Text Amendment: Changes to Zoning Incentives for Adaptive Reuse/Building Preservation
Petition Number: PLNPCM2025-00039
Application Type: Zoning Text Amendment
Project Location: Citywide
This is a text amendment initiated by Mayor Erin Mendenhall to make changes to Chapter 21A.52 of the zoning ordinance related to Adaptive Reuse/Building Preservation Incentives. Specifically, this zoning amendment focuses on the following:
- Expands the scope of modifications that can be reviewed administratively by planning staff for building preservation incentive applications.
- Makes clarifying changes to design standards for new construction associated with preservation incentives applications.
- Allows for a one-year extension of preliminary approval for zoning incentives.
Additional Information
Next Steps
- Notice of this application has been sent to all registered Salt Lake City Recognized Organizations 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 when and how that meeting will occur. The contact information for these groups is as follows:
- During and following this comment period, the Planning Division will consider all public comments received and make appropriate modifications to the proposed ordinance language.
- 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 make appropriate modifications to the proposed ordinance language.
- The Planning Commission will then hold a public hearing for additional public comments and make a recommendation on the proposal that will be forwarded to the City Council.
- The City Council will hold a public hearing for additional public comments and will make a final decision on the matter.
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 14, 2025
- End of Comment Period: March 31, 2025
Public comments may be taken up to the day of the public hearing, however, if the comment is not provided by the deadline above, it will not be included in the planning staff report.
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: Amy Thompson, Planning Manager
Email: amy.thompson@slc.gov
Phone Number: 801.535.7281