SALT LAKE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
Room 126 of the City & County Building
451 South State Street, Salt Lake City, Utah
A roll is being kept of all who attended the Planning Commission Meeting. The meeting was called to order at 5:32:44 PM . Audio recordings of the Planning Commission meetings are retained in the Planning Office for an indefinite period of time.
Present for the Planning Commission meeting were: Chairperson Michael Gallegos; Vice Chair Emily Drown; Commissioners Angela Dean, Michael Fife, Clark Ruttinger, and Matthew Wirthlin. Commissioners Lisa Adams, Bernardo Flores-Sahagun Marie Taylor and Mary Woodhead were excused.
Planning Staff members present at the meeting were: Eric Shaw, CED Director; Wilford Sommerkorn, Planning Director; Nick Norris, Planning Manager; Joel Paterson, Planning Manager; and Michelle Moeller, Senior Secretary.
FIELD TRIP NOTES:
A field trip was held prior to the work session. Planning Commissioners present were: Chairperson Michael Gallegos, Michael Fife, Clark Ruttinger, Angela Dean, Emily Drown and Matthew Wirthlin. Staff members in attendance were Nick Norris and Joel Paterson.
1. The following locations were visited:
2. Reviewed cycle track options along 300 East
3. Sugar House Street Car- Discussed the proposal of the line and option for future expansions
4. Discussed development on the Granite Furniture block
5. Sugar House Apartments, Planned development- discussed the pedestrian traffic on the street and the size of the sidewalk.
6. Rinaldo Hunt Project- mixed use planned development allowed large building, footprint and district size
7. The Draw at Sugar House- issues- building doesn’t address 1300 East – no building entrance on the street. Residential portion is occupied, office classroom area not yet occupied.
8. IHC Facility- 400 S 900 E- zoning map amendment
9. Markea Court- HLC project
10. 300 South between 500 E and 600 E- HLC project
11. North Temple-
• Biomat
• McDonalds
• Family Dollar- talked about the contrast between this store and the new Family Dollar store on 300 West
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE November 14, 2012 MEETING
MOTION 5:33:04 PM
Commissioner Wirthlin made a motion to approve the November 14, 2012 minutes. Commissioner Ruttinger seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
Mr. Wilford Sommerkorn, Planning Director introduced Mr. Eric Shaw as the new Director of the Community and Economic Development division. He asked Mr. Shaw to introduce himself and then for the Commission to introduce themselves.
Mr. Shaw gave a brief overview of his education and job history.
The Commission introduced themselves and welcomed Mr. Shaw to Salt Lake City
The Commission decided to discuss the issue of transfer of development rights at a time when all the Commission members were present.
The meeting adjourned at 5:40:11 PM