Council adopts several ordinances, closes public hearings on airport bonds and MU zoning (July 1, 2025)

Salt Lake City Council took several formal actions July 1, 2025. The council closed a continued public hearing on a proposed citywide MU zoning consolidation and deferred final action. It also closed the public hearing on a resolution authorizing airport revenue bonds and adopted three ordinances.

Outcomes at a glance

- B1 (MU zoning consolidation): Councilmember Pui moved to close the public hearing and defer action to a future meeting; Councilmember Dugan seconded. Motion passed unanimously. Outcome: public hearing closed and action deferred; no ordinance adopted.

- B2 (Resolution: Airport revenue bonds, Series 2025): Staff said the resolution would authorize the issuance and sale of up to $700,000,000 in airport revenue bonds to finance Salt Lake City International Airport capital improvements and that the bonds would be marketed in August. No one registered to speak; a motion to close the public hearing passed unanimously. Outcome: public hearing closed; no final sale authorization recorded in the meeting minutes.

- B3 (Ordinance: Alley closure at approximately 9 N Chicago St., Madsen Park): Council policy analyst Brian Fulmer said closing the alley would consolidate parcels in Madsen Park and facilitate improvements funded by the parks, trails, and open space general‑obligation bond. Councilmember Mano moved and Councilmember Pui seconded a motion to close the public hearing and adopt the ordinance. Motion passed unanimously. Outcome: ordinance adopted.

- B4 (Ordinance: Zoning map amendment at approximately 128 N N Street): Staff presented a rezoning from SR1A (special pattern residential) to RMF‑30 (low‑density multifamily) in the Avenues local historic district. Cindy Cromer spoke in support but urged rigorous data to justify any claimed "community benefit" for affordability. Councilmember Young moved and Councilmember Pui seconded to close the public hearing and adopt the ordinance. Motion passed unanimously. Outcome: ordinance adopted.

- B5 (Ordinance: Zoning text amendment removing public hearing requirements for appeals and variances): Brian Fulmer said the change would remove city‑code public hearing requirements for appeals and variances to align with statutory changes that followed House Bill 386 (2020). No speakers registered; Councilmember Young moved and Councilmember Lopez Chavez seconded a motion to close the public hearing and adopt the ordinance. Motion passed unanimously. Outcome: ordinance adopted.

- Consent agenda: Councilmember Pui moved and Councilmember Pietro seconded approval of the consent agenda; motion passed unanimously.

Motions, movers and seconds were recorded in the meeting transcript as listed above. Where the transcript records unanimous passage it does not provide numeric roll‑call tallies; minutes record the motions as passing unanimously.