SALT LAKE CITY — After about 18 months of public discussions, it appears Salt Lake City is inching closer to voting on a proposal that would bring an “urban hospital” close to downtown.
The Salt Lake City Planning Commission voted unanimously Wednesday to forward a recommendation that the city adopt a development agreement with Intermountain Health over its plan for 754 S. State, along with some additional recommendations. Its decision comes less than a week before the Salt Lake City Council is scheduled to hold a public hearing on the matter.
The agreement would be an additional document between Salt Lake City and Intermountain Health over the health care provider’s plan to transform the site of an old Sears department store in the city. The City Council is also weighing Intermountain Health’s petition to rezone the property from downtown support district (D-2) to central business district (D-1) and amend the D-1 language to permit normal hospital functions…