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8/1/2024 - Meeting Materials (2) SALT LAKE CITY HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION MEETING City & County Building 451 South State Street, Room 315 Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 Wednesday, June 5, 2024 A roll is being kept of all who attended the Historic Landmark Commission Meeting. The meeting was called to order at approximately 5:30 PM. Audio recordings of the Historic Landmark Commission meetings are retained for a period of time. These minutes are a summary of the meeting. For complete commentary and presentation of the meeting, please visit https://www.youtube.com/c/SLCLiveMeetings. Present for the Historic Landmark Commission meeting were: Chair Babs De Lay, Vice-Chair John Ewanowski, and Jared Stewart, Emoli Kearns, Michael Abrahamson, Carlton Getz, and Alan Barnett. Commissioners De Lucia, Vela and White were absent. City Staff members present at the meeting were: Deputy Director Michaela Oktay, Planning Manager Casey Stewart, Senior City Attorney Katherine Pasker, and Senior Planner Nan Larsen. APPROVAL OF THE MEETING MINUTES FOR MARCH 7, 2024 Commissioner motioned to approve the meeting minutes. Commissioner seconded the motion. Commissioners Ewanowski, Getz, Abrahamson, Stewart, Kearns, Barnett, and Chair De Lay voted “aye”. Commissioner Vela abstained due to absence from the subject meeting. The motion passed. REPORTS OF THE CHAIR AND VICE-CHAIR None given. REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR Gave an update that the zoning text amendment addressing min HLC members was passed by City Council. PUBLIC COMMENT No public comment provided. PUBLIC HEARING 1. Upper Yale Local Historic District Designation - Patricia Goede, a property owner in the proposed local historic district, has submitted a petition to designate a new local historic district within the Yalecrest neighborhood of the City. The proposed boundaries of the Yalecrest - Upper Yale Local Historic District are approximately 1802 East to 1885 East along Yale Avenue. The request is before the Historic Landmark Commission because the local historic district designation process requires the Commission to hold a public hearing and forward a recommendation to the City Council, which has final decision making authority on this type of request. The proposed district is located in City Council District 6, represented by Dan Dugan. (Staff Contact: Nan Larsen at 801-535-7645 or nannette.larsen@slcgov.com) Case Number: PLNHLC2023-00571 Senior Planner Nan Larsen reviewed the proposal as outlined in the staff report. She stated that staff recommends forwarding a recommendation of approval to the City Council. Michaela Oktay discussed some history that resulted in the local historic district designation process the petition adheres to currently, mostly dictated by state law. The applicant Patricia Goede gave a subsequent presentation about the area, demographics in the area and some housing types you would see in the district. PUBLIC HEARING Chair De Lay opened the public hearing. Art Swindle: Discussed district and his Yalecrest community. Thanked the commission. Lynn Pershing: Discussed the architectural gems in the neighborhood, the cost of housing, the different sizes of homes in the area and affordable housing in the neighborhood. Toni Lehtinen: 44 year resident in Yalecrest. One of the longest term residents. Supportive of this local district. Seeing that no one else wished to speak the Chair closed the public hearing. EXECUTIVE SESSION Getz: Always supportive of LHDs that preserve buildings in that district. Knows there are always concerns but reately the case those fears are realized. There are many ways to preserve a building and many times it is affordable. Chair DeLay stated it is cheaper to buy an existing house than a new one and better for the environment. MOTION Commissioner Getz made a motion to forward a positive recommendation to the City Council to approve the local historic district designation. Commissioner Kearns seconded the motion. Based on the information presented and discussion, I move that the Commission forward a recommendation to City Council to adopt the Upper Yale local historic district including the changes to the historic status rating of the properties identified in the staff report. A motion to forward a positive recommendation to the City Council was unanimous (7) passed. The meeting adjourned at approximately 6:00 PM.