The Tooele County Planning Commission unanimously decided that any further changes made to the Stansbury Village Shopping Center will require that a number of existing conditions -- including light and sound nuisances and a water drainage problem -- be addressed first.

Bonneville Development Group originally came to the commission back in February with a proposal to subdivide the 3.3-acre parcel into three different parcels, but commissioners tabled the matter based on concerns about the overall impact of lights constantly shining into homes, a fence that was too low and flooding problems in adjacent yards.

Bonneville remedied the situation in a manner that it felt was appropriate, according to Cody Christiansen, real estate manager for the property, which is located at the corner of SR-36 and Village Boulevard.

An additional section of fencing was added near Kravers to keep headlights from penetrating homes; "one way" and "deliveries only" signs were installed to keep traffic contained to where it should be; problems with a timer on the lighting system have been remedied; some bulbs have been sandblasted to cut down on brightness; and a shield was installed on a light nearest homes directing the glow back into the parking lot.

"I feel Bonneville has done everything we've been required to do," Christiansen said.

However, the planning commission said Wednesday night at its regular meeting that those changes aren't enough.

"I have a problem doing one more thing on that property until those things get fixed," said Joy Clegg, a commission member. "This whole thing is a mess and completely unacceptable."

Neighbors of the development say they've been battling these problems since they first moved into their homes.

"We have had nothing but flood problems coming down the fence line, and it's not only flooding my property," said Linda VanWyck, who lives west of the development on Hampton Way. "We moved in during October of 2006 and were flooded the first year. If we subdivide this into three separate pieces then I'm going to have to fight three separate people to get this fixed, not just one."

David and Kimberlee Crispin's home sits in the gap between the two existing buildings on Manchester Lane and is subject to headlights, invading street lights and building lights. They know that some lighting is necessary for security purposes, but just wish it wasn't so disruptive to their everyday lives.

"We moved to Stansbury because of the unique lighting restrictions," David said.

He added the couple recently caught neighbor kids jumping the low fence and using their yard as a thoroughfare for access to the development.

"There's no shortcut so they are jumping the fence," David said.

Christiansen said Bonneville Development hasn't been kept up-to-date on residents' concerns but rather hears about them later without being given a chance to make amends.

"How do we remedy the problems if we don't know what they are?" he said.

Joy Clegg said it was the commission's obligation to protect the welfare of the community and motioned to approve Bonneville's application to subdivide the parcel based on the following conditions: (1) the lighting be modified to gleam vertically only; (2) the drainage system be redesigned to comply with 10-year storm standards and that no water be allowed over the curb to the west, meaning it must stay on site or be directed toward Village Boulevard; (3) the fencing lining the south and west sides of the development be a minimum of six feet above the curb; (4) no garbage pickup be before 7 a.m.; and (5) that both dumpsters be secured so they can't be used to jump the fence.

"We won't sign off on the plat until all of these conditions are met," Clegg said.

Christiansen will now take these conditions back to the Bonneville to discuss and will present back to the commission at a future meeting.

In the end, the Crispins know commercial growth in Stansbury is inevitable and don't wish to fight it off, they just want to make sure that it's done properly and residents don't have to deal with some of the repercussions.

"This is just the wrong place for a shopping center. It's too close to the residential area," David said. "If it was across the street or in the field by Maverick it would make more sense."

jamieb@tooeletranscript.com