Documents
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City document
Hearing June 24, 2026 · Provo City Planning Division
Full hearing packet for application PLGPA20260220: staff report, findings, and exhibits for a General Plan Map Amendment on approximately 100.7 acres at 6622 N Hwy 189, moving Agricultural and Parks/Recreation/Open Space land to Commercial for an entertainment and hospitality development.
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Updated 2026 · Provo City
The City's own explanation of the approval process, project timeline, and what has and has not been decided. Confirms the project was announced to media on May 19, 2026 before completing Provo City's approval process.
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Filed 2026 · Applicant: Bryan Bayles / Provo Canyon property ownership
The land-use request at the center of the proposal: redesignating roughly 100.7 acres from Agricultural and Parks, Recreation, or Open Space to Commercial. Included as an exhibit in the Planning Commission packet.
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2026 · Applicant consultants via Planning Commission packet
Site layout, access, and venue configuration exhibits prepared by the applicant's architect and engineer, submitted as part of the hearing materials.
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July 20, 2026 · Applicant renderings published by KUER 90.1
Applicant-produced visualizations of the proposed amphitheater at the mouth of Provo Canyon, on the site of two idle gravel pits facing Mount Timpanogos. Published alongside reporting on the required rezone and proposed purchase of 75 acres from Provo.
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July 14, 2026 · Applicant submittal, VCBO Architecture
Applicant's rendered-views exhibit showing the proposed venue, structures, and surrounding canyon context as submitted for review. Hosted here as an unaltered copy of the exhibit.
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August 17, 2026 · Applicant submittal
Applicant's pathways exhibit illustrating proposed pedestrian circulation, trail connections, and access routes on the site. Hosted here as an unaltered copy of the exhibit.
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Status: not separately published · Applicant consultant (Horrocks)
Not yet public
Traffic was the central issue in the Planning Commission's recommendation against the zone changes, but a standalone trip-generation and corridor capacity study has not been released as its own public document. Transportation material available today sits inside the hearing packet.
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June 1, 2026 · Provo City neighborhood meeting record
City-compiled summary of public comment, including repeated requests that the City slow down, complete studies first, and allow more public review before any zoning change in a sensitive canyon location.
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June 2026 · Provo City Mayor's Office (Utah Public Notice Website)
Correspondence from the Mayor's Office to the Planning Commission regarding its review of the proposed Vesper Amphitheater project.
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August 11, 2026 · Provo Municipal Council
Agenda for the Council's initial consideration of the proposal. Provo City has stated this meeting was discussion, not a vote.
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August 11, 2026 · Provo Municipal Council
Work-session agenda for the same day, covering staff presentation and Council discussion items related to the canyon proposal.
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Ongoing · youtube.com/provocitycouncil
Live broadcast and on-demand recordings of every Council meeting, including the amphitheater discussions and public comment. Meetings also stream at facebook.com/provocouncil.
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June 25, 2026 · Daily Herald
Report on the Planning Commission's recommendation against the Vesper Amphitheater zone changes following a lengthy public hearing. Cited traffic and canyon capacity concerns.
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2026 · Provo City Planning Division / public GIS
Parcel location and corridor geography for the proposal site near the mouth of Provo Canyon, as described in the application materials.
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Reported September 2, 2026 · Provo City / applicant
Not yet public
The Council decision was reported as delayed while the developer plans to amend the initial application. The amended submittal is not yet available for public review; we will link it here when it is filed.
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Document list last reviewed September 3, 2026. Every entry links to the original source where one is public. Entries marked “Not yet public” have been referenced or reported but not released for review — we do not summarize contents we have not seen. Items labeled “News coverage” are third-party reporting, not city or applicant filings.
