Council agenda: hearings on jails ban, Avenues rezone, utility impact fees and airport wetland sale; vote on budget amendment

Decisions at a glance

Agenda, item by item

1. Item B.1 · Other

   Hearing: liquor proximity waiver for Taste of Thai, 2130 South Highland Drive

   Pending · 2130 South Highland Drive

   The agenda listed a hearing on a waiver for Taste of Thai Restaurant, LLC, across from the Sprague Library in District 7. Tentative Council action was November 10.

2. Item B.2 · City code

   Hearing: community correctional facilities and jails text amendment

   Pending

   The agenda listed a hearing on an ordinance removing community correctional facilities and jails from the land use tables as a conditional use, making them prohibited. State and federal properties are exempt from local zoning. Tentative action was October 20.

   Follow Ban on community correctional facilities and jails in the development tracker →

3. Item B.3 · Zoning

   Hearing: rezone of city-owned property at 237 and 239 South 1000 East

   Pending · 237 and 239 South 1000 East

   The agenda listed a hearing on rezoning the 10th East Senior Center and Victory Park site from SR-3 and R-2 to Public Lands to match its use.

   • Petition: PLNPCM2026-00091
   • Council District 4

   Follow Rezone of 10th East Senior Center and Victory Park in the development tracker →

4. Item B.4 · City code

   Hearing: Affordable Housing Incentives fines text amendment

   Pending

   The agenda listed a hearing on moving program fines into zoning code Chapter 21A.20 because the Consolidated Fee Schedule does not list them.

   Follow Affordable Housing Incentives fines text amendment in the development tracker →

5. Item B.5 · Zoning

   Hearing: Ellerbeck Mansion and house rezone, 140 North B Street and 272 East 3rd Avenue

   Pending · 140 North B Street and 272 East 3rd Avenue

   The agenda listed a hearing on rezoning the Ellerbeck Mansion and a single-family home from RMF-35 to MU-2 with an Avenues Plan map change so the owners can expand cafe and retail uses into the house. The Planning Commission forwarded a positive recommendation for the mansion and a negative one for the house, citing loss of a housing unit.

   • Petitions: PLNPCM2026-00008 and PLNPCM2026-00034
   • Council District 3

   Follow Ellerbeck Mansion rezone, 140 North B Street and 272 East 3rd Avenue in the development tracker →

6. Item B.6 · Taxes and fees

   Hearing: Public Utilities impact fee plan and fee schedule

   Pending

   The agenda listed the second hearing on adopting the impact fee plan and analysis and raising water, sewer and stormwater impact fees for the first time since 1999, with tentative action the same night.

   • FeeAmount not given Water, sewer and stormwater impact fees on new construction; amounts not in the agenda

   Follow Public Utilities impact fee plan and fee increases in the development tracker →

7. Item B.7 · Parks

   Hearing: sale of surplus airport wetland to the Utah Department of Natural Resources

   Pending · Surplus wetland near the Great Salt Lake

   The agenda listed the required hearing under city code 2.58.040 on selling a significant parcel of surplus Department of Airports property to the Utah Department of Natural Resources for a waterfowl management area, to be managed under the conservation easement held by Utah Open Lands. No further Council action is required.

   • Land dealAmount not given to Utah Department of Natural Resources Sale of surplus airport wetland mitigation land; price not in the agenda

   Follow Airport wetland conservation easement and sale to the state in the development tracker →

8. Item B.8 · Parks

   Hearing: waiver of conservation easement price for Utah Open Lands

   Pending · City-owned parcels adjacent to the Great Salt Lake

   The agenda listed a hearing and possible action on a resolution waiving amounts due for a conservation easement over city-owned parcels adjacent to the Great Salt Lake granted to Utah Open Lands. Tentative action was October 20.

   Follow Airport wetland conservation easement and sale to the state in the development tracker →

9. Item C.1 · Budget

   Budget Amendment No. 1 for fiscal 2026-27

   Pending

   The agenda listed possible adoption of the amendment, which includes $11.5 million in grant funding for Fleet Block and 9 Line improvements, $1 million for a Glendale Park pump track, adaptive pump track and skate park, and a $700,000 transfer for the Old Library Building Project.

   • Grant$11.5 million Fleet Block and 9 Line improvements. Paid from Grant funding
   • Grant$1.00 million Glendale Park pump track, adaptive pump track and skate park. Paid from Grant funds
   • Budget$700,000 Fund transfer for Old Library Building Project. Paid from Fund transfer

10. Item E.1 · Roads and utilities

    Snow water supply forecasting grant application confirmation

    Pending · Six Creeks Watershed canyons

    The agenda listed a resolution confirming support for a Department of Public Utilities grant application to fund LiDAR flight technology and aerial LiDAR snowpack surveys of City Creek, Emigration, Millcreek, Parleys, Red Butte, Big Cottonwood and Little Cottonwood canyons for the snow seasons from January 2027 to March 2029, to improve water supply forecasting for the Six Creeks Watershed.

    • GrantAmount not given LiDAR snowpack surveys for water supply forecasting; amount not in the agenda. Grant application

11. Item F.1-F.5 · Appointment

    Consent: HUD needs hearing date and board appointments

    Pending

    The consent agenda listed setting October 20 at 7 p.m. for the annual HUD community development needs hearing (CDBG, ESG, HOME and HOPWA programs), and appointments of Clarence Verhoef and John Milliken to the Public Utilities Advisory Board, Landon Kraczek to the Planning Commission, and the reappointment of Brandon Dew to the Citizens' Compensation Advisory Committee.