Council rejects 1782 South 1600 East rezone, bans new Sugar House drive-throughs and defers Fleet Block zoning
September 5, 2023, 7:00 p.m. · City & County Building, Salt Lake City
The council voted 7-0 to reject the 1782 South 1600 East rezone and then passed legislative actions to study broader changes to single-family zones, and 7-0 to ban new drive-throughs in the Sugar House Business District. It closed public hearings on the Fleet Block zone, Ivory University House fee waivers and the first budget amendment, deferring action on each, and adopted a fee schedule correction. About two dozen speakers used the comment period to discuss the Northpoint Small Area Plan. The minutes were marked pending and not yet approved.
From the draft minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
Agenda, item by item
Item B-1 · Public hearing
Grant application: Summer Food Service Program for YouthCity (public hearing)
Approved · 7-0
The council held a hearing on a youth and family services application to the Utah State Board of Education, administering USDA funds, for daily snacks for YouthCity summer programs. There was no public comment; the item was referred to a future consent agenda.
- GrantAmount not given to Utah State Board of Education (USDA funds)
Item B-2 · Zoning
Fleet Block form-based zone (FB-MU11, formerly FB-UN3) text and map amendments (public hearing)
Tabled · 7-0
The ordinances would create a form-based zone, renamed FB-MU11 from FB-UN3 in anticipation of related districts, and apply it to the Fleet Block. Several speakers said a new zone should not be created and asked that existing memorials and murals be protected, that a community center, green space and walkable design be required, and that the area's history be respected. One speaker supported the amendment but worried about the effect of a zero side-yard setback, and another presented a vision for the site. Council Member Alejandro Puy said the city was listening and the project should represent the community. The council closed the hearing and deferred action.
- Petition: PLNPCM2019-00277
Item B-3 · Public hearing
Ivory University House public benefits analysis (public hearing)
Continued · 7-0
The proposed resolution would adopt the public benefit analysis and authorize impact and permit fee waivers and refunds for Ivory University House L3C in exchange for an equal value in need-based scholarships for city residents over ten years. The company's attorney spoke in favor, citing its business plan and the lack of impact on the city. The council closed the hearing and referred the item to a future date for action.
- Fee$2.40 million to Ivory University House L3C
Item B-4 · Budget
Budget Amendment No. 1 for fiscal year 2023-24 (public hearing)
Continued · 7-0
One speaker urged better pedestrian and bike crossings in the 2100 South project. Members and a staff member discussed how the Ivory University House impact fees (item A-3) would be handled if the amendment passed. The council closed the hearing and referred the item to a future date.
Item B-5 · Taxes and fees
Consolidated Fee Schedule amendment for lane and sidewalk closures
Approved · 7-0
The council closed the hearing and adopted Ordinance 49 of 2023, amending the FY2024 consolidated fee schedule to address lane closures and sidewalk closures separately. One speaker supported it and asked for a way to make contractors comply when closing pedestrian and bicycle lanes.
Item C-1 · Zoning
1782 South 1600 East zoning map and Sugar House master plan amendment
Denied · 7-0
On a motion by Council Member Sarah Young, the council rejected the ordinance that would have rezoned the lot from R-1/7000 to SR-3 and changed the land use map from low to medium density. Council Member Darin Mano then moved a legislative action asking staff to study amending all R-1 single-family zones, including consolidating the R-1/5,000, 7,000 and 12,000 zones, reducing minimum lot sizes and frontage, easing flag-lot standards and allowing single-family attached housing, plus a separate study of zoning along collector and arterial roads for more density and mixed use; it passed 7-0. Council Member Ana Valdemoros moved, and it passed 7-0, that the city work with the county on how their subdivision rules interact. Council Member Dan Dugan's motion for a work session on the study's scope (alignment with Thriving in Place, land and water policy, transit and a walkable city) also passed 7-0. Members discussed addressing nonconforming lots and zoning comprehensively.
- Petitioner: Blaine Properties LLC
- Petition: PLNPCM2022-01138 and PLNPCM2022-01139
Item C-2 · City code
Sugar House drive-through text amendment
Approved · 7-0
The council adopted Ordinance 53 of 2023, prohibiting all new drive-through facilities in the CSHBD1 and CSHBD2 Sugar House Business District zones. Existing drive-throughs become nonconforming uses.
Item G-1 · Parks
Consent: Jordan River debris and tree removal grant
Approved · 7-0
The council accepted $50,000 from the Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands' Navigational Hazards Fund for the Jordan River Debris and Tree Removal Project; it is not tied to a grant application.
- Grant$50,000 to Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands
Item G-2 · Annexation
Consent: set hearing on Rose Park Lane annexation and rezone
Approved · 7-0
The council set a September 19 hearing on annexing about 28 acres near 2441 North Rose Park Lane and rezoning 2350 North Rose Park Lane to allow a mixed-use, multi-family development of potentially 1,800 units.
Item G-3 to G-6 · Appointment
Consent: board appointments
Approved · 7-0
The council approved Darell Schmick and Sariah Toronto to the Library Board (terms ending June 30, 2026) and Turner Bitton and Carlos Santos-Rivera to the Planning Commission (terms ending December 31, 2027).
What residents said
Northpoint Small Area Plan and Great Salt LakeConstruction dust and healthFleet Block memorials and community spacePark strip landscaping rules
About two dozen speakers addressed the Northpoint Small Area Plan, citing protection of the Great Salt Lake and wetlands, dust and construction health effects, opposition to the rezone, the interim agricultural zoning idea, preserving trails, and requiring existing warehouses to be filled first. Other speakers asked for a District 1 hearing on park strip landscaping rules, praised a departing planning commissioner, commented on homelessness discussions, objected to University of Utah plans for Sunnyside Park, asked for electric vehicle capability and less gas in new buildings, and urged ending drive-throughs elsewhere in Sugar House.