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The ordinance package, moved by Council Member Dugan and seconded by a colleague, includes a 10‑foot front step‑back after 30 feet of height in a Sugar House area bounded roughly by McClellan to 1300 East and 21 South to I‑80 for MU‑8 and MU‑11 zones, and a separate 10‑foot front step‑back after 85 feet for other MU‑8 and MU‑11 locations. The motion also directed the administration to begin: an interior‑block study for potential down‑zoning, an update to the Central Community master plan as it relates to State Street, a review of on‑street parking policies and ordinances related to new development, and changes to standards for new construction and major additions adjacent to contributing structures in historic districts.

Council debate focused on the ordinance’s effective date. Council Member Petro urged a longer delay, saying, “We have got to decide if the housing crisis is real or not,” and argued a four‑month implementation window would avoid harming projects in the financing pipeline. Council Member Lopez Chavez said one at‑risk project, described in the hearing as the Grove (the former Northwest Pipeline/Public Safety Building in District 4), relies on low‑income housing tax credit (LIHTC) financing with a November 15 deadline and warned a short implementation window could imperil a project she said would bring mixed‑income housing and retail. Lopez Chavez said the council had miscommunicated with the applicant and asked for more time or a different approach.

Council Member Dugan and other supporters argued the consolidation simplifies multiple legacy MU zone rules and will help create housing near transit and commercial corridors. The council chair noted the measure “creates more flexibility for housing, including tools to support affordable units,” and described three months as a workable compromise after reviewing timelines discussed in committee and staff briefings. Council Member Young, while praising the package as a “thoughtful and balanced compromise,” recorded a no vote on the three‑month effective date.

The council did not adopt the four‑month friendly amendment offered by Petro; the motion as moved by Dugan carried with the three‑month delay. The record later reflects Council Member Mano voted yes and Council Member Young voted no on the effective‑date element.

Next steps specified in the adopted motion require the administration and planning staff to return with the results of the specified studies and ordinance drafting for the council’s further consideration and implementation work.

Details on which parcels and projects will be affected, and the administrative timetable for the follow‑up reviews, will be set in staff reports and subsequent briefings to the council.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Salt Lake City Formal Meeting - 07/08/2025","oneSentenceSummary","Salt Lake City Council adopted a package of mixed‑use zoning consolidation ordinances on July 8, 2025, approving geographic step‑backs for portions of Sugar House and directing staff to initiate several follow‑up legislative reviews.","taxTitle","Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah","taxId",2941,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":44,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6177094,"Council approves $300,000 for street lighting; schedules remaining CIP funding decisions for Aug. 19 after neighborhood testimony",2095,1330000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5341754-270c1e28d42427484958b547938bef58&start=1330&end=3425","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5341754-270c1e28d42427484958b547938bef58/thumbnail_1330000.jpg","/articles/6177094/Salt-Lake-City/Salt-Lake-County/Utah/Council-approves-300000-for-street-lighting-schedules-remaining-CIP-funding-decisions-for-Aug-19-after-neighborhood-testimony","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6177094-9f2c0e89457f4e18d72071610f9ca0d4/orig.mp4?Expires=1771101429&Signature=Hmq-20S-qSx2zjcTYhCJttqrsGUYLNhgz33zJkuExgPctohKwR5I1LMgXi3x2jOGKkATDLh0YZeMgtOfVqZGVDE53NT4zmh1JRnSNoEAM1r7Jz2qV7vNakKaUXVuIXkUhvQCGT1H~XOO1O1DxSBxC2jFRC89CpRHXnJAynR7ViutL8ImGeLpoQYEVm4bBtGCM9EQiRg9VJPKI3JY6QtAQ-VqFWa8aVPB7btliw~5WD4Tp45y6EviP9jsypA-lV7Fo6rogiRR8yu1O1ometedEW3Jugn5cd5czb1-LZi7kyLfkn3eDA7eWdCMZpPZ~I0vCPtr8xGhCknWy8iLlNKTtQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Salt Lake City Council voted July 8 to close public hearings for the fiscal year 2026 Capital Improvement Program and to approve two technical changes to the CIP key‑changes document: removal of debt service for the second tranche of public lands general obligation bonds, and authorization for the administration to use $300,000 for street lighting. The council instructed that all other CIP funding allocations be discussed in scheduled briefings and returned for a project‑specific adoption vote on Aug. 19.

