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Staff backs rezoning three parcels on South 300 West from TOD to Commercial General; final council action set for Jan. 22
Summary
Senior planner Spencer Cawley told the council staff supports rezoning three parcels at 3302, 3330 and 3340 South 300 West from TOD to Commercial General.
Senior planner Spencer Cawley told the South Salt Lake City Council at its Jan. 8, 2025 work meeting that city staff supports an amendment to the zoning map for three parcels at 3302, 3330 and 3340 South 300 West, changing the zoning from transit-oriented development (TOD) to Commercial General.
The rezoning request was filed by property owners Derek Mortensen, Michael Ault and Phyllis Parrish, who described themselves in the application as the group Save Our Businesses. Cawley said applicants had sought an "EZ Flex" designation in their application, but staff noted that "EZ Flex" is not an official zoning district in Title 17 of the city code. Staff recommended the Commercial General district because it is consistent with adjacent properties to the north and because the city's general plan land-use guidance (Neighborhood Strategy 6) supports regulating uses by compatibility and economic feasibility.
Cawley said Commercial General permits a broader range of business activities than the TOD district, including small-scale industrial uses, minor manufacturing, commercial repair services and commercial nurseries, and that the change would provide greater flexibility for leasing and business activity at the three addresses. He showed an older aerial image of the properties and noted the sites already contain existing commercial buildings, including what he described as the former Crown Pond shop at 3302 South 300 West.
Councilmembers asked about how the city would regulate potentially incompatible uses and whether rezoning could increase heavy truck traffic in the small parcels along South 300 West. Cawley said uses are regulated through business licensing and land-use rules; conditional-use review or building-permit review could trigger site-specific conditions such as requiring a traffic study. He also said staff's recommendation to the council was unanimous.
No final vote was taken at the Jan. 8 work meeting. Cawley told the council the item is scheduled for the council's Jan. 22 meeting, at which the council may take final action on the ordinance to amend the zoning map.
