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Wednesday, November 4, 2026

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Sugar House hotel rezone (2111 South 1300 East)

Request to rezone 0.80 acres next to Sugar House Park from MU-3 to MU-8 and amend the master plan map for a hotel. After a long hearing March 24, the council rejected the ordinance 7-0 on April 7.

Denied

Type
Zone change
Location
Approximately 2111 South 1300 East
Size
0.8 acres
Applicant
Magnus Commercial Properties (John Potter)
  1. Apr 7, 2026City Council: Sugar House hotel master plan and zoning map amendments at 2111 South 1300 East
  2. Mar 24, 2026City Council: Sugar House hotel master plan and zoning map amendments at 2111 South 1300 East
  3. Mar 10, 2026City Council: Consent agenda
  4. Feb 17, 2026City Council work session: Sugar House hotel master plan and zoning map amendments

In brief

Sugar House hotel rezone (2111 South 1300 East) appears on 4 recorded agendas, from the City Council work session meeting of February 17, 2026 to the City Council meeting of April 7, 2026.

On record, it was approved once, continued once, and denied once.

The most recent decision was denied (7-0) at the City Council meeting of April 7, 2026.

Follow the money and project delivery

Sugar House hotel rezone (2111 South 1300 East)

Denied

  1. Council action

    Denied: Sugar House hotel master plan and zoning map amendments at 2111 South 1300 East · Approved minutes Record → · April 7, 2026

  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

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Every hearing and vote

  1. April 7, 2026 · City Council

    Sugar House hotel master plan and zoning map amendments at 2111 South 1300 East

    Denied · 7-0

    Council Member Sarah Young emphasized Sugar House Park as a community landmark and said approval would set a precedent for extending the business district past adopted plan boundaries before the effects of existing mixed-use zoning were known. She thanked residents, groups and the applicant. Council Member Alejandro Puy thanked her for relaying park users' views. The council voted unanimously to reject the ordinance, which would have rezoned 0.80 acres from MU-3 to MU-8 and amended the Sugar House master plan map for a hotel.

    • Applicant: John Potter, Magnus Commercial Properties
    • Acres: 0.80
    • Current zone → proposed: MU-3 → MU-8

    Moved by Council Member Sarah Young, seconded by Council Member Victoria Petro. Vote: 7-0

  2. March 24, 2026 · City Council

    Sugar House hotel master plan and zoning map amendments at 2111 South 1300 East

    Continued · 6-0-1

    Staff reminded the council the vote was on the rezone, not the hotel. Of roughly 40 speakers, most opposed the rezone, including Sugar House Community Council representatives, citing traffic and parking, scale and incompatibility with the neighborhood and park, loss of views and green space, flood detention risk, precedent, bird safety, limited community benefits and the Sugar House Business District boundary at 1300 East. The developer's team, hotel operator staff, the architect (who said the building would be no taller than seven stories), and several supporters spoke for the rezone, citing jobs, public benefits and parking. Bird Safe Utah asked to work with the developer on bird-safe design. Council Member Sarah Young thanked residents and noted tentative action on April 7. Action was deferred.

    • Applicant: John Potter, Magnus Commercial Properties
    • Acres: 0.80
    • Current zone → proposed: MU-3 → MU-8

    Moved by Council Member Daniel Dugan, seconded by Council Member Sarah Young. Vote: 6-0 with one abstention; Lopez Chavez abstained (no reason recorded in the minutes)

  3. March 10, 2026 · City Council

    Consent agenda

    Approved · 7-0

    The council approved the consent agenda: setting March 24 hearings on the Sugar House hotel rezone (2111 South 1300 East), the 2260-2290 East 1300 South rezone, the expiration of land use approvals text amendment, an alley vacation east of Browning Avenue, fiscal year 2026-27 federal housing grant allocations, and disposition of airport noise mitigation property at about 840 South Gladiola Street (nonresidential, airport-compatible use only); appointing Jonathan Gardner and Lisa Ramsey Adams and reappointing John Bradshaw to the Airport Board; and reappointing Hannah Nielsen to the Arts Council.

    Moved by Council Member Eva Lopez Chavez, seconded by Council Member Daniel Dugan. Vote: 7-0

  4. February 17, 2026 · City Council work session

    Sugar House hotel master plan and zoning map amendments

    Discussed

    Staff and the applicants presented a request to rezone about 0.80 acres next to the northwest corner of Sugar House Park from MU-3 to MU-8 and amend the Sugar House master plan map so a hotel can be built on the vacant, privately owned site. The Planning Commission gave a positive recommendation. The applicants described a rooftop restaurant, lobby cafe, underground parking and a GREENbike station. Members discussed a 25% commercial rent discount for local businesses, public parking as a community benefit and environmental risks of underground parking. Council Member Sarah Young asked for more on the discount, and Council Member Alejandro Puy said questions on community benefits and environmental concerns were outstanding.

    • Applicant: John Potter, Magnus Commercial Properties, for the property owner
    • Acres: 0.80
    • Current zone → proposed: MU-3 → MU-8
    • Council District 7
    • Timeline: hearing Mar. 24; tentative action Apr. 7