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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. 83 of 2012
(An ordinance amending certain sections of Title 21A of the
Salt Lake City Code pertaining to the D-1 Central Business District)
An ordinance amending sections 21A.30.020 and 21A.44.050 of the Salt Lake City Code pursuant to Petition No. PLNPCM2012-00264 concerning demolition of buildings for parking structures.
WHEREAS, the Salt Lake City Planning Commission (“planning commission”) held a public hearing on July 11, 2012 to consider a request made by Salt Lake City Council member Stan Penfold (Petition no. PLNPCM2012-00264) to amend the text of sections 21A.30.020.D.3 (Zoning: Downtown Districts: D-1 Central Business District: D-1 District General Regulations) and 21A.44.050.C (Zoning: Off Street Parking and Loading: Parking Restrictions Within Yards); and
WHEREAS, at its July 11, 2012 hearing, members of the Planning Commission voted in favor of recommending to the City Council of Salt Lake City (“city council”) that the city council amend the sections of Title 21A of the Salt Lake City Code identified herein; and
WHEREAS, after a public hearing on this matter the city council has determined that adopting this ordinance is in the city’s best interest.
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.30.020.D.3. That section 21A.30.020.D.3 of the Salt Lake City Code (Zoning: Downtown Districts: D-1 Central Business District: D-1 District General Regulations), shall be, and hereby is, amended to read as follows:
3. Restrictions On Parking Lots And Structures: An excessive influence of at or above ground parking lots and structures can negatively impact the urban design objectives of the D-1 district. To control such impacts, the following regulations shall apply to at or above ground parking facilities:
a. Within block corner areas and on Main Street, parking lots and structures shall be located behind principal buildings.
b. Within the mid block areas, parking lots and structures shall only be located behind principal buildings or be at least seventy five (75’)feet from front and corner side lot lines or parking structures are allowed to be located adjacent to the front or corner side lot lines only if they provide adequately sized retail goods/service establishment, office and/or restaurant space on the ground floor adjacent to the public sidewalk to encourage pedestrian activity. The facades of the ground floor shall be designed to be compatible and consistent with the associated retail or office portion of the building and other retail uses in the area. Levels of parking above the first level facing the front or corner side lot line shall have floors/facades that are horizontal, not sloped.
c. Accessory parking structures built prior to the principal use, and commercial parking structures, shall be permitted as conditional uses with the approval of the planning commission pursuant to the provisions of chapter 21A.54 of this title.
d. No special restrictions shall apply to below ground parking facilities.
e. Parking lots, proposed as a principal use to facilitate a building demolition, are prohibited in the D-1.
SECTION 2. Amending text of Salt Lake City Code Section 21A.44.050.C. That section 21A.44.050.C of the Salt Lake City Code (Zoning: Off Street Parking and Loading: Parking Restrictions Within Yards: Table 21A.44.050), shall be, and hereby is, amended to read as follows:
Table 21A.44.050
Parking Restrictions Within Yards
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Zoning Districts |
Front Yard |
Corner Side Yard |
Interior Side Yard |
Rear Yard |
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Residential districts: | ||||
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Single/two-family residential districts: FR-1 to SR-1 |
Parking not permitted between front lot line and the front wall of the principal building |
Parking not permitted between front lot line and the front wall of the principal building |
Parking permitted. In the FR districts parking not permitted within 6 feet of interior side lot line |
Parking permitted |
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SR-3 |
Parking not permitted |
Parking not permitted |
Parking permitted |
Parking permitted |
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RMF-30 |
Parking not permitted |
Parking not permitted |
Parking not permitted within 10 feet of the side lot line when abutting a single- or two-family district |
Parking not permitted within 10 feet of the rear lot line when abutting a single- or two-family district |
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RMF-35 |
Parking not permitted |
Parking not permitted |
Parking not permitted within 10 feet of the side lot line when abutting a single- or two-family district. Parking not permitted within 1 of the side yards of interior lots, except for single-family attached lots |
Parking not permitted
within 10 feet of the rear lot line when abutting a single- or
two-family |
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RMF-45 |
Parking not permitted |
Parking not permitted |
Parking not permitted within 10 feet of the side lot line when abutting a single- or two-family district. Parking not permitted within 1 of the side yards of interior lots, except for single-family attached lots |
Parking not permitted
within 10 feet of the rear lot line when abutting a single- or
two-family |
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RMF-75 |
Parking not permitted |
Parking not permitted |
