"This is a decision that is not for the common good of the whole of our community. And I mean that very sincerely," Smith said.

While some council members have argued a Deseret Industries doesn't fit with the demographics of Draper, Smith said many residents shop at secondhand stores and a Deseret Industries is needed for the community.

Late-night drop-offs and increased traffic were some of the main concerns addressed about Deseret Industries. About 80 percent of the store is devoted to retail space, and the other 20 percent accounts for storage and deliveries. Traffic needs could be better handled on the west side, opponents have argued.

But Larkin said Deseret Industries is no different than a grocery store like Albertson's or Smith's or even clothing stores like Kohl's, which dedicates roughly the same amount of space to storage. There is no reason to shuffle secondhand stores to the west side when delivery-oriented retail stores are in most business parks, he said.

"A lot of businesses are anticipating coming into our community, and we need to be more proactive in anticipating uses that have been defined in the past and make sure we're not opening up the community to an ad hoc patchwork of development, that we have some continuity, some consistency," said Councilman Jeff Stenquist, who voted for the ordinance.

"And that's the fundamental reason why we go through these land-use issues to make sure we preserve that."

The ordinance passed 3-2, with Larkin and Edwards voting against and Davis, Colbert and Stenquist voting in favor.

The LDS Church and Deseret Industries have said they will no longer comment on the issue.

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