Holladay Digest

June 16th, 2026

Planning Commission Meeting

Item 1 (Continued)
Wasatch Waldorf Charter School — site plan amendment review (continued from a prior meeting, approximately March or May 19)
- Off-site parking agreement with LDS Church (primary) and senior care center (secondary)
- Emergency fire lane access width behind the school — approval from Unified Fire Authority and State Fire Marshall's Office
- Floodplain and stream bank protection concerns; Salt Lake County Flood Control permitting process
- Neighboring property owner noise concerns and statutory limitations on city review authority
Item 2
Zone map amendment — rezone from single-family residential (R-1) to Public (P) zone for property owned by Holiday Memorial Cemetery, intended for cemetery expansion
Item 3
Text amendment to Holiday Village building height standards — application to increase maximum height from 35 feet to 50 feet for a specific highlighted area within the village zone
- History of prior height moratorium (~2016) and subsequent height reductions
- Staff does not support the 50-foot increase as proposed
- Approximately a dozen public comments received; none in favor
- Discussion of potential alternative approaches (stepped heights, 40-foot compromise, architectural/contextual standards)

(Transcript ends mid-discussion of Item 3; Items 4 and 5 not captured)

No formal decisions or resolutions are recorded in the available transcript. Discussion was ongoing at the point the transcript was cut off.
Item 1 (Wasatch Waldorf)
Staff (TRC) confirmed both outstanding conditions — parking agreement and fire lane dimensions — have been satisfied and are ready for final Planning Commission action. No vote recorded in transcript.
Item 2 (Cemetery rezone)
No vote recorded in transcript.
Item 3 (Holiday Village heights)
No vote recorded in transcript; still under deliberation.

No votes recorded in the available transcript.

Wasatch Waldorf applicant to continue working with Salt Lake County Flood Control on flood control permitting
Applicant (Wasatch Waldorf)
Maintain protection of all trees at the apex of the creek; confirm no impact from driveway expansion
Applicant / City Staff (John Given)
All 2016 original approval conditions for Wasatch Waldorf to remain in place
Staff to ensure conditions carry forward
Commission to continue review and deliberation on Holiday Village height text amendment (Item 3)
Planning Commission

Commissioner conflict of interest inquiry
One Commissioner noted their mother is buried at Holiday Memorial Cemetery (subject of Item 2 rezone) and asked whether recusal was required. Staff indicated no financial gain is involved; recusal was determined to be unnecessary.
Public comments — Holiday Village heights (Item 3)
Approximately a dozen comments were emailed to Commissioners approximately two hours before the meeting; none were in favor of the height increase to 50 feet.
Staff position on Item 3
Director John Given stated staff could not support a height increase from 35 to 50 feet, citing the 2016 moratorium study and Council goals that led to height reductions. A possible compromise of 40 feet with architectural review and stepped heights (higher along Holiday Blvd., stepping down toward residential) was floated by Commissioners but not formally proposed.
Floodplain context (Item 1)
Staff noted Creekside Park is a flood retention basin with an earthen dam; 1983 flood modeling shows significant inundation potential for homes west of the dam to 9th East. The school has an existing flood control permit; any modifications remain the applicant's responsibility at the county level.
Transcript note
The transcript ends mid-discussion of Item 3; Items 4 and 5 on the agenda are not captured.

Summarized June 17, 2026