Council vacates 1100 West street segment 4-2 and adopts Patriot Rail street vacations and residential buffer changes
October 21, 2025, 7:00 p.m. · Salt Lake City and County Building
The Council voted 4-2 on Oct. 21 to vacate a segment of 1100 West next to an applicant's lot while denying the 400 South segment, with Council Members Young and Petro opposed. It also adopted the Patriot Rail street vacations, residential buffer rules, a $230,306 HOME-ARP reallocation, a $40,000 restaurant loan and part of Budget Amendment No. 2, and continued the utility installation exemptions hearing. Council Member Lopez Chavez was absent.
From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
| Item | Result |
|---|---|
| Four grant applications (public hearing) | Approved · 6-0 |
| Residential buffer prohibitions text amendment | Approved · 6-0 |
| Utility installation exemptions text amendment | Continued · 6-0 |
| Patriot Rail street vacations near 6500 West and I-80 | Approved · 6-0 |
| Budget Amendment No. 2, fiscal 2025-26 | Approved · 6-0 |
| HUD community development needs annual public hearing, 2026-2027 | No action · 6-0 |
| Pax Station Apartments TEFRA public hearing, 203 West Paxton Avenue | No action · 6-0 |
| HOME-ARP allocation plan amendment | Approved · 6-0 |
| Partial street vacation at 1100 West and 400 South | Approved with conditions · 4-2 |
| Economic Development Loan Fund: $40,000 loan to Rich's Grub Houses LLC | Approved · 6-0 |
| 2025 Salt Lake County Hazard Mitigation Plan | Approved · 6-0 |
| Salt Lake Central Housing and Transit Reinvestment Zone interlocal agreement | Approved · 6-0 |
| Consent agenda | Approved · 6-0 |
Agenda, item by item
Item B1-B4 · Other
Four grant applications (public hearing)
Approved · 6-0
The Council held one public hearing on four grant applications: a Community Reinvestment Agency request to the Utah Division of Outdoor Recreation for City Creek daylighting at the Folsom Trail, with a skate park and green space on the west side; a Police Department request to the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women for cybercrime enforcement, victim housing and transportation and training; a Public Lands request to the Division of Outdoor Recreation for 36 blocks of Jordan River Water Trail debris clearing by Diamond Tree Experts; and a Public Lands request to the Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands to remove dead trees and debris along the Jordan River Water Trail from 1700 South to 900 South. A Fairpark Community Council representative supported the Folsom Trail grant, citing limited west-side green space. Council Member Puy said the grants would help the west side. The Council closed the hearing and moved the items to a future consent agenda.
- GrantAmount not given to Utah Division of Outdoor Recreation
- GrantAmount not given to U.S. DOJ Office on Violence Against Women
- GrantAmount not given to Diamond Tree Experts
- GrantAmount not given to Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands
Item B5 · City code
Residential buffer prohibitions text amendment
Approved · 6-0
After a hearing with no public comment, the Council adopted Ordinance 63 of 2025, which modifies the land uses subject to the 1,000-foot prohibition near residential zoning districts and clarifies how the distance is measured.
- Petition: PLNPCM2024-01357
Item B6 · City code
Utility installation exemptions text amendment
Continued · 6-0
One speaker commented on public involvement for utility projects in public parks and suggested residents may offer lower-cost alternatives. Council Member Wharton asked that the ordinance state the exemptions do not apply to a utility structure in a park, and for more information on design standards; Council staff said they would draft language with Planning. The Council continued the hearing to a future meeting.
- Petition: PLNPCM2024-01352
Item B7 · Other
Patriot Rail street vacations near 6500 West and I-80
Approved · 6-0
After a hearing with no public comment, the Council adopted Ordinance 64 of 2025, closing never-built platted street rights-of-way so Salt Lake Garfield & Western Railway can buy them for railroad uses. Council Member Puy spoke in support and for moving the current rail yard farther west. Before adjournment, staff said an incorrect version of the ordinance had been provided for adoption; staff approved the most recent hard-copy version, and Chair Dugan stated for the record that the hard-copy version was the one adopted.
