Ordinance 75 of 2013

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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE

No. 75 of 2013

(Amending the zoning ordinance to create form-based zoning districts,

and amending the zoning map adjacent to the I-15 900 South Street on/off ramp)

An ordinance amending the zoning ordinance to create form-based zoning districts, and amending the zoning map to establish FB-UN-1 and FB-UN-2 zoning districts for properties located approximately between 700 South Street and Fayette Avenue (975 South), and between West Temple Street and 300 West Street, excluding properties located between 700 South Street and 800 South Street, and between West Temple Street and 200 West Street pursuant to Petition No. PLNPCM2011-00640.

      WHEREAS, the Salt Lake City Planning Commission held public hearings on September 26, 2012, October 24, 2012 and December 12, 2012 on an application submitted by Mayor Ralph Becker (“Applicant”) to amend the zoning ordinance to create form-based zoning districts, and to amend the zoning map to establish FB-UN-1 and FB-UN-2 zoning districts for properties located approximately between 700 South Street and Fayette Avenue (975 South), and between West Temple Street and 300 West Street, excluding properties located between 700 South Street and 800 South Street, and between West Temple Street and 200 West Street pursuant to Petition No. PLNPCM2011-00640; and

      WHEREAS, at its January 13, 2013 meeting, the planning commission voted in favor of forwarding a positive recommendation to the Salt Lake City Council on said application; and

      WHEREAS, after a public hearing on this matter the city council has determined 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. Adopting chapter 21A.27 of Salt Lake City Code.  That Title 21Aof the Salt Lake City Code (Zoning), shall be, and hereby is, amended to adopt chapter 21A.27 (Zoning: Form Based Districts), which shall read and appear as provided in Exhibit “A” attached hereto.

SECTION 2.  Amending text of Salt Lake City Code Section 21A.22.010.  That Section 21A.22.010 of the Salt Lake City Code (Zoning: Zoning Districts, Map and Boundaries: Zoning Districts), shall be, and hereby is, amended to read as follows:

21A.22.010:  ZONING DISTRICTS:

In order to carry out the purposes of this title, Salt Lake City is divided into the following zoning districts:

SECTION 3.  Amending text of Salt Lake City Code Section 21A.36.020.C.  That Section 21A.36.020.C of the Salt Lake City Code (Zoning: Zoning Districts, Map and Boundaries: Zoning Districts), shall be, and hereby is, amended to read as follows:

C. Height Exceptions: Exceptions to the maximum building height in all zoning districts are allowed as indicated in table 21A.36.020.C of this section.

TABLE 21A.36.020.C

HEIGHT EXCEPTIONS

SECTION 4.  Amending the Zoning Map.  That the Salt Lake City Zoning Map, as adopted by the Salt Lake City Code, relating to the fixing of boundaries and zoning districts, shall be and hereby is amended to reflect that properties located approximately between 700 South Street and Fayette Avenue (975 South), and between West Temple Street and 300 West Street, excluding properties located between 700 South Street and 800 South Street, and between West Temple Street and 200 West Street, shall be and hereby are re-zoned respectively from D-2 Downtown Support District, RMF-75 High Density Multi-Family Residential District, and T Transitional Overlay District to FB-UN1 and FB-UN2 Form Based Urban Neighborhood District as shown on the map provided in Exhibit “B” attached hereto.

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 10^th day of December, 2013.

Bill No. 75 of 2013.

Published: February 7, 2014.