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SALT LAKE CITY PLANNING DIVISION
PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA
August 27, 2025, at 5:30 pm
City & County Building
451 South State Street, Room 326
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111
(The order of the items may change at the Commission’s discretion)
This meeting will be held in person at the City & County Building. If you are interested in watching
the Planning Commission meeting it will be available on the following platforms:
• YouTube: www.youtube.com/slclivemeetings
If you are unable to attend in person but would like to submit comments regarding an item on the agenda,
please email your comments to the staff contact listed for each item or provide general comments to
planning.comments@slc.gov. Public comments must be submitted by 12:00 PM on the Thursday before
the meeting to be included in the official staff report. Comments submitted after this deadline will still be
shared with the Commission. However, please note that City Staff, Commissioners, and City Attorneys
may not have time to fully review or respond to late submissions. The final cutoff for submitting written
comments is 12:00 PM on the day of the meeting except for Zoning Map Amendments, which can receive
comments up to 10 days after the Planning Commission Public Hearing. Thank you for helping us ensure
a fair and efficient review process.
DINNER - Dinner will be served to the Planning Commissioners and Staff at 5:00 pm in room 326 of the
City and County Building. During the dinner break, the Planning Commission may receive training on city
planning related topics, including the role and function of the Planning Commission.
PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING WILL BEGIN AT 5:30 PM IN ROOM 326
REPORT OF THE CHAIR AND VICE-CHAIR
REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR
OPEN FORUM - The Commissioners may discuss planning, zoning, and general land use items that are
not listed on the agenda. This discussion will be limited to no more than 10 minutes. There is no public
discussion associated with this item.
CONSENT AGENDA
1. Approval of the Meeting Minutes for August 13, 2025
REGULAR AGENDA
2. Plan amendment for Water conservation and Land Use Planning – Mayor Mendenhall initiated a
Plan Amendment to Plan Salt Lake, to formally integrate the City’s land use plans with the City's 2022
Water Master Plan. This proposal updates the City’s General Plan to comply with Utah State Code
10-9a-403, which mandates the inclusion of a water element in Plan Salt Lake by December 31, 2025.
The Planning Commission is required to provide a recommendation to the City Council, who makes
the final decision on this amendment. This proposal is citywide. (Staff Contact: Michaela Bell at 385-
214-5311 or michaela.bell@slc.gov) Case Number: PLNPCM2025-00481
3. Text Amendment Clarifying the Expiration of Land Use Approvals Citywide - Mayor Erin
Mendenhall has initiated a zoning text amendment to update the requirements for determining when
a land use approval expires. The current requirements only require a building permit to be submitted
within one year of the original date of approval. However, not all land use applications require a
building permit. This proposal will add obtaining a business license for approvals that do not require
a building permit, submitting a final subdivision plat, or finalizing a development agreement within one
year as methods to prevent an approval from expiring. If an approval does expire, a new land use
application would be required. This proposal affects sections of Title 20 Subdivisions and Title 21A
Zoning that identify approval processes for specific land use applications. Related provision of Title
20 or 21A may also be amended as part of this proposal. (Staff Contact: Nick Norris at 801-535-6173
or nick.norris@slc.gov) Case number PLNPCM2025-00554
WORK SESSION
4. Avenues Plan Update - Planning Staff will provide a briefing on the process to update the Avenues
Community Plan, including an overview of the exiting conditions report for the Avenues neighborhood
and a summary of the public input received so far. The Avenues Community is in the northeastern
area of the city, situated between City Creek to the west, University of Utah and East Bench to the
east, and Downtown and Central City to the south. The Avenues Community Plan establishes the
land use and growth related policies for the area and will be used to guide zoning, transportation,
housing, and similar decisions. (Staff Contact: Rylee Hall at 801-535-6308 or rylee.hall@slc.gov)
For Planning Commission agendas, staff reports, and minutes, visit the Planning Division’s website at slc.gov/planning/public-
meetings. Staff Reports will be posted the Friday prior to the meeting and minutes will be posted two days after they are ratified,
which usually occurs at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Planning Commission.