Council approves North Temple overflow shelter 5-2 and rezones University of Utah site for 536 student units
November 16, 2021, 7:00 p.m. · Electronic meeting
The council voted 5-2 to allow a temporary winter overflow homeless shelter at about 1659 West North Temple, with a fence and security plan required first. It also rezoned the University Ivory House site near the University of Utah for about 536 student housing units, adopted tech land use rules and approved a vehicle master lease of up to $35 million. The 1945 South 1300 East rezone was deferred after a hearing with six opposing speakers. The Local Building Authority met first.
From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
| Item | Result |
|---|---|
| Local Building Authority budget amendment No. 1, fiscal 2021-22 (hearing) | Continued · 7-0 |
| Police Department asset forfeiture grant application (hearing) | Continued · 7-0 |
| Rezone at 1945 South 1300 East (hearing) | Continued · 7-0 |
| Budget Amendment No. 4, fiscal 2021-22 | Approved · 7-0 |
| University Ivory House zoning map amendment, 1780 East South Campus Drive | Approved · 7-0 |
| Technology-related land use text amendments | Approved · 7-0 |
| Temporary overflow homeless shelter at about 1659 West North Temple | Approved with conditions · 5-2 |
| Central Business Improvement Assessment Area | Approved · 7-0 |
| Master lease agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank for vehicle leasing | Approved · 7-0 |
| Consent agenda: hearing dates set and board appointment | Approved · 7-0 |
Agenda, item by item
Item B.1 · Budget
Local Building Authority budget amendment No. 1, fiscal 2021-22 (hearing)
Continued · 7-0
The Local Building Authority board held a public hearing on a budget amendment to its Capital Projects Fund, which covers only the bond debt service for the Glendale and Marmalade libraries. Staff reviewed the proposal and one resident commented on using the bond process for pocket libraries and parks. The board closed the hearing and referred the item to a later meeting.
Item E.1 · Public hearing
Police Department asset forfeiture grant application (hearing)
Continued · 7-0
The council opened a hearing on a police application to the Utah Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice. If awarded, the grant would pay for an overt pole camera kit, Narcan nasal spray and drug prevention resource cards. No one spoke; the hearing was closed and the item sent to a future consent agenda.
- GrantAmount not given
Item E.2 · Zoning
Rezone at 1945 South 1300 East (hearing)
Continued · 7-0
The council heard a proposal to rezone the property from RMF-35 to RMF-45 to allow a new multifamily development (petition PLNPCM2020-01022). Six speakers opposed it, saying neighbors were against it, the property was in disrepair, the zoning was not appropriate, added units would not help the area, housing should be affordable rather than market rate, and traffic would worsen. The council closed the hearing and deferred action.
- Current zone → proposed: RMF-35 → RMF-45
- Petition: PLNPCM2020-01022
Item E.3 · Budget
Budget Amendment No. 4, fiscal 2021-22
Approved · 7-0
After a hearing at which one resident commented on police services and park maintenance, the council adopted Ordinance 65 of 2021 (Part One of the budget amendment) except item G-5, and approved Resolution 46 authorizing a WaterSMART grant application. The amendment creates a Community Health Access Team and a park ranger pilot program and spends American Rescue Plan Act funds, including a Westside perpetual housing fund, one-time community grants and added Community Commitment Program funding. Item G-5 was then adopted separately 6-0 with Council Member Dennis Faris recused.
- BudgetAmount not given
Item F.1 · Zoning
University Ivory House zoning map amendment, 1780 East South Campus Drive
Approved · 7-0
The council rezoned part of a property that holds an LDS Church institute building near the University of Utah from I (Institutional) to R-MU (Residential/Mixed Use). The change is requested to allow a multi-building student housing development of about 536 units.
- Current zone → proposed: I → R-MU
- Units: about 536 student housing units
- Petition: PLNPCM2021-00313
- Ordinance 66 of 2021
Item F.2 · City code
Technology-related land use text amendments
Approved · 7-0
The council adopted a mayor-initiated amendment to Title 21A that defines Biomedical, Technology Facility and Data Center uses and allows them in specified districts. It bars biomedical uses that produce hazardous waste within half a mile of a residential use, merges several lab uses into 'Laboratory, related' and widens where research and development facilities are allowed. It applies citywide.
- Petition: PLNPCM2021-00511
- Ordinance 67 of 2021
Item H.1 · Zoning
Temporary overflow homeless shelter at about 1659 West North Temple
Approved with conditions · 5-2
The council adopted temporary zoning rules allowing a winter overflow shelter at the site. The temporary certificate of occupancy cannot be issued until a perimeter fence is built and a security and operations plan is submitted. The motion also directed police to develop a joint public safety plan with other agencies, asked Economic Development to help nearby businesses, and started a legislative action on barring temporary shelters until other Salt Lake County jurisdictions allow them. Council Members Victoria Petro-Eschler and Ana Valdemoros voted no, citing the burden on the westside, doubts the shelter would be temporary and inadequate mitigation. Members Chris Wharton, Darin Mano, Dennis Faris and Daniel Dugan said the need to keep people from freezing outweighed their concerns, with Mano saying the state, not the city, should fund the shelter. Council Member Amy Fowler and Mayor Erin Mendenhall called on other cities, counties and the state to share the responsibility.
- Ordinance 68 of 2021
- Conditions: perimeter fence completed; security and operations plan submitted before temporary certificate of occupancy
Item I.1 · Taxes and fees
Central Business Improvement Assessment Area
Approved · 7-0
The city recorder reported one protest, representing 0.02 percent of commercial taxable property, far below the 40 percent threshold. The council adopted Resolution 47 designating Assessment Area DA-CBIA-22 and Resolution 48 appointing a Board of Equalization and setting its hearing dates.
- Resolutions 47 and 48 of 2021
Item I.2 · Contract
Master lease agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank for vehicle leasing
Approved · 7-0
The council approved Resolution 49 authorizing a five-year municipal master lease agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank for vehicle leasing and purchasing. The city may enter leases of up to $7 million each, not to exceed $35 million in total over the term.
- Contract$35.0 million to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
- Resolution 49 of 2021
Item J · Other
Consent agenda: hearing dates set and board appointment
Approved · 7-0
The council approved the consent agenda, setting December 7 public hearings on a citywide limit of 300,000 gallons a day of culinary water for commercial and industrial uses, a master plan amendment and rezone for a 65-unit rooming house on East Bueno Avenue, a rezone at Redwood Road and Indiana Avenue, alley vacations in the 1200 block of Kensington and Bryan avenues and north of Victory Road, rooftop commercial uses in the FB-SE zone, and city consent to a sublease at The Leonardo. It also appointed Angela Dean to the Art Design Advisory Board for a term ending November 16, 2024.
What residents said
Overflow shelter at North Temple and Redwood RoadShort-term rental enforcementTraffic and density at 1945 South 1300 East
Speakers supported the Community Fridge program, urged enforcement of short-term rental rules, and several opposed the North Temple and Redwood Road overflow shelter, citing nearby businesses, mitigation and the burden on the area; one speaker thanked the city and neighbors for supporting it.