SALT LAKE CITY — A proposal to convert an empty lot next to Sugar House Park into a 90-foot hotel is about to go through a city review process, and neighborhood residents have plenty to say about it.

John Potter, CEO of Magnus Hotel Management, filed a formal request with Salt Lake City to rezone the 0.83-acre fenced-off lot at 2111 S. 1300 East in July. He filed it months after first revealing his vision for a seven-story hotel next to Sugar House Park , which would fill the space that was once the site of a Sizzler restaurant before it closed and the building was subsequently torn down.

A few tweaks have been made since his presentation to Sugar House residents in March, but the gist of his plan remains the same. The hotel would feature 145 rooms, as well as retail space through

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