AMENDED SALT LAKE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA

In Room 326 of the City & County Building at 451 South State Street

Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at 5:45 p.m.

The field trip is scheduled to leave at 4:00 p.m. Dinner will be served to the Planning Commissioners and Staff at 5:00 p.m., in Room 126. Work Session—The Planning Commission will discuss Zoning District Purpose Statements and may discuss project updates and other minor administrative matters. This portion of the meeting is open to the public for observation. 

Approval of Minutes from Wednesday, May 27, 2009

 

Report of the Chair and Vice Chair

 

Report of the Director

 

1.    Petitions 410-761 and 490-06-04 Time Extension for Bouck Village Planned Development (now known as Macland Subdivision Planned Development)—a request by Monte Yedlin for a two year time extension for the approval of the Bouck Village Planed Development and preliminary subdivision. The property is located at approximately 1566 West 500 North in a Single Family Residential (R-1/5,000) zoning district.  The project was originally approved by the Planning Commission on May 10, 2006.  The expiration date of the approval for the planned development was on May 10, 2009. The applicant purchased the property from the original developer and is requesting that the approval date be extended until May 10, 2011 to allow time to finance the project and record the final plat. This project is located in Council District 1, represented by Carlton Christensen.

2.    Planning Commission Policies and Procedures—The Planning Commission is scheduled to adopt revisions to its Policies and Procedures document

Public Hearings

3.    Petition No. PLNPCM2009-00509 Salt Lake City Code Maintenance; Fine Tuning text amendments—a request by Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker to analyze the appropriateness of amending the City Code as listed below.  These text changes are citywide (Staff contact: Ray Milliner at 535-7645 or ray.milliner@slcgov.com).

a.    Chapter 21A.Section 28.040 Table of Permitted and Conditional Uses for Manufacturing Districts. Eliminate the maximum lot size of two acres for institutional uses in the manufacturing zoning districts.

b.    Chapter 2.20.080A  of City Code (Planning and Zoning Commission Meetings). Clarify that the Planning Commission must meet at least once a month.

c.    Chapter 21A.04.030 Clarify that a Certificate of Appropriateness may be required for properties within a local historic district or for Landmark Sites even when a building permit is not required. 

d.    Various chapters of the Zoning Ordinance.  Clarify that the approval timeframe expires if complete building plans are not submitted to the Permits Office or a permit issued rather than based on the issuance of a building permit and construction actually begun. 

4.   

Postponed

 
PLNPCM2009-000191; City of the Seven Gates Conditional Use—a request by Brylan Schultz located at approximately 2904 West 500 South for conditional use approval to have living quarters for an on-site caretaker. The property is in the M-2 (Heavy Manufacturing) zoning district and in Council District Two, represented by Van Turner  (Staff contact: Nick Britton at 801.535.6107 or nick.britton@slcgov.com)

5.    PLNPCM2009-00266; Qwest Conditional Use—a request by Rob Vigil, Qwest Corporation, to permit installation of two ground-mounted utility boxes within an existing public utility easement located at approximately 2857 South Melbourne Street. The zoning designation for the property is R-1/7,000 Single-Family Residential District. The purpose for the conditional use is to facilitate development of high speed internet services in the neighborhood. The property is located in City Council District 7, represented by Søren Simonsen (Staff contact: Michael Maloy at 801-535-7118 or michael.maloy@slcgov.com).

 

6.    Petition PLNPCM2009-00135—a request by Salt Lake Exchange Accommodations for a text amendment to the Salt Lake City Zoning Ordinance to permit hotel/motel as a conditional use  in the Community Business (CB) zoning when abutting State Arterial Streets. The proposed change would allow for the redevelopment of an existing motel located at approximately 1345 and 1355 South Foothill Drive to an 82 room hotel. This project is located in Council District 6, represented by JT Martin (Staff contact: Kevin LoPiccolo at 801.535.6003 or kevin.lopiccolo@slcgov.com).

7.    Merrimac Flats Townhouse Developmenta request from City and Resort Properties, LLC, represented by Nathan Anderson, for Planning Commission approvals to allow for the development of seven single-family attached dwelling units at approximately 38 West Merrimac Avenue.  The project is located in Council District Five, represented by Jill Remington-Love (Staff contact: Doug Dansie at 801.535.6182 or doug.dansie@slcgov.com)

a.    Petition PLNPCM2008-00679-a request to rezone the property from RMF-35 residential multi-family medium density development to RMF-75 residential multi-family high density zoning classification.  The applicant wishes to increase the potential density from five to seven units. 

b.    PLNSUB2009-00417—a request for planned development approval to modify the lot size and street frontage requirements to ensure the proposed project is consistent with neighborhood setbacks. 

Visit the Planning Division’s website at www.slcgov.com/CED/planning for copies of the Planning Commission agendas, staff reports, and minutes. Staff Reports will be posted the Friday prior to the meeting and minutes will be posted two days after they are ratified, which usually occurs at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Planning Commission.

 

 

 

MEETING GUIDELINES

1.      Fill out registration card and indicate if you wish to speak and which agenda item you will address.

2.      After the staff and petitioner presentations, hearings will be opened for public comment. Community Councils will present their comments at the beginning of the hearing.

3.      In order to be considerate of everyone attending the meeting, public comments are limited to two (2) minutes per person, per item. A spokesperson who has already been asked by a group to summarize their concerns will be allowed five (5) minutes to speak. Written comments are welcome and will be provided to the Planning Commission in advance of the meeting if they are submitted to the Planning Division prior to noon the day before the meeting. Written comments should be sent to:

 

                                Salt Lake City Planning Commission

                               451 South State Street, Room 406

                       Salt Lake City UT  84114

4.      Speakers will be called by the Chair.

5.      Please state your name and your affiliation to the petition or whom you represent at the beginning of your comments.

6.      Speakers should address their comments to the Chair. Planning Commission members may have questions for the speaker. Speakers may not debate with other meeting attendees.

7.      Speakers should focus their comments on the agenda item. Extraneous and repetitive comments should be avoided.

8.      After those registered have spoken, the Chair will invite other comments. Prior speakers may be allowed to supplement their previous comments at this time.

9.      After the hearing is closed, the discussion will be limited among Planning Commissioners and Staff. Under unique circumstances, the Planning Commission may choose to reopen the hearing to obtain additional information.

10.   Salt Lake City Corporation complies will all ADA guidelines. People with disabilities may make requests for reasonable accommodation no later than 48 hours in advance in order to attend this meeting. Accommodations may include alternate formats, interpreters, and other auxiliary aids.  This is an accessible facility.  For questions, requests, or additional information, please contact the Planning Office at 535-7757; TDD 535-6220.

 

On Thursday, June 4, 2009 I personally posted copies of the foregoing notice within the City and County Building at 451 South State Street at the following locations: Planning Division, Room 406; City Council Bulletin Board, Room 315; and Community Affairs, Room 345. A copy of the agenda has also been faxed/e-mailed to all Salt Lake City Public Libraries for posting and to the Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News.

 

 

 

Signed: ___________________________________________

STATE OF UTAH                             )                                                                          Tami Hansen

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COUNTY OF SALT LAKE             )

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this day June 4, 2009

 

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NOTARY PUBLIC residing in Salt Lake County, Utah