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.
- Where it stands
- Tabled
- Type
- Zone change
- Location
- Approximately 256 East 300 South
- Applicant
- An architect for the property owner
Every hearing and vote
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
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.
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