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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMeeting Minutes - 12/10/2025 SALT LAKE CITY | PLANNING COMMISSION P L A N N I N G D I V I S I O N PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES These minutes are a summary of the meeting and not a word-for-word transcript. Attendance for the Planning Commission meeting is kept on file. An audio recording is retained temporarily, and available upon request. Video recording of the meeting is available at www.youtube.com/slclivemeetings. A T T E N D A N C E The meeting was called to order by Vice Chair Scott at approximately 5:30 PM. Roll was called by Commission Secretary Aubrey Clark. Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM City & County Building 451 South State Street, Room 326 Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 Commissioners Present Lilah Rosenfield Commissioners Absent City Staff in Attendance Daniel Echeverria, Senior City Attorney Paul Nielson, Principal Planner Olivia Cvetko, Senior Planner Diana Martinez, and Office Facilitator Aubrey Clark SALT LAKE CITY | PLANNING COMMISSION 2 R E P O R T O F T H E C H A I R & V I C E -C H A I R Vice-Chair Scott reported that Commission Kraczek had resigned from the Planning Commission to take a role within the City. R E P O R T O F T H E D I R E C T O R Director Nick Norris reported that City Council adopted the RMF-35/45 code changes with some amendments. O P E N F O R U M Commissioner Barry requested education on the process for Fire Department Review. She also requested a refresher on the application process. Commissioner Burrows applauded Commissioner Kraczek for his time as Chair. Commissioner Rosenfield made comments regarding fire code. C O N S E N T A G E N D A 1. Approval of the Minutes for November 12, 2025 Motion Vote No: Result R E G U L A R A G E N D A 5. General Plan & Zoning Map Amendment at Approximately 539 S 400 E – Russ Poulsen with Thrive Development, the property owner, is requesting a Master Plan Amendment and a Zoning Map Amendment at the above-listed address. The site is 0.41 acres (17,724 square feet) in size. If approved, the developer intends to build 5-story SALT LAKE CITY | PLANNING COMMISSION 3 residential building with commercial on the ground floor to complement the neighboring property to the north under the same ownership. A. General Plan Amendment: Requesting to amend the Central Community General Plan's future land use map from Medium-High Density Residential to High Density Mixed Use. Case Number: PLNPCM2025-00984 B. Zoning Map Amendment: Requesting to rezone the property from RMF-45 to MU-5. Case Number: PLNPCM2025-00704 The subject property is located within Council District 4, represented by Eva Lopez Chavez. (Staff Contact: Olivia Cvetko at 801-535-7285 or Olivia.Cvetko@slc.gov) Principal Planner Olivia Cvetko presented the proposal. She stated that staff is recommending the Commission forward a recommendation of approval to City Council. The applicant Russ Pulson, representing the property owner, shared the background of the application. The Commission, Staff, and Applicant(s) discussed: • Parking – Urban Center • Tenant displacement • Patchwork zoning • Rental assistance Public Hearing Vice-Chair Scott opened the public hearing. • Cindy Cromer – concerned about the community benefit • Anne Ruth Isaccson – Community Council – Building looks nice and appropriate for 500 S. Questioned whether putting commercial on the bottom floor is a community benefit. Mentioned a few buildings that have vacant ground floor space. Says Central City needs for sale units. Asked the Commission to reconsider the application saying for-rent units are not what the city needs. • Luke Valentino – says the proposal would be a place people want to live and attainable. Seeing that no one else wished to speak, the Vice-Chair closed the public hearing. Executive Session Commissioners, Staff, and Applicants discussed the following topics: SALT LAKE CITY | PLANNING COMMISSION 4 • Comments made by Public Utilities discussed in the staff report • Community Development and ground floor community benefit • Commissions purview regarding amendments to the community benefit • Whether the commission could consider alternative zones General Plan Amendment Commissioner Burrows motioned to forward a recommendation of approval to City Council. Vote No: Result Zoning Map Amendment Commissioner Burrows motioned to forward a recommendation of approval to City Council. Rosenfield Vote No: Result 6. Alley Vacation at Approximately 519 E Browning Ave - Amy & David Beecham, the applicants, are requesting approval for an Alley Vacation, located to the east of 519 E. Browning Avenue, to vacate (or to give up public ownership of) a portion of a public alley approximately 16 feet by 187.43 feet, starting from Browning Avenue. If approved, this section of the alley would be divided and allocated to the property owners abutting the portion of the alley that is vacated. This property is zoned R-1-5,000 (Residential) and is located within Council 5, represented by Darin Mano. (Staff Contact: Diana Martinez at 801-535-7215 or diana.martinez@slc.gov) Case Number: PLNPCM2025-00883 Senior Planner Diana Martinez reviewed the petition as outlined in the staff report. She stated that staff recommends approval of the proposal. The applicant had nothing to add. The Chair opened the public hearing. SALT LAKE CITY | PLANNING COMMISSION 5 Public Hearing No one wished to speak, the Chair closed the public hearing. Executive Session Commissioners and Staff discussed the following topics: • The proposal only includes a portion of the alley • The alternative options for the property owner • The timeline of existing structures Motion Rosenfield recommendation of approval to City Council. Vote No: Barry, Burrows Result O T H E R B U S I N E S S 7. Officer Elections Commissioner Burrows nominated Commissioner Scott as Chair. Commissioner Rosenfield seconded the nomination. Commissioner Scott accepted the nomination. The commission voted unanimously to approve Commissioner Scott as Chair. Commissioner Burrows nominated Commissioner Barrett as Vice-Chair. Commissioner Scott seconded the motion. Commissioner Barrett accepted the nomination. The commission voted unanimously to approve Commissioner Barrett as Vice-Chair. The meeting adjourned at approximately 7:00 PM. RECORDS: For Planning Commission agendas, minutes, staff reports, and YouTube recordings, visit www.slc.gov/pc. Staff Reports will be posted the Friday prior to the meeting and minutes will be posted two days after they are approved, which usually occurs at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Planning Commission.