256 East 300 South hotel rezone
Request to rezone from R-MU to D-1 for a hotel in a 185-foot building. The Planning Commission recommended denial; the council held a hearing April 7 and deferred action.
Tabled
- Type
- Zone change
- Location
- Approximately 256 East 300 South
- Applicant
- An architect for the property owner
- City Council: Zoning map amendment at approximately 256 East 300 South
- City Council: Consent agenda
- City Council work session: Zoning map amendment at approximately 256 East 300 South
In brief
256 East 300 South hotel rezone appears on 3 recorded agendas, from the City Council work session meeting of March 10, 2026 to the City Council meeting of April 7, 2026.
On record, it was approved once and continued once.
The most recent decision was continued (7-0) at the City Council meeting of April 7, 2026.
Follow the money and project delivery
256 East 300 South hotel rezone
- Council action
Approved: Consent agenda · Approved minutes Record → · March 24, 2026
- Money in the record
No itemized amount linked in the records collected.
- Signed agreement and payments
Execution and project-level disbursements are not verified by this tracker. They require separate records; meeting approval alone does not establish either.
- Work and operating costs
Check the linked records for completion and recurring operating costs; this tracker does not verify them. Record →
Every hearing and vote
April 7, 2026 · City Council
Zoning map amendment at approximately 256 East 300 South
Continued · 7-0
The council heard a request to rezone the property from R-MU to D-1 to allow a hotel in a 185-foot building; the Planning Commission forwarded a negative recommendation. Most speakers opposed it, citing height and scale, views and sunlight, traffic, pedestrian safety, hotel late-night activity and transient use, inconsistency with the Central Community Master Plan, and that bike stations and a hotel are not sufficient community benefits; a Central City Neighborhood Council representative said mixed-use zoning would better fit the plan. One group supported redevelopment of the vacant parking lot but opposed D-1. A supporter described an art-focused hotel with gallery space for local artists, and the petitioner cited housing, jobs and cultural uses. Action was deferred.
- Applicant: the applicant, Fourier Architects, for the owner
- Current zone → proposed: R-MU → D-1
- Planning Commission: negative recommendation
- Petition: PLNPCM2024-00423
March 24, 2026 · City Council
Consent agenda
Approved · 7-0
The council approved the consent agenda: setting April 7 hearings on the rezone of 256 East 300 South from R-MU to D-1 for a hotel in a 185-foot building (negative Planning Commission recommendation) and the rezone of about 1073 South Navajo Street from R-1/5,000 to RMF-30; and appointing Kim Stowe to the Business Advisory Board.
March 10, 2026 · City Council work session
Zoning map amendment at approximately 256 East 300 South
Discussed
Staff presented a request to rezone the property from R-MU to D-1 to allow a hotel in a new 185-foot building; the zoning had recently changed from R-MU to MU-8, and the Planning Commission forwarded a negative recommendation. The applicant said a hotel was found most feasible after a lengthy process and offered public use of hotel amenities such as a fitness center, restaurant, pool and shops. Members raised concerns about height and no setbacks, said they preferred housing to a hotel, and discussed adding housing and past attempts to redevelop the site. The applicant said he would work with the owner on alternatives.
- Applicant: the applicant, Fourier Architects, for the owner
- Current zone → proposed: R-MU → D-1
- Planning Commission: negative recommendation
- Council District 4
- Timeline: hearing Apr. 7; tentative action Apr. 21