1782 South 1600 East rezone
Blaine Properties LLC sought R-1/7000 to SR-3 and a medium-density land use designation to legalize a lot and build a single-family house. The council rejected the ordinance 7-0 on September 5, 2023 and launched studies of single-family zoning.
- Where it stands
- Denied
- Type
- Zone change
- Location
- 1782 South 1600 East
- Homes
- 1
- Applicant
- Blaine Properties LLC
Every hearing and vote
June 13, 2023 · City Council
Rezone and master plan amendment at 1782 South 1600 East: hearing date set
Approved · 7-0
On consent the Council set July 18, 2023 for a hearing on a request by Blaine Properties LLC to move a property from R-1/7000 to SR-3 and amend the Sugar House master plan from low to medium density. The Planning Commission forwarded a negative recommendation, so no ordinance was drafted.
- Applicant: Blaine Properties LLC
- Petitions: PLNPCM2022-01138, PLNPCM2022-01139
- Planning Commission: negative recommendation
- Council District 7
July 18, 2023 · City Council
1782 South 1600 East zoning map and Sugar House master plan amendment (public hearing)
Tabled · 7-0
The amendments would rezone the lot from R-1/7000 to SR-3 and change the Sugar House future land use map from low to medium density, to legalize the lot and build a single-family house. Speakers opposed to it said it did not meet medium-density requirements, would affect parking, privacy and the neighborhood, and amounted to spot zoning. Speakers in favor, including the applicant's representative, cited the need for housing and for using undeveloped land. The council closed the hearing and deferred action to a future meeting.
- Petitioner: Blaine Properties LLC
- R-1/7000 to SR-3
- Petition: PLNPCM2022-01138 and PLNPCM2022-01139
July 18, 2023 · City Council work session
1782 South 1600 East zoning map and Sugar House master plan amendment
Discussed
Planner Kelsey Lindquist said the request would rezone the lot from R-1/7000 single-family to SR-3 and change the Sugar House future land use map from low to medium density, in order to legalize an unlawful subdivision and build a single-family house. Both the planning commission and planning staff recommended against it. Council Member Chris Wharton cautioned about process and precedent and gave reasons for denying it. The applicant's representative described the property's history and how the proposal fit city housing plans.
- Petitioner: Blaine Properties LLC
- Current zone to proposed: R-1/7000 to SR-3
- Petition: PLNPCM2022-01138 and PLNPCM2022-01139
- Planning commission and staff recommendation: negative
September 5, 2023 · City Council
1782 South 1600 East zoning map and Sugar House master plan amendment
Denied · 7-0
On a motion by Council Member Sarah Young, the council rejected the ordinance that would have rezoned the lot from R-1/7000 to SR-3 and changed the land use map from low to medium density. Council Member Darin Mano then moved a legislative action asking staff to study amending all R-1 single-family zones, including consolidating the R-1/5,000, 7,000 and 12,000 zones, reducing minimum lot sizes and frontage, easing flag-lot standards and allowing single-family attached housing, plus a separate study of zoning along collector and arterial roads for more density and mixed use; it passed 7-0. Council Member Ana Valdemoros moved, and it passed 7-0, that the city work with the county on how their subdivision rules interact. Council Member Dan Dugan's motion for a work session on the study's scope (alignment with Thriving in Place, land and water policy, transit and a walkable city) also passed 7-0. Members discussed addressing nonconforming lots and zoning comprehensively.
- Petitioner: Blaine Properties LLC
- Petition: PLNPCM2022-01138 and PLNPCM2022-01139