HolladayDigest

• General Plan Update ("Holladay Horizons")

  Continued public hearing and multi-section review of the 2025 Comprehensive General Plan Update (File #00-6-04-2), in accordance with Utah Code Ann. §10-9a-Part 4

• Overall document format and layout

  Review of chapter titles, presentation, and accessibility before diving into specific chapters

• Goal and policy numbering/cross-referencing

  Concern that goals are not tied to chapter titles, creating confusion when multiple chapters share similarly numbered goals

• Document accessibility

  Discussion of whether the plan is readable for both frequent professional users and general residents; suggestion to add generalized introductory language

• Physical vs. digital copies

  Practicality of having physical copies available at Planning Commission meetings

• General Plan Compliance section in Staff Reports

  Proposal for Staff Reports to include a dedicated "General Plan Compliance" section with references to specific plan sections

• Future Land Use Map vs. Zoning Map

  Whether both maps should appear side by side; limitations due to zoning map changes over time; use of the plan portal for dynamic updates

• Land use terminology on Page 13

  Concern that some listed items (e.g., restaurants, personal services) are not formal land use categories, creating potential confusion

• Opportunity zones and corridors map (Page 24)

  Suggestion to bold certain sections and include street size references for clarity

• Chapter 3 — Design standards and neighborhood character

  Discussion of scale, form, and style of new construction; limitations imposed by State Legislature on single-family residential design standards

• Transportation section

  Concern about lack of implementation strategy for addressing known congestion issues (e.g., Holladay Boulevard); reference to access point management strategies used in Cottonwood Heights

• Economic development (Page 45)

  Discussion began but was not captured in the available minutes text

• Primary and secondary land use designations

  Clarification that these refer to area-wide vision, not individual parcel zoning

• Survey methodology

  Questions about how survey questions were developed, whether the previous General Plan was used as a baseline, and whether residents were asked about their frequency of General Plan use

• Colors in Chapter 2 charts

  Suggestion to revise colors to reduce confusion

• Future Land Use vs. Zoning table (Page 26)

  Discussion of expanding the table to better distinguish General Plan designations from Zoning Ordinance regulations

• Image of the Casto Home

  Commissioner Cunningham questioned its inclusion as a planning illustration

Note: The available minutes do not record any formal resolutions or final decisions adopted at this meeting. The public hearing was opened and remained open. The review of "Holladay Horizons" is ongoing across multiple meetings, with a final Planning Commission recommendation to City Council to come at a future meeting.

Agreed-upon directions (informal consensus)

• The General Plan will continue to be reviewed section by section across multiple meetings

• Staff will include a "General Plan Compliance" section in future Staff Reports

• Physical copies of the General Plan will be made available at Planning Commission meetings

• Consultant (Logan Simpson) will explore:

  • Adding more generalized introductory language for accessibility
  • Expanding the Future Land Use vs. Zoning table into the introduction section
  • Potentially renaming "land uses" in mixed-use sections to reduce confusion
  • Addressing goal/policy numbering to tie goals to chapter titles

• Add a "General Plan Compliance" section to future Staff Reports referencing specific General Plan sections

  Jonathan Teerlink / City Staff

• Provide physical copies of the General Plan draft for Planning Commission meetings

  Jonathan Teerlink / City Staff

• Add more generalized introductory language to the General Plan for accessibility to general residents

  Delaney Sillman / Logan Simpson

• Expand the Future Land Use vs. Zoning table (Page 26) to encompass distinctions between the General Plan and other City regulations; consider placement in the introduction

  Delaney Sillman / Logan Simpson

• Revise goal/policy numbering to tie goals to their respective chapter titles (e.g., format "3-1") to avoid cross-chapter confusion

  Delaney Sillman / Logan Simpson

• Revise colors in Chapter 2 charts to reduce confusion

  Delaney Sillman / Logan Simpson

• Consider renaming "land uses" on Page 13 to avoid confusion between general descriptors and formal land use categories

  Delaney Sillman / Logan Simpson

• Explore bolding certain sections on the opportunity zones/corridors map (Page 24) and adding street size references

  Delaney Sillman / Logan Simpson

• Consider placing the Zoning Map alongside the Future Land Use Map in the portal (with notation of approval date if included in the plan document)

  Jonathan Teerlink / Logan Simpson

• Craft General Plan language guiding scale, form, and neighborhood character for new construction that points toward further refinement in the Zoning Ordinance

  Jonathan Teerlink / City Staff / Logan Simpson

• Continue review of Chapters 1, 2, and 3 and remaining sections at subsequent meetings

  Planning Commission / City Staff / Logan Simpson

• Opening Statement

  was read aloud by Commissioner Prince.

• Public Hearing

  The continued public hearing on the General Plan Update was opened by Chair Roach. No public comments were received. The public hearing remained open and was not closed.

• Consultant clarification on survey process

  Delaney Sillman (Logan Simpson) explained that the survey and goal/policy development process began with a review of the previous General Plan, incorporated consistent staff concerns, received community feedback, and was then refined through the Steering Committee process.

• State Legislature constraints noted

  Jonathan Teerlink highlighted that State Legislature has restricted cities' ability to impose design standards on single-family residential zones, limiting what the General Plan and Zoning Ordinance can direct in that area.

• Portal referenced as a dynamic tool

  The City's plan portal was highlighted as a preferred vehicle for maintaining an up-to-date Zoning Map alongside the Future Land Use Map, since zoning maps change over time and a static printed map would quickly become outdated.

• Steering Committee input referenced

  Ms. Sillman noted that a Steering Committee comment suggested future residents or business buyers might use the Future Land Use Map when evaluating property purchases — reinforcing the need for the introductory section to address multiple types of users.

• Minutes appear incomplete

  The available minutes text ends mid-sentence during Commissioner Berndt's discussion of economic development on Page 45. The summary above reflects only the content provided.