West General Plan

Growth is happening. How we plan for it matters.

Currently, just over 1.2 million people call the Salt Lake Valley home. By 2065, Salt Lake County will add 600,000 more residents, more than half of whom will settle in what are now undeveloped areas west of Bangerter Highway.

Salt Lake County's Office of Regional Development is leading an effort to develop a broad vision and plan for the Valley's west bench for the next 20 to 50 years. Outcomes from this process will include a County General Plan, as required by state law, for unincorporated areas of Salt Lake County. Unincorporated areas are those areas of the county not located within a city or metro township.

Resources

Read the West General Plan

West General Plan Vision Survey

Resources

The West General Plan, which is currently under development, will serve as a foundation for future changes in land uses and jurisdictions. It will help officials and residents prepare for growth and conservation in western unincorporated Salt Lake County over the next 50 years.

The report generated from survey results highlights findings from 2,066 responses provided by respondents, and nearly 4,000 individual comments made. County planners reviewed every single survey result, comment, and suggestion to help refine the West General Plan.

Below is a 2-page summary of the vision survey results report.

Read the full 12-page West General Plan Visioning Survey Report

West Public Survey 1: Issues Land Use & Transportation

West Public Survey 2: Draft Vision Statements

West Community Engagement Meeting Presentation

West Municipal Stakeholder Meeting Presentation

Southwest Community General Plan (1996)

2007 Draft West Bench General Plan

Oquirrh Connection Feasibility Study Report (2017)

MIH General Plan Housing Strategies

The Utah Road Map

Wasatch Choice Regional Vision

2019-2050 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP)

2021-2026 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)

Southwest Salt Lake County Transportation Analysis and Solutions Development, Utah Street Connectivity

Oquirrh Connection Feasibility

UTA Point of the Mountain Transit Study

Wasatch Front Regional Council Green Infrastructure

Salt Lake County Open Space Acquisition Plan (2008)

Salt Lake County Resource Management Plan (2017)

2018 Rio Tinto Presentation to Utah Board of Oil, Gas and Mining

NorthPoint Small Area Plan

Rio Tinto Construction Permit

Southwest General Plan: Land Use

Camp Williams Joint Land Use Study

Point of the Mountain

Salt Lake County Parks and Recreation Master Plan (2015)

North Point Small Area Plan

Rose Yellow Fork Canyon Master Plan (2011)

Salt Lake County Integrated Watershed Plan (2015)

EPA Kennecott Superfund

EPA South Clean-up

EPA Superfund

Final Great Salt Lake Comprehensive Management Plan and Record of Decision (2013)

Great Salt Lake

Great Salt Lake Resolution - Report (HCR-10)

Great Salt Lake Resolution - Executive Summary (HCR-10)

Recommended State Water Strategy

Statewide Water Infrastructure Plan

Understanding Utah's Water: Municipal Manual

Salt Lake County Hazard Mitigation Plan (2019 draft)

Salt Lake County Emergency Operations Plan (2018)

Salt Lake County Wildfire Preparedness Plan (2019)

Salt Lake County Hazard Mitigation Plan Jurisdictional Annexes (2019)

Unified Fire Authority Wildland Adopted Budget and Procedures (2019)

United Fire Authority Public Safety Memo to the County (2020)

