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Developer seeks D1 rezoning at 256 E. 300 S for large hotel; staff, council voice concerns, no vote
Summary
A developer asked the Salt Lake City Council to rezone a parking-lot parcel at roughly 256 E. 300 S from MU8 to D1 to permit a branded hotel up to 225 ft; planning staff recommended denial citing downtown boundary, transition impacts, utilities and proportionality of community benefits. The applicant described family history and economic constraints; council expressed preference for housing alternatives and requested further exploration.
An applicant seeking to rezone a parcel at approximately 256 East 300 South asked the Salt Lake City Council on March 10, 2026 to change the zoning from MU8 (mixed-use) to D1 (central business) to allow a large branded hotel. Planning staff recommended denial, and the council did not take a vote at the work session.
Planning staff explained that D1 differs from the existing MU8 in several fundamental ways: D1 has a 100-foot minimum building height, no maximum height or side stepbacks, no open-space requirement and more stringent enhanced ground-floor standards for active commercial uses. Staff said that the proposed D1 zoning would disrupt the transition from downtown (which is intended…
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