RDA
Project Areas
Redevelopment agencies establish special districts known
as "project areas," with the goal of revitalizing properties,
businesses, and neighborhoods in these areas. Project areas must be
located within the municipal boundaries of the representing redevelopment
agency. The Redevelopment Agency of Salt Lake City (RDA) has nine
project areas (map) within Salt Lake City, two of which are not
eligible for tax-increment collection, and one which is a
CDA instead of a URA. The RDA utilize
tax increment from a project area to fund urban renewal projects and programs within that same
area, thus continuously recycling funds over the lifetime of the project
area. Businesses and residents within RDA project
areas benefit from access to the RDA's programs and from the private investment spurred by RDA activities.
Click
here to learn more about
the RDA or visit our
Finances page to understand how tax increment works. For more information on the role of
redevelopment agencies statewide, and the Community Development and Renewal Agencies
Act, visit the
Utah
Redevelopment Association.
To read more about our
RDA project areas
and projects choose from the links below.
Project Area Types
In 2007, the Utah State Legislature
defined three types of project areas that redevelopment agencies
in Utah can create. One project area type is called an "Urban
Renewal Area" (or "URA"), which is similar to traditional
project areas. A URA can be created for the purpose of removing
blight, as defined in Section 17C-2-303, Utah Code Annotated.
URAs also give RDAs the power of eminent domain for the first
five years of the project area's life. Except for the North
Temple Viaduct CDA, all of the project areas currently
established by the RDA are URAs, however, the power of eminent
domain has expired in all of these URAs.
Two newer types of project areas
designated by the Utah State Legislature are known as a
"Community Development Area" (or "CDA"), and an "Economic
Development Area" (or "EDA"). The purpose of CDAs are to create
a public benefit through community development, where the
purpose of an EDA is to promote the creation of new jobs using
development as a tool. Both CDAs and EDAs are not limited in
size, but do not provide the power of eminent domain to the RDA.
RDA Project Areas
Baseball Stadium
(1993)
Central Business District (1983-2040)
Central City (1981- Current)
Depot District (1999-2024)
Granary District (1999-2025)
North Temple Viaduct (2010)
Sugar House (1986-2014)
West Capitol Hill (1996-2023)
West Temple Gateway (1987-2018)
Other Links
Project Area Maps
Public Art Projects
Housing Projects
Inventory of RDA-Owned Property
