Council approves two rezones with 35-foot height limit on one, adopts patient privacy ordinance
May 17, 2022, 7:00 p.m.
Meeting also as the Local Building Authority and Redevelopment Agency, the council adopted the 1950 South West Temple rezone with a 35-foot height covenant, the 1902 South 400 East rezone, and an ordinance on patient privacy near healthcare facilities. It also corrected its council district map and held first hearings on the FY 2022-23 budget, which were referred to June 7. All votes were 7-0. The minutes were approved July 13, 2022.
From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
| Item | Result |
|---|---|
| Local Building Authority FY 2022-23 capital projects fund budget hearing | Continued · 7-0 |
| Redevelopment Agency FY 2022-23 budget hearing | Continued · 7-0 |
| Joint resolution 14 of 2022 celebrating Pride Month | Approved · 7-0 |
| Public hearing on four grant applications | Approved · 7-0 |
| Library Fund Budget Amendment No. 1, FY 2021-22 | Approved · 7-0 |
| Public hearing: Public Utilities revenue bonds, Series 2022 | Discussed · 7-0 |
| Public hearing on FY 2022-23 city budget and related ordinances | Continued · 7-0 |
| Rezone and master plan amendment, 1950 and 1948 South West Temple (PLNPCM2021-00291, -00292) | Approved with conditions · 7-0 |
| Rezone and master plan amendment, 1902 South 400 East (PLNPCM2021-00717, -00718) | Approved · 7-0 |
| Reconsideration of redistricting resolution | Approved · 7-0 |
| Ordinance protecting patient privacy and rights near healthcare facilities | Approved · 7-0 |
| Consent agenda: board appointments | Approved · 7-0 |
Agenda, item by item
Item B.1 · Public hearing
Local Building Authority FY 2022-23 capital projects fund budget hearing
Continued · 7-0
Acting as the Local Building Authority board, members held a hearing on the final FY 2022-23 Capital Projects Fund budget, which covers bond debt service for the Glendale and Marmalade libraries. No one spoke. The hearing was closed and referred to the June 7 hearing.
Item D.1 · Public hearing
Redevelopment Agency FY 2022-23 budget hearing
Continued · 7-0
Acting as the RDA board, members held a hearing on the final FY 2022-23 agency budget. One speaker suggested seeking federal funding for communities displaced by freeways, making the Fleet Block a park while saving its murals, and using the EMT building for a library or police substation. The hearing was closed and referred to June 7.
Item F.1 · Other
Joint resolution 14 of 2022 celebrating Pride Month
Approved · 7-0
The council adopted a joint ceremonial resolution with the mayor celebrating Pride Month. Council Member Puy read it, and a Utah Pride Center co-CEO thanked the council for the continued partnership.
Item G.1-4 · Public hearing
Public hearing on four grant applications
Approved · 7-0
Staff presented four grant applications heard as one hearing: a Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area grant for three Salt Lake Metro Narcotics Task Force positions in 2023; a School Age Quality Grant for 24 YouthCity afterschool positions; a School Age Summer Quality Expansion Grant for eight YouthCity positions; and a federally funded Summer Food Service Program grant for YouthCity snacks. No one spoke. The hearing was closed and the items referred to a future consent agenda.
- GrantAmount not given to Office of National Drug Control Policy
- GrantAmount not given to Utah Department of Workforce Services Office of Child Care
- GrantAmount not given to Utah Department of Workforce Services Office of Child Care
- GrantAmount not given to Utah State Board of Education
Item G.5 · Budget
Library Fund Budget Amendment No. 1, FY 2021-22
Approved · 7-0
After one speaker raised frustration about property tax money being spent on something other than its stated purpose, the council adopted Ordinance 25 of 2022 for the item on the motion sheet only: an increase of about $500,000 in the library budget for pass-through property tax increment related to the Utah Inland Port and the convention center hotel.
- Budget$500,000
Item G.6 · Public hearing
Public hearing: Public Utilities revenue bonds, Series 2022
Discussed · 7-0
The council held the hearing on a resolution authorizing not more than $360 million in revenue bonds for water, sewer and storm water improvements. No substantive public comment was recorded and the hearing was closed.
- Bond$360.0 million
Item G.7-16 · Public hearing
Public hearing on FY 2022-23 city budget and related ordinances
Continued · 7-0
Ten budget-related ordinances were heard as one hearing: business license records delivery, recreation facility fees, the property tax levy, the Library Fund budget, the Consolidated Fee Schedule, appropriations for union agreements with firefighters, AFSCME and the police association, the non-represented employee compensation plan, and the city budget. Speakers opposed property tax, water, sewer, garbage and storm fee increases and the bond; asked for senior discounts on golf and HIVE passes and for public land to be kept for public use; urged the council to research alternatives rather than overfund police; and opposed the city's Pride Month recognition. The council closed the hearing and referred the items to the June 7 hearing.
Item H.1 · Zoning
Rezone and master plan amendment, 1950 and 1948 South West Temple (PLNPCM2021-00291, -00292)
Approved with conditions · 7-0
The council adopted Ordinance 26 of 2022, rezoning the properties from RMF-35 to CG and amending the master plan to Medium Residential/Mixed Use for an Intermountain Wood Products office building. Approval is conditioned on the owner consolidating the parcels and recording a restrictive covenant limiting building height to 35 feet.
- Current zone → proposed: RMF-35 → CG
- Conditions: consolidate parcels; record covenant limiting height to 35 feet
Item H.2 · Zoning
Rezone and master plan amendment, 1902 South 400 East (PLNPCM2021-00717, -00718)
Approved · 7-0
The council adopted Ordinance 27 of 2022, rezoning the parcel from R-1-5,000 to RMF-35 and amending the master plan from low to medium density residential. Council Member Mano said the project was now limited to a maximum of five units with a square footage restriction, different from the original proposal, and was a step toward affordable housing.
- Current zone → proposed: R-1-5,000 → RMF-35
- Maximum of five units, per Council Member Mano
Item J.1 · Other
Reconsideration of redistricting resolution
Approved · 7-0
The council voted to reconsider its May 10 action and then approved Resolution 9 of 2022 again, with a map correcting the boundaries of Districts Three and Six to move a single property inadvertently placed in District Six into District Three.
Item K.1 · City code
Ordinance protecting patient privacy and rights near healthcare facilities
Approved · 7-0
The council adopted Ordinance 28 of 2022, setting clearer rules on the place and manner of free speech near patients and patient access points at medical facilities in Salt Lake City.
Item L · Appointment
Consent agenda: board appointments
Approved · 7-0
The council approved appointments of Sarah Sherer to the Sugar House Park Authority Board of Trustees, Aaron Wiley to the PNUT board, Cale Newhouse to the Arts Council, and the reappointment of Amy Barry to the Planning Commission.
What residents said
Property taxes and utility feesHeight and scale of rezonesPolice budgetGreen spaceHousing affordability
Speakers in general comments raised traffic violations and a downtown underpass, opposition to the 1902 South 400 East rezone as too tall for the neighborhood, confusion about the bonds and property taxes, west side housing and police funding, extensions granted to approved projects, a complaint about the RDA and call for independent review, loss of green space and climate change, fireworks for the July 24 Native American celebration, and the Herman Franks dog park. Council Members Valdemoros and Dugan thanked the mayor for joining events.