Council adopts 6-0 the 900 South transit housing zone agreement, North Temple boundary change and a $300,000 loan to Ski Trucks
October 15, 2024, 7:00 p.m.
The Salt Lake City Council, meeting without Council Member Darin Mano, unanimously adopted an interlocal agreement for the 900 South Housing and Transit Reinvestment Zone and shrank the North Temple Urban Renewal Project Area to make way for the state-created Fairpark district. It also approved a $300,000 economic development loan to Ski Trucks, LLC and raised the allowed front-yard fence height in the International Center. Two ceremonial heritage-month resolutions were adopted.
From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
| Item | Result |
|---|---|
| Joint resolution declaring October 2024 Italian-American Heritage Month | Approved · 6-0 |
| Joint resolution declaring Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 Hispanic Heritage Month | Approved · 6-0 |
| International Center maximum fence height (zoning text amendment) | Approved · 6-0 |
| Eviction Protection Grant application to HUD | No action · 6-0 |
| Mosquito Abatement District property tax increase report | No action · 6-0 |
| 900 South Housing and Transit Reinvestment Zone interlocal agreement | Approved · 6-0 |
| North Temple Urban Renewal Project Area boundary amendment | Approved · 6-0 |
| $300,000 Economic Development Loan Fund loan to Ski Trucks, LLC | Approved · 6-0 |
| Consent agenda: hearing dates and board appointments | Approved · 6-0 |
Agenda, item by item
Item A.4 · Other
Joint resolution declaring October 2024 Italian-American Heritage Month
Approved · 6-0
The Council adopted Joint Resolution 34 of 2024 with the mayor. Representatives of the Italian American Civic League accepted it and described the history of Italian Americans in Salt Lake City; Council Member Petro spoke of the loss of Salt Lake's Little Italy to the construction of I-15.
Item A.5 · Other
Joint resolution declaring Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 Hispanic Heritage Month
Approved · 6-0
The Council adopted Joint Resolution 35 of 2024. Council Members Puy, Lopez Chavez and Petro spoke about their heritage and the importance of supporting those pursuing opportunity; a representative of Latinos in Action accepted the resolution.
Item B.1 · Zoning
International Center maximum fence height (zoning text amendment)
Approved · 6-0
The Council held a public hearing on a Title 21A amendment for the M-1 zoning districts of the Salt Lake City International Center that raises the maximum front-yard fence height from four feet to six feet (Petition PLNPCM2024-0080). No one spoke, and the Council closed the hearing and adopted Ordinance 79 of 2024.
- Change: front-yard fences from 4 ft to a maximum of 6 ft
- Petition: PLNPCM2024-0080
Item B.2 · Other
Eviction Protection Grant application to HUD
No action · 6-0
The Council held a public hearing on a Community and Development Housing Stability Division application to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. If awarded, the grant would fund support services for low-income tenants at risk of eviction and keep two existing full-time positions. No one commented, and the item was referred to a future consent agenda for action.
- Applicant: Community and Development, Housing Stability Division
- Funder: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Item B.3 · Taxes and fees
Mosquito Abatement District property tax increase report
No action · 6-0
Council staff presented the district's report on its intent to raise its certified tax rate, which would raise property taxes for Salt Lake City residents in 2025. The Council closed the hearing and referred the matter to the district's Board of Trustees, which will hold its own hearing and vote on Dec. 19, 2024. Council Member Puy encouraged residents to attend that meeting.
- District board hearing: Dec. 19, 2024, 6 p.m., 2215 North 2200 West
Item F.1 · Development
900 South Housing and Transit Reinvestment Zone interlocal agreement
Approved · 6-0
The Council adopted Resolution 36 of 2024 approving the interlocal agreement between the city and its Redevelopment Agency (RDA) that state law requires to create the 900 South Housing and Transit Reinvestment Zone project area. The plan sets the participating taxing entities, tax-increment participation rates, the collection term and how the increment would be used. The RDA Board had adopted it Oct. 8.
Item F.2 · General plan
North Temple Urban Renewal Project Area boundary amendment
Approved · 6-0
The Council adopted Ordinance 81 of 2024 amending the boundaries of the RDA's North Temple Urban Renewal Project Area. A 2024 state law created the Utah Fairpark Area Investment and Restoration District, part of which overlaps the project area, and the law requires the city to remove the overlapping properties before 2025. The amended area spans four non-contiguous areas and is about half its original size. The RDA Board approved it Oct. 8.
Item F.3 · Contract
$300,000 Economic Development Loan Fund loan to Ski Trucks, LLC
Approved · 6-0
The Council adopted Ordinance 80 of 2024 approving a $300,000 loan from the Economic Development Loan Fund to Ski Trucks, LLC, a family-owned ski and snowboard shop. The loan is meant to help create two jobs in the next year and retain twelve existing jobs.
- Payment$300,000 to Ski Trucks, LLC
Item G · Other
Consent agenda: hearing dates and board appointments
Approved · 6-0
The Council approved six consent items by a 6-0 vote. It set Nov. 12, 2024 hearings on vacating part of Brooklyn Avenue and an adjacent alley (to be sold to adjoining owners at fair market value), rezoning 1816 South State Street from Business Park to Corridor Commercial, a text amendment on obstructions in required yards and height exceptions, and a repeal-and-replace of the Airport Title 16. It also appointed Gloria Mensah to the Racial Equity in Policing Commission (term ending Dec. 28, 2026) and reappointed John Ewanoski to the Historic Landmark Commission (term ending Oct. 15, 2028).
What residents said
Sports Entertainment District tax increasePublic transitMosquito sprayingPolice response
General comment: speakers raised complaints about the Church of Scientology and police response; one urged delaying the Sports Entertainment District tax increase until the plan is clarified and the developer guarantees it; a candidate for the state school board introduced herself; one urged robust public transit and support for the Rio Grande plan ahead of the Olympics; and one asked about Mosquito Abatement District spraying schedules and protected areas.