53 E Fall Station Way S, Midvale, UT 84047

Transit-Oriented Development Zone

The purpose of this chapter is to provide standards for the development of land parcels within the transit-oriented development TOD zone. Development in this zone is intended to provide for traditionally suburban development as a transition to the more urban development pattern allowed under the separate transit-oriented development zone overlay TODO and to: Allow for and encourage high-quality transit-oriented development characterized by a mix of commercial and residential uses; Revitalize areas proximate to TRAX and transit stations; Encourage ground-level retail uses that open directly onto sidewalks adjacent to public streets, and upper floor office and residential uses; Allow a mix of uses and development that are compatible with adjacent residential neighborhoods; Require coordinated, thematic landscaping to provide a distinctive visual quality to the area; Require pedestrian connections within and among developments and between adjacent neighborhoods; Manage parking and vehicular access utilizing shared parking and driveway access, with on-street parking and parking located behind buildings or in the interior of the block; and; Encourage, through design, configuration, and mix of buildings and activities, a pedestrian-oriented environment and provide settings for social interaction and active community life with wide sidewalks, focal points, street trees and street furniture