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COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
CITY COUNCIL of SALT LAKE CITY
TO:City Council Members
FROM:Brian Fullmer
Policy Analyst
DATE:April 21, 2026
RE: 2191 South 2000 East Partial Street Vacation
PLNPCM2025-00990
BRIEFING UPDATE
During the March 10, 2026 City Council briefing, Council Members expressed general support for the
proposed partial street vacation. A Council Member suggested the Council consider utilizing the recently
updated City code and not charging the applicant for the vacated property since it is in a low-density
residential area.
The following information was provided for the April 7, 2026 briefing. It is included
again for background purposes.
ISSUE AT A GLANCE
The Council will be briefed about a proposal to vacate an approximately 775 square foot triangular-shaped
portion of City right-or-way adjacent to the applicant’s property at 2191 South 2000 East in Council
District Seven as shown in the image below. The subject property is between the applicant’s property and
the sidewalk on the Wilmington Avenue side of this corner lot and has been fenced and used as part of the
applicant’s property for decades.
Although the request is for a partial street vacation, granting the request would not affect pedestrian or
vehicular travel since the subject property is between the sidewalk and applicant’s property. The existing
sidewalk, park strip, curb, and gutter would not be affected.
When the application was accepted by the Planning Division, City ordinance required vacated street
property to be sold to applicants at market value or an agreement for public improvements in lieu of
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payment. An updated ordinance was recently adopted by the City Council which no longer requires
payment for vacated street property when adjacent to low density residential properties. The Council has
the option to not charge the applicant for the vacated property.
Planning staff recommended and the Commission
voted unanimously to forward a positive recommendation to the City Council.
Goal of the briefing: Review the proposed partial street vacation and determine if the Council
supports moving forward with the proposal.
Aerial image showing the subject property’s approximate location outlined in red.
Image courtesy of Salt Lake City Planning Division.
POLICY QUESTION
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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In addition to the Planning Commission public hearing commenter, Planning staff received four emailed
comments, including one from the Sugar House Community Council, supportive of the proposed partial
street vacation.
KEY CONSIDERATIONS
Consideration 1 – Policy Considerations
Consideration 2 – Community Plan Considerations
Sugar House Plan and 1990 Salt Lake City
Design Element. The Sugar House Plan doesn’t specifically address partial street or right-of-way vacations.
They noted that redevelopment of the area is unlikely due to its single-family residential zoning.
Consideration 3 – Department Review Comments
PROJECT CHRONOLOGY
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• December 31, 2025 – Planning Commission agenda posted to the website, State public notice
website, and emailed to the Planning Division listserv.
• January 14, 2026 – The Planning Commission briefed on the proposal and held a public hearing
for the request. The commission voted 7-0 to forward a positive recommendation to the City
Council for the proposed partial street closure.
• January 22, 2026 – Ordinance requested from City Attorney’s Office.
• March 12, 2026 – Planning received signed ordinance from the Attorney’s Office.
• March 16, 2026 – Transmittal received in City Council Office.