Planning Commission Work Meeting Minutes Thursday, February 7, 2019 City Council Chambers 220 East Morris Avenue Time 6:00 p.m. Commission Members Present: Staff Members Present: Laura Vernon, Chair Jeremy Carter Susan Dickstein Stacey Holscher George Pechmann Chad Ewell LeAnne Huff Alexandra White, Planning Manager Jeff Attermann, City Planner Hannah Vickery, City Attorney 1. Presentation by Wasatch Development and Salt Lake County on the Ordinance Amendment Application for the north 11.16 acres of the former Granite High School Property. The petition includes 113 townhomes and a Library located at approximately 3305 South 500 East. Planning Manager, Alexandra White, explained that the applicants would outline their proposal for the old Granite High School site after which the application for an ordinance amendment would come back before the Planning Commission for a public hearing at a later date. Adam Lankford, from Wasatch Residential Group, and gave the business address as 620 South State Street in Salt Lake City. Jim Cooper identified himself as the Director of Salt Lake County Library Services and gave the address as 8030 South 1825 West in West Jordan. Mr. Lankford presented an overview of the project site and gave a brief history. He noted that Wasatch Residential Group originally partnered with Garbett Homes to develop the entire property, however, Garbett Homes decided to develop the southern portion of the property under the existing zoning and develop single-family homes. Wasatch Residential Group retained the northern portion of the property and were proposing a new zone to allow a townhome district and a library district. They would do a two-lot subdivision plat to facilitate the project. Commissioner Pechmann asked if the library would be built by a separate entity than the residential townhomes and asked about the timeline for each section. Mr. Cooper reported that the Library will be built separately and the residential component and the library would be on different timelines. The County had already been through programming and schematic designs for the Library but had issued a stop order until the ordinance and subdivision were completed.
South Salt Lake City Planning Commission Work Meeting 2 February 7, 2019 Mr. Lankford presented the renderings for the three-story townhomes. The contemporary design would tie into the design of the Library. Each unit would have a rear-loaded, two-car garage. He presented the site plan and identified the vehicular and pedestrian accesses. The site would have 30% open space and meet the City s parking requirements. Amenities would include a clubhouse, pool, deck, spa, outdoor barbeque area with seating, and a tot lot. The development would be owned and managed by Wasatch Property Management. In response to a question from Commissioner Holscher, Mr. Lankford said that they would be doing a condominium plat for the residential units, but they were unsure if the units would be for rent or sale. Having the condominium plat would allow them to sell if there was a market demand for it. He estimated rent for the two and three-bedroom units would be between $1,600 and $2,000 per month. The units ranged between 1,350 and 1,600 square feet in size. Commissioner Dickstein asked why they were proposing townhomes instead of single-family homes. Mr. Lankford explained that the property is located along a busy road, which is owned by UDOT. They would never be able to put driveway accesses onto 3300 South for single-family homes. This design was more practical and would facilitate interaction with the Library. Mr. Lankford confirmed that they had completed two traffic studies, which would be included in the application. He noted that there would be no townhome access from 500 East. Mr. Cooper gave a background of the Salt Lake County Library Services and the surrounding libraries. Their intention was to replace two smaller libraries with a new, larger one in this region. The County has been looking at the old Granite High School site for some time, and they were eager to enter into the partnership with Wasatch Residential Group. The Library property would be about five acres, which is larger than their other library sites. They intended to keep a lot of green space and allow for outdoor activities to take place there. There were discussions about creating a small amphitheater. Mr. Cooper talked about how they intended to incorporate the old Granite High School into the design of the Library, including the school seal and a large boulder that was part of campus. They would also be putting a walking path around the Library as a nod to the high school track. He then spoke about the design of the building and how they would work toward becoming LEED certified. The Commission discussed the meeting schedule. The Planning Commission Work Meeting adjourned at approximately 6:51 p.m.