Planning Commission approves 12-unit plan development and preliminary subdivision at 825 W. Hoyt/White Place with fence condition

Salt Lake City Planning Commission approved a plan development and preliminary subdivision for a 12-unit infill project at a site identified in the record as approximately 825 West Hoyt Place (the project presenter also referred to 825 West White Place).

Planning staff presented the application and recommended approval. The project calls for 12 units on individual lots, with most units containing three bedrooms and attached two-car garages; one smaller unit would have two bedrooms and a one-car garage. The design includes a four-foot sidewalk that circles the site, common open space, balconies on second stories and a single building with direct frontage on Hoyt Place. Because of the driveway alignment the applicant requested two departures from standard development requirements: an increase in the maximum drive approach width from 22 feet to 28 feet, and a reduction of the rear-yard setback from 30 feet to 15 feet. The staff report found the project generally meets preliminary subdivision and plan development standards and recommended approval.

During the public hearing no community speakers were recorded. The commission considered the staff recommendation, then moved to approve the plan development application as recommended. Commissioner Scherer moved to approve the plan development application; a second was recorded in the meeting minutes. Commissioner Berry offered a friendly amendment to require installation of a 6-foot fence along the shared south property line; the motion maker and the seconder accepted that amendment. The commission voted unanimously to approve the plan development application with the added fence condition.

The commission then voted separately to approve the preliminary subdivision application as recommended by staff. That motion was made and seconded and passed unanimously.

Votes at a glance (as recorded in the meeting minutes): - Plan development approval (as amended to require a 6-foot fence on the south side): Passed unanimously. Recorded yes votes: Commissioner Scott; Commissioner Shear/Scherer (maker of motion); Commissioner Mike Christiansen; Commissioner Berry; Commissioner Krasick; chair (recorded as voting yes). - Preliminary subdivision approval: Passed unanimously. Recorded yes votes: Commissioner Mike Christiansen; Commissioner Berry; Commissioner Krasick; Commissioner Scott; Commissioner Scherer; chair (recorded as voting yes).

What was requested and approved - Drive approach width: requested 28 feet (standard 22 feet). Approved as part of the plan development action. - Rear yard setback: requested reduction from 30 feet to 15 feet. Approved as part of the plan development action. - Common open space and on-site circulation were shown in the plans; staff recommended approval subject to standard technical review and the added fence condition.

Project details and mitigation - Units: 12 total; most 3-bed units with attached two-car garages; one 2-bed unit with a single-car garage. - Site layout: a north–south driveway through the center of the property providing garage access, a four-foot sidewalk loop, and a portion of the property to remain as common area. - Neighbor request and mitigation: a neighboring property owner requested a 6-foot fence along the shared south property line; the applicant agreed and the commission made that a condition.

Clarifying note on address in the record The project was introduced on the agenda as approximately 825 West Hoyt Place. During the applicant’s presentation the speaker referred to 825 West White Place. The record therefore contains two closely similar address references; the commission’s action and the staff report reference the same project materials on file. The planning staff file for the item should be consulted for the official project address and legal parcel information.

Meeting context and next steps - The approvals are preliminary plan and subdivision approvals; the project remains subject to final technical review, required permits and any conditions listed in the staff report. - The commission’s action was unanimous; the planning file will record the fence condition and the approved departures to setback and drive approach width.

Speakers (as recorded in meeting minutes and presentation): - Paul — presenter/project applicant (identified in the record only by first name) (affiliation: applicant) - Staff member — planning staff (presenter and staff report author) (affiliation: government) - Commissioner Mike Christiansen — Planning Commissioner (voted yes; seconded motions during meeting) - Commissioner Scott — Planning Commissioner (voted yes) - Commissioner Krasick — Planning Commissioner (voted yes) - Commissioner Scherer — Planning Commissioner (moved approval of the plan development; voted yes) - Commissioner Berry (Amy Berry) — Planning Commissioner (offered fence amendment; voted yes) - Chair (name not specified in audio excerpt) — presiding officer (voted yes)

Authorities referenced in the hearing and staff report: - Salt Lake City Code Chapter 14.52 (site development / subdivision review) — referenced in staff discussion of review processes and later code amendment items (type: code) - North Temple Boulevard master plan (page 52 referenced in staff presentation that related to master-plan guidance) (type: other) - Housing SLC and planned Salt Lake (city planning policy documents referenced in staff findings) (type: policy)

Clarifying details extracted from the record: - Project asked for drive approach width waiver from 22 ft to 28 ft. - Project asked for rear-yard setback reduction from 30 ft to 15 ft. - Total units: 12; one unit smaller (2-bed/1-car garage), remainder 3-bed/2-car garages. - Neighbor requested a 6-foot fence on the south property line; applicant agreed; commission conditioned approval on that fence. - The project was presented as being in the SR3 zone (Special Development Pattern Residential District) in the staff presentation.

Proper names (from meeting record): [{"name":"Salt Lake City","type":"other"},{"name":"North Temple Boulevard master plan","type":"other"},{"name":"Housing SLC","type":"policy"},{"name":"Planned Salt Lake","type":"policy"}]

Searchable tags:["infill","subdivision","plan_development","SR3","setback_variance","driveway_variance","Salt Lake City","neighborhood_fence"]

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