Work session: briefings on The Other Side Village rezone, Ballpark plan and $6 million housing grants
September 13, 2022, 3:00 p.m. · City & County Building, 451 South State Street, Salt Lake City
Council members were briefed on a rezone for The Other Side Village, the Ballpark Station Area Plan, a 16 South 800 West rezone, airport expansion funding and a $6 million affordable housing grant proposal. A straw poll supported releasing $125,000 for a community food assessment. No formal votes were taken. These are pending, unapproved minutes.
From the draft minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
Agenda, item by item
Item 1 · Presentation
Updates from the Administration
Discussed
Staff reported COVID-19 cases down 25%, outlined engagement on the downtown building height, Ballpark Station Area Plan, citywide shelter zoning, Northpoint plan, accessory dwelling unit changes and affordable housing incentives, and reported 3,348 responses to a housing survey. The homelessness update cited 98% occupancy at resource centers and a timeline for opening overflow shelters. Council Members discussed the share of beds to be provided and ensuring one neighborhood does not host all shelters, and how many winter overflow beds are needed and what other cities will provide.
Item 2 · Development
Green Street alley vacation briefing
Discussed
Staff presented a proposal to vacate a city-owned alley in the Marion Park Subdivision that exists only on paper and that abutting owners have already incorporated into their properties. The policy question was whether to divide the alley among all abutting owners or deed the full width to the residential owners to the west. The Planning Commission forwarded a positive recommendation.
- Petition: PLNPCM2020-00903
- Planning Commission: positive recommendation
Item 3 · Zoning
Rezone and North Temple Boulevard Plan amendment at 16 South 800 West
Discussed
Staff described a request to rezone from TSA-UN-T to TSA-UN-C and amend the North Temple Boulevard Plan so the owner could build a mixed-use building up to 75 feet. The Planning Commission recommended approval with a suggestion for a development agreement covering the trail, adjacent roads and railway and requiring at least 25% two- and three-bedroom units. Council Members discussed unit sizes, activating the Folsom Trail, adding a retail amenity, parking, extra height to allow off-street parking, and the developer's willingness to sign a development agreement.
- Petitions: PLNPCM2021-01242 and PLNPCM2021-01202
- Zone: TSA-UN-T to TSA-UN-C
- Max height: 75 feet
Item 4 · Zoning
Rezone for The Other Side Village at 1850 West Indiana Avenue
Discussed
Planners described a request to rezone portions of city-owned property, about 37.1 acres, from PL Public Lands to FB-UN2 form-based urban neighborhood for permanent supportive housing with on-site health services. The Planning Commission forwarded a positive recommendation. Council Members asked which parcels need rezoning, whether to rezone only the pilot area or the whole site, how to protect the community if the program outgrows the area, security, infrastructure and lease restrictions. A Community and Neighborhoods staff member said the public benefit analysis covers only the eight-acre pilot site and any expansion would need a new analysis and Council approval of a development agreement.
- Zone: PL to FB-UN2
- Acres: about 37.1
- Planning Commission: positive recommendation
Item 5 · General plan
Ballpark Station Area Plan
Discussed
Planning staff presented the proposed plan for the area roughly from 900 South to 1700 South and State Street to I-15, including goals, a future land use map, transportation and changes made after a June work session and the July 27 Planning Commission meeting. Council Members asked about streets included, areas calling for lower building scale, partnership with the Wasatch Front Regional Council and UTA, funding, and TRAX station reconfiguration. Staff said it is the first plan reviewed under a new state law requiring station area plans.
Item 6 · Budget
Budget Amendment No. 2, fiscal year 2022-23
Discussed
Airport staff described a 16-gate Phase 4 expansion of Concourse B, which would bring the airport to 94 active gates, design of parallel Taxiways U and V to use federal grant funding, utility design for Tooele Valley Airport and market-based pay adjustments for non-represented airport employees. Staff said acceleration would save contractor remobilization costs. Council Members discussed the general aviation side, staffing for Delta training facilities and reducing plastic at concessions.
Item 8 · Budget
Budget Amendment No. 3: $6 million for deeply affordable housing
Discussed
The Mayor and homelessness staff proposed $6 million in one-time capital money, moved to a grant fund, for projects of at least 90 beds that are renovating existing buildings, have other funding sources, would receive no more than $2.5 million each and would have most units done before April 2023. The Mayor said the effort targets 400 units and, with $20.1 million already budgeted, totals $26 million. Council Members asked how projects are vetted, where units would be located, why Community and Neighborhoods rather than the Redevelopment Agency runs the program, the Council's role in approving grants and how to hold providers accountable.
- Budget$6.00 million
Item 9 · City code
Growing SLC implementation plan amendment
Discussed
Housing staff presented an amendment to the Growing SLC five-year housing plan implementation plan so the city complies with state requirements (HB 462) by Oct. 1, 2022, tied to the new Housing SLC plan. Council Members thanked staff and discussed the implementation plan.
Item 10 · Budget
Sustainability food assessment and holding account funds
Discussed
The Sustainability Department asked the Council to release $125,000 from its holding account for a Community Food Assessment. In a straw poll all members present supported release with a legislative intent that the department work with other entities doing food equity work and report on whether future data gathering could be done by a regional or state entity.
- Budget$125,000
What residents said
Concentration of sheltersSecurity near Other Side VillageParking and trail activation at 16 South 800 West