A street or alley “vacation” means that the City is letting go of, or “vacating,” the public interest in the property. If the City Council decides to vacate the alley, it will no longer be considered a public right-of-way and will become private property. Depending on the type of adjacent property, the vacated alley is either sold or deeded directly to adjacent property owners.

The alley in question is located behind (south of) the former Panda Buffet restaurant located at 1025 West North Temple. The alley is currently used as an extension of the parking lot serving the Panda Buffet building.

Although the alley has not been used as a public right of way for several years, the city must review the request and hold public hearings to assess whether the continued use of the alley is in the city’s best interest.

The owner of most of the properties surrounding the alley plans to demolish the old Panda Buffet and the single-family homes adjacent to the alley and build a multi-family apartment building with commercial space and parking on the first floor. The applicant has provided preliminary plans for the project. These plans are subject to change since no official application for construction has been submitted or approved.

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• View Applicant Submitted Material

• Notice of this application has been sent to the Chairs of the Poplar Grove and Fairpark Community Councils, where the property is located, who may choose to schedule the matter at an upcoming meeting.  Please contact Community Council chairs for more information on whether the Poplar Grove or Fairpark Community Councils will review this petition and when and where that meeting will occur. Information regarding the community councils can be found at https://www.slc.gov/community-councils/.

• Notice has also been sent to property owners and residents within 300 feet of the project.

• Notified parties are given a 45-day period to respond before a public hearing with the Planning Commission can be scheduled. During and following this comment period, the Planning Division will evaluate the proposal against the applicable standards, taking into consideration public comments as they relate to the standards, and develop a recommendation for the Planning Commission.

• The Planning Commission will then hold a public hearing for additional public comments and make a recommendation to City Council.

• The City Council will hold another public hearing for additional public comments and make the final decision on the matter.

• If the City Council approves the request, the alley will be divided and portioned-off to adjacent property.
  • Portions of the alley adjacent to single-family or two-family residential lots will be deeded to owners of adjacent property.
  • Portions of the alley adjacent to commercial or multi-family lots will be sold to adjacent property owners for fair-market value.

The public comment period closed October 30, 2020. For additional information on this project please contact the staff planner.

Aaron Barlow // aaron.barlow@slcgov.com // 385-386-2764

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Please note that public comments will still be accepted up until the date of the Planning Commission public hearing.