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Home My WebLink AboutMeeting Minutes - 06/24/2026SALT LAKE CITY | PLANNING COMMISSION 1 P L A N N I N G D I V I S I O N PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, June 24, 2026 at 5:30 PM City & County Building 451 South State Street, Room 326 Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 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 Chair Scott at approximately 5:30 PM. Roll called by Commission Secretary Vanessa Nelson. Commissioners Present Burrows, Richard Leverett, Lilah Rosenﬁeld, Commissioners Absent City Staff in Attendance Kelsey Lindquist, Senior City Attorney Courtney Lords, Senior Planner Cassie Younger, Principal Planner Madison Blodgett, Associate Planner Jason Berntson, and Administrative Assistant 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 Nothing was reported. R E P O R T O F T H E D I R E C T O R Nothing was reported. O P E N F O R U M Commissioner Burrows asked for clariﬁcation on whether public comments were forwarded to other city departments if the content is related to their services? Planning Director Nick Norris commented that the Planning Division communicates with all city entities when public comments pertain to their city business. C O N S E N T A G E N D A 1. Approval of the Minutes for June 10, 2026 2. Extension Request for a Planned Development at Approximately 552 N 1500 W – (Not a Public Hearing) Bert Holland, on behalf of the property owner, is requesting a one-year time extension for the approval of the Riverside Cottages Planned Development at the above listed address. The Planning Commission approved the proposal on February 14, 2024, and granted a previous one-year extension on April 9, 2025. The project site is located within both the SR-3 (Special Development Pattern Residential) and R-1/5,000 (Single-Family Residential) zoning districts, and within Council District 1, represented by Victoria Petro (Staff Contact: Aaron Barlow at 801- 535-6182 or aaron.barlow@slc.gov). Petition Number: PLNPCM2023-00251 3. Extension Request for a Planned Development at Approximately 843 W Hoyt Place – (Not a Public Hearing) Bert Holland, on behalf of the property owner, has submitted a letter requesting a one-year time extension for the approval of the Hoyt Place Phase II Planned Development at the above listed address. The Planning Commission approved the proposal on April 10, 2024, and granted a previous one-year extension on April 9, 2025. The project site is located within the SR-3 (Special Development Pattern Residential) and within Council District 1, represented by Alejandro Puy (Staff Contact: Aaron Barlow at 801-535-6182 or aaron.barlow@slc.gov). Petition Number: PLNPCM2023-00900 SALT LAKE CITY | PLANNING COMMISSION 3 Motion Commissioner Rosenﬁeld motioned to approve the consent agenda. Vote No: Result R E G U L A R A G E N D A 4. Zoning Map Amendment and General Plan Amendment at Approximately 1990 S 500 E & 2002 S 500 E – Wells on 5th– Castlewood Development is requesting approval from the City to develop a 22 3+ bedroom for-sale unit project at the above listed addresses. This requires a Zoning Map Amendment and a General Plan Amendment. A. Zoning Map Amendment: The applicant is seeking a zoning map amendment to enable a townhome development. The land is currently zoned R-1/5,000 (Single Family Residential) and is proposed to be rezoned to RMF-35 (Moderate Density Multi-Family Residential). Although the applicant has requested that the property be rezoned to the RMF-35 zone, consideration may be given to rezoning the property to another zoning district with similar characteristics. Petition Number: PLNPCM2026-00329 B. General Plan Amendment: This project also requires a General Plan Amendment. The amendment would change the Future Land Use Map in the Central Community Plan from "Low Density Residential " to "Medium Density Residential" for these properties. Petition Number: PLNPCM2026-00331 Senior Planner Cassie Younger reviewed the proposal as outlined in the staff report. Commissioners clariﬁed the origination of the selling prices that public comments referenced. Market prices were discussed at the Liberty Wells Community Council meeting. A commissioner asked if the development agreement follows ownership of homes or has a term? The development agreement terms will be established should the proposal be approved. Representing the applicant, Castlewood Development, Hailey Pratt presented on community feedback topics; density, building scale and parking concerns. Public Hearing Chair Scott opened the public hearing. SALT LAKE CITY | PLANNING COMMISSION 4 • Sean Steinman - spoke in support of the proposal. • Jonathan Metzman – shared concerns about building heights, density, parking and safety. • Alyssa Johnson – spoke against the amendment proposals. • Garo Topchian – is against the amendment proposals. • Ryan Thompson – spoke in opposition of the proposals asking if this