There were some concerns brought up during Tuesday's presentation. A second phase of the project would include a riverfront park open to the general public, Parker said. Salt Lake City planning manager Wayne Mills said the proposed rezone would allow for buildings to have a maximum height of 90 to 105 feet. The project would also include other facilities within the 5.5 acres that the utility company is looking to rezone.
This map shows where Rocky Mountain Power is seeking to place its new headquarters in Salt Lake City. Planners say the structures will continue to serve as a "visual icon" for the project site even if they aren't operational. Renderings provided Tuesday show no plans to remove the three large steam stacks in the area. There would also be a plaza with some retail space near the main buildings. An upgraded essential services facility that offers the "brains, the guts and the heart" of an electric grid for a large chunk of the West would be located near the new headquarters, he added. Housing units would wrap around the structure to disguise it from the area, project managers said. The project also calls for a 500-stall parking garage that would be open for multiple uses beyond the headquarters. "The way to get both of those outcomes is for transportation and buildings to move from dirty sources of power to clean sources of power - and that's going to mean a radically different need for infrastructure for Rocky Mountain Power going forward," he said. The utility company is also evaluating "what tomorrow might need," in addition to providing utilities and being a "central node" in conversations regarding air quality and climate change, Parker said. There are some seismic concerns regarding Rocky Mountain Power's current structures. It would be considered the first phase of the proposed massive overhaul.
North Temple, from its current state of light manufacturing and a transit station area to a more urban center core.Ĭhris Parker, executive director at Giv Communities, a consulting firm hired for the project, explained that Rocky Mountain Power is looking to reshape its parcel layout, opening the door for a new office headquarters along with other office and housing development on North Temple, adjacent to the Jordan River and across the street from the Utah State Fairpark. North Temple, as well as parts of 1219 W., 1275 W. The specific proposal would rezone 5½ acres of land located at 1223 W. The power company is currently in the process of creating a master plan for the future redevelopment of about 100 acres of land it owns between South Temple, North Temple and Redwood Road.
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The vote came after members of the council got an update on the project earlier in the day. 7, two weeks ahead of a tentative final vote on whether to approve the measure. The Salt Lake City Council set a public hearing date on the proposed rezone for Feb. SALT LAKE CITY - Utah's capital city is inching closer to making a decision on Rocky Mountain Power's proposal to rezone its west side headquarters into a mixed-use urban center core.
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