Holladay Digest

September 3rd, 2026

City Council Meeting

Public Comment
Library programming announcements and "Library of Things" services
Agenda Item 4 – Text Amendment
Proposed amendment to Section 13 of city code to add "arts and culture" as an allowable use in the Holiday Village Zone, including low-intensity arts and culture uses (ancillary to retail) and temporary storefront galleries across multiple commercial zones (NC, HC, RD, C1, C2, HP)
Agenda Item 5 – Rezone Application
Proposed rezone of the rear portion of a church property (Church of Jesus Christ / Adri Sanchez) located across the street from Columbus High School (referenced as Olympus High School), from P (Public) zone to R110 (single-family residential) to accommodate a developer purchasing the back half of the property

Agenda Item 4 (Text Amendment)
No formal vote taken at this meeting. Council agreed to proceed with the application as presented for the Holiday Village Zone but directed that the broader question of whether the P zone and other zones should also allow low-intensity arts and culture uses (e.g., to protect existing activities such as Blue Moon Festival, Page to Stage) be returned to the Planning Commission for further consideration before a final vote.
Agenda Item 5 (Rezone)
Transcript ends mid-presentation; no decision recorded in the available text.

No formal votes were recorded in the available transcript for this meeting.

Schedule a vote on the text amendment (Agenda Item 4) for approximately two weeks out
Mayor / City CouncilNotesTo allow time to address P zone concerns without delaying the Steinway Pianos application
Return the question of allowing low-intensity arts and culture uses in P zones to the Planning Commission for review
John Tierlink / Planning CommissionNotesTo avoid inadvertently restricting existing city activities (e.g., Blue Moon Festival, Page to Stage, concerts in the park)
Continue briefing on the rezone application (Agenda Item 5)
John TierlinkNotesTranscript cut off mid-presentation; continuation implied

Background on Text Amendment (Item 4)
The application was initiated by the owner of Steinway Pianos, a new business in the Holiday Village at the corner of Laney and Holiday Blvd., who needed code authorization for a recital/performance space ancillary to their retail use. The Planning Commission had already reviewed and shaped the proposal prior to this meeting.

Council Discussion Note (Item 4)
A council member raised concern that the newly established land use definitions, by only permitting low-intensity arts and culture in the Holiday Village Zone, could unintentionally restrict or call into question activities the city has historically conducted in P zones (e.g., outdoor concerts, festivals). John Tierlink acknowledged this and agreed to review it without holding up the pending application.

Background on Rezone (Item 5)
The Church of Jesus Christ / Adri Sanchez intends to redevelop the front half of their property across from Columbus/Olympus High School into seminary use, while selling the back half to a developer for single-family home development accessed via a private drive. The rezone request covers only the back half, from P to R110. (Transcript ends before full presentation is complete.)

Summarized September 4, 2026