SALT LAKE CITY — A plan to build a nearly 90-foot hotel next to one of Salt Lake City’s more popular parks received a key endorsement despite an onslaught of negative comments during a lengthy meeting over the proposal.

Members of the Salt Lake City Planning Commission voted 7-1 Wednesday night, following a debate of their own about the benefits and constraints tied to a rezoning request needed to move the project forward.

“I think to build better communities, it’s actually more beneficial to have two sides of the street and the four corners of the street zoned similarly,” Commissioner Brian Scott said before the vote.

John Potter, CEO of Magnus Hotel Management, unveiled his vision for a seven-story boutique hotel next to Sugar House Park during a neighborhood meeting in March before

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