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Planning commission discusses live-work definition, council moratorium and next steps
Summary
At the April 16 work session, the Planning Commission discussed staff’s draft definition of "live work" after a city-council moratorium and asked staff to return with a revised ordinance approach at the May work session.
At the April 16, 2025 work session the Cottonwood Heights Planning Commission discussed a staff-proposed definition and administrative approach to "live work" units after the city council adopted a moratorium on new live-work approvals.
Staff said the council placed a moratorium on live-work land-use approvals on Feb. 18, 2025, and directed staff to draft a codified definition. Staff presented a working definition that would require the commercial portion of a live-work unit to constitute at least 25% of the unit’s gross floor area and for at least 50% of the unit’s ground-level frontage along the public right of way to be dedicated to commercial activity. Staff also said the commercial portion must be an allowed nonresidential use in the underlying zone. Alternatives discussed included setting a hard minimum…
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