Ordinance 3 of 2018

 

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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE

No. 3 of 2018

(An ordinance amending various sections of Title 21A of the Salt Lake City Code

pertaining to railroad freight terminal facilities in manufacturing zoning districts)

An ordinance amending Section 21A.28.020, Section 21A.28.030, Section 21A.33.040, and Section 21A.62.040 of the Salt Lake City Code pertaining to manufacturing zoning districts pursuant to Petition No. PLNPCM2017-01038.

WHEREAS, Salt Lake City Mayor Jacqueline Biskupski requested amendments (Petition No. PLNPCM2017-01038) to Section 21A.28.020, Section 21A.28.030, Section 21A.33.040, and Section 21A.62.040, to modify land use regulations for railroad freight terminal facilities in manufacturing districts; and

WHEREAS, the Salt Lake City Planning Commission held a public hearing on January 24, 2018, to consider said petition and voted in favor of transmitting a positive recommendation to the Salt Lake City Council; and

WHEREAS, the Salt Lake City Council finds, after holding a public hearing on this matter, that adopting this 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 the Text of Salt Lake City Code Section 21A.28.020. That Section 21A.28.020 (Zoning: Manufacturing Districts: M-1 Light Manufacturing Districts) of the Salt Lake City Code shall be and hereby is amended to read as follows:

21A.28.020: M-1 LIGHT MANUFACTURING DISTRICT:

 

A.   Purpose Statement: The purpose of the M-1 Light Manufacturing District is to provide an environment for light industrial uses that produce no appreciable impact on adjacent properties, that desire a clean attractive industrial setting, and that protects nearby sensitive lands and waterways. This zone is appropriate in locations that are supported by the applicable master plan policies adopted by the city. This district is intended to provide areas in the city that generate employment opportunities and to promote economic development. The uses include other types of land uses that support and provide service to manufacturing and industrial uses. Safe, convenient and inviting connections that provide access to businesses from public sidewalks, bike paths and streets are necessary and to be provided in an equal way. Certain land uses are prohibited in order to preserve land for manufacturing uses and to promote the importance of nearby environmentally sensitive lands.

B.   Uses: Uses in the M-1 Light Manufacturing District as specified in Section 21A.33.040, “Table of Permitted and Conditional Uses for Manufacturing Districts”, of this title are permitted subject to the general provisions set forth in Section 21A.28.010 of this chapter.

C.   Minimum Lot Size:

1.    Minimum Lot Area: Ten thousand (10,000) square feet.

2.    Minimum Lot Width: Eighty feet (80’).

3.    Existing Lots: Lots legally existing as of April 12, 1995, shall be considered legal conforming lots.

D.   Minimum Yard Requirements:

1.    Front Yard: Fifteen feet (15’).

2.    Corner Side Yard: Fifteen feet (15’).

3.    Interior Side Yard: None required.

4.    Rear Yard: None required.

5.    Accessory Uses, Buildings and Structures in Yards: Accessory uses, buildings and structures may be located in a required yard area subject to Section 21A.36.020, Table 21A.36.020.B of this title.

6.    Additional Setback when Adjacent to AG-2 and AG-5 Districts: When adjacent to a lot in the AG-2 or AG-5 zoning district, buildings or portions of buildings, shall be setback one foot (1’) beyond the required landscape buffer as required in Section 21A.48.080 for every one foot (1’) of building height above 30 feet (30’).

E.   Landscape Yard Requirements:

1.    Front and Corner Side Yards: All required front and corner side yards shall be maintained as landscape yards in conformance with the requirements of Chapter 21A.48 of this title.

2.    Buffer Yards: All lots abutting a lot in a residential district shall conform to the buffer yard requirements of Chapter 21A.48 of this title.

3.    Properties located within the Northwest Quadrant Overlay District are subject to special landscape requirements as outlined in Section 21A.34.140.B.2.

F.    Maximum Height:

1.    No building shall exceed sixty five feet (65’) except that emission free distillation column structures, necessary for manufacture processing purposes, shall be permitted up to the most restrictive Federal Aviation Administration imposed minimal approach surface elevations, or one hundred twenty feet (120’) maximum, whichever is less. Said approach surface elevation will be determined by the Salt Lake City Department of Airports at the proposed locations of the distillation column structure. Any proposed development in the Airport Flight Path Protection (AFPP) Overlay District, as outlined in Section 21A.34.040 of this title, will require approval of the department of airports prior to issuance of a building permit. All proposed development within the AFPP Overlay District which exceeds fifty feet (50’) may also require site specific approval from the Federal Aviation Administration.

