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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. 9 of 2001
(An ordinance extending the corporate limits of Salt Lake City
to include property located at approximately 2982 Benchmark Drive,
amending the East Bench Master Plan,
and amending the Salt Lake City zoning map
to zone the area upon its annexation to the City)
AN ORDINANCE EXTENDING THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF SALT LAKE CITY TO INCLUDE THE ROMNEY LUMBER COMPANY, ROBERT W. CARSON AND HONORA M. CARSON ANNEXATION, CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY 47.85 ACRES OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT APPROXIMATELY 2982 BENCHMARK DRIVE, PURSUANT TO PETITION NO. 400-95-53, AMENDING THE EAST BENCH MASTER PLAN, AND AMENDING THE SALT LAKE CITY ZONING MAP TO ZONE AND DESIGNATE THE AREA AS FOOTHILL RESIDENTIAL (FR-2), FOOTHILLS PROTECTION (FP) AND OPEN SPACE (OS) UPON ITS ANNEXATION TO THE CITY.
WHEREAS, a Petition has been filed with the City Recorder of Salt Lake City by Romney Lumber Company, Robert W. Carson and Honora M. Carson, as property owners, requesting that the property described in said Petition be annexed within the corporate limits of Salt Lake City; and
WHEREAS, the Petition is signed by a majority of the owners of the real property and the owners of more than 1/3 in value of all real property within the territory to be annexed as shown by the last assessment roles; and
WHEREAS, the petitioners have caused a plat to be made and certified by a licensed engineer, or a licensed surveyor, to be approved by the City prior to filing; and
WHEREAS, the Salt Lake City Council, on October 12, 1999, passed Resolution No. 78 of 1999 accepting said Petition for purposes of review and hearing; and
WHEREAS, the Salt Lake City Council, after examining said Petition, having the Petition reviewed by the administration staff, and having considered the circumstances thereof at a properly advertised and noticed public hearing, found the proposed annexation to be consistent and in keeping with the City’s master annexation policy declaration projecting municipal expansion; and
WHEREAS, the Petitioners have not objected to annexation by the City or requested to withdraw their annexation petition; and
WHEREAS, no objection or protest to such annexation has been filed with the Salt Lake County Boundary Commission;
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah:
SECTION 1. Annexation. The Salt Lake City limits are hereby enlarged and extended so as to include the property of Petitioners Romney Lumber Company, Robert W. Carson and Honora M. Carson, containing approximately 47.85 acres of unincorporated territory in Salt Lake County, State of Utah. Said property is more particularly described as set forth on Exhibit “A” attached hereto.
SECTION 2. Amendment of Master Plan. The East Bench Master Plan, which was previously adopted by the City Council, shall be and hereby is amended to allow limited, very low density, residential development in the area East of the Benchmark Subdivision south of Benchmark Drive, consisting of not more than two lots sharing a common driveway.
SECTION 3. Zoning. The portion of the property described on Exhibit “B” attached hereto is hereby designated and zoned Foothill Residential (FR-2). The portion of the property described on Exhibit “C” attached hereto is hereby designated and zoned Foothills Protection (FP). The portion of the property described on Exhibit “D” attached hereto is hereby designated and zoned Open Space (OS). The Salt Lake City zoning map is hereby amended consistent with the zoning designations identified herein.
SECTION 4. General Jurisdiction. The said tract described above in Section 1 shall henceforth be within the Salt Lake City Corporate limits and shall be zoned as provided in Section 2. All ordinances, jurisdictions, rules and obligations of, or pertaining to, Salt Lake City are hereby extended over, and made applicable and pertinent to the above described tract of land; and the streets, blocks, alleys and ways, of said tract, shall be controlled and governed by the ordinances, rules, and regulations of Salt Lake City.
SECTION 5. Filings and Notice. Upon the effective date of this Ordinance, the City Recorder of Salt Lake City is hereby directed to file with the Salt Lake County Recorder, after approval by the City Engineer, a copy of the annexation plat duly certified and acknowledged together with a certified copy of this Ordinance. The City Recorder is further directed to provide notice to the State Tax Commission under the provisions of Section 11-12-1 of the U.C.A., as amended.
SECTION 6. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon the date of its first publication.
Passed and adopted by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, this 6th day of March, 2001.
Bill No. 9 of 2001.
Published: March 14, 2001.