Council agenda: hearings on carriage houses, sight distance triangle, Sugar House drive-throughs and capital projects
August 8, 2023, 7:00 p.m. · City & County Building, Salt Lake City
No minutes were available for this meeting, so the write-up is from the agenda. Four public hearings were scheduled: a historic carriage house text amendment, the sight distance triangle amendment, a ban on new Sugar House drive-throughs and the FY2024 capital improvement projects. The consent agenda included setting a September 5 hearing on Fleet Block zoning and on fee waivers for Ivory University House. Results are not recorded here.
From the agenda; results are added when minutes are posted. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
Agenda, item by item
Item B-1 · City code
Historic carriage house text amendment (public hearing)
Pending
The ordinance would amend section 21A.34.020 to permit reconstruction of a historic carriage house as a dwelling unit, with an application process and criteria. The planning commission had forwarded a negative recommendation.
- Petitioner: the applicant
- Petition: PLNPCM2020-00106
Item B-2 · City code
Sight distance triangle text amendment (public hearing)
Pending
The mayor's ordinance would add alley intersections to sight distance triangle rules and apply the standards to buildings and other structures not covered by fence rules.
- Petitioner: Mayor Erin Mendenhall
- Petition: PLNPCM2023-00054
Item B-3 · City code
Sugar House drive-through text amendment (public hearing)
Pending
The ordinance would prohibit new drive-through facilities in the Sugar House Business District (CSHBD1 and CSHBD2).
- Petition: PLNPCM2023-00026
Item B-4 · Public hearing
FY2024 Capital Improvement Program projects (public hearing)
Pending
The council was to take comment on and consider a resolution allocating FY2024 capital improvement project funding; action was tentatively set for August 15.
Item G-1 · Other
Consent: Ivory University House public benefits analysis, set hearing date
Pending
The council was asked to set a September 5 hearing on a resolution adopting a public benefit analysis and authorizing impact and permit fee waivers and refunds for Ivory University House L3C, which would pledge need-based scholarships for city residents of equal value over ten years.
Item G-2 · Zoning
Consent: Form-Based Urban Neighborhood 3 zoning (Fleet Block), set hearing date
Pending
The council was asked to set a September 5 hearing on creating the FB-UN3 subdistrict and applying it to the Fleet Block between 800 and 900 South and 300 and 400 West.
- Petition: PLNPCM2019-00277
Item G-3 and G-4 · Appointment
Consent: board appointments
Pending
The consent agenda included reappointing Dirk Burton to the Airport Board (term ending August 8, 2027) and a term correction for Beverly A. Langue on the Board of Appeals and Examiners (term ending December 22, 2027).