The motion to close the hearing and adopt the two changes was moved by Council Member Dugan and seconded by Council Member Lopez Chavez. Council members voted unanimously to approve the adjustments and set the Aug. 19 date for final funding allocations.

The council heard public testimony from about 13 registered speakers during the CIP public comment period. Speakers represented multiple neighborhoods and urged funding for a range of local projects, including neighborhood traffic‑calming, street and trail rebuilds, shade and streetscape improvements, playground and park conversions, and bicycle parking. Notable requests and details included:

- Rachel Taylor (Sunnyside East resident) asked the council to fund a CIP application to transform roughly 2.5 acres near the Bonneville Golf Course driving range into a nature park, saying the area was closed by a fire marshal order in 2019 and estimating cleanup costs of roughly $140,000 plus a $2,600,000 land‑transfer valuation for park conversion. Taylor said new water access would allow native plant programs to establish plantings without ongoing irrigation.

- Jennifer Robinson (West Point community) urged support for Rose Park Lane improvements to complete a Jordan River Trail connection, reduce illegal overnight commercial truck parking, and add sidewalks and infrastructure to support local traffic and recreation.

- Peter Karim and supporters asked the council to reconsider funding for a shade and activation project at Third South and Main (the Cliff Building corner), noting the downtown corner’s safety concerns and asking reconsideration of an approximately $230,600 funding request.

- Nicholas Wilkinson (Beacon Heights trustee, Sugar House Community Council) requested funding for a Nevada Street rebuild, citing an overall condition index in the low teens, recurring potholes, standing water and inadequate drainage, and noting Nevada Street serves multiple schools and requires a full rebuild before safety and ADA upgrades will be durable.

- Several residents—Matthew Morris and Kelby Gopal from Glendale, Mary Jo Tedesco (university area), Kim Paterzo (Sugar House), Jeff Bear (Liberty Wells), and others—testified in support of traffic‑calming and livable‑streets projects, citing speeding, pedestrian safety, fatal collisions, and years of unmet neighborhood requests. Jeff Bear told the council his neighborhood has requested traffic calming for 18 years and described a recent fatal hit‑and‑run involving a 67‑year‑old motorcyclist.

- Evan Sugden spoke in favor of a “bike spa” (secure bicycle parking) proposal at the Milk Block; Salt Lake City Transportation Engineering had indicated a $58,000 budget to construct a bike parking facility at that location.

- Tina Hernandez urged the council to fund a HAWK (high‑intensity activated crosswalk) signal at Zenith Avenue and Richmond Street after reporting multiple near‑misses while walking with her young child.

Council members acknowledged both the volume of requests and the constrained CIP budget. Council Member Flee described the CIP process as a unique, transparent way for neighbors to propose major capital projects but warned there is never enough money to fund every worthy request. Council members said roughly $44 million in improvements were recommended out of about $66 million requested, and noted $12.2 million was allocated to transportation projects in the current recommendation, with other amounts directed to parks, bridges and paving.

The council’s approval does not finalize individual project funding beyond the two technical changes; project‑level allocations remain scheduled for briefing and final action on Aug. 19.

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Council Member Petro moved the resolution and Council Member Pui seconded it. Council members voted unanimously to adopt the legislative resolution after family members of Neil Draper and neighborhood residents addressed the council during the public comment period.

Susan Draper Marshall, Draper’s daughter, spoke for the family and described her father’s long record of neighborhood support: “When any of the other station home owners that my dad knew were buying boats and taking nice vacations, daddy was buying baseball jerseys, hats, and making sure there was a snow cone waiting for them after their games.” She noted Draper’s contributions to local youth athletics across multiple schools and said the family was grateful the city would preserve his name at the field.

Council members praised the Draper family’s decades of community investment. Council Member Petro said the Drapers have been “the embodiment of everything that is the best of us,” and thanked the family for generations of service to Rose Park youth.

The council recorded the resolution under the city’s naming process (Salt Lake City Code §3.65). The resolution notes that the mayor provided notice of intent and that the council, with the family’s consent, found good cause to complete the legislative naming process. The council invited the family to join a photograph after the consent agenda vote.

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Salt Lake City Council adopts mixed‑use zoning consolidation with three‑month effective date

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Salt Lake City Council names Riverside Park baseball field for Neil Draper