Boards and Commissions
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complete yearly calendar for all board and commission meetings.
Arts Council
Advisory Board to the City in
all matters concerning the arts. Oversees City arts grants
program; public programs in performing, visual, literary, folk
and ethnic arts; public information regarding the arts and
management of the Art Barn, a community cultural facility.
Council consists of community organizations such as ethnic
groups, business organizations, labor unions, neighborhood
councils, volunteer groups and churches, art groups
(professional and amateur organizations), artists and art
administrators. Fifteen members, 3-year term. Meets second
Wednesday at Art Barn in Reservoir Park at 5:30 pm. For more
information, call 596-5000.
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Art Design Board
Oversees City's public art
program, established by ordinance which designates certain funds
for eligible construction projects to commission artwork.Board
reviews and determines public art policy and is active in artist
selection process. No more than two members shall be
professional artists or arts administrators or art teachers. One
member must be an architect. Five members, 3-year term. For
meeting dates and times, call 596-5000.
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Board Of Adjustment
Hears appeals on applications
of the Zoning Ordinance. Reviews, grants or denies all
applications for variances, special exceptions and appeals of an
administrative decision. Five members, 5-year term; three
alternates, 5-year term. Meets once a month on the third Monday
in Room 126 of the City & County Building at 4:00 pm. Members
must be residents of Salt Lake City. For more information, call
535-6003.
Board of Adjustment
Minutes and Agendas
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Board Of Appeals & Examiners
Determines suitability of
alternate materials and methods of construction, provides
reasonable interpretations of the Building Code and hears
appeals from City Administrative decisions. Members must be
qualified by experience and training to pass upon matters
pertaining to building construction, housing and abatement
codes, and technical disciplines therein. Five members, 5-year
term. Meets on demand at City & County Building. For more
information, call 535-6681.
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Business Advisory Board
The Business Advisory Board
advises the Mayor and City Council on issues affecting Salt Lake
City’s business community. Housed in the Department of Community
and Economic Development, the board seeks to encourage economic
development and targeted industry relocation within City
boundaries. The board also helps direct City economic policy,
promote small business growth, support local entrepreneurship,
and assist the City in remaining responsive to the business
community. Finally, the Business Advisory Board provides
recommendations to the Mayor and City Council on proposed impact
fees, business licensing changes, and zoning concerns related to
business.
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Community Development & Capital Improvement
Programs Advisory Board
Provides citizens with
opportunity to participate, in an advisory role, in the city’s
planning, assessment and allocation of its community development
grants and capital improvement programs. Obtains the opinions of
persons who live and/or work in various neighborhoods to aid the
city in identifying the needs within those areas and the
programs and projects to be completed as part of the city’s
community development and capital improvement programs. All
members must be Salt Lake City residents; at least one member
shall be appointed from each council district. Membership should
include representatives of low and moderate income, ethnic
minorities, persons with disabilities and elderly persons,
female-headed households and persons who represent business or
commercial interests of the city. Nine to eleven members, 3-year
term. For meeting times, call 535-7115.
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Historic Landmark Commission
The Historic Landmark
Commission conducts design review of new construction or
alteration to properties in locally designated historic
districts and landmark sites. The Commission is responsible to
promote, nominate, and monitor the preservation of historically
significant resources with the boundaries of the City. The
Commission consists of citizens interested in historic
preservation, including design professionals and representatives
of historic preservation groups. The Commission consists of 9 to
15 members who serve a three-year term. Historic Landmark
Commission meetings occur on the first Wednesday of the month at
the City & County Building, Room 126, at 3 p.m.
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Housing Advisory & Appeals Board
Improves housing and
neighborhood conditions within the City through recommendations
to the Mayor and the City Council. Hears appeals of property
owners regarding demolition and rehabilitation. Membership is
made up of Salt Lake City residents providing balanced
geographical, professional, neighborhood, and community
representation. Ten members, 3-year term. Meets second
Wednesday, noon, in Room 126 of the City & County Building. Call
535-6042 for more information.
HAAB agendas and
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Housing Authority
Provides low-income housing
to Salt Lake City residents. Five members, 5-year term. Meets
last Monday, 12:00 to 3:00 pm at the Housing Authority. Call
483-5407 for more information.
Housing Trust Fund Advisory Board
Advises and recommends to the
Mayor and the City Council affordable housing proposals and
special needs housing issues that should be funded using the
Salt Lake City Housing Trust Fund. Reviews, based on staff
monitoring reports, the activities of recipients of grants and
loans to ensure compliance with the terms and conditions
imposed. Reviews housing loss mitigation plans and makes
recommendations. Serves as a coordination body and resource for
organizations interested in affordable and special needs housing
issues. All members must be Salt Lake City residents and at
least one member shall be appointed from each council district.
Members should have expertise or experience in affordable and/or
special needs housing, business, real estate, or housing
development. Eleven members, 3-year term. For meeting times,
call 535-7269.
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Land Use Appeals Board
Hears and decides appeals and
decisions made by the Historic Landmark Commission or Planning
Commission. Must be Salt Lake City residents with legal or land
use experience. Five members, 3-year term. Meets on demand. Call
535-7105 for more information.
Land Use Appeals
Board agendas and Notices of Decision
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Planning Commission
Adopts and acts on any
changes to the City's master plans, redevelopment plans, special
studies, zoning ordinances, and use district maps. Approves
planned unit developments, conditional uses and certain
subdivisions. All members must be Salt Lake City residents and
at least one member shall be appointed from each council
district. The Commission should be comprised of members with
expertise in banking, development, contracting, engineering,
geology and seismology, law, ecology, the behavioral sciences,
historical preservation, architecture and landscape
architecture. The Commission should not, however, be limited to
professionals, but represent a cross-section of the community.
Eleven members, 4-year term. Meets second and fourth Wednesdays,
5:45 pm at the City & County Building, Room 326. For more
information, call 535-6171.
Planning Commission
minutes and agendas
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Transportation Advisory Board
Reviews regional, city-wide
and significant local transportation issues as appropriate and
provides recommendations to the Transportation Director and/or
Mayor and City Council. Assists in updating transportation
master plan and traffic calming program. Monitors the City's
crossing guard program and promotes public education of
transportation issues that affect the City and it's citizens.
Fifteen members, 3-year term. Must be Salt Lake City resident.
Membership shall consist of one resident from each of the eight
city planning districts, one at large member to represent the
Northwest Quadrant Planning District, one representative of
college level transportation academia, one representative of a
business-oriented organization actively involved in
transportation issues affecting SLC, and one representative of
the SLC School District. Other individuals representing
organizations with continuing interest and involvement in City
transportation issues may be appointed members. Meetings will be
held monthly. Call 535-6630 for more information.
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