SALT LAKE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
451 South State Street, Room 126
Present from the Planning Commission were Chairperson Kimball Young, Max
Smith, Jim McRea, Judi Short, Diana Kirk, Gilbert lker, Aria Funk, Fred Fife and Carlton Christensen.
Present from the Planning Staff were Planning Director William T. Wright, Brent
Wilde, Doug Wheelwright, Elizabeth Egleston and Margaret Pahl.
A roll is being kept of all who attended the Planning Commission meeting. The
meeting was called to order at 5:00p.m. by Mr. Young. Minutes are presented in
agenda order, not necessarily as cases were heard by the Planning Commission.
Tapes of the meeting will be retained in the Planning Office for a period of one year, after which, they will be erased.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Ms. Short moved to approve the minutes of Thursday, December 12, 1996 as presented. Ms. Funk seconded the motion. Mr. Christensen, Mr. Fife, Ms. Funk, Ms. Short, Ms. Kirk, Mr. Smith and Mr. lker voted "Aye." Mr. McRea was not present. Mr. Young, as Chair, did not vote. The motion passed.
PETITIONS
PUBLIC HEARING -Bruce Manka. managing partner of Cornell Apartments II. requesting approval for condominium conversion of 1 2 units at the Cornell Apartments. located at 101 South 600 East in a Residential ''RMF-45" zoning district.
Ms. Margaret Pahl presented the· staff report outlining the major issues of the case and the staff recommendation, a copy of which is filed with the minutes.
Mr. Keith Mead, representing the petitioner, was present for this portion of the Planning Commission meeting and stated that they were in agreement with the staff recommendation.
Mr. Young opened the hearing to the public and asked if anyone wished to address the Planning Commission. Upon receiving no response, he closed the hearing to the public and opened it for Planning Commission discussion.
Ms. Kirk moved to recommend, to the City Council, approval of this condominium conversion request, subject to the condition listed in the staff report. Mr. lker seconded the motion. Mr. Christensen, Mr. Fife, Ms. Funk, Ms. Short, Ms. Kirk, Mr. McRea, Mr. Smith and Mr. lker voted 11Aye." Mr. Young, as Chair, did not vote. The motion passed.
PUBLIC HEARING - Capital Redevelopment Partnership requesting approval for condominium conversion of 1 7 units at the Sampson Altadena Apartments. Located at 300 East 300 South in a Residential //RM U: zoning district. This item was postponed until a future Planning Commission meeting.
OTHER BUSINESS
Review the Open Space Plan and Action Statements.
Mr. Doug Wheelwright led the discussion on this matter and handed out copies of the Open Space Master Plan, the Open Space Maps and the education brochure.
Mr. Wheelwright gave a brief history of the development of the Open Space Master Plan and the difficulties encountered in getting the Plan developed and printed. Mr. Wheelwright then outlined the various components of the Plan. Courtesy Briefing on the Historic Design Guidelines
Ms. Elizabeth Egleston gave a brief history of the development of the draft of the Historic Design Guidelines, copies of which were given to each of the Planning Commission members. Ms. Egleston stated that the Planning Division had worked with Winter and Company, a consulting firm, for the past two years to develop these guidelines in order to ensure consistency in decisions made by the Historic Landmark Commission.
Ms. Egleston stated that two public hearings had been held to obtain public input and the consultant had met with the Landmark Commission and the staff on several occasions, resulting in the draft provided at this time. Ms. Egleston stated that a briefing and a public hearing before the City Council were expected in February.
Discuss the City Design Workshop
Mr. Wright informed the Planning Commission that the Mayor, working through the Futures Commission, bad organized a "City Design Workshop" that would be sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts and hosted by the Futures Commission. Mr. Wright stated that the workshop would provide a fresh perspective to the City's vision for the future and solutions proposed for current community issues.
Mr. Wright stated that an open house would be held on January 27, 1 997 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in Room 315 of the City and County Building. He added that topics for discussion included gateway planning, transportation calming, historic preservation, cultural facilities and the Sugar House Business District planning.
Mr. Wright stated that nationally renowned designers, planners and urban specialists would participate in the design workshop and invited the Planning Commission to attend.
Mr. Wright also invited the Planning Commission to attend a luncheon with the workshop design team on Tuesday, January 28th at 12:00 Noon at the Garden Restaurant on the top floor of the Joseph Smith Memorial Building.
Briefing on the Gateway Railroad Consolidation Plan
Mr. Brian Hatch, representing the Mayor's Office, Mr. Tim Harpst, representing the Salt Lake City Transportation Division and Mr. Steven Meyer, representing the Sear Brown Group, were present for this portion of the Planning Commission meeting.
Mr. Meyer banded out copies of the "Railroad Consolidation Implementation Plan
Final Report", a copy of which is filed with the minutes.
Mr. Meyer explained the purpose of the recommended railroad consolidation in the gateway area, the various phases of the implementation plan, costs of the project and possible funding sources, the planning and land use issues involved, railroad issues, transportation issues, real estate impacts, and revenue generated by redevelopment of the gateway area.
Mr. Brian Hatch outlined the benefits of the recommended consolidation to the railroad industry and the possibility of toxic waste on the site which would need to be studied. Mr. Hatch and Mr. Wright discussed the locational advantages of the "intermodal Center" being located west of 600 West between 200-300 South.
Mr. Wright explained that this project would go through the normal plan adoption process of public hearings before the Planning Commission and the City Council. He added that the Planning Commission hearing would be held on February 6, 1997.
Sugar House Subcommittee Update
Mr. Wright stated that a scale terrain model, prepared by the developers made it possible to put the two proposed projects into better perspective. Mr. Wright stated that the Redevelopment Agency Board agreed with the Planning Commission's philosophy that development of this area needed to be done correctly and not rushed through the approval process.
Mr. lker suggested Redevelopment Agency involvement in the Wilmington site would be beneficial and welcomed.
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 7:05 p.m.