West High School reconstruction zoning and street vacation
Public Lands zoning text amendment for K-12 school development standards and vacation of a portion of 200 North between 300 West and 200 West for the school's reconstruction. Adopted 7-0 on Nov. 18, 2025.
- Where it stands
- Approved
- Type
- Zone change
- Location
- About 240 West 200 North
- Applicant
- Salt Lake City School District
Every hearing and vote
August 19, 2025 · City Council
Consent agenda: hearing dates for four land-use ordinances and a library board appointment
Approved · 7-0
The Council approved the consent agenda by 7-0. It set Sept. 2 at 7 p.m. for public hearings on a rezoning near 247 North 800 West (R-1/7,000 to R-1/5,000 to allow development west of an existing home, reached from the private Hoyt Place), a vacation of a city alley near 373 West American Avenue, a zoning text amendment and street vacation for the West High School reconstruction, and a master development agreement for a seven-story, roughly 452-stall Delta Center parking garage at 301 West South Temple. It also confirmed Charlotte Dubiel to the Library Board for a term ending June 30, 2028.
- Petition numbers: PLNPCM2024-00629 (rezone), PLNPCM2023-00636 (alley), PLNPCM2025-00320 and -00321 (West High), PLNPCM2025-00619 (Delta Center garage)
August 19, 2025 · City Council work session
West High School zoning text amendment and street vacation
Discussed
Planners presented a Public Lands zone text amendment changing height limits, buffering and allowed uses and exempting new construction from Historic Preservation Overlay review (PLNPCM2025-00320), plus vacating a 130-foot-wide, 530-foot-long portion of 200 North between 300 West and 200 West already within the campus (PLNPCM2025-00321). The Planning Commission gave conditional approval. Council concerns included a narrow sidewalk at the south end, neighbor feedback on building height, design along 200 North, student displacement during construction, and safety on 300 West, a state highway, including a proposed sky bridge. A school district official noted open houses planned for September 8 and 9. Hearing set for September 2.
- Petitions: PLNPCM2025-00320 (text amendment), PLNPCM2025-00321 (street vacation)
September 2, 2025 · City Council
West High School rebuild: Public Lands zoning text amendment and 200 North street vacation (public hearing)
Continued · 7-0
The hearing covered a text amendment that changes building height limits, buffering and allowed uses in all Public Lands zones and exempts new construction from Historic Preservation Overlay review, and the vacation of a 130-foot-wide, 530-foot-long piece of 200 North between 300 West and 200 West that is already part of the school campus. Of three speakers, one asked the Council to deny both ordinances, citing the Capitol Hill Master Plan's limits on institutional expansion into the neighborhood; one supported the rebuild and preserving the historic building but worried new parking entrances would add residential congestion; and one supported the rebuild but raised safety concerns about the planned entrance locations. Council Member Puy said the Council does not control the school district's building design and that more discussion was needed; Council Member Wharton encouraged residents to bring ideas to the school district and the Council. The Council closed the hearing and deferred action.
- Petitions: PLNPCM2025-00320 (text amendment), PLNPCM2025-00321 (street vacation)
September 9, 2025 · City Council
West High School rebuild: Public Lands text amendment and 200 North street vacation
Continued · 6-0
The Council postponed action on the two ordinances to a future meeting.
October 7, 2025 · City Council
West High School rebuild: Public Lands text amendment and street vacation
Continued · 6-0
The Council postponed action to a future meeting. Council Member Wharton said the delay was to await results of a recent meeting among stakeholders about the building.
November 18, 2025 · City Council
Public-lands zoning text amendment and 200 North street vacation for West High School
Approved · 7-0
The Council adopted two ordinances tied to rebuilding West High School. One changes K-12 public school development standards in Public Lands zones (building height, buffering, allowed uses) and exempts new construction from Historic Preservation Overlay review. The other vacates a 130-foot-wide, 530-foot-long portion of 200 North between 300 West and 200 West that sits inside the campus. Council Member Wharton said concerns were addressed, including a one-way exit onto 300 West and security gates to bar unauthorized parking.
- Petitions: PLNPCM2025-00320 and PLNPCM2025-00321
- Ordinances 55 and 55B of 2025