at approximately 866 North 400 West. The phased project will include an emergency shelter, victim-services building, and transitional housing, with 138 beds in total. The plan provides 131 parking stalls against a 112-stall minimum and meets the reported setback, height, and landscaping requirements. The applicant said 700 people seeking emergency shelter had been turned away the prior year. No contract award, purchase, or public funding allocation was considered; no procurement activity was identified.

The commission also reviewed the accessory dwelling unit ordinance adopted by City Council on September 22, including rules for detached units, lot sizes, setbacks, height, and parking; members proposed reviewing how the ordinance works after six months. Staff noted that Wolverine Storage may return for consideration under a planned-development zone, and that a nonconforming-sign text amendment and related code-definition changes were scheduled for City Council. The commission unanimously elected Carl Randmahl vice chair.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure
**Topics:** Policy
**Published:** October 07, 2026

### Sources
- [City of Orem Planning Commission 10-07-26](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns9sGwPKlJM) - Orem City