Shared Stewardship Homeowners Guide to Wildfire

The Utah Road Map

Positive solutions on climate and air quality

Engaging with the Community to Draft the General Plan

Past Meetings

Date	Description	Location	Link
5/10/2022	4 p.m.	Salt Lake County Government Center - Council Chambers, N1-110	Public Hearing	https://slco.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx
March 23, 2022	Meeting with South Jordan Mayor and staff	Virtual
March 4, 2022	Meeting with Magna Mayor and staff	Virtual
March 4, 2022	Meeting with Kearns Mayor	Virtual
February 16, 2022	Meeting with Herriman Mayor and staff	Virtual
February 16, 2022	Public Hearing with comments by members of the public/SLCo Planning Commission	Virtual
February 4, 2022	Meeting with West Jordan Mayor and Staff	Virtual
January 31, 2022	Meeting with West Valley Mayor and staff	Virtual
January 19, 2022	County Planning Commission - Public Hearing	Virtual	Join meeting in WebEx Meeting number (access code): 961 841 420
December 22, 2021	County Planning Commission	Virtual
December 21, 2021	WFRC/Audubon Society - Old Antelope Island Causeway	Virtual
November 29, 2021	Meeting with multiple landowners of large properties in the southwest	Virtual
November 10, 2021	County Planning Commission	Virtual
November 1, 2021	WGP Steering Committee	Salt Lake County/Virtual
November 1, 2021	Discussion between WFRC, SLCo, and northwest cities on the WFRC RTP	Virtual
October 25, 2021	WFRC, SLCo, and southwest cities (including Copperton)on the WFRC RTP, including Oquirrh View Boulevard	Virtual
October 21, 2021	Involvement with Camp Williams in conservation planning	Camp Williams
October 19, 2021	Involvement with Camp Williams in conservation planning	Camp Williams
October 11, 2021	Meeting with Parks and Rec., Regional Development, and MSD representing Copperton/Magna to discuss West Bonneville Shoreline Trail alignment	Virtual
October 11, 2021	Meeting with Parks and Rec., Regional Development, and West Jordan to discuss West Bonneville Shoreline Trail alignment	Virtual
October 11, 2021	Meeting with Parks and Rec., Regional Development, and Rio Tinto Kennecott to discuss West Bonneville Shoreline Trail alignment	Virtual
October 6, 2021	Meeting with SLCo Parks and Rec., Regional Development, and West Valley City to discuss West Bonneville Shoreline Trail alignment	Virtual
October 6, 2021	Meeting with SLCo Parks and Rec., Regional Development, South Jordan, and Daybreak/LHM to discuss West Bonneville Shoreline Trail Alignment	Virtual
August 2, 2021	Participation in SLC meeting and plan for the Northpoint Area	Virtual
July 14, 2021	Presentations on water (JVWCD) and wildfire (SLCo Emergency Management) to the SLCo Planning Commission	Virtual
June 28, 2021	Meeting with Riverton City Manager and staff	Riverton
June 18, 2021	Meeting with South Valley Sewer Manager, staff, and consultants	Bluffdale
June 18, 2021	Meeting with Bluffdale City Mayor and staff	Bluffdale
June 16, 2021	SLCo Planning Commission discussion of West General Plan Transportation Goals and Recommendations	Virtual
June 10, 2021	Meeting with West Jordan City Mayor and staff	West Jordan
June 10, 2021	Meeting with Magna Metro Township staff	Magna
June 10, 2021	Meeting with Herriman City Council and staff	Herriman
June 10, 2021	Transportation meeting with WFRC, Copperton, and Regional Development	Virtual
June 7, 2021	Meeting with South Jordan City Mayor and staff	South Jordan
June 4, 2021	Meeting with Kearns Metro Township Mayor	West Jordan
May 17, 2021	Meeting with West Valley City Mayor and staff	West Valley City
May 13, 2021	Meeting with Copperton Metro Township	Virtual
May 12, 2021	Discussion on progress on public outreach with SLCo Planning Commission	Virtual
May 5, 2021	Meeting with Unified Fire Authority	South Salt Lake
May 3, 2021	Steering Committee discussion on transportation items	Virtual
April 21, 2021	Meeting with water policy experts from the State, JVWCD, Audubon	Virtual
April 19, 2021	Western Growth Coalition	Virtual
April 14, 2021	Discussion on public outreach with SLCo Planning Commision	Virtual
April 7, 2021	Municipal Stakeholder Meeting All west side Mayors, elected officials and staff were invited to hear a presentation and discuss the West General Plan.	Virtual
March 22, 2021	Southwest Oquirrhs & Traverse Mountains Online Public Engagement Meeting for the West General Plan	Virtual	https://youtu.be/NgPda2s6KNI
March 18, 2021	North Oquirrhs Online Public Engagement Meeting for the West General Plan	Virtual	https://youtu.be/oPGNT5_5Pdo
March 17, 2021	Central Oquirrhs Online Public Engagement Meeting for the West General Plan	Virtual	https://youtu.be/b-0qljmVDL4
March 15, 2021	Great Salt Lake Shoreline Online Community Engagement Meeting for the West General Plan	Virtual	https://youtu.be/2OtXk_znuiE
March 10,2021	Discussion on public outreach with SLCo Planning Commission	Virtual
March 1, 2021	Steering committee meeting to discuss public outreach	Virtual
Feb. 23, 2021	County Council Meeting	Virtual	February 23, 2021 County Council Meeting Link
Feb. 2, 2021	Discussion on public outreach with SLCo Planning Commission	Virtual
Feb. 2, 2021	Great Salt Lake Alliance Meeting General Plan Discussion	Virtual
January 13, 2021	Discussion on progress with SLCo Planning Commission	Virtual
January and February 2021	One-on-one discussions with SLCo Council members to provide background and discuss the big ideas of the draft plan and vision	Virtual
Dec. 16, 2020	Salt Lake County Planning Commission General Plan Update & Discussion
Nov. 18, 2020	Salt Lake County Planning Commission General Plan Update & Discussion
Nov. 5, 2020	Project Steering Committee Workshop
