Cottonwood Heights planning commission continues review of proposed 12‑story condominium at Wasatch gravel pit

The Cottonwood Heights Planning Commission on Jan. 8 heard an informational presentation and public comment on ZTA24‑005, a text amendment to the site‑specific planned development district (PDD‑2) for the gravel pit at 6695 Wasatch Boulevard that would set the height, massing and unit count for a condominium building on the northern edge of the Wasatch Rock Redevelopment site. Planning staff and the applicant said no final vote was scheduled; the commission voted to continue the item to its Feb. 5 meeting to allow a full staff report and updated technical studies.

The item matters because the PDD‑2 ordinance, adopted in 2021, already entitles multiple uses on the 21.5‑acre parcel — an apartment building (originally approved at 325 units and later reduced to 300), several commercial pads, and a hotel — but deferred final approval of the condominium building’s height, unit count and parking. Planning staff said the current application asks only to set those deferred parameters for the condominium site; other entitlements and site standards in the PDD remain unchanged.

Mike (planning staff) told the commission the text amendment is “an amendment to that site specific plan development zone” and that staff will perform a “full technical staff analysis of the…