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Council reviews draft general plan; debate centers on timing, form-based code and gravel-pit development
Summary
Consultant Sam Taylor briefed the council on a draft general plan update and schedule for public comment; council members pressed staff for more time, discussed whether form-based code should be citywide or limited to centers, and raised concerns about high-density designations for the gravel-pit/Union Boulevard area.
Landmark Design consultant Sam Taylor presented a draft Cottonwood Heights general plan update at the council work session on Sept. 16, saying the document is a high-level guide with required state elements and that staff intends to release a public draft for comment in October unless the council prefers a later schedule.
Taylor explained the plan’s role: it is an advisory document that sets a vision and does not itself rezone property. Required elements include land use, moderate-income housing, transportation and a new state-required water-use chapter. Taylor…
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