Salt Lake City: Official Development News Thread - Part 4

[Liberty Wellsian]

Originally Posted by Future Mayor

It seems that many on here aren't understanding what the City Council truly did. They are looking out for the best interest of the city and the ascetics of how the city will look.

They aren't against height on the Salt Palace block, they are simply saying, we're not willing to simply give the go ahead to a building of any height without some sort of control over how that building will look. No step back requirements, no design guidelines. The City currently has the 375' limit in the D-1 zone with conditional use above that, that has step back requirements and other design guidelines in order for approval over that 375' height.

So why are several forumers bitching about the denial of unlimited height, when it's not even allowed in the D-1. Allowing unlimited height with no design control could result in some really ugly tall buildings.

We all agree that we don't want a Phoenix, and yes the current height of the Phoenix is below the 375' D-1 limit. Now just imagine, if the City Council were to allow unlimited height we could get a 400'+ Phoenix and the city would have ZERO control over it.

They should simply rezone the eastern Salt Palace block to D-1, then the existing height and design controls are already in place. I've wondered the entire time why the aren't just doing that.


So some of you think that "The LDS Church is behind it", controlling a city in which the City Council has one active LDS member, and a Lesbian as Mayor, is a more viable reason than the City Council wanting some sort of control over the design, just as they do in the rest of the city, ?

Pretty sure it's unlimited height but not unregulated. Or have I misinterpreted the proposal?

Please refer to the bottom of page 739 and continue through the top of page 740

http://slcgov.iqm2.com/citizens/FileOpen.aspx?Type=1&ID=1161&Inline=True

Meeting of May 24, 2016
Updated: 5/19/2016 3:31 PM

The proposed ordinance would add the following language to the secondary central business district (D-4) height regulations:
Additional height may be allowed as specified below:


a.Additional Permitted Height Locations: Additional height greater than one hundred twenty feet (120’) is permitted in the area bounded by the centerlines of South Temple, West Temple, 200 South, and 200 West streets.
(1)
ConditionalHeight:buildings may exceed the one hundred and twenty foot (120’) height limit provided they conform to the standards and procedures outlined in the Conditional Building and Site Design Review process of Chapter 21A.59 of this title and the following requirements:
i.
To minimize excessive building mass at higher elevations and preserve scenic views, some or all of the building mass shall be subject to additional setback, as determined appropriate through the conditional building and site design review process.
ii.
The first fifty feet (50’) of height shall not be set back from the street front more than five feet (5’) except that setbacks greater than five feet (5’) maybe approved through the conditional building and site design review process.
iii.
Ground Floor Uses: On the ground floor, a permitted or conditional use other
than parking shall occupy at least seventy five percent (75%) of the width of any street facing building façade. All portions of such ground floor spaces shall extend a minimum of twenty five feet (25’) into the building. Parking may be located behind these spaces