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Salt Lake City Council reviews zoning amendment, landscaping and bike amenities for Delta Center parking garage
Summary
Councilors and city planners discussed changes to a development agreement for a zoning map amendment covering a Delta Center Arena parking garage at roughly 301 W. South Temple, including bike parking, landscaping, art funding and a completion deadline of Feb. 2031.
Salt Lake City Council members on Sept. 9 reviewed a proposed zoning map amendment and accompanying development agreement for a parking garage near the Delta Center Arena at approximately 301 West South Temple.
City planners outlined four edits the council had asked staff and the applicant to negotiate after a previous briefing and public hearing. The changes include bicycle parking, landscaping along 100 South and 400 West, visual “activation” funding for corridors and daily fines for failure to comply with the development agreement. Staff said the applicant would provide up to $75,000 to visually activate those corridors and that the work must be completed by Feb. 2031.
The council heard details from planning staff seated at the table: Nick Tarbet (council staff), Brooke Olsen (principal planner) and John Anderson (planning manager). Olsen described the bike plan as “3 different bike racks on the block, each holding up to 15 bicycles,” with two racks on the north side and one on the south side. She said the applicant (referred to in staff materials as SCG) would also design and plant trees and other landscaping along 100 South and 400 West and that any art funded by the applicant would be developed “in consultation with city planning staff and the Arts Council.”
Several council members praised the negotiated language. Council member Dugan said she appreciated the landscaping and bike provisions and the applicant’s willingness to revise the agreement. Council member Petrol said the measures would help turn a “wind tunnel” corner into a more engaging, safer pedestrian space and described the landscaping and art as “cutting edge.” Another councilor noted that the city and applicant might not always have identical goals and that continued negotiation is normal.
Staff noted enforcement would rely on the development agreement’s daily fines if required elements were not completed. The presentation materials and staff remarks specified a completion deadline of Feb. 2031 to allow the improvements to align with anticipated future changes to the block.
Councilors had no additional changes at the work session; staff told the council the item was on the formal meeting agenda later that evening for potential action.
The work-session discussion focused on design details, enforcement mechanisms and coordination with the Arts Council; no formal vote or final action was taken during the work session.
