The monthly reports communicate the Planning Division’s workload and provide analysis of the trends to better understand staff capacity. Each report includes the following information: total applications submitted, application trends, feature projects, new projects in the works, and monthly highlights.

The City’s Planning Division is drafting zoning amendments to encourage the construction of additional affordable housing through Affordable Housing Incentives (AHI).

The annual report provides a summary of the work performed during the year by the division, including the work of the Historic Landmark Commission and Planning Commission. The report identifies the efforts towards addressing growth related issues facing the city as well as implementing city goals found in adopted community plans.

In late 2021, the City started the process to change how homeless resource centers (HRC) are approved. This was initiated by a request to locate a new homeless shelter in a neighborhood that is already home to several shelters, overburdening that neighborhood and the services provided to that neighborhood. The City Council adopted an ordinance […]

The City Council adopted the proposed ordinance on July 11, 2023 Salt Lake City’s Planning Division is proposing updates to portions of the Land Use Code related to building heights, review processes, and pedestrian spaces within downtown. The code revisions aim to accommodate growth and respond to new development pressures while developing standards for public […]