County Council Meeting, August 18, 2026
Approves Data center 180-day moratorium substitute motion (item 7.3), unanimous
What happened
Salt Lake County Council took no rezoning actions but adopted several land-use and policy measures at its August 18, 2026 meeting. The Council unanimously approved a resolution (item 7.1) authorizing a three-way land swap with South Jordan City, Jordan School District, and a priv…
- Jurisdiction
- Salt Lake County, UT
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- August 18, 2026
- Decisions
- 8 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
Projects in this meeting (1)
A project bundles every related decision, across hearingsData center 180-day moratorium substitute motion
ApprovedFree sample: decision 1 of 8
Grant recognition of $140,000 for youth violence prevention (item 5.2)
Budget adjustment recognizing a $140,000 legislative appropriation grant awarded to the Office of Homelessness and Criminal Justice Reform to expand coordinated youth violence prevention across Salt Lake, Weber, and Utah counties; funds one time-limited youth violence intervention coordinator position and operating expenses. Grant period October 1 through June 30. Passed unanimously.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
Salt Lake County Council took no rezoning actions but adopted several land-use and policy measures at its August 18, 2026 meeting. The Council unanimously approved a resolution (item 7.1) authorizing a three-way land swap with South Jordan City, Jordan School District, and a priv…
Key Decisions (8)
Grant recognition of $140,000 for youth violence prevention (item 5.2)
Property transfer resolution for Shoreline Trail trailhead (item 7.1)
Recreation and open space general obligation bond resolution (item 7.4)
Language ordering amendment to rec bond resolution (item 7.4)
Rescind legislative intent on rec bond (item 7.4)
First reading of Resource Management Plan amendment ordinance (item 7.2)
Water-intensive industrial development resolution (item 7.3)
Data center 180-day moratorium substitute motion (item 7.3)
Development Activity (3)
Shoreline/Bingham Creek Trail trailhead, South Jordan
Infrastructure
West Jordan recreation center (rec bond project)
Infrastructure
Salt Lake City recreation project (rec bond project)
Infrastructure
Market Signals (5)
Infrastructure
Salt Lake County is placing a 180-day moratorium on data…
Infrastructure
The county is expanding its west-side trail network (Bingham Creek/Shoreline…
Commercial Demand
County officials note existing data centers already operate in the…
Who Spoke (18)
On the record: the chair, the mayor, 6 councilmembers, 4 staff members, the clerk, a witness, and 4 members of the public.
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