Council member asks to hold Northpoint plan and apply interim agricultural zoning; state coordinator briefs on homelessness
September 5, 2023, 3:00 p.m. · City & County Building, Salt Lake City
The council received a follow-up on the Northpoint Small Area Plan, where Council Member Victoria Petro asked colleagues to defer action and apply interim agricultural zoning and Council Member Dan Dugan said the plan was in the wrong location. It also heard the state homeless services coordinator, a briefing on a 1435 State Street rezone and a follow-up on Budget Amendment No. 1, and interviewed five board appointees.
From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
Agenda, item by item
Item 1 · Presentation
Updates from the Administration
Discussed
Staff gave the regular update, noting the Ballpark NEXT visioning phase had begun, the state accepted a remedial action plan for The Other Side Village site, and a September 8 resource fair. On the state-run non-congregate shelter project, the state is working on a city-state funding agreement, a five-month temporary site for up to 50 residents in state-owned solid structures with on-site bathrooms, perimeter fencing and a neighborhood safety and security plan.
Item 2 · General plan
Northpoint Small Area Plan, follow-up
Discussed
Planners reviewed the plan for land between the airport and the city's northern boundary along 2200 West, including the vision map, design standards, a Major Streets Plan amendment and three implementation items: funding to redesign 2200 West and build 2900 West, acquiring city-owned open space, and development code updates. Council Member Victoria Petro asked colleagues to join her in deferring action until an appropriate zoning designation could be applied, asked the planning department to apply universal agricultural zoning in the interim, and asked for a way to speed construction of 2900 West to reduce damage to homes along 2200 West; she said neighbors wanted to move forward and would see less light, air and sound pollution. Council Member Dan Dugan said he appreciated the plan but that it was in the wrong location, citing water and air quality, wetlands, noise and light pollution.
Item 3 · Presentation
Presentation on homelessness
Discussed
Wayne Niederhauser, the state's homeless services coordinator, described the state's local homeless councils, state data (8,700 people newly homeless in 2022, 28,400 people reached by services, 3,700 counted in the point-in-time count), diversion and housing, and the non-congregate shelter project. Members discussed city-county-state alignment, metrics for programs, incentives for other cities to host supportive housing, zoning limits on density, workforce development and data sharing.
Item 6 · Zoning
Rezone and master plan amendment at approximately 1435 South State Street
Discussed
The proposal would rezone 1433 and 1435 South State Street and 1420 South Edison Street from CC (Corridor Commercial) to FB-UN2 and 121 East Cleveland Avenue from R-1/5000 to FB-UN2, amend the Central Community future land use map, and extend the area eligible for additional building height. The applicant's stated intent is to accommodate a redevelopment proposal to be submitted later. Planner Aaron Barlow reviewed the request and staff recommendation, and the project team presented a site plan. A hearing was planned for October 3.
- Applicant: Colmena Group (Matthew Ratelle), representing the owners
- CC to FB-UN2; R-1/5000 to FB-UN2
- Council District 5
Item 7 · Budget
Budget Amendment No. 1 for fiscal year 2023-24, follow-up
Discussed
Staff outlined draft Open Streets event details; Council Members asked for a cost breakdown for each event and applicant and a schedule of prior years' activations. Other items covered included a $2.4 million refund for Ivory University House, a budget-neutral fee schedule correction, a $1,359,130 re-scope of the Three Creeks West roadway, reallocating $1.5 million in bond funds from 1700 East to the 2100 South reconstruction, and re-scoping $6,348,507 in bridge rehabilitation money as local match for federal funds to rebuild three Jordan River bridges.
- Fee$2.40 million to Ivory University House L3C
- Budget$6.35 million
- Budget$1.50 million
- Budget$1.36 million
Item 5, 8, 9, 10 · Appointment
Board appointment interviews: Planning Commission and Library Board
Discussed
The council interviewed Carlos Santos-Rivera and Turner Bitton for the Planning Commission (terms ending December 31, 2027) and Sariah Toronto and Darell Schmick for the Library Board (terms ending June 30, 2026). All four names were placed on the consent agenda.
Item 12 · Other
Executive director report
No action
Staff reported notice of artwork removal from the city's collection. Members agreed to move the November 21 meeting to November 7 and to meet December 6 at 4:00 p.m. as the Board of Canvassers; Council Members Dan Dugan and Sarah Young volunteered for a subcommittee reviewing candidates for the Citizens Compensation Advisory Committee.
What residents said
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