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Planning Commission

The Salt Lake City Planning Commission adopts and acts on any changes to the City’s master plans, small area plans, special studies, zoning ordinances, and zoning district maps. The Commission also approves planned unit developments, conditional uses and certain subdivisions.

Powers and duties

Adopt and acts on changes to the City’s master plans
Considers and makes recommendations to City regarding zoning and zoning ordinance changes
Approves planned unit developments and subdivisions
Considers and makes rulings on conditional uses

Member qualifications

Eleven members serve on the Salt Lake City Planning Commission. The Commission is
comprised of members with expertise in banking, development, contracting, engineering, geology and seismology, law, ecology, the behavioral sciences, historical preservation, architecture and landscape architecture. The Mayor, City Engineer, City Transportation Engineer and Building Official, or their designees, serve as ex-officio members to the commission.

Current members

Member	Serving Since	Council District
Michael R. Gallegos	2009	1
Mary J. Woodhead	2006	2
Angela Dean	2009	3
Michael Fife	2009	3
K. Marie Taylor	2011	4
Kathleen J Hill	2009	4
Clark Ruttinger	2011	5
Emily Drown	2010	6
Bernardo Flores-Sahagun	2011	6
Lisa R. Adams	Recommended	7
Mathew T. Wirthlin	2006	7

Staff and officers

Michael Fife, Chair
Angela Hasenberg, Senior Secretary
Cheri Coffey, Assistant Planning Director
Wilf Sommerkorn, Planning Director

Meeting information

Period	Bi-monthly
Days	Second and fourth Wednesdays
Time	5:45 pm
Location	City and County Building, Room 326 451 S State, Salt Lake City
More info	(801) 535-7757

Agendas and minutes

Click here for agendas and minutes.

Bylaws and governing documents

Click here to read

Contact information

Planning Commission
Attn: Angela Hasenberg
451 S State, Rm. 406
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
(801) 535-7105

Staff support

Angela Hasenberg
Senior Secretary
(801) 535-6171
Email (angela.hasenberg@slcgov.com)

Wilf Sommerkorn
Planning Director
(801) 535-6171
Email (wilford.sommerkorn@slcgov.com)