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Home My WebLink AboutTransmittal - 7/9/2025SALT LAKE CITY TRANSMITTAL To: Salt Lake City Council Chair Submission Date: 07/02/2025 Date Sent to Council: 07/09/2025 From: Department * Community and Neighborhood Employee Name: Royall, Heather E-mail heather.royall@slc.gov Department Director Signature Director Signed Date 07/08/2025 Chief Administrator Officer's Signature Chief Administrator Officer's Signed Date 07/09/2025 Subject: Building Permit Fee Waivers Additional Staff Contact: Tammy Hunsaker, tammy.hunsaker@slc.gov Mike Akerlow, mike.akerlow@slc.govTony Milner, tony.milner@slc.gov Presenters/Staff Table Tammy Hunsaker, tammy.hunsaker@slc.gov Mike Akerlow, mike.akerlow@slc.gov Tony Milner, tony.milner@slc.gov Heather Royall, heather.royall@slc.gov Document Type Resolution Budget Impact? Yes No Recommendation: To facilitate the development of new deeply aﬀordable housing units in Salt Lake City, ultimately adopt the resolution (Exhibit A) to approve building permit fee waivers for Alliance House and First Step House, for the development of aﬀordable housing. Background/Discussion See ﬁrst attachment for Background/Discussion Will there need to be a public hearing for this item?* Yes No Public Process Ordinance 18.20.220 states that informal public hearings are required for non-proﬁt fee waiver applications. After a seven (7) day public notice period on March 24th, 2025, an informal public hearing was held with Tammy Hunsaker, CAN Director and Mike Akerlow, CAN Deputy Director, Dennis Rutledge, Community Development Grant Supervisor, Sarah Nielsen, Community Development Grant Specialist, and representatives from each applicant. At the meeting, the CAN Director, Tammy Hunsaker, recommended approval of both applications. ERIN MENDENHALL DEPARTMENT of COMMUNITY Mayor and NEIGHBORHOODS Tammy Hunsaker Director SALT LAKE CITY CORPORATION 451 SOUTH STATE STREET, ROOM 404 WWW.SLC.GOV P.O. BOX 145486, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84114-5486 TEL 801.535.6230 FAX 801.535.6005 CITY COUNCIL TRANSMITTAL BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION: City code 18.20.220 states that non-profit organizations may petition the City to waive or defer permit fees for the development of affordable housing in Salt Lake City. “The director's recommendation will be made to the city council and considered at a public meeting. The property owner of any project(s) for which a waiver or deferral of fees is granted shall enter into, as applicable, (1) a restrictive covenant, in a form approved by the city attorney, against the applicable property pertaining to the affordable housing that shall be provided at the property, or (2) a binding agreement regarding the method in which the fee savings shall be applied to a specific housing project.” The non-profit organizations of Alliance House and First Step House have individually submitted applications that have been reviewed by staff and meet the requirements of the ordinance. • Alliance House, Inc. intends to develop 16 new deeply affordable housing units, located at 1805 S Main St, Salt Lake City, 84115. These units will be 1-bedroom units, set aside for households at or below 30% AMI. o This project is eligible for a waiver totaling $40,365.52 in Building Permit Fees. • First Step House intends to develop 67 new deeply affordable housing units, located at 44 N 1000 W, Salt Lake City, 84116. The project will consist of 63 2-bedroom units and 4 2-bedroom units, all set aside for households at or below 40% AMI. o This project is eligible for a waiver totaling $153,639.06 in Building Permit Fees. These projects align with the Community Reinvestment Agency’s housing priorities and the City’s Moderate Income Housing Plan, referred to as Housing SLC: 2023-2027, goals to increase deeply affordable housing in Salt Lake City. PUBLIC PROCESS: Ordinance 18.20.220 states that informal public hearings are required for non-profit fee waiver applications. After a seven (7) day public notice period on March 24th 2025, an informal public hearing was held with Tammy Hunsaker, CAN Director and Mike Akerlow, CAN Deputy Director, Dennis Rutledge, Community Development Grant Supervisor, Sarah Nielsen, Community Development Grant Specialist, and representatives from each applicant. At the meeting, the CAN Director, Tammy Hunsaker, recommended approval of both applications. EXHIBITS: A. Resolution 1 RESOLUTION NO.________ OF 2025 A resolution adopting non-profit affordable housing developer fee waivers for projects located at 1805 S Main St and 44 N 1000 W in Salt Lake City. WHEREAS, Salt Lake City Code 18.20.220 states that non-profit organizations may petition Salt Lake City Corporation (“City”) to waive or defer fees for the development of affordable housing in Salt Lake City (“Fee Waiver Ordinance”); and WHEREAS, the Fee Waiver Ordinance helps advance the affordable housing priorities of the City and supports the development of new deeply affordable housing units for low-income households; and WHEREAS, the non-profit organization Alliance House Inc., (“Alliance House”) has applied for a waiver of building permit fees incurred for the project located at 1805 S Main Street, Salt Lake City; and WHEREAS, the non-profit organization First Step House (“First Step House,” and together with Alliance House, the “Applicants”) has applied for a waiver of building permit fees incurred for the project located at 44 North 1000 West, Salt Lake City; and WHEREAS, an informal public hearing was held on March 24, 2025 to allow the Director of the Department of Community and Neighborhoods (“CAN Director”) to review the applications received from Alliance House and First Step House; and WHEREAS, the Fee Waiver Ordinance permits the CAN Director to recommend granting a requested waiver if the project and the nonprofit organization provide housing for persons or families under 80% of the area median income, as defined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”); and WHEREAS, the Applicants and their respective projects were determined to be eligible for building permit fee waivers in the amount of $40,365.52 for Alliance House and $153,639.06 for First Step House; and WHEREAS, in accordance with the Fee Waiver Ordinance, the CAN Director does now recommend granting the non-profit affordable housing developer fee waivers to the Applicants for their respective projects located at 1805 S Main Street and 44 North 1000 West. NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, as follows: 1. That the non-profit affordable housing developer fee waiver for the Alliance House project located at 1805 S Main Street is hereby approved in the amount of $40,365.52. 2 2. That the non-profit affordable housing developer fee waiver for the First Step House project located at 44 North 1000 West is hereby approved in the amount of $153,639.06. Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, this ___ day of ______________, 2025. SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL By _____________________________ CHAIR Approved as to form: __________________________ Salt Lake City Attorney’s Office Date: ___________________________ Name: ATTEST: _________________________________ City Recorder Sara Montoya June 30, 2025