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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/04/2025 Pending Minutes SALT LAKE CITY | HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION PLANNING DIVISION HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISION MEETING MINUTES 1 These minutes are a summary of the meeting and not a word-for-word transcript. Attendance for the Historic Landmark 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. ATTEND A NCE The meeting was called to order by Chair Carlton Getz at approximately 5:30 PM. Roll was called by Commission Secretary Aubrey Clark. REPORT OF THE CHAIR & VICE -CHAIR Thursday, December 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM City & County Building 451 South State Street, Room 326 Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 Commissioners Present Chair Carlton Getz, Vice Chair Alan Barnett, Commissioners Babs De Lay, Emoli Kearns, Taymour Semnani, Adrienne White, and Michael Abrahamson Commissioners Absent None City Staff in Attendance Planning Director Nick Norris, Deputy Director Michaela Oktay, Senior City Attorney Courtney Lords, Principal Planner Seth Rios, and Office Facilitator II Aubrey Clark SALT LAKE CITY | HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION 2 Nothing to report. REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR Nothing to report. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approval of the Minutes for October 02, 2025 Motion Commissioner De Lay motioned to approve minutes. Commissioner Barnett seconded the motion. Vote Yes: Abrahamson, Barnett, De Lay, Kearns, White, Getz No: Abstained: Semnani Result The motion passed. Approval of the Minutes for November 06, 2025 Motion Commissioner Kearns motioned to approve minutes. Commissioner Barnett seconded the motion. Vote Yes: Barnett, De Lay, Kearns, Semnani, Getz No: Abstained: Abrahamson, White Result The motion passed. PUBLIC COMMENTS No one wished to speak. OTHER BUSINESS SALT LAKE CITY | HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION 3 1. Policies & Procedure Updates Deputy Director Michaela Bell and the Commission reviewed changes to be made. The Commission asked that the changes be made and brought back before the Commission before approval is given. Motion Commissioner White motioned to table the policies and procedures updates. Commissioner De Lay seconded the motion. Vote Yes: Abrahamson, Barnett, De Lay, Kearns, Semnani, White, Getz No: Abstained: Result The motion passed. PUBLIC HEARING 2. Demolition of a Contributing Structure at Approximately 1259 E 200 S – Logan Johnson, on behalf of the property owner, is requesting approval to demolish the building at the above listed address. The building is listed as a contributing structure in the most recent historic resource survey. Currently, the land is used as a 3-unit multi- family building, and the property is zoned R-2 Single and Two-Family Residential. The subject property is within Council District 4, represented by Eva Lopez Chavez. (Staff Contact: Seth Rios at 801-535-7758 or seth.rios@slc.gov) Case Number: PLNHLC2025- 00919 Principal Planner Seth Rios reviewed the petition as outlined in the staff report and stated that staff is recommending denial of the proposal. The applicant, Logan Johnson, reviewed the intent for the project. Public Hearing The Chair opened the public hearing. • William Grua – Opposed to the demolition saying that it chips away at the boundaries of the historic district. He also commented that the proposal would change the nature of his home and the historic district. SALT LAKE CITY | HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION 4 • Abby Bacha – Opposed to the demolition saying the community does not need soulless development and precedence calls for preservation of the home. • Cindy Cromer – Shared concerns that the proposed demolition would materially harm the concentration of historic resources by triggering incremental encroachment from the nearby business district. • Griffin Zode – Opposed to the demolition saying that the house was repeatedly marked as a contributing structure. He worried the demolition would open up opportunities for developers to further degrade the historic district. • Melanie Martin – Resident of the home, shared concerns that the structure stands in a unique position between residential and commercial zones and felt it was protecting the neighborhood from unwanted development. She stated that preserving the home is crucial to the historic integrity of the neighborhood. • Ada May Krause – Opposed to the demolition. • A comment card was read into the record stating that they wanted the home preserved. The applicant was given the opportunity to respond to the public comments. He stated that they did not intend to mislead with their arguments and apologized to anyone who felt that they were. He stated that he should do more research in historic preservation. The Chair closed the public hearing. Executive Session The commissioners did not make any statements, Motion Commissioner White motioned to deny the demolition application. Commissioner Kearns seconded the motion. Vote Yes: Abrahamson, Barnett, De Lay, Kearns, Semnani, White, Getz No: Abstained: Result The motion passed unanimously. The meeting adjourned at approximately 6:30 PM. SALT LAKE CITY | HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION 5 RECORDS: For Historic Landmark Commission agendas, minutes, staff reports, and YouTube recordings, visit www.slc.gov/hlc. 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 Historic Landmark Commission.