Orem Planning Commission begins general plan update in Nov. 4 work session; no plan votes taken

OREM - The Orem Planning Commission began reviewing draft updates to the city's general plan at its Wednesday work session and took no votes on the plan, according to the meeting recording. The commission's regular session that evening was cancelled, the agenda shows.

City planning staff said the last general plan was adopted in 2018 and that the update is overdue. Staff described a proposed land-use category called "multifamily residential infill," with a density of 10 to 18 units per gross acre, and said the city has no matching zone yet. Staff also covered a water use and conservation element that state law requires, with regional goals of cutting water use 20% by 2030, 27% by 2040 and 32% by 2065.

Staff said draft documents would go to commissioners for review before the next meeting on Nov. 18, when a rezone hearing for the Wolverine Flex project is scheduled. If discussion needs to continue, the commission can return to the work session that day. The commissioners ended the meeting with a motion to adjourn until Nov. 18.

Source: Orem Planning Commission agenda, Nov. 4, 2026 and meeting recording.