This proposal was heard by the Planning Commission on 3/26/2025 who forwarded a positive recommendation to the City Council. This page will be updated once the item has been placed on a City Council agenda. For additional information, please contact the Staff Planner listed under the “Public Comments and Questions” section of this page. Thank you!
This proposal is scheduled to be heard at the Planning Commission meeting on March 26, 2025.
Zoning code text amendment consolidating parking garage design standards in the downtown zoning districts
Petition Number: PLNPCM2025-00008
Application Type: Zoning Text Amendment
Zones Affected: D-1 (Central Business District), D-2 (Downtown Support District), D-3 (Downtown Warehouse/Residential District), D-4 (Downtown Secondary Central Business District), & G-MU (Gateway Mixed Use District)
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.
Additional Information
Next Steps
- Notice of this application has been sent to Community Council Chairs throughout the City who may choose to schedule the matter at an upcoming meeting. Please contact the chair(s) of these organizations to determine whether a community council will review this petition and the meeting details.
- A 45-day notice period to solicit comments on the chapter updates is held before a public hearing with the Planning Commission can be scheduled. This notice period will end March 23rd, 2025.
- 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.
- City Council will hold a public hearing for additional public comments and make a decision to adopt, modify, or deny the proposed text amendment.
What is the role of the Planning Staff in this process?
Planning Staff processes the application, communicates with the applicant to understand the project, and seeks input from the community.
Public Comments and Questions
We want to hear from you! To submit a comment or question please contact the staff planner via email or leave a voicemail, your questions will be answered within a week after the comment period has ended.
- Start of Comment Period: February 6th, 2025
- End of Comment Period: When the City Council makes a decision to adopt or deny the zoning text amendment. This item hasn’t been placed on a City Council agenda yet, but this post will be updated once it has.
During and following this comment period, the Planning Division will evaluate the proposal against the applicable zoning standards, taking into consideration public comments as they relate to the standards, and develop a recommendation for the Planning Commission.
Project Planner: Rylee Hall, Principal Planner
Email: rylee.hall@slcgov.com
Phone Number: 801-535-6308