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Nov 18 Council Meeting allows public comment for important issues to the Avenues

Salt Lake City Council Meeting
Tuesday, Nov 18, 7:00 p.m.
at the City/County Building

Will allow Public Comment to be heard on these two important issues of relevance to the Avenues:

A. SLC Wildland Urban Interface (WUI)

Ordinance Update

The ordinance change will regulate building codes, allowed materials and will modify landscaping rules in the designated interface area to reduce wildfire risk. See more HERE.

B. The proposed RMF 35 to 45 Zoning Ordinance Change

The ordinance change will allow increased building heights and lot coverages in the Avenues historic district areas, which could change the character of the Avenues. See more HERE.

You can share your thoughts at any time on these topics with the Salt Lake City Council by attending the Nov 18 meeting, by emailing Council.Comments@slc.gov, by calling 801-535-7654, or submitting your comments online.

Salt Lake City has postponed the surveying of the curbs and gutters in the Avenues neighborhood. See more about this project HERE 

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March 2025 Chair’s Message

 Steve Miller MD

Chair’s March Message by Steve Miller MD
Dear Neighbors,
I hope you are all enjoying living in this wonderful neighborhood. Spring is nearly here and it is fun to watch
things growing in the gardens and the new buds on the trees. I love walking, biking and driving through the Avenues. Each street is so unique and beautiful, and the views of the city and the lake are breathtaking. Thanks for all you do to make this a great place to live. We all pray and hope that we will get the needed water to fill our reservoirs, streams and the Great Salt Lake.
One of the things that I love about our neighborhood are the many acts of kindness that I see every day. I see neighbors bringing trash cans in for other neighbors who are under the weather. I see neighbors visiting with each other on their daily walks. I see neighbors shoveling not only their own walks but those of their neighbors. I see neighbors picking up mail and packages for neighbors who are out of town. Each of these acts of kindness makes our neighborhood a better place to live. I encourage each of you to get to know your neighbors a little bit better, and all help each other in meaningful ways. It could be as small as a smile or a friendly hello, but we can all show kindness to our neighbors.
I would like to give a shout out to so many of you who find ways to be kind to your neighbors and friends. Each community meeting we recognize someone who goes the extra mile to be kind to their neighbors with a $25 gift. If you would like to recommend an extra kind neighbor for us to recognize please let us know. Keep up the kindness and thank you for making this a great neighborhood to live by looking out for each other.

As I write this article, we are in the middle of the worldwide Olympic games with the Para-Olympics to follow. It has been so wonderful to watch the athletes perform, to hear their remarkable stories and to see the world come together in sport and camaraderie. I hope that we can continue to cheer each other on as we strive to make the world a more peaceful and better place to live.

This month you will have the opportunity to participate in caucus meetings for both the Republican and Democratic parties on March 17. I encourage you to get involved and help select great candidates and leaders.  https://precinctportal.org/

Please come to our community meeting on March 4th at the Sweet library. We will hear from those who make this community great, and we will have a special presentation from the Mayor’s office. 

If you have questions or concerns please reach out to me at gaccchair@slc-avenues.org.     Steve

Chair’s February Message by 2026 GACC Chair Steve Miller
Happy February!
It’s nice to see more daylight coming as Spring approaches. We live in such a beautiful part of the world.
I have been out on my usual bike rides along 11th Avenue and into City Creek Canyon, and I’m always amazed at the amazing views that we have from the Avenues, looking out over the valley. I hope each of you had a wonderful January. I am looking forward to our upcoming Community Meeting on February 4th at the Sweet Library at 6:00 p.m. This meeting will also be live on Zoom.
We will be hearing from Beth Parker, an Avenues resident and Associate Professor of Law at the University of Utah
S.J. Quinney College of Law. She is also a Senior Fellow at the College of Law’s Wallace Stegner Center and the Associate Director of the Great Salt Lake Project.
She will be speaking about the importance of preserving the Great Salt Lake and the impact of the Great Salt Lake on the Salt Lake Valley and the Wasatch Front.
We will also be hearing from the League of Women Voters with legislative session tips, as well as our normal community reports.
I look forward to seeing all of you there on February 4th, in person or on Zoom.
In January we had an informative community meeting with our Utah Legislators who are representing all of us during the legislative session. I encourage you to visit our website at www.avenuescouncil.org where we have a recording of our January 7th meeting.      You can hear the comments of Senator Weiler, Senator Plumb and Representative Daily-Provost.
Please take a look at all the other current information on our website including the work of all our committees.
I hope you have a wonderful month and I hope to meet many of you in the neighborhood or at our meetings.
Sincerely, Steve

