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Community Development details permit, inspection and grant activity as building picks up
Summary
Community Development Director Sherry Pace told the council the city processed 492 building permits in 2025, conducted nearly 1,700 inspections, and secured $1.8 million in grant awards for local projects; several large developments (NSL Lofts, McDonald’s site) are moving toward construction.
Sherry Pace, North Salt Lake’s Community Development Director, presented the department’s semiannual report and said staff handled 492 building permits in calendar year 2025 and about 1,700 building inspections. “Just since July 1, we’ve processed 294,” Pace said, and she described average plan‑review turnaround times of about 5.5 days for residential permits and about 9.25 days for commercial reviews.
Pace outlined active or imminent projects city staff are tracking: the NSL Lofts project at 130 East (permit ready and development agreement near signing), a new McDonald’s site application on Redwood Road that will go to the planning commission for site plan approval, and multiple Brighton Development projects. She also noted several subdivision and multifamily projects under construction, including Eaglewood Cove phases and Clifton Place North.
The Department reported $1.8 million in grants awarded to the city during 2025 and Pace credited long‑term grants work by staff: “In the course of her career since 2010, Ally has brought in $15,800,000 worth of grants for the city,” she said. Pace also summarized code enforcement activity: since February 2025, staff found 16 businesses operating without licenses and removed 245 illegal signs; the code‑enforcement officer closed 135 cases in eight months and distributed 748 tree‑trim notices.
Pace described ordinance work and upcoming planning tasks: updates to Town Center design standards, lighting and business licensing clarifications, minor corrections to tree‑clearance code, and continuing work on a geologic‑hazard process that will help applicants avoid long permit holds. She said the updated general plan draft will go to staff in February and likely to planning commission and council in March–April.
The presentation concluded with staff offering to share the department’s permit and valuation spreadsheet with council members who requested it so they can track multi‑year trends and valuation changes.
