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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. 52 of 2002
(Amending the Salt Lake City Transportation Master Plan
and Providing for the Future Closure and Abandonment
of a Portion of 4800 West Street)
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE SALT LAKE CITY TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN AND PROVIDING FOR THE FUTURE CLOSURE AND ABANDONMENT OF A PORTION OF 4800 WEST STREET, PURSUANT TO PETITION NO. 400-02-11.
WHEREAS, the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, has held hearings before its own body and before the Planning Commission as required by Section 10-9-303 of the U.C.A.; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that it is appropriate under Section 10-9-301, et seq., U.C.A., and in the best interest of the City to amend the Salt Lake City Transportation Master Plan as set forth herein; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds after public hearings that upon the fulfillment of certain conditions, the City’s interest in the portion of the street described below will not be necessary for use by the public as a street and the future closure and abandonment of this portion of the street will not be adverse to the general public’s interest; and
WHEREAS, the title to the street shall remain with the City until fulfillment of the conditions set forth herein, including sale for fair market value, or the receipt of equivalent value, in accordance with Salt Lake City Code Chapter 2.58;
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah:
SECTION 1. The Salt Lake City Transportation Master Plan shall be and hereby is amended as follows:
a. The street classification of 4400 West, between 700 South and California Avenue, should be changed from a local to a collector or arterial street as determined by the transportation division.
b. A new street connecting 4800 West and 5600 West at approximately 1100 South should be added as a collector street.
c. The street classification of 4800 West North of California Avenue should be changed from an arterial to a local street.
SECTION 2. A portion of 4800 West street, located between 700 and 900 South, which is more particularly described on Exhibit “A” attached hereto, shall be closed and abandoned and declared to be no longer needed or available for use as a street, subject to the execution and satisfaction of a development agreement, in a form satisfactory to the City Attorney’s Office, which addresses each of the following conditions:
a. Union Pacific Railroad must agree to meet all City departmental requirements and to address the concerns of the City’s Public Utility Department.
b. Union Pacific must agree to dedicate and construct a cul-de-sac, consistent with all applicable City standards, for the new terminus of 4800 West Street.
c. Union Pacific must provide and install a “no outlet” sign on 4800 West for northbound traffic just North of 1100 South.
d. Union Pacific must agree to construct and dedicate the proposed 1100 South Street between 4800 West and 5600 West to the City and to realign the main access driveway from its project to tie into the new street.
e. Any proposed improvements to 5600 West must be reviewed and approved by the Utah Department of Transportation.
f. Union Pacific must agree to implement an enhanced landscaping plan approved by the Salt Lake City planning director that will buffer all adjacent properties.
g. Union Pacific must agree to jointly investigate with the City methods to improve the 700 South rail crossing at approximately 4900 West, including consideration of widening the roadway to the full future width (84 feet), correcting the vertical curve designed to improve site distances, and upgrading the railroad crossing gates and barriers.
h. Prior to the closure and abandonment of a portion of 4800 West Street, Union Pacific must make payment to the City for the fair market value of the closed and abandoned portion of the street, or its equivalent, in accordance with Salt Lake City Code Chapter 2.58.
SECTION 3. Continued public access until closure and abandonment. Upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth herein, the City shall execute and deliver a deed conveying title to the closed portion of 4800 West Street to Union Pacific Railroad Company. Prior to the execution of that deed, 4800 West Street shall remain open and accessible as a public street.
SECTION 4. Effective Date. This ordinance shall become effective on the date of its first publication and shall be recorded with the Salt Lake County Recorder. The City Recorder is instructed not to publish or record this ordinance until the conditions identified above have been met, as certified by the Salt Lake City Planning Director.
SECTION 5. Time. If the conditions identified above have not been met within 12 months after the adoption of this ordinance, this ordinance shall become null and void. The City Council may, for good cause shown, by resolution, extend the time period for satisfying these conditions.
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, this 29th day of July, 2002.
Bill No. 52 of 2002.
Published: August 3, 2002.