Land Use & Zoning

Salt Lake City Planning has been working on updating the East Bench Master Plan for 4 years. You can learn more about the process and read the full plan here. Right now they are soliciting public comments. Please take the time to learn more and give comments. East...

07 January, 2016
UPDATE : This proposal was denied by the Planning Commission Applicant LRHammel Realty, LLC owns land located at 2471 South 1700 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84106, upon which Applicant's affiliate, LRHammel Management dba Salt Lake Tennis & Health Club ("SLT"), operates a tennis and health facility. 
04 April, 2018

The Land Use and Zoning Committee met March 19.  We discussed the request for achange to the Maximum Area per Sign Face for flat signs in Open Space Districts to be as large as 200 square feet.  Currently, a 60 square foot sign is allowed. Crystal...

04 April, 2018

Changes to the Accessory Dwelling Units  Ordinance has been sent back to Planning by the City Council on December 5 for one more round of edits.  Hopefully, this will be back on their agenda in January. There is not consensus among the members. The City Council...

14 January, 2018

A request by Carlos Nunez, representing the property owner North rock Capital LLC, for Planned Development and Preliminary Subdivision approval for a four lot townhome ("attached single-family") development. Planned Development approval is required as three of the proposed lots would not have frontage on a...

07 December, 2017

Richmond Place Townhouses Planned Development and Preliminary Subdivision at approximately 2965 S Richmond Street A request by Johnsen and Allphin Properties LLC for Planned Development and Preliminary Subdivision approval for a proposed 9-unit townhouse project on a 0.83 acre parcel in the RMF- 30 (Low...

06 December, 2017
The following major zoning changes are potentially going to be adopted by the City Council before the end of the year.  You can attend and speak at the following public hearings, some you can still comment on Open City Hall, you can attend the City Council where these may formally b adopted, and you can send them comments to council.comments@slcgov.com.  (all these dates are subject to change, but we know not much will happen in December, so all will be probably adopted by the end of November.)
11 October, 2017
Jolley Pharmacy applied to put solar panels on their roof, and I gave verbal approval to the city.
1249 East Crystal Avenue filed a petition to request an alley vacation.  We put flyers out in the neighborhood and had neighbors come to our June LUZ meeting or send me an email.  We got quite a number of responses, everyone was in favor of this closing.  I sent a favorable response to the city. However, we have learned that because this alley abuts another alley, all the neighbors adjacent to either alley must agree.  The city will handle that process.
18 August, 2017

UPDATE This project was completed and opened in December 2020. 1701 S 1100 East (Former Salt Lake Costume Building) has filed an application for a Planned Development to renovate the existing building into 19 apartment units. This is a Planned Development because they want decorative balconies and planters...

09 July, 2017
On June 28, the Planing Commission approved the Shopko Project,  Here is part of the Record of Decision:
05 July, 2017