Ballpark Station Area rezone and MU-8 zone

A rezone of parcels around the former Ballpark property from Public Lands and RMF-35 to MU-8 and MU-5 to match the Ballpark NEXT Community Design Plan, with removal of Ballpark-specific sign rules. The Council heard public comment on August 18, 2026, asking for preserved green space, and deferred action; a follow-up briefing was set for October 13.

Where it stands: Tabled
Type: Zone change
Location: 55 West Paxton Avenue, 77 West 1300 South, 1355-1397 South West Temple, 1356 South Main Street
Applicant: Salt Lake City Planning Division

Every hearing and vote

April 2, 2024 · City Council
Consent agenda: hearing dates and Housing Authority appointment
Approved · 6-0
The Council approved the consent agenda except item G3, 6-0. It set April 16 hearings on historic district window requirements, the Connect SLC citywide transportation plan (replacing the 1996 plan, with five goals, eight key moves and over 60 actions) and enforcement on work without a certificate of appropriateness; set May 7 hearings on the Northpoint annexation initiation and MU-8 sign rules; and appointed Fraser Nelson to the Housing Authority of Salt Lake board. Item G3, setting a May 7 hearing on the Ballpark Station Area rezone and MU-8 zone, passed 5-0 with Council Member Mano abstaining.
- Item G3 (Ballpark Station Area hearing date): moved by Council Member Petro, seconded by Council Member Puy; 5-0, Council Member Darin Mano abstained
Moved by Council Member Darin Mano, seconded by Council Member Alejandro Puy. Vote: 6-0
April 2, 2024 · City Council work session
Ballpark Station Area rezone and MU-8 zone text amendments
Discussed
Staff briefed the Council on rezoning properties in the Ballpark Station Area to carry out the area plan and creating a new form-based zone, Mixed Use 8 (MU-8), with some properties also going to FB-UN1 and FB-UN2. The Planning Commission forwarded a positive recommendation. Staff covered MU-8 open space, design, sidewalk and ground-floor standards, parking varying by context, affordable housing incentives, and why the ballfield and its parking lot stay in the Public Lands zone; rezoning the ballpark properties would be a second phase after the Ballpark NEXT guiding principles. Staff asked whether the Council would add amphitheater, health and fitness facility, community recreation center, plaza and stadium as MU-8 uses; no member opposed. Council Member Mano recused himself from this item and item 3.
- Planning Commission: positive recommendation (October 2023)
- Recusal: Council Member Darin Mano
April 2, 2024 · City Council work session
MU-8 zone sign regulations text amendment
Discussed
Staff briefed the Council on on-site sign rules for the proposed MU-8 zone, including changes to sections 21A.46.096 (form-based district signs) and 21A.46.125 (vintage signs). The Planning Commission forwarded a positive recommendation. Council Member Mano was recused.
May 7, 2024 · City Council
Ballpark Station Area rezone and MU-8 zone
Continued · 7-0
The Council held the hearing and deferred action. One speaker favored up-zoning to increase ownership and density; one speaker for a group of commercial property owners on 1300 South between Main and Richards streets opposed the MU-8 designation for their parcels, preferring Corridor Commercial to fit long-term tenant leases; another spoke for taking advantage of fixed rail through a 15-minute neighborhood without displacement, and preserving green space and tree canopy.
- Petition: PLNPCM2023-00169
Moved by Council Member Daniel Dugan, seconded by Council Member Eva Lopez Chavez. Vote: 7-0
May 7, 2024 · City Council
MU-8 zone sign regulations text amendment
Continued · 7-0
The Council held the hearing, with no public comment, and deferred action.
- Petition: PLNPCM2023-00959
Moved by Council Member Daniel Dugan, seconded by Council Member Eva Lopez Chavez. Vote: 7-0
August 18, 2026 · City Council
Hearing on Ballpark zoning map and text amendment
Continued · 7-0
The Council held a hearing on rezoning parcels around the former Ballpark property. After a July 14 straw poll the proposal was revised from MU-11 to MU-8 (Mixed-Use 8): 55 West Paxton Avenue, 77 West 1300 South, 1355 and 1357 South West Temple and 1356 South Main Street from Public Lands to MU-8; 1381 South West Temple from Public Lands and RMF-35 to MU-8 and MU-5; and 1395 and 1397 South West Temple from RMF-35 to MU-5. A text amendment would remove Ballpark-specific sign rules. Thirteen speakers, including Ballpark Community Council and Ballpark Action Team members, asked to preserve public green space, mature trees and public ownership, and some asked to keep Richard Street a dead end because of traffic and privacy concerns. Council Member Erika Carlsen said the Council had already reduced the zoning to MU-8, supported continued public ownership and said Richard Street was meant to stay pedestrian-oriented under the Ballpark NEXT plan. Action was deferred.
- Petition: PLNPCM2025-01089
- Zoning: Public Lands and RMF-35 to MU-8 and MU-5
- Plan: Ballpark NEXT Community Design Plan (adopted by the CRA Board December 2025)
- Council District 5
Moved by Council Member Carlsen, seconded by Council Member Napier-Pearce to close the public hearing and defer action. Vote: 7-0
October 13, 2026 · City Council work session
Follow-up briefing: Ballpark zoning map and text amendment
Pending
The agenda listed a follow-up briefing on rezoning parcels around the former Ballpark property, to align zoning with the Ballpark NEXT Community Design Plan adopted by the Community Reinvestment Agency Board in December 2025. The agenda text still lists the proposed zone for most parcels as MU-11, while the August 18 hearing notice described MU-8 after a July straw poll. Tentative Council action was October 20.
- Council District 5