Council adopts airport code rewrite and fee waiver, defers Brooklyn Avenue and State Street items; Edgehill residents protest access road
November 12, 2024, 7:00 p.m.
With Council Members Petro and Lopez Chavez absent, the Council adopted a repeal-and-replace of the airport code (Title 16), a text amendment on yard obstructions and height exceptions, the Central Business Improvement Area designation, a utility fee waiver and a temporary capacity increase at a youth resource center. Public hearings on a Brooklyn Avenue vacation and a State Street rezone were closed with action deferred. Several residents objected to a permanent access road cut into the foothills above Edgehill Road.
From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
| Item | Result |
|---|---|
| Joint resolution declaring November Native American Heritage Month | Approved · 5-0 |
| Joint resolution declaring Nov. 20 Transgender Day of Remembrance | Approved · 5-0 |
| Street and alley vacation and subdivision amendment at Brooklyn Avenue | Continued · 5-0 |
| Zoning map amendment at 1816 South State Street | Continued · 5-0 |
| Obstructions in required yards and height exceptions (text amendment) | Approved · 5-0 |
| Airport Title 16 amendments | Approved · 5-0 |
| Consolidated Fee Schedule: utility stabilization fee waiver | Approved · 4-0 |
| Temporary zoning for Volunteers of America youth resource center | Approved · 4-0 |
| Central Business Improvement Area designation (CBIA25) | Approved · 4-0 |
| Board of Equalization for the Central Business Improvement Area | Approved · 4-0 |
| Consent agenda: hearing dates and board appointments | Approved · 4-0 |
Agenda, item by item
Item A.5 · Other
Joint resolution declaring November Native American Heritage Month
Approved · 5-0
The Council adopted Resolution 38 of 2024. Council Member Young read it, and community guests thanked the city.
Item A.6 · Other
Joint resolution declaring Nov. 20 Transgender Day of Remembrance
Approved · 5-0
The Council adopted Resolution 37 of 2024. Council Member Mano read it, and a Project Rainbow representative accepted it.
Item B.1 · Subdivision
Street and alley vacation and subdivision amendment at Brooklyn Avenue
Continued · 5-0
At a public hearing with no comment, the Council closed the hearing and deferred action to a future meeting. The proposal would vacate part of Brooklyn Avenue and an adjacent city-owned alley and sell them at fair market value to the owners of 1005 and 1007 South 500 West. The petitioner is Jonah Hornsby of Jodah One, LLC.
- Petitioner: Jonah Hornsby, Jodah One, LLC
- Petitions: PLNPCM2022-00068, PLNPCM2022-00349, PLNSUB2023-00493
Item B.2 · Zoning
Zoning map amendment at 1816 South State Street
Continued · 5-0
At a public hearing with no comment, the Council closed the hearing and deferred action to a future meeting. The owner, the applicant, asks to rezone the property from Business Park (BP) to Corridor Commercial (CC) so the building can be leased for more commercial uses; the Central Community Master Plan supports the request.
- Applicant: the applicant, property owner
- Current zone → proposed: BP → CC
- Petition: PLNPCM2024-00033
Item B.3 · City code
Obstructions in required yards and height exceptions (text amendment)
Approved · 5-0
One speaker supported the amendment on behalf of local business owners, saying it would protect small shops' ability to keep added outdoor structures. Council Member Young said the pandemic-era outdoor seating structures were necessary to keep such shops functioning. The Council adopted Ordinance 83 of 2024, which updates the tables in 21A.36.020, matches building code requirements, removes outdated provisions and allows rooftop uses to exceed maximum height in some districts.
- Petition: PLNPCM2024-00231
- Code: Salt Lake City Code 21A.36.020
Item B.4 · City code
Airport Title 16 amendments
Approved · 5-0
Two speakers supported the rewrite, citing support for local aviation and the need to update hangars for safety. The Council adopted Ordinance 82 of 2024, which repeals and replaces Title 16 to remove duplicate and outdated rules, moves commercial standards into standalone administrative documents and drops ground-transportation language duplicated in Title 5. The motion included a legislative action asking for small-group meetings with the Administration and Attorney's Office on impact fees, Facilities Plan updates and how department-managed projects are handled.
Item E.1 · Taxes and fees
Consolidated Fee Schedule: utility stabilization fee waiver
Approved · 4-0
The Council adopted Ordinance 85 of 2024, letting the Department of Public Utilities waive stabilization fees on certain accounts with non-use. Council Member Puy was absent for this vote.
Item E.2 · Zoning
Temporary zoning for Volunteers of America youth resource center
Approved · 4-0
The Council adopted Ordinance 84 of 2024, temporarily allowing the youth homeless resource center to raise overnight capacity to up to 50 people, within building and fire code limits, until May 1, 2025.
Item F.1 · Taxes and fees
Central Business Improvement Area designation (CBIA25)
Approved · 4-0
With the protest tally below the state-law threshold, the Council adopted Resolution 39 of 2024 designating the assessment area for downtown economic promotion and holiday lighting from April 2025 to April 2028.
Item F.2 · Taxes and fees
Board of Equalization for the Central Business Improvement Area
Approved · 4-0
The Council adopted Resolution 40 of 2024 appointing a Board of Equalization to hear objections to the proposed assessments, setting its meeting dates and authorizing notice by the City Recorder.
Item G · Other
Consent agenda: hearing dates and board appointments
Approved · 4-0
The Council set Nov. 19, 2024 hearings on the Jordan River Fairpark District zoning and development agreement (about 93 acres near 1500 West North Temple, buildings up to 400 feet) and on the temporary closure of 1000 West, and a Dec. 3 hearing on the S-Line parcel conveyance. It appointed Cuauhtemoc Sandoval to the Arts Council and Dallin Jones to the Community Development and Capital Improvement Programs Advisory Board, and reappointed Clayton Scrivner to the Parks, Natural Lands, Urban Forestry, and Trails Advisory Board.
What residents said
Foothills access roadStormwater runoffEmergency vehicle accessNotice to residents
Several residents of the Edgehill Road area and members of Save Our Foothills opposed a permanent access road cut into the foothills during the Rocky Mountain Power pole replacement project, citing lack of notice, stormwater damage, turnaround and emergency-access safety, and the need for trail restoration; Council Member Wharton invited them to stay after the meeting. Other speakers raised a denied shed approval and a variance request, a shelter option for working homeless residents, and climate and fossil fuel use.