Oct. 29, 2020	Project Steering Committee Workshop
Oct. 14, 2020	Salt Lake County Planning Commission General Plan update & discussion
Aug. 10-Sept. 14, 2020	Public Survey #2 Conducted 2,066 countywide responses were gathered during the online survey
July 15, 2020	Salt Lake County Planning Commission General Plan update & discussion
July 2020	Project Steering Committee Workshop
Jun 10, 2020	Jordan Valley Water Conservation District Presentation to Board
March 11, 2020	Salt Lake County Planning Commission General Plan Update & discussion
Dec. 3, 2019	County Council Formal Adoption of Moderate Income Housing Plan Housing element of County general plans
Nov. 19, 2019	County Council Public Hearing for Moderate Income Housing Plan Housing element of County general plans
Nov. 7, 2019	Planning Commission Public Hearing and Recommendation of Moderate Income Housing Plan Housing element of County general plans
Oct. 4, 2019	Presentation at Utah American Planning Association Conference on western SLCo growth and upcoming general plan issues
Sept. 19, 2019	Salt Lake County Planning Commission Meeting Training and discussion on Moderate Income Housing Plan Salt Lake Government Center \| 2001 S. State Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84114
June 21- Aug. 15, 2019	Online Public Survey
August 2019	Steering Committee Tour of Rio Tinto Lands
Aug. 13, 2019	Landownders Meeting Salt Lake Government Center \| 2001 S. State Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84114
Aug. 13, 2019	Magna City Council 8952 W. Magna Main Street, Magna, UT 84044
Aug. 1, 2019	Presentation to Chamber West Jordan Valley Hospital, 3460 S. Pioneer Parkway, West Valley City, UT
July 31, 2019	Presentation to Herriman City staff 5355 Main Street, Herriman, UT 84096
July 30, 2019	Presentation to Camp Williams staff 17800 1700 W., Bluffdale, UT 84065
July 17, 2019	Salt Lake County / City Planners Technical Advisory Committee 8775 700 W., Sandy, UT 84070
July 17, 2019	Western Growth Coalition Presentation West Jordan City Hall, 8000 South Redwood Road
July 16, 2019	Presentation to West Valley staff 3600 S. Constitution Boulevard, West Valley City, UT 84119
July 10, 2019	Presentation to Riverton staff 12830 S. Redwood Road, Riverton, UT 84065
July 10, 2019	Salt Lake County Planning Commission Meeting Salt Lake Government Center \| 2001 S. State Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84114
June 25, 2019	Presentation to Bluffdale staff 2222 14400 S., Bluffdale, UT 84065
June 21, 2019	Presentation to South Jordan staff 1600 Towne Center Drive, South Jordan, UT 84095
June 20, 2019	Presentation to West Jordan staff 8000 S. Redwood Road, West Jordan, UT 84088
June 17, 2019	Western Growth Coalition 8000 S. Redwood Road, West Jordan, UT 84088
June 10, 2019	Presentation to elected officials of Herriman 5355 Main Street, Herriman, UT 84096
May 29, 2019	UTA Trustees Board 669 W 200 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84101
May 9, 2019	Mayor Wilson Town Hall 5658 Cougar Lane \| Kearns, UT 84118
May 1, 2019	Mayor Wilson Town Hall Salt Lake Government Center \| 2001 S. State Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84114
April 30, 2019	Mayor Wilson Town Hall Millcreek Library \| 2266 E Evergreen Avenue, Millcreek, UT 84109
April 25,2019	Mayor Wilson Town Hall Draper Senior Center \| 1148 Pioneer Road, Draper, UT 84020
April 23, 2019	Salt Lake County Council 2.0, Growth Summit 2001 S. State Street, Salt Lake City, 84114
April 23, 2019	Mayor Wilson Town Hall Equestrian Center \| 2100 West 11400 South, South Jordan, UT 84095
April 19, 2019	Salt Lake County Planning Commission Meeting Salt Lake Government Center \| 2001 S. State Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84114
Feb. 13, 2019	Salt Lake County Planning Commission Meeting Salt Lake Government Center \| 2001 S. State Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84114
Jan. 26, 2019	Multi-Chamber Event 8215 1300 W., West Jordan, UT 84088
Jan. 17, 2019	Magna Chamber Event 8952 W. Magna Main Street, Magna, UT 84044

Phase One began with existing conditions research which includes inventorying existing land use patterns and infrastructure conditions in areas west of Bangerter Highway to establish baseline for planning efforts. Salt Lake County will conduct an analysis of the data to identify needs, opportunities and challenges to accommodate future growth. Results can be found at www.OquirrhView.org

Phase Two focuses on Public Involvement which includes two online surveys to engage local officials and community members to identify major issues and identify preferences for land-use development patterns and transportation. Phase two also includes preparing and sharing scenarios outlining possible futures for the west and seek feedback from public and stakeholders.

Phase Three planning process includes the creation of the West General Plan for unincorporated areas of Salt Lake County. The review and approval of General Plan will be conducted by the County Planning Commission and County Council. The Plan offers a high-level, advisory document with recommendations to help guide growth.

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If you have any questions or feedback please email hpeters@slco.org or drodgers@slco.org.

West General Plan

Resources

Resources

Community Engagement

Previous Plans

Housing

Transportation

Green Infrastructure

Land Use

Recreation

Environment and Conservation

Public Safety

Air Quality

Engaging with the Community to Draft the General Plan

Past Meetings

Past Events

Phase One

Phase Two

Phase Three

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