Planning Commission - Regular Meeting

CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

REPORT OF THE CHAIR & VICE-CHAIR

REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR

OPEN FORUM

Commissioners may discuss general planning, zoning, or land use topics not listed on the agenda. This discussion is limited to 10 minutes and does not include public input.

Approval of the Minutes for September 23, 2026

Conditional Use

Requesting approval to allow a gas station in the MU-5 zone. Petition Number: PLNPCM2026-00591

Design Review

Requesting modifications to ground-floor glass and building entrance requirements. These modifications are intended to provide privacy and security for back-of-house, employee-only operational areas. Petition Number: PLNPCM2026-00681

Conditional Use

Hospitals, Ambulance Services, and Heliports are conditional uses in the D-1 zone, requiring Planning Commission approval to operate. Petition Number: PLNPCM2026-00683

Design Review

Requesting relief from additional D-1 design standards that were not within the DA. Requesting approval for buildings over 200' in height and increased setbacks to accommodate public plazas and additional modifications to address glass percentages, durable materials, blank walls, service area screening, onsite parking structure standards, and public improvements. Other requests may arise during the review process. Petition Number: PLNPCM2026-00748

Planned Development Text Amendment

Mayor Erin Mendenhall has initiated a petition to amend Section 21A.55 of Salt Lake City's Zoning Ordinance, and related parts of the code, if necessary, to update the procedures and requirements for Planned Development petitions. The amendments would clarify how the Planned Development process interacts with other petitions, such as Zoning Incentives, streamline approvals for small-scale projects, and build community benefit and tenant displacement policies into the process. The Planned Development process was originally designed to encourage creative, innovative projects that support city goals and address community issues, and this proposal seeks to preserve that intent while giving applicants new tools and ensuring that proposals provide a community benefit. If approved, the updates would create two tiers of planned development review, require a community benefit for major planned developments, create a process for transferring unused building height within a planned development, and require tenant protections and replacement of demolished housing. This briefing is intended to introduce the proposed amendments to the Commission and gather feedback in advance of a future public hearing. (Staff Contact: Aaron Barlow at 801-535-6182 or aaron.barlow@slcgov.com) Petition Number: PLNPCM2026-00611