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Taylorsville Planning Commission reviews comprehensive General Plan update, outlines concentrated "5% strategy" for growth
Summary
On March 11, 2025 the Taylorsville Planning Commission reviewed a comprehensive General Plan update that adds Public Safety as a guiding principle and proposes a —5% strategy' to concentrate most future housing growth in six station-area and commercial districts; commissioners asked for more time to review density details and emphasized protecting single-family neighborhoods and public open space.
Taylorsville's Planning Commission on March 11 reviewed a comprehensive update to the city's General Plan that adds Public Safety as a guiding principle and recommends concentrating most future growth into a small portion of the city.
Long Range Planner Mark McGrath summarized the draft plan's structure, the addition of Public Safety as a sixth guiding principle, and four fundamental strategies that will guide updates to land use, transportation and community character policies. He told commissioners the Land Use chapter aims to "accommodate an appropriate share of regional growth" and outlined an "5% strategy" designed to contain 90% of Taylorsville's future growth within roughly 5% of the city's footprint.
The proposal identifies six target areas for higher-density development and provided approximate unit counts:…
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