754 South State Street urban hospital rezone
Rezone of about 754 South State Street (the former Sears site) from D-2 Downtown Support to D-1 Central Business to allow an urban hospital (petitioner Kirton McConkie for Intermountain Health), plus a text amendment adding hospitals and ambulance services as D-1 conditional uses. The Planning Commission recommended approval. At a July 11, 2023 hearing speakers asked for a development plan and agreement, and the council continued the item, then continued it again on Aug. 27, 2024. On Oct. 1, 2024 the council adopted Ordinance 74, subject to the applicant executing a development agreement, and Ordinance 75, each 6-0. Approval of the zoning is not a signed agreement, a permit or a hospital in operation.
Approved
- Type
- Zone change
- Location
- 754 South State Street (former Sears site)
- Applicant
- Kirton McConkie (for Intermountain Health)
- City Council: Ordinance 74 of 2024: rezone about 754 South State Street (former Sears site) from D-2 to D-1
- City Council: Ordinance 75 of 2024: add hospitals and ambulance services as conditional uses in D-1
- City Council work session: 754 South State Street rezone follow-up
- City Council: Hospital zoning: D-1 text amendment and rezone of about 754 South State Street (former Sears …
- City Council work session: Zoning map amendment at about 754 South State Street (former Sears site) follow-up
In brief
754 South State Street urban hospital rezone appears on 9 recorded agendas, from the City Council meeting of June 13, 2023 to the City Council work session meeting of October 1, 2024.
On record, it was continued 2 times, approved with conditions once, and approved once.
The most recent decision was approved (6-0) at the City Council meeting of October 1, 2024.
A motion at the City Council meeting of June 13, 2023 set a hearing date; it did not decide the application.
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754 South State Street urban hospital rezone
- Council action
Approved according to the dated project source. Record → · Oct. 1, 2024
- 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
October 1, 2024 · City Council
Ordinance 74 of 2024: rezone about 754 South State Street (former Sears site) from D-2 to D-1
Approved with conditions · 6-0
Council adopted the rezone for an urban hospital, subject to the applicant executing the attached development agreement. Petitioner is Kirton McConkie. Council Member Lopez Chavez thanked the applicant for entering the agreement, Council Member Puy said street activation would be a strong part of the project, and Council Member Young called the evening's theme 'hard fought victories'.
October 1, 2024 · City Council
Ordinance 75 of 2024: add hospitals and ambulance services as conditional uses in D-1
Approved · 6-0
Council adopted the text amendment adding hospitals (including accessory lodging) and indoor and outdoor ambulance services as conditional uses in the D-1 Central Business District.
October 1, 2024 · City Council work session
754 South State Street rezone follow-up
Discussed
Staff said the Planning Commission recommended approval with conditions in 2023 and 2024. The proposal would rezone nine parcels from D-2 to D-1; Intermountain proposed ground-floor activation along State Street, 700 South and 800 South and a food truck park, with driveway standards in the development agreement. Council Member Petro asked staff to confirm with the applicant that it approves the proposed terms.
August 27, 2024 · City Council
Hospital zoning: D-1 text amendment and rezone of about 754 South State Street (former Sears site)
Continued · 7-0
Council held one hearing on adding hospitals and ambulance services as conditional uses in the D-1 Central Business District and rezoning the former Sears site from D-2 to D-1 for an urban hospital. Petitioner is Kirton McConkie (PLNPCM2022-01109). Six speakers commented. Supporters welcomed the hospital; the Midtown business district representative and several business owners asked that the arts and entertainment block and nearby businesses not be harmed, one music venue owner asked for a development agreement that keeps sidewalks open, and others raised parking, homelessness and adherence to developer promises. Council closed the hearing and deferred action.
