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Planning Commission backs temporary city facility overlay and zoning amendment for 3291 S. 900 W.
Summary
The commission recommended that City Council adopt a new city facility overlay in Title 17 and apply it to 3291 South 900 West to allow temporary outdoor storage and city use during a public works campus rebuild; the overlay is designed to expire when the lease or city use ends.
The South Salt Lake Planning Commission on July 10 unanimously recommended that the City Council approve an ordinance adding a city facility overlay to Title 17 of the municipal code and apply that overlay to one parcel at 3291 South 900 West.
A planning staff presenter said the overlay allows city facility uses on leased property without changing the base zone; the overlay is set to expire when the lease or city use ends. "This would apply to properties that we lease for the city, and we want that facility use on it, but we don't want to change the base zone to city facility," the presenter said, explaining the overlay avoids a permanent rezoning of commercial property.
Staff told the commission the parcel, next to the public safety campus and an existing fire station, is being leased to provide temporary outdoor storage and staging during a phased rebuild of the public works campus. Staff said some items to be stored include city equipment, barricades and, temporarily, police evidence and vehicles that must be secured while the campus is rebuilt.
Under the proposed city facility overlay, outdoor storage would be allowed on the leased parcel, subject to the municipal code's screening requirements: the staff presentation noted an eight-foot solid screen fence is required for outdoor storage and chain-link fences are prohibited for that use. The presenter said the base zoning is commercial corridor; the overlay would allow city facility uses on top of the existing base zone and revert when the lease or city use ends.
On procedural questions, staff clarified the lease is structured as a minimum three-year arrangement with options to renew annually (funding dependent) and that funding for the temporary storage comes from the public works campus project budget. The presenter said the overlay provides flexibility for short-term city needs without requiring the city to acquire property long term.
A commissioner said the proposal raised a "spot zoning" concern but accepted that the overlay's automatic expiration tied to the lease reduces the risk of a permanent down-zone. No members of the public spoke during the hearings on either the ordinance or the zoning map amendment.
The commission voted to forward both a positive recommendation for the ordinance establishing the city facility overlay and a separate recommendation to amend the zoning map for parcel 3291 South 900 West. Motions: the ordinance recommendation was moved by Commissioner Slifka and seconded by Commissioner Ewell; the zoning-map recommendation for 3291 South 900 West was moved by Commissioner Peschman and seconded by Commissioner Southey. Both motions passed unanimously; individual roll-call votes were not read on the record.
Staff said the ordinance will return to the City Council for a regular meeting on July 23. If the council approves the overlay and the map amendment, the overlay will be applied to the listed parcel only for the duration of the lease/city use and then the property will revert to the underlying commercial corridor zoning.
