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Northwest Community Plan

At a glance

  • What: 15-year comprehensive land use plan for Rose Park, Fairpark, Jordan Meadows, Poplar Grove, and Westpointe neighborhoods (Council Districts 1 and 2), including North Temple Station Area Plans for four TRAX Stations.
  • Where it stands: Public hearing held August 18, 2026; multiple public comments on economic development, environmental protections, and community engagement; Council deferred action to future meeting; item moved to future Council meeting at August 25, 2026.
  • Status: Plan under Council review; action deferred pending further consideration.

Project details

  • Location: Council Districts 1 and 2
  • Neighborhoods covered: Rose Park, Fairpark, Jordan Meadows, Poplar Grove, Westpointe
  • Planning horizon: 15 years of development guidance
  • Special components: North Temple Station Area Plans for four TRAX Stations
  • Includes: Future land use map

Plan overview

Plan is designed to guide existing and anticipated development in the specified neighborhoods for the next 15 years, with integrated station area planning for transit-oriented development.

Timeline

  • Briefing: Tuesday, July 21, 2026
  • Set Public Hearing Date: Tuesday, July 21, 2026
  • Hold hearing to accept public comment: Tuesday, August 18, 2026 at 7 p.m.
  • Tentative Council Action: Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Public comment (August 18, 2026)

Supportive or analytical:

  • Anthony Washburn: Supported dispersing low-income housing and rehabilitation across the City to encourage community and economic growth on the Westside
  • Val Belokon: (supporting comment noted)

Concerns raised:

  • Tony Diaz (Fairpark Community Council Business Committee): Emphasized importance of small businesses, requested stronger partnerships with businesses, improved safety and walkability, more usable ground-floor commercial space
  • Cindy Cromer: Raised concerns about exclusion of Northpoint Small Area Plan, stated that separating plans could limit effective use of transfer-of-development-rights tools
  • Adrianna Karras: Discussed challenges opening small business on Westside, requested greater emphasis on economic development and neighborhood-serving businesses
  • Dorothy Owen (Westpointe Community Council): Requested Council pause adoption and further consider Northpoint Small Area Plan and community work associated with its development
  • Nancy Phillip: Discussed barriers to establishing Westside small business, requested economic development receive greater priority within the plan
  • Lynn Defreitas (Friends of Great Salt Lake): Requested Council pause adoption and more fully incorporate Northpoint Small Area Plan, Great Salt Lake shoreline considerations, and environmental protections
  • Heidi Hoven: Requested Council pause adoption and incorporate additional protections for sensitive lands and conservation tools associated with Northpoint Small Area Plan
  • Izumi Okamura (Fairmont Community Council): Requested greater emphasis on mixed-income development and business growth

Declined to comment:

  • Lynn Skidmon: Called to speak but declined

Council action

  • Motion (Petro/Dugan): Close the public hearing and defer action to a future Council meeting.
  • Vote: AYE - Alejandro Puy, Victoria Petro, Chris Wharton, Jennifer Napier-Pearce, Erika Carlsen, Daniel Dugan, Sarah Young
  • Result: Passed 7-0.

Additional action (August 25, 2026 Formal Meeting):

  • Item moved to a future Council meeting; no action taken.

Sources

Log

2026-08-18 - City Council Formal Meeting

Public hearing held on 15-year comprehensive land use plan for Rose Park, Fairpark, Jordan Meadows, Poplar Grove, and Westpointe neighborhoods (Council Districts 1 and 2), including North Temple Station Area Plans. Multiple public speakers raised concerns about Northpoint Small Area Plan exclusion, environmental protections, economic development, and community participation. Motion to close hearing and defer action passed 7-0.

2026-08-25 - City Council Formal Meeting

Item moved to a future Council meeting; no action taken.

2026-07-21 - City Council Formal Meeting

Consent Agenda item (Petro/Dugan; 6-0, Wharton absent) set the August 18, 2026 hearing date; tentative action August 25.