After a heated planning commission meeting with an auditorium full of protesters last week, Pleasant Grove's Community Development team decided to withdraw the items of protest from the agenda.

At issue at the meeting was the adoption of the city's Downtown 2020 plan and a mixed use overlay in the area. More than 150 people signed up to speak out against the changes at the meeting.

While many of the speakers -- each allowed three minutes -- said that they liked certain aspects of the plan, they said that the city should have allowed more input from residents.

"We have not had citizen input," said Beth Olsen, Historic Commission chairwoman.

"We should value our historic neighborhoods," said Eric Jensen, area resident. "We should follow the (city's) plan and form a group of residents and business owners."

Laurel Backman Riddle received a standing ovation after asking the crowd if they agreed that more resident input is needed.

At Tuesday's City Council work session Ken Young, Community Development director, announced that the items would be removed.

"We determined, in response to some of the issues, that both items will be indefinitely held," he said.

According to Young, a downtown advisory board will be formed to review the plan, consider options and listen to various citizens' groups. Then, the items will be rescheduled. The group will be comprised of various committee members as well as downtown business and property owners. "We're trying to make it a nice fair balance," said Young.

"I think it's a good recommendation," said Mayor Michael Daniels. "My concern is that we have a balanced board."

The Downtown 2020 Action Plan was designed by the Community Development Department to bring businesses in and revitalize the historic downtown area of the city while preserving historic buildings. Some of the concerns by citizens include allowing five-story buildings, increased traffic and more commercial zones in the residential areas.