Council approves Delta Center parking garage agreement 6-0 and Main Street fire barricades and loans
September 9, 2025, 7:00 p.m. · Salt Lake City and County Building
On Sept. 9 the Council adopted the Delta Center parking garage development agreement on a recorded 6-0 vote, rezoned property near 247 North 800 West, and approved Main Street fire barricades and an emergency loan program while deferring rental assistance. It postponed action on the West High School ordinances and pulled the American Avenue alley vacation from the agenda. Council Member Lopez Chavez had technical difficulties and was recorded absent on most votes.
From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
| Item | Result |
|---|---|
| Budget Amendment No. 1, fiscal 2025-26 (public hearing and action) | Approved · 6-0 |
| Rezoning near 247 North 800 West | Approved · 6-0 |
| Alley vacation near 373 West American Avenue | No action |
| West High School rebuild: Public Lands text amendment and 200 North street vacation | Continued · 6-0 |
| Delta Center parking garage zoning amendment and development agreement | Approved · 6-0 |
| Consent agenda | Approved · 6-0 |
Agenda, item by item
Item B1 · Budget
Budget Amendment No. 1, fiscal 2025-26 (public hearing and action)
Approved · 6-0
After a hearing with no public comment, the Council took the budget amendment (Ordinance 54 of 2025) item by item. It approved the public right-of-way safety barricades for the Main Street fire area (item A-3) and the Emergency Loan Program (item A-1), both 6-0, and deferred the rental assistance item (A-4). It also asked the Administration for criteria on when the city would offer similar aid after other events, requirements for use of the emergency loan funds, and considerations for higher boarded-building fees in the Central Business District. Council Member Puy said he wanted clarity on policy and outreach for the rental assistance tool. Council Member Lopez Chavez had technical difficulties and could not vote consistently on this item.
- BudgetAmount not given
- Items A-3 (barricades) and A-1 (Emergency Loan Program) approved; A-4 (rental assistance) deferred
- Separate motion asking for more information passed 6-0 (Puy, Dugan)
Item C1 · Zoning
Rezoning near 247 North 800 West
Approved · 6-0
The Council adopted Ordinance 56 of 2025, changing the zoning from R-1/7,000 and SR-3 to R-1/5,000 and SR-3, which would allow development west of an existing single-family home, accessed from the private Hoyt Place.
- Petition: PLNPCM2024-00629
Item C2 · Other
Alley vacation near 373 West American Avenue
No action
The item was removed from the agenda.
Item C3 · Zoning
West High School rebuild: Public Lands text amendment and 200 North street vacation
Continued · 6-0
The Council postponed action on the two ordinances to a future meeting.
Item C4 · Development
Delta Center parking garage zoning amendment and development agreement
Approved · 6-0
The Council adopted Ordinance 57 of 2025 approving the master development agreement for a seven-story, roughly 452-stall garage at the southwest corner of the Delta Center site. The minutes record Council Member Lopez Chavez's attempt to convey a no vote electronically, which was not cast because of technical difficulties; the recorded vote was 6-0. Council Member Petro thanked staff and the applicant, urging future planning for bicycle and pedestrian travel and safety and a look at the whole block. Council Member Puy cited close coordination with the applicant, said westward development should be planned, and noted the ordinance has a path for amendment. Two speakers in public comment opposed the ordinance, citing public funding and revenue effects, the lack of ground-floor activation and the city's vision plan; Council Member Puy said sales tax from the site pays for services such as street repair.
- Applicant: Jazz Arena Investors LLC
- Petition: PLNPCM2025-00619
Item G · Other
Consent agenda
Approved · 6-0
The Council approved the consent agenda 6-0. It set Oct. 7 hearings on a partial street vacation at 1100 West and 400 South, the HOME-ARP plan amendment and the Liberty Heights alley vacation, and Oct. 21 hearings on the residential buffer and utility installation exemption text amendments. It also set a hearing for local landmark designation of the Sampson and Altadena Apartments (276 East 300 South and 310 South 300 East), and appointed the applicant, Denise Begue, Pablo Cruz-Ayalo and Nicholas Pedersen to the Arts Council and reappointed Aaron Wiley to the Parks, Natural Lands, Trails, and Urban Forestry Advisory Board, all for terms to Sept. 9, 2028.
What residents said
Delta Center garage activationPublic funding for garage
Two speakers opposed the Delta Center garage ordinance, citing public funding, revenue effects, the need for more parking, the lack of ground-floor activation and conflict with the city's vision plan.