Parking not permitted within 10 feet of the side lot line when abutting a single- or two-family district. Parking not permitted within 1 of the side yards of interior lots |
Parking not permitted
within 10 feet of the rear lot line when abutting a single- or
two-family |
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RB |
Parking not permitted |
Parking not permitted |
Parking permitted |
Parking permitted |
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R-MU-35 |
Parking not permitted |
Parking not permitted |
Parking not permitted within 10 feet of the side lot line when abutting a single- or two-family district. Parking not permitted within 1 of the side yards of interior lots, except for single-family attached lots |
Parking not permitted within 10 feet of the rear lot line when abutting a single- or two-family district |
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R-MU-45 |
Parking not permitted |
Parking not permitted |
Parking not permitted within 10 feet of the side lot line when abutting a single- or two-family district. Parking not permitted within 1 of the side yards of interior lots, except for single-family attached lots |
Parking not permitted within 10 feet of the rear lot line when abutting a single- or two-family district |
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R-MU |
Parking not permitted within 15 feet of the front lot line |
Parking not permitted within 15 feet of the corner lot line |
Parking not permitted within 10 feet of the side lot line when abutting a single- or two-family district |
Parking not permitted
within 10 feet of the rear lot line when abutting a single- or
two-family |
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RO |
Parking not permitted |
Parking not permitted |
Parking not permitted within 10 feet of the side lot line when abutting a single- or two-family district. Parking not permitted within 1 of the side yards of interior lots, except for single-family attached lots |
Parking not permitted
within 10 feet of the rear lot line when abutting a single- or
two-family |
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Commercial, manufacturing, gateway and downtown districts: | ||||
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CN |
Parking not permitted |
Parking not permitted |
Parking not permitted within 7 feet of the side lot line when abutting residential district |
Parking not permitted within 7 feet of the rear lot line when abutting residential district |
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CB |
No yard required. If yard is provided, parking not permitted within 15 feet of the front lot line |
No yard required. If yard is provided, parking not permitted within 15 feet of the corner side lot line |
Parking not permitted within 7 feet of the side lot line when abutting residential district |
Parking not permitted within 7 feet of the rear lot line when abutting residential district |
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CS |
Parking not permitted within 15 feet of front lot line |
Parking not permitted within 15 feet of corner side lot line |
Parking not permitted within 15 feet of the side lot line when abutting residential district |
Parking not permitted within 15 feet of the rear lot line when abutting residential district |
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CC |
Parking not permitted within 15 feet of front lot line |
Parking not permitted within 15 feet of front lot line |
Parking not permitted within 7 feet of the side lot line when abutting residential district |
Parking not permitted within 7 feet of the rear lot line when abutting residential district |
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CSHBD |
Parking not permitted within 7 feet of front lot line |
Parking not permitted within 7 feet of corner side lot line |
No yard required. If yard is provided, parking not permitted within 7 feet of side lot line when abutting residential district |
No yard required. If yard is provided, parking not permitted within 7 feet of rear lot line when abutting residential district |
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CG |
Parking not permitted within 10 feet of front lot line |
Parking not permitted within 10 feet of side lot line |
Parking not permitted within 15 feet of the side lot line when abutting residential district |
Parking not permitted within 15 feet of the rear lot line when abutting residential district |
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M-1 |
Parking not permitted |
Parking not permitted |
Parking not permitted within 15 feet of the side lot line when abutting residential district |
Parking not permitted within 15 feet of the rear lot line when abutting residential district |
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M-2 |
Parking not permitted within 15 feet of front lot line |
Parking not permitted within 15 feet of corner side lot line |
Parking not permitted within 50 feet of the side lot line when abutting residential district |
Parking not permitted within 50 feet of the rear lot line when abutting residential district |
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D-1 |
Parking restrictions within yards for the D-1 zone are found in section 21A.30.020, "D-1 Central Business District," of this title. | |||
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D-2 |
Parking permitted |
Parking permitted |
Parking permitted |
Parking permitted |
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D-31 |
