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Council reviews rezoning request for live‑work townhomes on West 24th and hears RDA updates including December target for public parking
Summary
City staff presented a request to rezone about one acre at 768 West 24th Street to mixed‑use to allow live‑work townhomes, with required development agreements and design guidelines; RDA staff also reported that a downtown parking structure is expected to open for public parking in December and previewed a new RDA dashboard.
City staff presented a rezone and code‑amendment package for 768 West 24th Street at the Oct. 14 work session, proposing MU (mixed‑use) zoning to enable live‑work townhomes on a group of four parcels totaling just over an acre.
"Basically, looking at a rezone for mixed use ... at 768 West 24th Street," Joe (city staff) said, describing a concept that would include ground‑floor nonresidential spaces with residential units above, surface parking to the rear, and private subdivision with homeowner‑association governance. Under the city’s code, the rezoning would require a development agreement that the mayor would review if the council adopts the zoning and associated plan and code amendments.
Staff emphasized access constraints: 24th Street is managed by UDOT and the proposal anticipates no direct vehicle access from 24th; access would be routed from F Avenue. The project was framed as consistent with the West Ogden master plan and the 24th Street interchange revisions, which are still conceptual. Council members pressed staff on Cahoon Street (a paper street/right‑of‑way), easement options, future road vacation scenarios and possibilities for including a small green space or easement arrangements as part of a subdivision process.
During the RDA portion of the session, David (RDA staff) provided project updates. He said the downtown parking structure’s court parking area was expected to open around the end of the month, and public parking was targeted for December after completion of lighting and security camera work. David also previewed a draft interactive RDA dashboard that will present project areas, base and current assessed values, forecasted receipts and project summaries; David said the dashboard is not yet public while design work and adoption of mission/values proceed.
David gave examples of CRA (community redevelopment area) performance and noted the Lincoln RDA base taxable year (1987) and growth to current assessed values and said the RDA had returned $6.9 million to project areas to date. Councilmembers discussed timing for the dashboard launch and the need to finalize RDA mission and values before going fully live.
Council and staff also discussed the federal building downtown (Jim Hansen / Federal Building). David said the federal government is planning staff moves and that potential intergovernmental conveyance interest has been expressed by partners (including Hill Air Force Base), but the matter is in early planning stages and timelines are uncertain.
Finally, councilmembers raised a county solid‑waste transfer issue: the current arrangement with the county is a six‑month contract and there is active negotiation. Council members warned that losing local transfer capacity could raise disposal costs and limit services (hazardous‑waste drop‑offs and Saturday operations) and suggested cities may need coordinated negotiation with county partners to preserve the transfer station’s services.
Next steps: the rezoning and master‑plan amendment will move through the standard public‑hearing and development‑agreement processes; RDA staff will continue work on the dashboard and provide updates on parking availability and federal‑property discussions.
