Salt Lake City’s District 4 is now a vacant seat, as city officials announced Council Member Eva Lopez Chavez has been kicked out her seat after determining she no longer lived within the district she represents. The change means a key seat on the council — one that...
Another petition submitted to Salt Lake City seeks to rezone land in Glendale from a single-family to a missing middle zone. In a petition filed on May 4, developers are seeking to rezone a .34 acre parcel of land located at 1469 W. California Ave. from R-1-7000 to...
Plans to build a five-floor apartment building in South Salt Lake are moving forward, following a pair of votes on Thursday. Members of the South Salt Lake Planning Commission voted Thursday evening to approve two proposals relating to a new micro-unit development...
A new rezone proposal in Glendale could yield a number of new housing units along Van Buren Avenue in what’s currently a single-family zone. Two single-family homes at 1379 and 1395 Van Buren Avenue are seeking a change from the current R-1-7000 zone to RMF-30,...
Salt Lake City Council Member and former congressional candidate Eva Lopez Chavez — recently accused of sexual misconduct and moving outside of her district — will be diminished in her role on the council pending an investigation. In a vote late Tuesday night,...
After alluding to the possibility for years, Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall is proposing a property tax hike of 12.5% in the hopes of generating $13.5 million toward the city’s budget. The proposed property tax hike would come out to paying an additional $9.87...
Daybreak residents — the rumor may be true. Another Trader Joe’s location is headed for the western side of the Salt Lake Valley, as a company spokesperson confirmed in an email that the chain plans to open a store in the Daybreak area of South Jordan. “We have...
In the coming months, Salt Lake City is headed to a vote that could make a number of changes to its single family zoning code, which covers around a third of all city land and 77% of the city’s residentially zoned land. Neighborhoods are gearing up to fight the...
In the latest update to its long-running saga, the site of an iconic but shuttered Salt Lake City restaurant in Liberty Wells could be torn down in the coming weeks. The former Coachman’s Dinner and Pancake House, located at 1301 S. State St., could be razed next...
A lawsuit in Weber County against what was once one of the state's fastest growing general contractors will move forward after a judge denied a motion to dismiss claims of fraud. Last week, an Ogden judge rejected a handful of motions filed on behalf of the Makers...
A new affordable housing development could be built along the North Temple corridor in Fairpark under a new proposal filed this month. The One Fifty North Apartments would be a six-level apartment complex located at 150 N. 1000 West. One Fifty North would consist of...
New family-sized affordable housing units are headed to the Ballpark neighborhood. Developers have applied for a building permit for The Winston, a 154-unit complex that would be built at 1485 S. 300 West on land that’s zoned as MU-11, according to the permit filed...