Kenneth John Cushing

The Vision West 2035 document serves as West Valley City's comprehensive General Plan, providing a long-term roadmap for its future growth and development from 2015 to 2035. Key focus areas include land use, transportation, moderate-income housing, and strategic opportunity areas within the city. The plan aims to ensure orderly growth, high-quality developments, and regional collaboration, while emphasizing consistent application and regular updates to remain relevant.

This Moderate Income Housing Plan for West Valley City addresses the regional need for affordable housing by analyzing the existing supply and outlining strategies for future development. The plan prioritizes increasing housing affordability and diversity through rezoning for higher densities, rehabilitating existing housing stock, allowing accessory dwelling units, and strategically zoning near transit corridors. It also includes implementing a mortgage assistance program, utilizing housing set-asides, and developing station area plans. The overarching goal is to provide realistic opportunities for the development of moderate-income housing over the next five years, particularly for extremely low, very low, and low-income households.

This document, the Water Use and Preservation Element of the West Valley City General Plan, serves as a strategic roadmap for balancing development needs with water resource management. It outlines goals and policies across several key areas, including coordinating with multiple water providers, addressing climate change impacts and water security, considering the critical importance of the Great Salt Lake, managing growth impacts on water demand, integrating stormwater management, and developing comprehensive drought planning. The plan also emphasizes reducing water demand in existing and new developments, improving municipal water practices, supporting water technology innovation and efficient infrastructure, and establishing robust monitoring and evaluation for conservation efforts. The overarching aim is to ensure water resources remain available for future generations and contribute to broader regional sustainability initiatives.

This document outlines the vision for Fairbourne Station as a premier transit-oriented development in West Valley City, aiming to create a recognizable town center. The plan focuses on expanding a mixed-use urban environment with high-density housing, retail, hospitality, and office space, while integrating civic services and public open spaces. Key objectives include fostering a unique built environment, redeveloping aging areas, completing public amenities like the Promenade, and increasing property values. The vision emphasizes transit-oriented development principles such as compact, human-scale design, pedestrian-friendly spaces, enhanced mobility, and complementary land uses to establish Fairbourne Station as a vibrant destination.

The Vision West 2035 document, an element of the West Valley City General Plan, provides strategic direction for the city's fiscal health and residents' quality of life. It focuses on key areas including sustained revenue growth, enhancing educational opportunities for both adults and K-12 students, fostering job growth, and improving access to goods and services. The plan aims to achieve these through economic development initiatives, strategic use of incentives, and partnerships to increase earning potential and overall community well-being.