LUZ Reports

SH LUZ REPORT 2023 October

DO YOU EVER WONDER HOW TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE CITY? Check out this website www.myslc.gov.  You can ask questions of most every department in the city and if you don’t know who to ask, use the link at the bottom to send a general question. DO YOU SEE A PROBLEM? ...

SH LUZ REPORT 2023 SEPTEMBER

Thriving in Place - The Salt Lake City Planning Commission voted to forward a positive recommendation to the City Council for the adoption of the Thriving in Place plan. Salt Lake City spent the last two years working with a consultant to understand displacement and gentrification in the city. Staff ...

SH LUZ REPORT 2023 AUGUST

The KUM AND GO in Sugar House is no longer. They their appeal with the city over denial of the conditional use for a gas station and convenience store at 2111 S 1300 East.  Apparently they are not going to take the case to district court, because according to the ...

SH LUZ REPORT 2023 July

Kum and Go appealed the Planning Commission decision to deny the project. The appeal hearing was held June 15. The Appeals Hearing Officer for this appeal was Mary Woodhead, she said she expected her decision would be out in two weeks, but might take longer. Thriving in Place. The Planning ...

SH LUZ REPORT 2023 JUNE

The following items were on the April 26 Planning Commission, and were approved: Landscaping and Landscape Buffer Prohibition of Drive-Throughs in CSHBD1 and 2 Affordable Housing Incentives Housing SLC The following item was on the April 26 Planning Commission, and was denied: 1782 S 1600 East Zoning Map Amendment and ...

SH LUZ REPORT 2023 MAY

The proposal for the Kum and Go at 2111 South 1300 East was on the Planning Commission Agenda April 12, 2023. It was denied by the Planning Commission. The decision has now been appealed, and there should be a hearing soon. I don’t believe it will be open to the ...

2023 SH LUZ REPORT APRIL

At our March 20 LUZ meeting, we discussed the following: Sight Distance Triangle, which has to do with having clear vision zone areas at each intersection of streets, driveways and streets, and driveways and sidewalks.  It also includes the regulation of fences, walls, and hedges, and this will add other structures, including buildings ...

SH LUZ REPORT 2023 MARCH

The Kum and Go application is on the Salt Lake City Open House Page.  You can read about it here.  We have been told that this is tentatively scheduled for the March 22 meeting of the Planning Commission.  You can watch here on our website for details on how you ...

SH LUZ REPORT 2023 FEBRUARY

The Kum and Go application is on the Salt Lake City Open House Page.  You can read about it here.  We have been told that this is tentatively scheduled for a February 2023 meeting of the Planning Commission.  You can watch here on our website for details on how you ...

SH LUZ REPORT 2023 JANUARY

The Kum and Go application is on the Salt Lake City Open House Page. You can read about it here. We have been told that this is tentatively scheduled for a January meeting of the Planning Commission. And, we know it is not on January 11. You can watch here ...

SH LUZ REPORT 2022 December

The city is still working on a number of proposals. Homeless Resource Text Amendments, Affordable Housing Overlay, Housing Mitigation. They are currently working on the Thriving in Place report, and Anti-Displacement Framework Anti-Displacement Framework, The Kum and Go application is on the Salt Lake City Open House Page. You can ...

SH LUZ REPORT 2022 NOV

On October 18, the Salt Lake City Council adopted several zoning text amendments that are important for all of us.  You have probably read about them in the newsletter or my land use reports before, because text amendments take time to write, gather feedback from the community, and finalize so ...

SHCC LUZ REPORT 2022 OCTOBER

To understand how the Community Council makes its recommendations, and the City Planning Commission makes its decision about a development project, let’s talk about how Land Use in Salt Lake City works.  First, members of the community write a master plan, which is a long process where we meet with ...

SHCC REPORT 2022 SEPT

DRIVE THROUGH in SUGAR HOUSE The Planning Commission held a discussion (not a public hearing) about whether or not a drive-through should be allowed in the CSHBD (Commercial Sugar House Business District 1 and 2) zones. After much discussion, the conversation was tabled until the next meeting because three Planning ...

SHCC LUZ REPORT 2022 August

The Planning Commission (PC) approved Electric Vehicle Readiness Test Amendment on July 13.  Now on to City Council (CC) for final approval. The ADU at 1852 E 2700 South was approved by PC on 7/13. The LUZ reviewed an ADU at 535 Division Street at the July 18 meeting. You ...