​We have updated the draft ordinance wording for the outdoor storage text amendment.
 
There may still be changes to come, but we wanted to give you a chance to comment on the latest draft.
 
Please submit any comments to [email protected] and [email protected].
 
The 45-day review period will be open until May 22nd, 2026.

​Petition Number: PLNPCM2025-00432
Application Type: Street Vacation
Project Location: 6500 W I-80 Eastbound Freeway
Zoning District: M-1 Light Manufacturing District
Council District: District 2, represented by Alejandro Puy

Salt Lake City is reviewing a petition submitted by the property owners at
approximately 6500 W I-80 Eastbound Freeway to “vacate” several remnant
portions of right-of-way that cross the property. When a portion of right-of-way is
vacated, it is no longer public property. In this case, the petitioner is requesting to
purchase these portions of right-of-way to include in their property boundary.
These are areas that were platted and dedicated to the City for use as public
streets, but were never constructed.
The process for removing the status of these portions of public right-of-way as a
public street is called a Street Vacation and requires review by the Planning
Commission and approval by the Salt Lake City Council. A public hearing will be
held with the Planning Commission on this item at a future date. 

PETITION NUMBER: Zoning Text Amendment PLNPCM2025-00164
This 45-day input period ends on: April 25, 2025

Mayor Erin Mendenhall initiated a text amendment to multiple sections of Title
21A – Zoning related to how to administer the zoning code. The changes include:
     • Adding design standards as a recognized type of zoning regulation.
     • Formalizing zoning approval through building permit or business license
        and removing obsolete site plan review process.
     • Clarifying when a use or structure is considered nonconforming.
     • Distinguishing and clarifying the administrative interpretation and the
        determination of nonconforming use processes.
     • Removing the AG-20 zoning district because the district is not mapped on
        the city’s zoning map and is not an active zoning district.
     • Deleting chapter 21A.35 - Character Conservation Districts because none
        has been created since chapter was added to the code in 2013.

This type of application requires a 45-day public input period before a decision is
made. The purpose of the 45-day comment period is to identify potential impacts
by the proposal and recommend potential solutions to mitigate the impacts.

To learn more please review the Draft Ordinance available as a PDF below. To submit a comment or questions, please contact Salt Lake City staff member, Mayara Lima, Planning Manager -Zoning Administrator via email at [email protected] by April 25, 2025. If you'd like the Poplar Grove Community Council to be aware of your comments or concerns, please email us at [email protected].

​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.

PETITION NUMBER: Zoning Text Amendment PLNPCM2025-00008

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

Design Review - PLNPCM2024-01450
Building Incentives - PLNINC2024-01338
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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.

PETITION NUMBER: PLNPCM2024-01329
Location: 1975 W North Temple St.
Zone: TSA-MUEC-C (Transit Station Area, Mixed Use Employment
Center, Core) District

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