Salt Lake City leaders task residents with determining historic preservation rules

SALT LAKE CITY — Controversial historic preservation rules that divided one Salt Lake City neighborhood were repealed for some and handed over to others in a decision by the City Council on Tuesday.

Yalecrest residents have been up in arms since the city imposed temporary rules requiring historic review and approval of residential construction and renovation projects in the east-side neighborhood. Now, most of the area has been divided into "working group" sections, and residents within those boundaries have about six months to figure it out for themselves.

"You're going to have to sit in each others' living rooms and listen to each other," said Councilwoman Jill Remington Love.

Six subdivisions were released from the restrictions: Yalecrest Heights, Upper Yale 3rd Addition, Colonial Heights, Hillside Park, Mayfair Park and Upper Laird Park.

Details of the plan can be found at www.slcgov.org.

— Arthur Raymond