Sugar House LUZ report August 2009

There was no Land Use Committee Meeting this month.

New presentation this month at the SHCC meeting will be the Woodbury Mixed-Use Project as described below: (NOTE this was supposed to be on the August SHCC agenda, but was moved to the September 2 meeting).

Woodbury Mixed-Use Project- on 13th East between Chevron and Park View II, Derek Payne and Lance Bullen will present drawings for a five-story building. The first floor would be at the level of the Draw at Hidden Hollow. This level will have community space, and some “incubator” space for Westminster College and small businesses. The second level would be at 13th East level and would be for retail uses. The three levels above would be housing for Westminster College students. There will also be a parking terrace with about 215 spaces. (NOTE: at some point in the recent past, there was a proposal for two condominium buildings on this parcel. This new project replaces that one.) Still in the Queue - View of Valley on 21^st and View Street Construction in Process – Urbana on 11^th East September 23 the Deseret Industries project to relocate to the former Circuit City parcel will be on the Planning Commission Agenda. The Sugar House Land Use Committee will meet with the architect on September 8 to review some changes to the plans that were shown to the Sugar House Community Council at the August meeting. That meeting will be posted on the website as soon as the location is determined.-------DRAFT 7/9/2009 (Note this draft has received many comments to the city, and the language will likely be rewritten before it goes before the Planning Commission for approval) 21A.40.160 Ground Mounted Utility Boxes:A. Compliance with Regulations Required: All ground mounted utility boxes shall be subjectto the following regulations unless exempted within section 21A.02.050, "Applicability", ofthis title or where limited by other provisions of this title.B. Definition; "Ground mounted utility boxes" shall mean such facilities, including pedestals,boxes, vaults, cabinets, meters or other ground mounted facilities and associated equipmentsuch as condensing units and generators that directly serve the property or local area inwhich the facility is placed, that are not primarily for transmission or distribution to otherlocations, or otherwise are customarily found in such areas.C. Allowed Use: Ground mounted utility boxes proposed as follows, shall be allowed in allzoning districts.1. Subterranean utility boxes located entirely on private property.2. Subterranean utility boxes located in the public right-of-way such that they not interferewith the public’s use of the street or sidewalks.3. Utility boxes located entirely within an enclosed building or structure.4. Utility boxes located outside of the minimum setback area and within 5 feet of a building.5. Utility boxes for public facilities, buildings, uses, traffic control and parks, installed byor with permission of Salt Lake City Corporation.D. Prohibited Use: Utility boxes located in the public right-of-way in all zones except the EI,M-1 and M-2 zones are prohibited, except as stated in section C.2 of this chapter.E. Conditional Use: Conditional use review is required for all ground mounted utility boxes notspecifically addressed in sections C and D of this chapter. Applications shall be reviewedadministratively by the Planning Director or an assigned designee subject to the followingcriteria.1. Location: Utility boxes shall be located and designed to reduce its visual andenvironmental impacts on the surrounding properties.2. Setbacks: The Planning Director may modify the setback of the utility box to reduce thevisual and environmental impact of the box when viewed from the street or an adjacentproperty. The setback variation will be a function of the site constraints, the size of theproposed box and the setbacks of adjacent properties and structures.3. Screening: To the greatest extent possible, utility boxes shall be screened from view ofadjacent properties and City rights-of-way. Utility boxes and their associated screeningshall be integral to the design of the primary building on site and address crimeprevention through environmental design (CPTED) principles by maintaining solid oropaque screening materials.4. Design: Utility box design shall reflect the urban character and pedestrian orientation ofthe area where it is located.5. View: Location does not block views within sight distance angles of sidewalks,driveways and intersections, or hinder pedestrian or vehicular circulation on the site.6. Certificate of Appropriateness: Any ground mounted utility box located within an areasubject to section 21A.34.020, "H Historic Preservation Overlay District", of this title shallrequire certificate of appropriateness review and approval with respect to location andscreening materials. The Planning and Zoning website has the zoning code, ((http://www.sterlingcodifiers.com/codebook/index.php?book_id=672) but the tables are confusing because they are much wider than the computer screen. These are more readable.------------For Planning Information, go to www.slcgov.com/ced/planning There is a link to Planning Commission and Board of Adjustment agendas. This is where you can sign up to get automatic emails from the city for these agendas.The monthly Planning Division newsletter is on this site. The recent Sugar House Business District Traffic Study is here.