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An ordinance amending the Nephi City Zoning Map was approved by the council.

The change affects property from approximately 900 North to 1100 North between 100 East and 250 East.

The property zone for the area was formally changed from residential R-1-H and R-1-8 to combined use or CU-2.

"I talked with Larry Pay, who works with West Rock, and found the company didn't necessarily want to use property across the street from the re-zoned area as a batch plant anymore," said Greg Rowley, council member.

Rowley said the company had looked at trying to sell the lot and they did plan to clean up the property.

"I also told them that Nephi Sandstone was in an industrial area and had had to put up a fence and comply with restrictions in order to operate at the industrial park," he said.

Rowley had committed to discussing the problem with company operators following a public hearing.

The city council held that public hearing on Aug. 12 to accept public verbal and written comment on the proposed change and, following a public comment period to allow for additional written comment to be submitted, the council voted affirmatively to allow the change.

Seven residents attended the public hearing, one of those Patrick Painter, whose family proposed the change. The property being re-zoned is located behind Painter Motor Company in north east Nephi.

At the public hearing, several residents made protest to the re-zoning proposal.

"We are not going to tolerate this zone change," said Doris Newton.

She said, at the time, that 19 years worth of nuisances are enough. If another use is allowed, she said, homeowners in the area would lose all control.

"We don't want any undesirable uses even started there," said Newton. "I complained about the batch plant for 19 years."

However, it was explained that the zone change did not affect the batch plant.

Coy and Teresa Fackrell also opposed the zone change at the public hearing stating that they did not want more traffic in the back part of their property where the keep and use horses.

"I do not want any more dust in the area," said Dr. Nita Webber. "The batch plant is a real mess with cement dust around."