January 6 2026

Planning Commission Meeting

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Topics

  • Review and correction of prior meeting minutes (including minutes from a June 24 meeting and a second set of minutes)

  • Continued public hearing on a rezone application for properties along Highland Drive

  • History and purpose of the Professional Office (PO) zone and its relationship to the Highland Drive Small Area Master Plan (2017)

  • Parcel configuration: three Salt Lake County Assessor parcels (~16,000 sq ft total), including a front lot, rear lot (4555), and a narrow driveway parcel (4559)

  • Potential development scenarios under existing R2 zoning vs. proposed PO zoning

  • Adequacy and completeness of the applicant's neighborhood meeting documentation (held November 17)

  • History of spot zone changes along the Highland Drive corridor

  • Whether a lot line adjustment and/or PUD would be required if the property remained residential

Decisions

  • No formal decisions or resolutions were recorded in the portion of the transcript provided. The work session was still in progress (staff presentation and commissioner questions underway) when the transcript ends.

  • It was noted that minute corrections would be formally motioned on at the appropriate time, including at minimum:

    • Correcting the June 24 minutes, which incorrectly listed Chair Roach as calling the meeting to order (Chair Roach was absent; another commissioner presided)

Actions

  • Formally amend June 24 meeting minutes to correct erroneous attribution of Chair Roach calling the meeting to order

    Commission (at time of minute approval)

  • Review second set of minutes for a potential additional correction (Chair noted it was "lost on me" but flagged)

    Chair / Commission

  • Ask the applicant to provide additional details on the November 17 neighborhood meeting (who attended, location, time)

    Commissioner(s) / Applicant

  • Read new public comments into the record, noting author and summary

    Carrie (Staff)

  • Phone legal counsel if a situation arises requiring legal guidance

    Chair / Commission

Notes

  • Legal counsel absent

    Counsel was not present; Chair noted the Commission could call him if needed, but if a significant legal issue arose, the item might need to be continued.

  • New public comments received

    Additional written comments were submitted since the last meeting; copies were distributed to commissioners and emailed the afternoon of Jan 06, 2026. These were to be read into the record.

  • Neighborhood meeting documentation concerns

    Staff noted the submitted neighborhood meeting notes from November 17 were "totally incomplete" — no attendee list, no location, no time, and only five items discussed. This was flagged as a concern.

  • Highland Drive Master Plan (2017)

    Confirmed as the governing small area plan for the corridor; not modified in the city's recent General Plan update.

  • Prior rezone history on Highland Drive

    Staff noted a past rezone application for Bermondsey (to multifamily) and a rezone near "2:15" (from residential to another use) as relevant corridor precedents.

  • Pre-meeting conversation

    The opening portion of the transcript reflects informal pre-meeting conversation among attendees (skiing, parking, etc.) and is not relevant to official business.

Summarized May 8, 2026