2.    In the M-1 zoning districts located west of the Salt Lake City International Airport and north of Interstate 80 (I-80), buildings may exceed sixty five feet (65’) in height subject to the conditional building and site design review standards and procedures of Chapter 21A.59 of this title. In no case shall any building exceed eighty five feet (85’).

3.   Railroad Offloading Structures: Cranes, lifts, and other similar offloading structures related to the operation of a railroad freight terminal are allowed up to eighty-five feet (85’) in height and are also subject to the Airport Flight Path Protection (AFPP) Overlay District and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requirements.

SECTION 2. Amending the Text of Salt Lake City Code Section 21A.28.030. That Section 21A.28.030 (Zoning: Manufacturing Districts: M-2 Heavy Manufacturing Districts) of the Salt Lake City Code shall be and hereby is amended to read as follows:

21A.28.030: M-2 HEAVY MANUFACTURING DISTRICT:

 

A.   Purpose Statement: The purpose of the M-2 Heavy Manufacturing District is to provide an environment for larger and more intensive industrial uses that do not require, and may not be appropriate for, a nuisance free environment. This zone is appropriate in locations that are supported by the applicable master plan policies adopted by the city. This district is intended to provide areas in the city that generate employment opportunities and to promote economic development. The uses include other types of land uses that support and provide service to manufacturing and industrial uses. Due to the nature of uses allowed in this zone, land uses that may be adversely impacted by heavy manufacturing activities are not permitted. Certain land uses are prohibited in order to preserve land for manufacturing uses. Safe, convenient and inviting connections that provide access to businesses from public sidewalks, bike paths and streets are necessary and to be provided in an equal way.

B.   Uses: Uses in the M-2 Heavy Manufacturing District as specified in Section 21A.33.040, “Table of Permitted and Conditional Uses for Manufacturing Districts”, of this title are permitted subject to the general provisions set forth in Section 21A.28.010 of this chapter.

C.   Minimum Lot Size:

1.    Minimum Lot Area: Twenty thousand (20,000) square feet.

2.    Minimum Lot Width: Eighty feet (80’).

3.    Existing Lots: Lots established prior to April 12, 1995, shall be considered legal conforming lots.

D.   Minimum Yard Requirements:

1.  Front Yard: Twenty five feet (25’).

2.  Corner Side Yard: Fifteen feet (15’).

3.  Interior Side Yard: Twenty feet (20’).

4.  Rear Yard: Thirty five feet (35’).

5.  Accessory Uses, Buildings and Structures in Yards: Accessory uses, buildings and structures may be located in a required yard area subject to Section 21A.36.020, Table 21A.36.020.B of this title.

E.   Landscape Yard Requirements: The first twenty five feet (25’) of all required front yards and the first fifteen feet (15’) of all required corner side yards shall be maintained as landscape yards in conformance with the requirements of Chapter 21A.48 of this title, including Section 21A.48.110 of this title.

F.   Maximum Height:

1.  No building shall exceed eighty feet (80’), except that chimneys and smokestacks shall be permitted up to one hundred twenty feet (120’) in height.

2.  Railroad Offloading Structures: Cranes, lifts, and other similar offloading structures related to the operation of a railroad freight terminal are allowed up to eighty-five feet (85’) in height and are also subject to the Airport Flight Path Protection (AFPP) Overlay District and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requirements.

 

SECTION 3. Amending the Text of Salt Lake City Code Section 21A.33.040. That Section 21A.33.040 (Land Use Tables: Table of Permitted and Conditional Uses for Manufacturing Districts) of the Salt Lake City Code shall be and hereby is amended to read as follows:

21A.33.040: TABLE OF PERMITTED AND CONDITIONAL USES FOR MANUFACTURING DISTRICTS:

Use  

Permitted And Conditional Uses By District  

M-1  

M-2  

Accessory use, except those that are otherwise specifically regulated elsewhere in this title  

P  

P  

Adaptive reuse of a landmark site  

C  

C7  

Agricultural use  

P  

P  

Alcohol:  

 

 

 

Brewpub  

P6,10  

P6,10  

 

