Salt Lake City eyes major zoning changes to handle Smith Entertainment Group’s request

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah’s capital city is exploring downtown zoning amendments as it continues its negotiations with Smith Entertainment Group over a proposed “sports, entertainment, cultural and convention district” around the Delta Center.Salt Lake City’s proposed changes to the D4-Secondary Central Business District zone requirements would allow for building heights to be closer to…

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Too many cubicles, too few homes spur incentives to convert offices to housing

Read more Stateline coverage of how communities across the country are trying to create more affordable housing. HERNDON, Va. — Juan Ramirez, watching his dog play in Chandon Park here in suburban Virginia on a Saturday morning, tries to imagine the massive office buildings next to the park becoming apartments and townhouses. “I guess it’s inevitable. People don’t…

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