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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. 73 of 2002
(Amending the Salt Lake City Code to create a new
Public Lands Zoning District)
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE SALT LAKE CITY CODE TO CREATE A NEW PUBLIC LANDS ZONING DISTRICT, PURSUANT TO PETITION NO. 400-02-28.
WHEREAS, the City is currently continuing with the construction of the new Salt Lake City library building; and
WHEREAS, the design for that new main library building includes space intended for retail commercial use; and
WHEREAS, after public hearings before the Planning Commission and the City Council the City has determined that it is desirable to distinguish between public properties where some commercial activity may be appropriate, and those public properties where commercial activity is not appropriate; and
WHEREAS, in order to address that issue, the City has developed a new public lands zoning district; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the proposed amendment to the City Code is 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.22.010.E of the Salt Lake City Code shall be and hereby is amended to read as follows:
E. Special Purpose Districts:
Section Reference District Name
21A.32.020 RP Research Park District
21A.32.030 BP Business Park District
21A.32.040 FP Foothills Protection District
21A.32.050 AG Agricultural District
21A.32.052 AG-2 Agricultural District
21A.32.054 AG-5 Agricultural District
21A.32.056 AG-20 Agricultural District
21A.32.060 A Airport District
21A.32.070 PL Public Lands District
21A.32.075 PL-2 Public Lands District
21A.32.080 I Institutional District
21A.32.090 UI Urban Institutional District
21A.32.100 OS Open Space District
21A.32.110 MH Mobile Home Park District
21A.32.120 EI Extractive Industries District
21A.32.130 MU Mixed Use District
SECTION 2. Section 21A.32.010B of the Salt Lake City Code shall be and hereby is amended to read as follows:
B. Site Plan Review: In certain districts, permitted uses and conditional uses have the potential for adverse impacts if located and laid out without careful planning. Such impacts may interfere with the use and enjoyment of adjacent property and uses. Site plan review is a process designed to address such adverse impacts and minimize them where possible. Site plan review of development proposals is required in the RP, BP, FP, PL, PL-2, I, UI, MH and MU Districts. All uses in these Districts shall be subject to the site plan review regulations contained in Part V, Chapter 21A.58 of this Title.
SECTION 3. Section 21A.32.075 of the Salt Lake City Code shall be and hereby is enacted to read as follows:
21A.32.075 PL-2 Public Lands District:
A. Purpose Statement: The purpose of the PL-2 Public Lands District is to specifically delineate areas of public use and to control the potential redevelopment of public uses, lands and facilities in an urban context.
B. Uses: Uses in the PL-2 Public Lands District, as specified in the Table of Permitted and Conditional Uses for Special Purpose Districts found at Section 21A.32.140 of this Chapter, are permitted subject to the general provisions set forth in Section 21A.32.010 of this Chapter and this Section.
C. Minimum Lot Area And Lot Width: No minimum lot area or lot width shall be required.
D. Maximum Building Height:
1. Local Government Facilities, Government Offices, Arenas, Stadiums, and Exhibition Halls: Seventy-five feet (75') provided, that where adjacent to a zoning district allowing greater height, the height standard of the adjacent district shall apply. A modification to the maximum building height provisions of this Section may be granted only as a conditional use subject to conformance with the standards and procedures of Part V, Chapter 21A.54 of this title, and subject to compliance with the applicable master plan.
2. Other Uses: Thirty-five feet (35').
E. Minimum Yard Requirements:
1. Front Yard: Twenty feet (20').
2. Corner Side Yard: Twenty feet (20').
3. Interior Side Yard: None
4. Rear Yard: None
F. Accessory Buildings And Structures In Yards: Accessory buildings and structures may be located in required yard areas subject to Table 21A.36.020B of this Title.
G. Required Landscape Yards: All front and corner side yards shall be maintained as landscaped yards in conformance with the requirements of Part IV, Chapter 21A.48 of this Title.
H. Landscape Buffers: When a lot in the PL Public Lands District abuts a lot in a single-family or two-family residential district, landscape buffers, in accordance with the requirements of Part IV, Chapter 21A.48 of this Title, shall be required. (Ord. 26-95 § 2(16-6), 1995)
I. Accessory retail sales and
services uses when located within a principal building: Pursuant to 21A.32.140
Table for Permitted and Conditional Uses for Special Purpose Districts,
accessory retail sales and services uses, restaurants, delis and other food
service uses shall be permitted subject to the following qualifying
provisions:
1. Preference will be given to non-profit
organizations.
2. Maximum floor area: 2,000 square
feet.
3. Tenant must be opening a new business or adding a new location. Tenants are not allowed to relocate from an existing location in a commercial, downtown or gateway zoning district in the City.
4. Signage Standards for Accessory Uses:
a. Sign Type and Size Standards.
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Type of Sign Permitted
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Maximum Area Per Sign Face |
Sign Face Height |
Number of Signs Permitted |
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Flat sign1 (oriented to the accessory use storefront providing public pedestrian access) |
0.5 sq. ft. of sign area per linear foot of accessory use storefront with a maximum area of 20 square feet |
14 inches |
1 per accessory use storefront |
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Notes: 1. Backlit awnings shall not be permitted.
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b. Illumination: Signs shall not be internally illuminated.
c. Setback for Exterior Signs: Signs for accessory uses which have an exterior public pedestrian entrance that face a public street shall be setback a minimum of 200 feet from the public street right-of-way.
SECTION 4. The Table located at Section 21A.32.140 of the Salt Lake City Code
entitled “Table of Permitted and Conditional Uses for Special Purpose Districts,” shall be and hereby is amended to read as set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto.