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State Wildland Urban Interface Code

The State requires cities to adopt this code. See more at Salt Lake Wildland Urban Interface Fire Code

SALT LAKE WILDLAND FIRE CODE COMMENT PERIOD

Certain Greater Avenues properties will be affected by the adoption of the State Wildland Urban Interface Code. The State requires cities to adopt this code. See more at Salt Lake Wildland Urban Interface Fire Code

See Deseret News Wildland Code article by Carter Williams HERE

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Transportation Plans

U of U TRANSPORTATION SAFETY STUDY 

U of U TRANSPORTATION SAFETY STUDY 

The Department of City and Metropolitan Planning at the University of Utah is conducting a study on transportation safety, focusing on traffic anomalies and crash data in Salt Lake County.  The study is looking for pedestrians, Salt Lake County visitors, and residents to take part.

Transportation Plans Information from SLC Study, 2024:

Salt Lake City Transportation announces the final draft of the Citywide Transportation Plan, which seeks to create a governing set of policies to shape roadway projects in Salt Lake City for the next two decades. This plan update is required to go before the Planning Commission for a recommendation then to the City Council for a final decision. Both bodies will hold public hearings, and will use these criteria for making their recommendation:

1. Whether the plan update is consistent with the purposes, goals, objectives, and policies of the City as stated through its various adopted planning documents; and
2. The extent to which the proposed plan implements best current, professional practices of urban planning and design. A 45-day comment period has been opened and residents may comment via email to joe.taylor@slcgov.com or by mail to Joe Taylor, Salt Lake City Transportation Division, 349 South 200 East Suite 150, SLC UT 84111.

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U of U Students Create MASTER PLAN STUDY

Masters students in Planning at the U of U have created a study to advise SLC Planning as it considers an update to the Avenues and Capitol Hill Master Plans.  See the Student Study HERE

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2025 People’s Art Gallery 

Thanks to Mary Shaub for donating the Awards! 

Youth Age 9 and under

1st place –  Rose Marie Weeks Way to Go HUNTR/X

2nd place – Esme Brennan The 8 Shapes

3rd place – Esme Nierenberg Junk Food

Youth Age 10-13

1st place – Audrey St. John Circle of Life

2nd place- Arya Wood Kitty Pride

3rd place – Shirley Whitehead Unsuspected Murder

Youth Age 14-18

1st place – Samuel Jergensen Mantis in Prayer

2nd place – Lucy Dahl Persephone’s Demise

3rd place – Connor Garlish Oldsmobile Taillight

1st place – Bret Jackson 57 Bel Air

2nd place – Jayda Gillette Waiting for Spring

3rd place – Helene Seegmuller   Ember of Fall

1st place – Kindra Fehr Searching for Answers

2nd place – Mario Alcauter Colores de Mi Herencia

3rd place – Helen Hodgdon Still Life

People’s Choice Awards for 2025, as voted by fairgoers:

                Adult – Christie Whipple Nighthawkes (Avenues)

Youth Audrey St. John Circle of Life 

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2025 Photo Highlights

September 13, 2025, a beautiful day for the 48th Avenues Street Fair!

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September 13, 2025, a fun day in the Aves

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The Greater Avenues Community Council is an all-volunteer community group, and there are countless ways for you to get involved! The work to make our community better is done by our volunteer Board of Directors, and by the volunteers on our various committees. 

Committees

The GACC Chair, with the approval of the Board, may establish or dissolve committees of two types:

1. Standing Committees – These address general or long-term issues and exist until specifically dissolved.

2. Ad-hoc Committees – Formed to address fixed or short-term issues and are automatically dissolved on their one- year anniversary unless specifically renewed by the Chair or Board.

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