2760-2828 North 2200 West rezone (OCC Industrial)

Every hearing and vote

1. March 19, 2024 · City Council work session

   Rezone of 2760, 2800 and 2828 North 2200 West from AG-2 to M-1 (OCC Industrial)

   Discussed

   Staff briefed the Council on a rezone of about 14.33 acres from AG-2 agricultural to M-1 light manufacturing; no development plans were submitted. Staff described development agreement conditions the Council had requested: no package and delivery services, 33% maximum building coverage on the two larger parcels, a 40-foot height limit (5-foot parapet exception), a tree every 30 feet in a landscape buffer next to residential, at least 5% EV-capable parking, solar-ready buildings and a recorded subdivision plat. The applicant, OCC Industrial, asked the Council to remove the package delivery restriction (Condition A), the tree-spacing requirement (Condition D) and the plat requirement (Condition T), saying it intends to consolidate lots. Council Member Puy opposed removing Condition A because the community wanted to be heard, though he said modifications could bring good-paying jobs, and opposed removing Condition D, citing the value of trees for the west side. Members discussed clarifying the package delivery condition, keeping the tree requirement while possibly changing placement, finding a way to enforce it, and clarifying the plat process.

   • Applicant: Will Channell, OCC Industrial (under contract for the properties)
   • Current zone → proposed: AG-2 → M-1
   • Acres: about 14.33
   • Plan: all parcels in the Northpoint Small Area Plan, future use Transitional/Light Industrial

2. March 26, 2024 · City Council

   Consent agenda: April hearing dates, Bloomberg grant and board appointment

   Approved · 7-0

   The Council approved the consent agenda 7-0. It set April 16 hearings on the 2760-2828 North 2200 West rezone (AG-2 to M-1, about 14.33 acres, OCC Industrial) and the State Street/Coatsville Avenue rezone (Colmena Group), and an April 2 hearing on the temporary closure of 7200 West between I-80 and California Avenue. It also approved the Bloomberg grant application and the appointment of Kristen Lavelett to the Business Advisory Board.

   Moved by Council Member Daniel Dugan, seconded by Council Member Victoria Petro. Vote: 7-0

3. April 16, 2024 · City Council

   Rezone of 2760, 2800 and 2828 North 2200 West from AG-2 to M-1 (OCC Industrial)

   Continued · 7-0

   After a long hearing the Council closed it and deferred action. Speakers who opposed the rezone raised air quality and the loss of a buffer, the nearby Great Salt Lake and wetlands, displacement of residents, a lack of affordable housing and ownership options, cumulative impacts of warehouse development, the risk of empty warehouses, and loss of the area's semi-rural character; a member of the Northwest Quadrant Community Council asked the Council to reconsider. Two speakers supported the rezone, one saying a sale to the applicant let their family move, and the other that the site should be developed and is not near the lake. The applicant said another OCC project in the area was approved and this one has not moved forward. Council Member Dugan said he had concerns about the ordinance and thanked residents for attending.

   • Applicant: Will Channell, OCC Industrial
   • Current zone → proposed: AG-2 → M-1
   • Acres: about 14.33

   Moved by Council Member Daniel Dugan, seconded by Council Member Alejandro Puy. Vote: 7-0

4. May 7, 2024 · City Council

   Rezone of 2760, 2800 and 2828 North 2200 West from AG-2 to M-1 (OCC Industrial)

   Approved with conditions · 6-1

   The Council adopted Ordinance 33 of 2024 rezoning about 14.33 acres from agricultural to light manufacturing, subject to the conditions in attachment A and a development agreement addition: if a package delivery facility is an accessory use, it may take no more than 25% of a building's gross square footage. Council Member Eva Lopez Chavez voted no; the minutes record no stated reasons.

   • Applicant: Will Channell, OCC Industrial
   • Current zone → proposed: AG-2 → M-1
   • Acres: about 14.33
   • Condition: package delivery as accessory use limited to 25% of any building's floor area

   Moved by Council Member Victoria Petro, seconded by Council Member Alejandro Puy. Vote: 6-1; Council Member Eva Lopez Chavez voted no