There will be a vote at the next Fairpark Community Council meeting (February 23, 6:30pm) on whether or not to write a letter of support to the state for the Utah State Fairpark to demolish two contributing structures which include: The Administration Building – on the National Historic Register, former DMV Testing Facility The […]
Will Proposed Changes to Zoning Ordinances Increase Potential Construction Density of Historic Property? At the Fairpark Community Council’s December Meeting, the City’s Housing and Neighborhood Development Division provided some information on its request to rezone the property at 1102 West 400 North, the old, vacant, 29th LDS Ward House from low-density residential (R-1/7000) to higher density mixed residential and commercial use (R-MU-35). The […]
As a long-time resident of the Fairpark area, I have been asked many times why I would even want to live in “such an area”. The West side of SLC for years has been a less desirable address in the eyes of some people. However, it seems things are changing, and property in this area […]
At last month’s Council meeting (Dec. 4th) the City’s Planning and Housing and Neighborhood (HAND) Divisions began its presentation on the proposal to change the zoning designation of 29th LDS Ward House with the announcement that City staff was not seeking Community Council action that evening because they wanted to return in January with more […]
by Steve Johnson, Fairpark Community Council Chair This photo, taken around 1910, shows an isolated church in a bare field with a dirt road to the side. This early image of the 29th LDS Ward House shows a building that is, today, the vacant, boarded up Ward House we see at 1102 West 400 North. […]
Date: Thursday November 20th Location: Northwest Recreation Center-Party Room, 1300 West 300 North Salt Lake City, UT 84116 Time: 4:30pm – 6:30pm, open house format, drop-in any time during these hours. The Salt Lake City Planning Division, on behalf of the Housing and Neighborhood Development Division, is looking at the appropriateness of rezoning the property […]
Descending in your car on the west side of the North Temple viaduct, you can’t but notice the two-story brick building on the northwest corner of 600 West and North Temple. Most people are likely to remember the building as the location where, formerly occupied by BIOMAT, people sold their blood. People may have noticed […]
Fairpark board wants to pursue discussions with Hansen, RSL Published on Sep 22, 2014 05:21PM The Utah State Fairpark board is eager to pursue a partnership with Dell Loy Hansen and Real Salt Lake. That much is clear. But if the club’s owner and the Fairpark are to officially enter contract negotiations regarding the building […]
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