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Show 5fi qhi lads By ROSELYN KIRK NORTH SALT LAKE -- Two zoning changes preoccupied North Salt Lake city council Tuesday prior to the council approving the changes which will allow one property owner to build a four-plex along Highway 89-91 and another to open a bicycle shop on that same street further north. THE COUNCIL changed the zoning" along Highway 89-91 on the east side of Center Street south from R-3 to R-3A which will allow Pat and Dean Rogers to construct a four-plex in the area which is presently under a building moratorium. The council decided not to lift the moratorium, which was imposed about one and one-half months ago, until the city is able to write an updated ordinance . to control planned group dwelling which, i along with small businesses, may even- ! tually be allowed in the area. MR. AND MRS. Rogers have appeared at the council meeting several times to request the zone change since they purchased the property prior to its annexation an-nexation into North Salt Lake. When the j area was located in the unincorporated i area in the county, the zoning would have ! allowed them to construct two four-plexes . ; on each of the lots. Councilman Richard Strong, who is the ' liaison with the North Salt Lake Planning Commission said both groups are aware ! . of the problem, but were hesitant to lift i the moratorium until the ordinance for planned group dwellings is more specific. I 1 THE COUNCIL reached the ! compromise by changing the zone without putting on a special provision that ! planned development units and small J businesses are allowed in the zone. The present zoning allows only four-unit ; ' housing to be built, j According to Councilman Strong, city ! planning consultant Gene Carr has recommended the area along the east side of U.S. 89-91 from Center Street to 3800 South be planned for group dwellings and ; small business. Some of that area is now zoned C-3 but the council did not act to change that zoning at this time. THE COUNCIL commissioned Mr. Strong to work with the planning com-( com-( mission to set up an updated ordinance ! for group developments. The city fears that too many multiple dwellings along the highway will create additional fire and police problems that the city can't handle. The budget won't stretch to cover the additional problems resulting from a . more heavily impacted area, they say. Calculations of the possibility of population increases in the area could rise as high as 80 more families in that one-half one-half mile area, if group dwellings are allowed, city officials said. THE COUNCIL, though aware of Mr. Roger's investment said they must rezone for the betterment of the community and not just for one individual in a piecemeal fashion. Their action will allow Mr. Rogers to begin the construction and wait for the change in the ordinance before beginning construction on additional group dwellings that are planned. In other action, the council, after a public hearing, voted to change the zoning from R-l to C-2 to allow Jeff Edmondson to open a bicycle shop at about 750 North on Highway 89-91. There was no public objection to the zone change. IN OTHER planning matters, the council coun-cil approved a proposal prepared by Assistant As-sistant City Manager Collin Wood to apply for pedestrian safety funds available through the Utah Department of Transportation Trans-portation (UDOT) to build sidewalks along state highways. Mr. Wood said the first priority request submitted asked for $32,142 in state money to build curb, gutter and sidewalk on the east side of Highway 89-91 from 350 North south to Center Street. The specifications for the funding require that the local government supply a 15 percent match. In the case of the first priority, this would mean that North Salt Lake would have to pay $4800, if the state approves the request. MR. WOOD said the city will also request two other sidewalk projects listed as priority two and three. The one calls for sidewalk only along both sides of Highway 89-91 from Center Street south to 100 South. Cost for that project is estimated es-timated at $8,083 with the city's cost for matching funds at $1212. The third priority request would complete the project granted to the city last year to finish the curb and gutter on the west side of 400 East. The project is estimated to cost the state $9509 if accepted ac-cepted and the city $1426. |