August 27, 2024 · City Council work session
Zoning map amendment at about 754 South State Street (former Sears site) follow-up
Discussed
Council received a follow-up on rezoning the former Sears site from D-2 to D-1 for an urban hospital, with hospitals and ambulance services added as conditional uses in D-1; the petitioner is Kirton McConkie. Council Member Dugan asked how ground-floor activation is defined and who maintains access for neighbors; staff said existing legal easements must be kept. Council Members Young and Puy said they wanted a development agreement that secures street-level activation; Council Member Lopez Chavez cited the value of mental health services for District 4. Three straw polls were supported by all present: adopting the ordinance subject to Planning Commission review of a development agreement covering ground-floor activation, open space and food truck parking proposed by Intermountain Health; not publishing the ordinances until the agreement is recommended by the Planning Commission and approved by Council; and adding hospitals and ambulance services as D-1 conditional uses.
July 9, 2024 · City Council
Consent agenda: hearing dates and appointments
Pending
Listed for the consent agenda: setting August hearings on the truth-in-taxation budget, the 700 South street vacation, Computers for the Community, form based zone corrections, the North Temple Landfill distribution center ban, single-family attached dwellings and projecting signs, and August 20 hearings on the 754 South State Street rezone and D-1 hospital text amendment; and appointments of Mark Morris and Caitlyn Barhorst to the City and County Building Conservation and Use Committee and reappointment of Matt Wirthlin as appeals hearing officer.
June 11, 2024 · City Council work session
D-1 zoning text amendment for hospitals and ambulance services
Discussed
Council staff briefed a follow-up on an ordinance adding hospitals, including accessory lodging, and indoor and outdoor ambulance services as conditional uses in the D-1 Central Business District, petitioned by Kirton McConkie and tied to the 754 South State Street rezone.
- Petitioner: Kirton McConkie
- Petition: PLNPCM2022-01109
June 11, 2024 · City Council work session
Zoning map amendment at 754 South State Street (former Sears site)
Discussed
Senior Planner Amanda Roman said the Planning Commission forwarded a positive recommendation with conditions to rezone the site from D-2 to D-1 for an urban hospital. She and Council Members noted D-1 design standards apply because construction has not begun, and the plan did not meet street activation requirements on Main Street and State Street. Intermountain Health representatives described a patient-centered facility and parking options. Council Members asked for activation of the Main Street side of the parking garage, asked whether the central open space could be deeded to stay open, and suggested community benefits such as day care, a year-round food truck pad and hospital shops accessible from outside.
- Applicant: Kirton McConkie, for Intermountain Health
- Current zone → proposed: D-2 → D-1
- Recommendation: Planning Commission positive recommendation with conditions
July 11, 2023 · City Council
Zoning map and text amendments at 754 South State Street
Continued · 6-0
Hearing on rezoning from D-2 to D-1 for an urban hospital and adding hospitals and ambulance services as conditional uses in D-1. One speaker asked the City to require an in-depth development plan and a development agreement before a vote; another asked the Council to reconsider and consider other plans. Action was deferred.
- Petitioner: Kirton McConkie
- Petition: PLNPCM2022-01109
July 11, 2023 · City Council work session
Zoning map and text amendments at 754 South State Street (urban hospital)
Discussed
Planning staff presented a request to rezone the property from D-2 to D-1 and to make hospitals (with accessory lodging) and ambulance services conditional uses in D-1. The Planning Commission forwarded a positive recommendation. Intermountain Healthcare representatives presented the site plan. Council Members discussed activating the ground floor along State Street and Main Street, a possible development agreement, the timeline, services including reproductive and mental health care, and support for hospital workers.
- Petitioner: Kirton McConkie
- Current zone to proposed: D-2 to D-1
- Planning Commission: positive recommendation
June 13, 2023 · City Council
Hospital rezone and text amendment at 754 South State Street: hearing date set
Approved · 7-0
On consent the Council set July 11, 2023 for a hearing on rezoning about 754 South State Street from D-2 to D-1 to allow an urban hospital, and a text amendment adding hospitals and ambulance services as conditional uses in D-1. Petitioner is Kirton McConkie.
- Petitioner: Kirton McConkie
- Petition: PLNPCM2022-01109