Salt Lake City Council postpones vote on changing zoning rules for West High remodeling

SALT LAKE CITY — Plans to rebuild West High School hit another roadblock as the Salt Lake City Council once again postponed voting on the school zoning.

Council member Chris Wharton said in a council meeting this week that this was a unanimous decision because some concerns about the project that were brought up in a previous meeting had not been resolved.

Those concerns include the potential removal of the school’s historic overlay and the possible congestion it could cause in the neighborhood near the school.

“I’m meeting with all of the electives that represent this area, including the school board, (to) just talk through some of the issues that the neighborhood has raised in terms of concerns with the structure,” Wharton said. “I don’t want to keep delaying this, but I do want to delay it one more time until we can warm up some of those conversations.”

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