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M-1 bulk storage structure height amendment

Text amendment to allow bulk material storage structures up to 150 feet west of 5600 West, 100 to 1,000 feet south of I-80, in the M-1 district, associated with a rail freight terminal.

Where it stands
Approved
Type
Code change
Location
West of 5600 West south of I-80
Applicant
Salt Lake Garfield and Western Railway Company

Every hearing and vote

  1. October 3, 2023 · City Council

    Consent agenda: hearing dates and board appointments

    Approved · 7-0

    The Council approved the consent agenda by a single vote. It set Oct. 17 at 7 p.m. for hearings on the affordable housing incentives ordinance, a rezone at 1018 East 900 South (RMF-35 to RMF-30) and the M-1 height text amendment. It approved appointments of Kathryn Carlisle-Kesling (Cultural Core Finance Committee), Helen Langan (Utah Performing Arts Center Agency), Josh Stewart and a reappointment of Jim Espeland (Transportation Advisory Board), and term corrections for Planning Commission members Turner Bitton and Carlos Santos-Rivera.

    Moved by Council Member Chris Wharton, seconded by Council Member Alejandro Puy. Vote: 7-0

  2. October 3, 2023 · City Council work session

    Text amendment on maximum height in the M-1 Light Manufacturing District

    Discussed

    The Salt Lake Garfield and Western Railway Company asked to allow bulk material storage structures of up to 150 feet, tied to a rail freight terminal, west of 5600 West and between 100 and 1,000 feet south of Interstate 80, in the Utah Inland Port jurisdiction. The Planning Commission forwarded a positive recommendation. Members asked what would be stored, how hazardous materials would be regulated (staff said state rules apply), why the height and the buffer were chosen, and how the plan fits coming rail yard changes.

    • Petitioner: Salt Lake Garfield and Western Railway Company
    • Planning Commission: positive recommendation
    • Hearing set for Oct. 17; tentative action Nov. 7

  3. October 17, 2023 · City Council

    Text amendment on maximum height in the M-1 Light Manufacturing District (Ordinance 54 of 2023)

    Approved · 7-0

    After a hearing with no public comment, the Council adopted the amendment allowing bulk material storage structures up to 150 feet west of 5600 West, 100 to 1,000 feet south of I-80. The petitioner was the Salt Lake Garfield and Western Railway Company.

    • Petition: PLNPCM2023-00282

    Moved by Council Member Alejandro Puy, seconded by Council Member Victoria Petro. Vote: 7-0