Parking not permitted within 15 feet of front lot line |
Parking not permitted within 15 feet of corner side lot line |
Parking permitted |
Parking permitted |
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D-4 |
In block corner areas, structure and surface parking permitted only behind a principal building; in midblock areas, surface parking permitted only behind a principal building and parking structures must have retail goods/service establishments, offices or restaurants on ground floor along the street; no restrictions on underground parking |
Parking permitted |
Parking permitted | |
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G-MU |
In block corner areas, structure and surface parking permitted only behind a principal building; in midblock areas, surface parking permitted only behind a principal building and parking structures must have retail goods/service establishments, offices or restaurants on ground floor along the street; no restrictions on underground parking |
Parking permitted |
Parking permitted | |
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Special purpose districts: | ||||
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RP |
Parking not permitted |
Parking not permitted |
Parking not permitted within 30 feet of the side lot line when abutting residential district. Parking not permitted within 8 feet of any side lot line |
Parking not permitted within 30 feet of the rear lot line when abutting residential district. Parking not permitted within 8 feet of any rear lot line |
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BP |
Parking not permitted |
Parking not permitted |
Parking not permitted within 30 feet of the side lot line when abutting residential district. Parking not permitted within 8 feet of any side lot line |
Parking not permitted within 30 feet of the rear lot line when abutting residential district. Parking not permitted within 8 feet of any rear lot line |
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FP |
Parking not permitted |
Parking not permitted |
Parking not permitted within 6 feet of side lot line |
Parking permitted |
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AG |
Parking not permitted |
Parking not permitted |
Parking permitted |
Parking permitted |
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AG-2 |
Parking not permitted |
Parking not permitted |
Parking permitted |
Parking permitted |
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AG-5 |
Parking not permitted |
Parking not permitted |
Parking permitted |
Parking permitted |
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AG-20 |
Parking not permitted |
Parking not permitted |
Parking permitted |
Parking permitted |
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A |
Parking permitted |
Parking permitted |
Parking permitted |
Parking permitted |
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PL |
Parking not permitted |
Parking not permitted |
Parking permitted. Parking not permitted within 10 feet if it abuts a residential district |
Parking permitted. Parking not permitted within 10 feet if it abuts a residential district |
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PL-2 |
Parking not permitted |
Parking not permitted |
Parking permitted. Parking not permitted within 10 feet if it abuts a residential district |
Parking permitted. Parking not permitted within 10 feet if it abuts a residential district |
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I |
Parking not permitted |
Parking not permitted |
Parking not permitted within 15 feet of the side lot line when abutting residential district |
Parking not permitted within 15 feet of the rear lot line when abutting residential district |
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UI2 |
Parking not permitted within 15 feet of the front lot line |
Parking not permitted within 15 feet of a corner side lot line |
Parking permitted. Parking not permitted within 15 feet of lot line when abutting single- and two-family districts |
Parking not permitted within 10 feet of the rear lot line. Parking not permitted within 15 feet of lot line when abutting single- and two-family districts |
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OS |
Parking not permitted |
Parking not permitted |
Parking not permitted within 10 feet of the side lot line |
Parking not permitted within 10 feet of the rear lot line |
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MH |
Parking not permitted |
Parking not permitted |
Parking not permitted within 20 feet of the side lot line |
Parking not permitted within 20 feet of the rear lot line |
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EI |
Parking not permitted within 10 feet of the front lot line |
Parking not permitted within 30 feet of the corner side lot line |
Parking not permitted within 30 feet of the side lot line |
Parking not permitted within 20 feet of the rear lot line |
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MU |
Parking not permitted |
Parking not permitted between front lot line and building line |
Parking not permitted within 1 of the side yards of interior lots |
Parking permitted |
Notes:
1. Minimum open space of 20 percent lot area may impact parking location.
2. Hospitals in the UI zone: Parking is not permitted within 30 feet of a front and corner side yard, or within 10 feet of an interior side and rear yard.
SECTION 3. 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 27th day of November, 2012.
Bill No. 83 of 2012.
Published: December 10, 2012.