This is a new, mysterious project going up on the corner of 900 East, right by the STREETCAR STATION across from Leisure Living.  Here is a link to the plans.  This is in the FB-SE (Form-Based Streetcar Edge) zone.  This will be an over the counter permit, meaning that as ...
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This is a big update of the SLC regulations for off-street parking, including minimum and maximum number of stalls required/allowed; permitted alternatives to off-street parking requirement; and parking lot design, access and dimensional standards.  The City Council will have its first briefing on Tuesday, February 8 at its afternoon work ...
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T-Mobile wants a conditional use to expand an existing antenna array located at 1596 Stratford Avenue in the rear.  Because of the size of the expansion, a new conditional use is required. Here is the Notification Letter to the Sugar House Community Council, and the Information Sheet. You can see ...
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The neighbors at 968 E Elm Avenue have initiated a petition to vacate the alley that runs South of their property between 1000 East and Lincoln Street. The reason for the vacation is public safety and lack of use of the public right-of-way as the reasons for the request. You ...
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Please read this description of the small parcel in the parking lot where they have been building tiny homes, and what they do with the homes when they are finished. The city says they need to be in the CB zone to do this, however, that use is not currently ...
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UPDATE 12/30/20 Three emails sent to City council on this subject This is a  map of District 7 Proposed Zoning SRO  which shows places where Shared Housing would be allowed. DEFINITION: A residential dwelling facility containing individual, self-contained, dwelling units none of which may exceed five hundred (500) square feet in ...
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UPDATE: THIS REZONE WILL BE ON THE FEBRUARY 24, PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING.  HERE IS THE STAFF REPORT.  If you want to make a comment at the meeting, or watch the meeting, here are the instructions. You can read the letter sent by SHCC here. We have two requests for this parcel ...
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Salt Lake City is updating its child daycare zoning requirements.  This would allow the ability for more licensed daycare facilities to further support the development of home daycare and child daycare centers near the places we live, with the intent of implementing the following goals adopted in the “Growing SLC” Plan. Here ...
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Here is the letter SHCC sent to the Planning Commission for this project. Salt Lake City has received a Conditional Use request from T-Mobile, represented by Larson Quick of Rage Development, LLC, in order to increase the size of an existing antenna array mounted on an existing utility pole located ...
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Here is the letter from SHCC to the Planning Commission:  Letter to PC Stealth Cell Tower Text Amendment Verizon Wireless has submitted a zoning text amendment request that would allow, by right, stealth antennas up to 60 feet in height in all zoning districts located within Salt Lake City. Stealth ...
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UPDATE:  Here is the letter written by SHCC to the Planning Commission.  We don't yet have a date for the hearing.   https://www.sugarhousecouncil.org/special-exception-letter-shcc-to-pc-with-comments/ The special exception code changes project is a proposal to eliminate the special exception process from the Salt Lake City Zoning Ordinance. There are more than 40 authorized ...
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This was approved by the Planning Commission October 28, 2020. Now this will go to the City Council for final approval. Here is a list of all the city-owned properties in the Public Lands zone where this might apply. Here is the SHCC Letter to Planning on Restaurants in the ...
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The Planning Commission approved this change on October 28, 2020.  This will go to City Council for final approval. Here is the SHCC letter to the Planning Commission:  SHCC Letter to PC Billboard Amendments  Read what the city attorney had to say about why Salt Lake City was making this ...
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Update - This was approved by the Planning Commission on January 13. It will now move to City Council for final approval. Here is a link to the Planning Commission Agenda. Here is the Planning Commission Staff Report recommending the Planning Commission has the authority to grant a higher fence ...
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The city wants our feedback on an "AFFORDABLE HOUSING OVERLAY ORDINANCE"  This would allow affordable housing many places  in our city, without much oversight in terms of getting public comment, planning input or review by the Planning Commission, as long as it meets certain criteria. Many of these areas would ...
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