Distillery  

P  

P  

 

Social club  

C6,10  

C6,10  

 

Tavern  

C6,10  

C6,10  

 

Winery  

P  

P  

Ambulance services (indoor and/or outdoor)  

P  

P  

Animal:  

 

 

 

Cremation service  

P  

P  

 

Kennel  

P13  

P  

 

Pet cemetery  

P2  

P2  

 

Pound  

P12,13  

P12  

 

Raising of furbearing animals  

C  

P  

 

Stockyard  

C12  

P12  

 

Veterinary office  

P  

P  

Antenna, communication tower  

P  

P  

Antenna, communication tower, exceeding the maximum building height  

C  

C  

Artisan Food Production

P

P

Bakery, commercial  

P  

P  

Blacksmith shop  

P  

P  

Bottling plant  

P  

P  

Brewery  

P  

P  

Building materials distribution  

P  

P  

Bus line station/terminal  

P  

P  

Bus line yard and repair facility  

P12  

P  

Check cashing/payday loan business  

P9  

 

Chemical manufacturing and/or storage  

 

C  

Commercial food preparation

P

P

Community correctional facility, large

C8,16

 

Community correctional facility, small

C8,16

 

Community garden  

P  

 

Concrete and/or asphalt manufacturing  

C12,13  

P12  

Contractor’s yard/office  

P  

P  

Crematorium  

P  

P  

Daycare center, adult  

P  

 

Daycare center, child  

P  

 

Drop forge industry  

 

P  

Dwelling, living quarters for caretaker or security guard, limited to uses on lots 1 acre in size or larger and is accessory to a principal use allowed by the zoning district  

P  

P  

Equipment, heavy (rental, sales, service)  

P  

P  

Equipment rental (indoor and/or outdoor)  

P  

P  

Explosive manufacturing and storage  

 

C12  

Financial institution with or without drive-through facility  

P11  

 

Flammable liquids or gases, heating fuel distribution and storage  

 

P12  

Food processing  

P  

P  

Gas station  

P  

P  

Government facility  

P  

P  

Government facility requiring special design features for security purposes  

P  

P  

Grain elevator  

P12

P  

Greenhouse  

P  

 

Heavy manufacturing  

 

P12  

Home occupation

P15

P15

Hotel/motel  

P  

 

Impound lot  

P12  

P12  

Incinerator, medical waste/hazardous waste  

 

C12  

Industrial assembly  

P  

P  

Laboratory (medical, dental, optical)  

P  

 

Laboratory, testing  

P  

P  

Large wind energy system  

P13,14  

P  

Laundry, commercial  

P  

P  

Light manufacturing  

P  

P  

Limousine service  

P  

P  

Mobile food business (operation in the public right of way)  

P  

P  

Mobile food business (operation on private property)  

P  

P  

Mobile food court  

P  

P  

Office  

P  

 

Office, publishing company  

P  

 

Open space  

P  

P  

Package delivery facility  

P  

P  

Paint manufacturing  

 

P  

Parking:  

 

 

 

Commercial

P

 

Off site  

P  

P  

 

Park and ride lot  

P  

P  

 

Park and ride lot shared with existing use  

P  

P  

Photo finishing lab  

P  

P  

Poultry farm or processing plant  

 

P12  

Printing plant  

P  

 

Radio, television station  

P  

 

Railroad, freight terminal facility  

C4

C4

Railroad, repair shop  

P 

P  

Recreation (indoor)  

P  

 

Recreation (outdoor)  

P  

 

Recycling:  

 

 

 

Collection station  

P  

P  

 

Processing center (indoor)  

P  

P  

 

Processing center (outdoor)  

C12,13,14  

P12   

Refinery, petroleum products  

 

C12  

Restaurant with or without drive-through facilities  

P11  

 

Retail goods establishment with or without drive-through facility  

P11  

 

Retail service establishment:  

 

 

 

Electronic repair shop  

P  

 

 

Furniture repair shop  

P  

P  

 

Upholstery shop  

P  

 

Rock, sand and gravel storage and distribution  

C  

P  

School:  

 

 

 

Professional and vocational (with outdoor activities)  

P  

 

 

Professional and vocational (without outdoor activities)  

P  

 

 

Seminary and religious institute  

P  

 

