Ville 364, a housing organization, now occupies the former home of the EconoLodge Motel at 364 South Main Street in Logan. The property was rezoned on Aug. 2 to provide more affordable housing for those in need.

LOGAN – Despite some concerns, the Logan City Council recently approved a rezone that offers the promise of Cache Valley’s most sought-after commodity – affordable housing.

On Aug. 2, the council members approved Ordinance 22-16 rezoning 1.32 acres of property from Commercial to Town Center 1. That change will now allow the refurbishment of the existing property, a motel, into 64 affordable housing units.

One of the property owners, Keith Warburton, had explained to planning commissioners on July 12 that the Ville 364 — formerly the EconoLodge motel in Logan – has been providing a source of affordable housing to those in need since 2021.

We are a housing-first organization,” he said. “If we can get people housed, we can then get them the other services they need to stabilize …”

In keeping with the property’s commercial zoning, Warburton said that Ville 364 has been renting units on its upper floor as long-term rentals to help people get of the street and become stable.

“There have been some small upgrades to those units,” he added, “adding cabinets, cooktops and fridges. Most of those are studio units.”

The rezone change will now allow Ville 364 to convert all but 50 feet of space on its lower floor into additional long-term housing units.

Some of those larger units will be remodeled into one-bedroom units, according to Warburton.

The members of the planning commission unanimously approved the rezone request and, after some discussion and a public hearing on Aug. 2, the city council members concurred.

During the public hearing on Ordinance 22-16, homeless advocates Jess Lucero and Nicole Burnard spoke in favor of the rezone, as did community activist Gail Yost.

Logan resident Debbie Brough testified briefly to the difficulty in finding affordable housing anywhere in Cache Valley.

Only frequent council critic Joshua Molitor spoke against the rezone, calling it a terrible idea to put families with children into housing close to busy Main Street traffic.

But Burnard said it was unlikely that families with children would be placed into housing at Ville 364.

In their discussions, council member Tom Jensen raised the concern that the rezone could make it easier for a new owner to redevelopment the property.

But county member Mark Anderson countered that he didn’t believe that the property had any redevelopment potential.

The newly rezoned Ville 364 property is located at 364 South Main Street in the Wilson neighborhood.



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