SECTION 5. The Table located at Section 21A.32.150 of the Salt Lake City Code entitled “Summary Table of Yard and Bulk Requirements – Special Purpose Districts,” shall be and hereby is amended to read as set forth on Exhibit B attached hereto.
SECTION 6. The Table located at Section 21A.36.020.C of the Salt Lake City Code entitled “Height Exceptions” shall be and hereby is amended to read as set forth on Exhibit C attached hereto.
SECTION 7. Section 21A.36.130.C.1 of the Salt Lake City Code shall be and hereby is amended to read as follows:
1. Permitted Use: A child daycare center is a permitted use in the RMF-75, R-MU, RB, RO, CN, CB, CC, CS, CSHBD, CG, D-1, D-2, D-3, M-1, I, UI, BP, RP, A, PL, and PL-2 Districts.
SECTION 8. Section 21A.36.170.A of the Salt Lake City Code shall be and hereby is amended to read as follows:
A. Change Of Use: In the PL, PL-2, I, UI or any residential district, a change of use of any church or school to a use that is allowed as a permitted use or conditional use in the zoning district may be allowed as a conditional use pursuant to the provisions of Part V, Chapter 21A.54 of this Title.
SECTION 9. The Table located at Section 21A.40.090E of the Salt Lake City Code entitled “Wireless Telecommunications Facilities,” shall be and hereby is amended to read as set forth on Exhibit D attached hereto.
SECTION 10. Section 21A.40.090.E.2.f.i(G) of the Salt Lake City Code shall be and hereby is amended to read as follows:
(G) Conditional use approval is required for antennas located in a rear yard utility easement in all residential, CN Neighborhood Commercial, PL Public Lands, PL-2 Public Lands, CB Community Business, I Institutional, and OS Open Space Zoning Districts. Antennas located in a rear yard utility easement in all other zoning districts shall be a permitted use and shall comply with the standards listed above.
SECTION 11. The first two paragraphs of Section 21A.40.090.E.2.f.ii(B) of the Salt Lake City Code shall be and hereby are amended to read as follows:
(B) Electrical Equipment In The Rear Yard Area In All Residential, CN Neighborhood Commercial, PL Public Lands, PL-2 Public Lands, CB Community Business, I Institutional, And OS Open Space Zoning Districts: Electrical equipment located in the rear yard area of a lot in a residential zoning district, shall not exceed a width of four feet (4'), a depth of three feet (3'), or a height of four feet (4') to be considered a permitted use.
Electrical equipment located in the rear yard area of property located in a CN, PL, PL-2, CB, I or OS Zoning District shall not exceed a width of six feet (6'), a depth of three feet (3'), or a height of six feet (6') to be considered a permitted use.
SECTION 12. The Table located at Section 21A.44.050 of the Salt Lake City Code entitled “Parking Restrictions Within Yards Special Purpose Districts” shall be and hereby is amended to read as set forth on Exhibit E attached hereto.
SECTION 13. Sections 21A.46.120.E.1 and 2 of the Salt Lake City Code shall be and hereby are amended to read as follows:
E. Sign Regulations For The UI, PL, PL-2, I And OS Districts:
1. Purpose: Sign regulations for the PL, PL-2, I, UI and OS districts are established to control signage for public and semipublic uses and facilities. These regulations are intended to respond to larger campus type settings as well as development on individual lots.
2. Applicability: Regulations on tables 21A.46.120.E.3, E4 and E5 of this section, respectively, shall apply to all lots within the UI, PL, PL-2, I and OS districts.
SECTION 14. Section 21A.46.120.E.4 of the Salt Lake City Code shall be and hereby is amended to read as set forth on Exhibit F attached hereto.
SECTION 15. Section 21A.46.130.B of the Salt Lake City Code shall be and hereby is amended to read as follows:
B. Applicability: These regulations shall be applicable to sites two (2) acres or larger in the following districts:
RP district
CG district
CS district
A district
UI district
BP district
I district
PL district
PL-2 district
SECTION 16. Section 21A.48.080.C.1 of the Salt Lake City Code shall be and hereby is amended to read as follows:
1. RMF-30, RMF-35, RMF-45, RMF-75, R-MU, RO, PL, PL-2 and OS Districts. Lots in the RMF-30, RMF-35, RMF-45, RMF-75, R-MU, RO, PL, PL-2 or OS districts which abut a lot in a single-family or two-family residential district, shall provide a ten-foot-wide landscape buffer.
SECTION 17. Section 21A.48.080.D.1 of the Salt Lake City Code shall be and hereby is amended to read as follows:
1. RMF-30, RMF-35, RMF-75, R-MU, RO, MU, PL, PL-2 and OS Districts. In the RMF-30, RMF-35, RMF-75, R-MU, RO, MU, PL, PL-2 and OS districts, the following improvements shall be provided:
SECTION 18. Section 21A.48.110.B of the Salt Lake City Code shall be and hereby is amended to read as follows:
B. Applicability: Freeway scenic landscape setbacks shall be required for all lots abutting an interstate highway that are subdivided after April 12, 1995, for construction of a principal building, or for a twenty five percent (25%) floor area increase of a principal building, or for any new use of a previously undeveloped site or twenty five percent (25%) expansion of an existing use on a developed site, in the CS, CC, CG, D-2, D-3, G-MU, M-1, M-2, RP, BP, PL, PL-2, I, UI, EI, A and MH Districts.
SECTION 19. The Table located at Section 21A.54.150.E.2 of the Salt Lake City Code shall be and hereby is amended to read as set forth on Exhibit G attached hereto.
SECTION 20. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall be effective on the date of its first publication.
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah this 3rd day of December, 2002.
Bill No. 73 of 2002.
Published: December 24, 2002.