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Wasatch Choice Vision team asks planners to finalize land-use comments this week
Summary
Wasatch Front Regional Council staff asked city planners on the Regional Growth Technical Advisory Committee to finish reviewing the draft 2025 Wasatch Choice Vision land-use map and submit consolidated city comments in the near-term so staff can finalize the map for review by city leadership and regional committees.
Wasatch Front Regional Council (WFRC) staff asked city planning departments at the Regional Growth Technical Advisory Committee meeting to finalize comments on a draft update to the Wasatch Choice Vision land-use map and submit consolidated responses as soon as possible.
The presenter said the draft 2025 land-use map incorporates feedback from fall 2024 community workshops and planner comments collected over the prior month. Staff extended the planner comment period to "this Friday," and asked communities to provide a unified city response (written notes or meeting minutes) for the next review step. The presenter said the city review period runs from February 27 to April 4, after which WFRC staff will package the map for review by regional committees and, ultimately, the Wasatch Front Regional Council.
Why it matters: WFRC staff stressed that the updated land-use map feeds population and employment forecasts, the real-estate market model and the travel-demand model used in the Regional Transportation Plan update. The presenter said that cleaner, planner-reviewed inputs improve transportation and transit forecasting for the whole region.
Presenters walked committee members through examples where workshop stickers were reinterpreted; Brigham City was offered as an example where a planner suggested enlarging an area interpreted as a neighborhood center to a city center. Staff encouraged jurisdictions to bring the draft to planning commissions and councils, not only planning staff, because the map will be circulated to workshop invitees and local leadership.
Salt Lake City planning staff asked whether their transportation staff had been the main WFRC contact; WFRC staff said they would follow up if planning staff had not yet engaged. The presenter said roughly 45% of communities had already responded and that staff can continue to accept comments after the immediate window, though the earlier responses inform model runs and scheduling.
Staff offered technical assistance and said WFRC can attend local meetings to help facilitate review. They also shared a link to the online interactive comment map that allows reviewers to compare the 2023 and draft 2025 visions and draw/annotate polygons with notes.
Ending: WFRC staff reiterated the request for consolidated city comments and offered follow-up assistance for planners who need help getting input from elected officials or broader community stakeholders.
