Salt Lake City Council bans community correctional facilities and jails on private property
October 20, 2026
The Salt Lake City Council approved a zoning change on Oct. 20 that prohibits community correctional facilities and jails on private property in the city, according to the council's official meeting recap. The recap also says the council approved new zoning regulations as part of the Ballpark NEXT Community Design Plan. This entry covers only the outcomes listed in the recap; it gives no vote counts or ordinance numbers, and it is not a full account of the meeting.
From the agenda and city or news reports of the results; minutes not yet posted. Updated October 22, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
Agenda, item by item
Item Votes · City code
Ban on community correctional facilities and jails on private property
Approved
The council's recap lists approval of an ordinance prohibiting community correctional facilities and jails on private property in Salt Lake City. The Oct. 6 agenda described the change as removing the facilities as a conditional use in the land use tables, with state and federal properties exempt from local zoning. The recap gives no vote count, ordinance number or effective date.
- Petition: PLNPCM2026-00384
- Source of outcome: council meeting recap, not minutes
Item Ballpark · Zoning
Ballpark zoning map and text amendment
Approved
The recap says the council approved new zoning regulations as part of the Ballpark NEXT Community Design Plan. It does not give height limits, a vote count or the parcels covered; see the project record for the earlier hearing history.