​The Salt Lake City Council has initiated a text amendment to increase front yard hedge heights alongside property lines from 4-feet to 6-feet, as well as to increase back yard fence, hedge, and wall heights from 6-feet to 7-feet in residential zoning districts.
A separate petition – PLNPCM2025-00138 – has been initiated by the Planning Commission to increase fence heights to 6 ft. in front yards in all M-1 (Light Manufacturing) zoning districts city-wide.
These petitions will be processed concurrently.

Mayor Erin Mendenhall has initiated a zoning text amendment to consolidate the parking garage regulations in the downtown zoning districts. Due to several recent text amendments that were being processed at the same time, but adopted at different times, the parking garage design regulations are found in 3 different sections of the city code. This amendment will move these regulations to one location to simplify the code and eliminate potential code conflicts. The intent and the purpose (to screen parking garages and not allow parking garages at the street level or in front of buildings) will remain. If additional conflicts related to parking garages are identified during the review process, the conflicts will be corrected as part of this amendment

The Planning Division has received a petition for the construction of a multi-family residential building at 730 W 900 S. The project is requesting additional height through the Building Incentives process and Administrative Design Review for modifications of some Design Standards. More information can be found in the attached materials.
 The applicant’s materials can be found Here. 

DESCRIPTION
Helix Architecture + Design has submitted a Design Review application for West End Apartments, a proposed residential building with 240 units and 178 parking spaces. The units will consist of micro units, studios, and 1, 2, and 3 bedroom units. The current zoning for the project is RMU Residential Mixed Use. The proposed height is 10 stories, or 109’.

This project is requesting to utilize the Building Preservation Zoning Incentives, which allows for 3 additional stories of building height, subject to meeting the incentive eligibility requirements and design review standards. To meet eligibility requirements for the incentives, two existing buildings on the project site – 735 Genesee and 730 W 900 S - currently Forty Three Bakery and Glow Spa – will remain. Construction of the new building requires Design Review approval for the following:
• Additional three stories of height (through building preservation incentives)
• Reduction of Active ground floor use from 80% to 79%
• Upper floor glazing reduction from 50% to 40%
• Max length of a blank wall
• Upper floor stepback reduction from 15’ to 12’

12-DAY PUBLIC INPUT PERIOD *
Administrative Design Review requires a 12-day public notice period prior to deciding on the application. This development application is currently being reviewed for compliance with the RMU Zoning and D-2 Design Standards (the D-2 Design Standards are applicable per the development agreement associated with a prior rezone of the property), as well as the Standards for Design Review. If it’s found the project meets the applicable standards, it will be administratively approved.

Brandan Case (representing the property owner) is requesting Design Review approval for an addition to an existing building at 1975 W North Temple St. An aerial image of the property is provided on the next page. The existing building, owned by LA Roser (an industrial refrigeration company), contains offices and warehousing, and the proposed 2-story addition will provide approx. 10,650 SF of office space.

Your Recognized Community Organization has 45-days from the date of this notice to review the proposal and provide comments. A public hearing may be held within 14-days from this notice, but a final decision will not be made within the 45-day input period. This 45-day input period ends on:
January 31, 2025

Larry H. Miller Development, represented by Snell & Wilmer, is seeking approval to amend Salt Lake City’s zoning ordinance by creating a new zoning district known as the Jordan River Fairpark District (JRF District). This proposed district would rezone approximately 93 acres across 38 parcels, into a single zone to support the area’s redevelopment.

The JRF District would permit buildings up to 400 feet in height, with a 5-foot stepback required for structures above 200 feet. The proposal includes no minimum lot size or width, no setbacks, and no open space requirements. Additionally, development within the JRF District would be exempt from the City’s general plans and Design Review process. Development plans have not been submitted.
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Under a new state law, the City and the applicant have until December 31, 2024 to enter into an agreement providing the applicant with an expedited process for review and approval of land use applications and vesting the applicant in any approved land use for a qualified stadium and related uses. If an agreement is not reached by that date, none of the property in the district will be subject to the City’s zoning, riparian, airport or other land use regulations.
The end of the public comment period is October 21, 2024

To learn more visit https://www.slc.gov/planning/2024/09/03/openhouse2024-00982/​. To submit a comment or questions, please contact the staff planner, Amanda Roman, Urban Designer via email at amanda.roman@slc.gov or leave a voicemail at 801.535.7660 or Cassie Younger, Senior Planner via email at cassie.younger@slc.gov or leave a voicemail at 801.535.6211. If you'd like the Poplar Grove Community Council to be aware of your comments or concerns, please email us at info@poplargroveslc.org. ​