property is best suited to be rezoned. The Chair closed the public comment. Executive Session Commissioner, Staff and Applicant discussed the following topics: • Setbacks • Height of the previous meeting house that was on the site. • Proximity to numerous transit routes. • Proposed conditions Motion Rosenﬁeld hearing for 5 minutes. Vote No: Result The public hearing was reopened. • Jeff Bair - Liberty Wells Community Council board member spoke against the proposal. The Chair closed the public hearing. SALT LAKE CITY | PLANNING COMMISSION 5 Zoning Map Amendment Motion Commissioner Burrows motioned to forward a recommendation of approval, with conditions listed in the staff report, to the City Council. Rosenﬁeld Vote No: Result General Plan Amendment Motion Commissioner Burrows motioned to forward a recommendation of approval, with conditions listed in the staff report, to the City Council. Rosenﬁeld Vote No: Abstained: The motion passed. 5. Text Amendment for the Definition of Family – In April 2025, the City Council adopted a legislative intent to consider updating the deﬁnition of "family" in the zoning code. This proposal simpliﬁes the deﬁnition by removing relationship distinctions and establishes occupancy based on the number of bedrooms. The proposed regulation changes will affect sections 21A.62.040 of the zoning ordinance and excess vehicle provision in 12.56.515 that references the family deﬁnition. Related provisions of Title 21A-Zoning may also be amended as part of this petition. (Staff Contact: Madison Blodgett at 801-535-7749 or madison.blodgett@slc.gov) Petition Number: PLNPCM2026-00244 Principal Planner Madison Blodgett reviewed the proposed text amendment as outlined in the staff report. Clariﬁcation was made on whether this is enforced on the owner or tenant, the owner is responsible. Public Hearing Chair Scott opened the public hearing. • Brian Burnett – Vice Chair of Sunnyside Community Council opposes the text amendment, stating concerns with the deﬁnition of family, noise issues, SALT LAKE CITY | PLANNING COMMISSION 6 unintended consequences and difﬁculty with enforcements. He requested modiﬁcation to the current proposal. • Kimball Young – Chair of Sunnyside Community Council opposes the text amendment stating that it could incentivize more rental properties. The chair closed the public hearing. Executive Session Commissioner, Staff discussed the following topics: • Enforcement issues including limited access to vehicle registration information to local governments, and residential permit parking parameters, Commissioner Rosenﬁeld motioned to forward a recommendation to approve the proposal with the conditions; studio units - no more than two persons in less than 300 sq feet, otherwise no more than three persons per studio unit and children under the age of 18 be considered .50 of a person to City Council. There was no second on the motion, it failed. Motion recommendation to approve the proposal with the condition that children of an occupant are excluded from the occupancy limit to the City Council. Commissioner Rosenﬁeld seconded the motion and offered an addition that no more than two persons per studio units less than 300 square feet and Vote No: Leverett, Sullivan Result 6. Text Amendment for Affordable Housing Incentives Fines – Mayor Erin Mendenhall has initiated a petition for a text amendment to add the ﬁnes for violation of the City's Affordable Housing Incentives (AHI) program into the City's Zoning Code. Currently, the Zoning Code refers to the City's "Consolidated Fee Schedule" (CFS) for the ﬁnes, but that document legally cannot list ﬁnes. This text amendment will remove reference to the CFS and add the associated ﬁnes directly into Chapter 21A.20 "Enforcement" of the City Zoning Code. The proposal applies to any property utilizing the City's Affordable SALT LAKE CITY | PLANNING COMMISSION 7 Housing Incentives program. Related provisions of Title 21A Zoning may also be amended as part of this petition. (Staff Contact: Jason Berntson at 801-535-6247 or jason.berntson@slc.gov). Petition Number: PLNPCM2025-01180 Associate Planner Jason Berntson presented the proposed text amendment as outlined in the staff report. Public Hearing Chair Scott opened the public hearing, hearing no comments, he closed the public hearing. Commissioner Leverett requested clariﬁcation on whether someone can use a designated affordable unit as a short-term rental. They cannot. Motion Rosenﬁeld recommendation to approve the amendment to the City Council. Vote No: Result The meeting adjourned at approximately 7:35 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. ACCESSIBILITY: The City & County Building is an accessible facility. You may make requests for reasonable accommodations, which may include alternate formats, interpreters, and other auxiliary aids and services. Please make requests at least two business days in advance. 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