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South Salt Lake Planning Commission approves preliminary plat for VA outpatient clinic at 3711 S. State Street
Summary
The Planning Commission unanimously approved a preliminary one-lot subdivision to allow construction of a VA outpatient clinic at 3711 S. State Street, subject to conditions addressing traffic mitigation, landscaping, utilities, and required permits.
The South Salt Lake City Planning Commission voted unanimously on June 18 to approve a preliminary subdivision plat consolidating seven parcels at 3711 South State Street to create a single lot for a proposed VA outpatient clinic. Commissioner Kathy Self moved approval and Commissioner Suzanne Slifka seconded; the motion carried 4-0.
Senior City Planner Spencer Cawley told commissioners that staff recommended approval because the application met state and municipal code requirements for subdivision plats when conditioned. The approved plan would permit a two-story clinic of roughly 112,595 square feet with medical services for veterans, a women's clinic, residency clinic, telehealth, an outpatient laboratory and pharmacy, and about 600 off-street parking spaces (361 surface stalls and approximately 240 in a one-level parking structure), according to project materials presented by the applicant's team.
Chair Jeremy Carter emphasized the commission’s role in applying current regulations: "The Planning Commission must evaluate applications against current City Code," he said. Commissioners and staff also noted several code- and engineering-related conditions that must be satisfied before construction, including final civil and drainage reviews, required UDOT approvals for work in the State Street right-of-way, underground utilities, fire and building permit approvals, and recording the final plat with the Salt Lake County Recorder prior to issuing a building permit.
The approval includes a standing requirement that the applicant continue to work with the City Engineer to mitigate impacts to the surrounding neighborhood and meet landscaping standards under §17.06.300 of the Land Use and Development Code. The staff report and the Planning Commission’s Conditions of Approval also require sanitary sewer connections as specified by Mt. Olympus Improvement District and that the final landscape plan meet commercial buffering requirements prior to a building permit.
