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Cottonwood Heights council approves PDD‑2 zoning amendment after debate over tower height
Summary
After a public hearing and sustained resident concern about scale and seismic disclosure, the council approved Ordinance 436 to amend PDD‑2 zoning with a maximum textual height allowance up to 150 feet; the vote was 3–1.
Cottonwood Heights Mayor Mike Wickers and the City Council on April 15 approved Ordinance 436, an amendment to the PDD‑2 zoning text that allows a maximum structural height of up to 150 feet for a proposed condominium at the gravel‑pit redevelopment, after a public hearing that focused on height, neighborhood precedent and seismic disclosure.
The ordinance amendment was the subject of extended public comment and council discussion. Linda Lekman, president of the Canyon Cove homeowners association, told the council the developer’s exhibit understates the visual impact and asked the council to cap the building at 120 feet instead of 150. "I would ask that the requirement be that after this is built, any kind of…
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