Salt Lake City’s local historic districts preserve the architecture and character of neighborhoods as well as the city’s history. Historic districts help us understand the identity and image of our city –and relate to our collective past, present, and future. A person’s ability to identify with a place is directly related to their sense of […]
Compatibility: What helps new development “fit” the neighborhood? [INVITATION]
The Marmalade and West Capitol Hill neighborhoods provide a real-world example of what is often called “compatible infill development.” Compatible infill is defined as the relationship between the height, spacing and location of new development and the surrounding neighborhood. Salt Lake City Planning uses several different methods to guide how a new development “fits.” For […]