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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. 7 of 2009
(An Ordinance Amending Provisions of Title 21A (Zoning) of the
Salt Lake City Code Regarding Check Cashing/Payday Loan Businesses)
An ordinance amending certain sections of Title 21A (Zoning) of the Salt Lake City Code pertaining to check cashing/payday loan businesses.
WHEREAS, the Salt Lake City Planning Commission (“Planning Commission”) held a public hearing on September 24, 2008 to consider a request made by the Salt Lake City Council (“City Council”) to amend the text of sections 21A.26.080, 21A.28.040, 21A.30.050 and 21A.62.040 of the Salt Lake City Code to regulate the land uses of Check Cashing/Payday Loan Businesses; and
WHEREAS, at its September 24, 2008 hearing, the Planning Commission voted unanimously in favor of recommending to the City Council that the City Council amend sections 21A.26.080, 21A.28.040, 21A.30.050 and 21A.62.040 of the Salt Lake City Code to address and regulate Check Cashing/Payday Loan Businesses; and
WHEREAS, after a public hearing on this matter the City Council has determined that the following ordinance is in the City’s best interests,
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah:
SECTION 1. Amending text of Salt Lake City Code section 21A.62.040. That section 21A.62.040 of the Salt Lake City Code, shall be, and hereby is, amended to add the following definition to be inserted alphabetically in the list of definitions appearing in that section, which definition to be inserted shall read as follows:
“Check Cashing/Payday Loan Business” means a business that conducts transactions of cashing a check for consideration or extending a deferred deposit loan and shall include any other similar types of businesses licensed by the State pursuant to the Check Cashing Registration Act. The term Check Cashing shall not include fully automated stand alone services located inside of an existing building, so long as the automated service incorporates no signage in the windows or outside of the building.
SECTION 2. Amending text of Salt Lake City Code section 21A.26.080. That the table, titled “Table of Permitted and Conditional Uses for Commercial Districts”, which is located at section 21A.26.080 of the Salt Lake City Code, shall be, and hereby is, amended to add to that table the category of “Check Cashing/Payday Loan Business” to be listed alphabetically under the category of “Miscellaneous” uses in that table, with a footnote to each designation of Check Cashing/Payday Loan Business as a permitted or conditional use and a corresponding qualifying provision such that the inserted provisions shall appear and read as follows:
|
USE |
CN |
CB |
CC |
CS1 |
CSHBD1 |
CG |
TC-75 |
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Check Cashing/Payday Loan Business |
|
P8 |
P8 |
|
|
P8 |
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Qualifying Provision:
8. No check cashing/ payday loan business shall be located closer than ½ mile of other check cashing / payday loan business.
SECTION 3. Amending text of Salt Lake City Code section 21A.28.040. That the table, titled “Table of Permitted and Conditional Uses for Manufacturing Districts”, which is located at section 21A.28.040 of the Salt Lake City Code, shall be, and hereby is, amended to add to that table the category of “Check Cashing/Payday Loan Business” to be listed alphabetically under the category of “Miscellaneous” uses in that table, with a footnote to each designation of Check Cashing/Payday Loan Business as a permitted or conditional use and a corresponding qualifying provision such that the inserted provisions shall appear and read as follows:
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USE |
M-1 |
M-2 |
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Check Cashing/Payday Loan Business |
P7 |
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Qualifying Provision:
7 No check cashing/ payday loan business shall be located closer than ½ mile of other check cashing / payday loan business.
SECTION 4. Amending text of Salt Lake City Code section 21A.30.050. That the table, titled “Table of Permitted and Conditional Uses for Downtown Districts”, which is located at section 21A.30.050 of the Salt Lake City Code, shall be, and hereby is, amended to add to that table the category of “Check Cashing/Payday Loan Business” to be listed alphabetically under the category of “Miscellaneous” uses in that table, with a footnote to each designation of Check Cashing/Payday Loan Business as a permitted or conditional use and a corresponding qualifying provision such that the inserted provisions shall appear and read as follows:
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USE |
D-1 |
D-2 |
D-3 |
D-4 |
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Check Cashing/Payday Loan Business |
P5 |
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Qualifying Provision:
5 No check cashing/ payday loan business shall be located closer than ½ mile of other check cashing / payday loan business.
SECTION 5. 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 21st day of April, 2009.
Bill No. 7 of 2009.
Published: May 1, 2009.