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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. 62 OF 2003
(Amending the Salt Lake City Zoning Code
to allow for outdoor television monitors)
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE SALT LAKE CITY ZONING CODE TO ALLOW FOR THE INSTALLATION OF OUTDOOR TELEVISION MONITORS IN CERTAIN DOWNTOWN ZONING DISTRICTS, PURSUANT TO PETITION NO. 400-03-09.
WHEREAS, the Salt Lake City zoning code contains various sign regulations; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds after public hearings before the Planning Commission and before the City Council that portions of the existing sign regulations contained in the City Zoning Code should be amended to allow for outdoor television monitors under certain circumstances in selected downtown zoning districts; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that such amendments are in the best interest of the City;
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah:
SECTION 1. Section 21A.46.070.J.11 of the Salt Lake City Code shall be and hereby is enacted to read as follows:
11. Outdoor Television Monitor: Shall not be located above the second floor of the building.
SECTON 2. The table located at Section 21A.46.110.A.3 of the Salt Lake City Code entitled "sign type, size and height standards for the D-1 and D-4 Districts," shall be and hereby is amended to read as set forth on Exhibit "A" attached hereto.
SECTION 3. Section 21A.62.040 of the Salt Lake City Code shall be and hereby is amended to include the following additional definition in alphabetical order:
21A.62.040 Outdoor Television Monitor. An outdoor large screen television monitor that displays material generated and/or produced by an on-site television station. The material displayed shall be the television station's primary broadcast feed or rebroadcast news, sports and/or public affairs broadcasts, and shall not be in conflict with the Federal Communication Commission's (FCC) Community Standards that apply to broadcasts from the television station between the hours of 6am and 12 midnight (regardless of the time of day that such material is displayed on the Outdoor Television Monitor). The material displayed must be the television station's primary broadcast feed or rebroadcast news, sports and/or public affairs broadcasts to the general public (except between the hours of 12 midnight and 6am, where daytime programming, consistent with Community Standards, may be substituted). Outdoor television monitors may not be illuminated to a brightness that causes undue glare or interference with adjacent properties. Sound emanating from the outdoor television monitor may not exceed Salt Lake City or County health standards.
SECTION 4. Effective Date. This ordinance shall become effective on the date of its first publication.
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, this 2nd day of September, 2003.
Bill No. 62 of 2003.
Published: September 11, 2003.