- Petitioner: Salt Lake Garfield & Western Railway
- Petition: PLNPCM2025-00432
- Council District 2
Item B8 · Budget
Budget Amendment No. 2, fiscal 2025-26
Approved · 6-0
After a hearing with no public comment, the Council adopted Ordinance 65 of 2025 for three items only: A-2 (National League of Cities Summit costs), A-6 (modification of an appointed Police Department position) and A-11 (assistance for airport federal partners during the federal government shutdown). It deferred the remaining items to a future meeting. Council Member Puy stressed the city's support for federal workers during the shutdown.
- Budget$330,000 to National League of Cities
- Items A-2, A-6, A-11 adopted; other items deferred
Item B9 · Budget
HUD community development needs annual public hearing, 2026-2027
No action · 6-0
The Council held the annual hearing on community development needs that HUD requires for the Community Development Block Grant, Emergency Solutions Grant, HOME and HOPWA programs. No one spoke.
Item B10 · Development
Pax Station Apartments TEFRA public hearing, 203 West Paxton Avenue
No action · 6-0
The Council held the federally required hearing on a tax-exempt private activity bond, issued by the Public Finance Authority of Wisconsin, for a 272-unit affordable housing project. The city has no financial liability. No one spoke and no further council action is required.
Item C1 · Budget
HOME-ARP allocation plan amendment
Approved · 6-0
The Council adopted Resolution 33 of 2025, moving $230,306 in one-time HUD HOME-ARP funds into supportive services so contracted organizations can provide case management to households receiving tenant-based rental assistance.
- Budget$230,306
Item C2 · Other
Partial street vacation at 1100 West and 400 South
Approved with conditions · 4-2
The Council adopted Ordinance 66 of 2025, vacating the 1100 West segment next to the applicant's lot and denying the 400 South segment. Council Member Young described the partial vacation as a challenging mechanism. Council Member Petro weighed setting a precedent against impeding development of the property and opposed the motion. Council Member Mano said he supported the motion and pointed to alternative solutions. Council Member Puy said a comprehensive solution in the code may need more time. In public comment two speakers described challenges getting approval to rebuild a home.
- 1100 West portion vacated; 400 South portion denied
- Petition: PLNPCM2025-00178
Item E1 · Contract
Economic Development Loan Fund: $40,000 loan to Rich's Grub Houses LLC
Approved · 6-0
The Council adopted Ordinance 67 of 2025 approving a $40,000 loan to Rich's Grub Houses LLC, doing business as Rich's Burgers N Grub at 30 East Broadway, for equipment and leasehold improvements. The loan is meant to create two to four jobs and keep eight.
- Contract$40,000 to Rich's Grub Houses LLC (Rich's Burgers N Grub)
Item F1 · Public safety
2025 Salt Lake County Hazard Mitigation Plan
Approved · 6-0
The Council adopted Resolution 34 of 2025 approving the county's 2025 Hazard Mitigation Plan, which FEMA requires every five years for eligibility for pre-disaster mitigation funds and post-disaster assistance.
Item F2 · Development
Salt Lake Central Housing and Transit Reinvestment Zone interlocal agreement
Approved · 6-0
The Council adopted Resolution 35 of 2025 approving an interlocal agreement with the Community Reinvestment Agency to share tax increment in the Salt Lake Central Housing and Transit Reinvestment Zone, as state law requires.
Item G · Other
Consent agenda
Approved · 6-0
The consent agenda passed 6-0. It set Nov. 18 hearings on the RMF-35 and RMF-45 multi-family zoning text amendment (PLNPCM2024-01388) and the Wildland Urban Interface Fire Code, and made board appointments: Brian Conley (Transportation Advisory Board, term to Sept. 25, 2028), Nicholas Pedersen (City and County Building Conservancy and Use Committee, to July 16, 2029), Amanda Stewart (Art Design Board, to Oct. 21, 2028) and Taymour Semnani (Historic Landmark Commission, to Oct. 21, 2029).
What residents said
RMF zoning changesHistoric preservationRebuilding approvals
A Fairpark Community Council representative supported the Folsom Trail grant. In general comment, two speakers raised concerns about the RMF-35 and RMF zoning rewrite and historic preservation, two described challenges getting approval to rebuild a home, and one asked for code enforcement against an alleged illegal business in Millcreek.