Station Area Planning

Where Planning, Transit, & Housing Come Together

A Station Area Plan (SAP) outlines the future of a station neighborhood and supports shared goals such as expanding housing options, improving access to opportunities, promoting environmental sustainability, and increasing transportation choices.

In 2022, HB462 required cities with fixed-guideway transit (rail or BRT) to create an SAP and update their general plan and zoning to support it.

SAPs focus on key principles:

Increasing housing availability and affordability, including moderate-income housing
Promoting sustainable environmental conditions
Enhancing access to opportunities
Expanding transportation choices and connections

WFRC is responsible for certifying that SAPs meet state code and provides technical assistance to communities to complete their plans. SAPs also advance the Wasatch Choice Vision by aligning with its strategies and helping communities plan for future growth while protecting quality of life.

Station Area Plans Map

You can see all Station Areas, their statuses, their specific plans, geographic areas, and transit lines for both WFRC and MAG regions.

Explore the Station Area Planning Map

Progress Report

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Technical Assistance Funding

The Wasatch Front Regional Council can provide technical assistance to help communities develop their Station Area Plans in partnership with the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity, the Utah Transit Authority, and the Mountainland Association of Governments.

Applications for technical assistance are accepted for consideration on an ongoing basis.

Application for SAP Technical Assistance

Certification

Submission

Municipalities with SAP obligations must adopt their plans or resolutions to WFRC staff for review using a standard submission form linked below.
Submissions should be made at least two weeks before the Regional Growth Committee meeting at which the city would like the item to be considered.
Cities should monitor their statutory requirements and ensure they submit SAPs in time to meet deadlines for adoption of SAPs.

Review & Certification

WFRC reviews SAPs to ensure compliance with HB462 and alignment with regional objectives: housing, transportation choices, access to opportunities, and sustainable growth.
Staff evaluate SAPs, provide feedback if revisions are needed, and make recommendations to the Regional Growth Committee and Wasatch Front Regional Council at meetings held in January, March, May, August, and October.
The Wasatch Front Regional Council formally certifies or denies certification.