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Salt Lake City development tracker

Ban on demolishing housing for parking

Title 21A amendment prohibiting demolition of dwelling units for stand-alone parking and parking expansion unless it adds housing. Adopted as Ordinance 72 of 2024 on October 1, 2024, 6-0.

Approved

Type
Code change
Location
City-wide
Applicant
Salt Lake City
  1. Oct 1, 2024City Council: Text amendment to prohibit demolition of dwelling units for parking uses
  2. Sep 17, 2024City Council: Text amendment to prohibit demolition of dwelling units for parking uses

In brief

Ban on demolishing housing for parking appears on 2 recorded agendas, from the City Council meeting of September 17, 2024 to the City Council meeting of October 1, 2024.

On record, it was continued once and approved once.

The most recent decision was approved (6-0) at the City Council meeting of October 1, 2024.

Follow the money and project delivery

Ban on demolishing housing for parking

Approved

  1. Council action

    Approved: Text amendment to prohibit demolition of dwelling units for parking uses · Approved minutes Record → · Oct. 1, 2024

  2. Money in the record

    No itemized amount linked in the records collected.

  3. 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.

  4. 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

  1. October 1, 2024 · City Council

    Text amendment to prohibit demolition of dwelling units for parking uses

    Approved · 6-0

    After the hearing continued from September 17, speakers supported the proposal, saying there are too many parking lots and housing should not be removed for parking; one asked that parking remain available. Council Member Lopez Chavez noted the number of parking lots in District 4 that could be used for development. Council adopted Ordinance 72 of 2024.

    Moved by Council Member Dugan, seconded by Council Member Lopez Chavez. Vote: 6-0; Council Member Darin Mano absent

  2. September 17, 2024 · City Council

    Text amendment to prohibit demolition of dwelling units for parking uses

    Continued · 7-0

    Because of an error in the required advertising, the hearing was continued to the October 1 meeting. The proposal would bar demolishing dwellings for stand-alone parking and parking expansion unless it adds housing units (PLNPCM2023-00646). No one commented.

    Moved by Council Member Dugan, seconded by Council Member Lopez Chavez to continue the public hearing. Vote: 7-0