Seasonal farm stand  

P  

P  

Sexually oriented business  

P5  

 P5  

Sign painting/fabrication  

P  

P  

Slaughterhouse  

 

P12  

Small brewery  

P  

P  

Solar array  

P  

P  

Storage and display (outdoor)  

P  

P  

Storage, public (outdoor)  

P  

P  

Store, convenience  

P  

P  

Studio, motion picture  

P  

 

Taxicab facility  

P  

P  

Tire distribution retail/wholesale  

P  

P  

Truck freight terminal  

P12  

P12  

Urban farm  

P  

P  

Utility:  

 

 

 

Building or structure  

P  

P  

 

Electric generation facility  

C3,12  

C3,12  

 

Sewage treatment plant  

C  

P  

 

Solid waste transfer station  

C12  

P12  

 

Transmission wire, line, pipe or pole  

P1  

P1  

Vehicle:  

 

 

 

Auction  

P  

P  

 

Automobile and truck repair  

P  

P  

 

Automobile and truck sales and rental (including large truck)  

P  

P  

 

Automobile part sales  

P  

P  

 

Automobile salvage and recycling (indoor)  

P  

P  

 

Automobile salvage and recycling (outdoor)  

C12,13,14  

P12  

 

Recreational vehicle (RV) sales and service  

P  

P  

 

Truck repair (large)  

P  

P  

Vending cart, private property  

P  

P  

Warehouse  

P  

P  

Welding shop  

P  

P  

Wholesale distribution  

P  

P  

Wireless telecommunications facility (see sSection 21A.40.090, tTable 21A.40.090.E of this title)  

 

 

Woodworking mill  

P  

P  


Qualifying provisions:

1.    See subsection 21A.02.050.B of this title for utility regulations.

2.    Subject to Salt Lake Valley Health Department approval.

3.    Electric generating facilities shall be located within 2,640 feet of an existing 138 kV or larger electric power transmission line.

4.    No railroad freight terminal facility shall be located within one mile of a residential zoning district.

5.    Pursuant to the requirements set forth in Section 21A.36.140 of this title.

6.    If a place of worship is proposed to be located within 600 feet of a tavern, social club, or brewpub, the place of worship must submit a written waiver of spacing requirement as a condition of approval.

7.    Building additions on lots less than 20,000 square feet for office uses may not exceed 50 percent of the building’s footprint. Building additions greater than 50 percent of the building’s footprint or new office building construction are subject to a conditional building and site design review.

8.    A community correctional facility is considered an institutional use and any such facility located within an airport noise overlay zone is subject to the land use and sound attenuation standards for institutional uses of the applicable airport overlay zone within Chapter 21A.34 of this title.

9.    No check cashing/payday loan business shall be located closer than 1/2 mile of other check cashing/payday loan businesses.

10.  Subject to conformance with the provisions in Section 21A.36.300, “Alcohol Related Establishments”, of this title.

11.  Subject to conformance to the provisions in Section 21A.40.060 of this title for drive-through use regulations.

12.  Prohibited within 1,000 feet of a single- or two-family zoning district.

13.  Prohibited within the Eco-Industrial Buffer Area of the Northwest Quadrant Overlay District. 

14.  Prohibited within the Development Area of the Northwest Quadrant Overlay District.

15.  Allowed only within legal conforming single-family, duplex, and multi-family dwellings and subject to Section 21A.36.030.

16.  Prohibited within one-half (1/2) mile of any residential zoning district boundary and subject to Section 21A.36.110.

 

SECTION 4. Amending the Text of Salt Lake City Code Section 21A.62.040. That Section 21A.62.040 (Zoning: Definitions: Definitions of Terms) of the Salt Lake City Code shall be and hereby is amended to modify the definition of “RAILROAD, FREIGHT TERMINAL FACILITY” to read as follows:

RAILROAD, FREIGHT TERMINAL FACILITY: A major railroad track yard area for regional scale interstate mainline oriented intermodal freight transfers of: a) multimodal (sea, rail, truck transport) self-contained cargo containers from train to train, train to semitruck trailer, and semitruck trailer to train loading; and b) for new motor vehicle train transports to semitruck trailer transports for regional distribution purposes. Also includes storage of train vehicles and temporary storage of bulk materials at the facility while the material awaits distribution. 

 

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 20th day of February, 2018.

Bill No. 3 of 2018.

Published: March 2, 2018.