127 of 1975 - amending chapter 5 of Title 51 setting forth requirements for usable open space and landscaping unde ROLL CALL
VOTING Aye Nay Salt Lake City,Utah, October 21,19 75
Mr.Chairman ✓ C\
I move tha the Ordinance be pass .
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AN ORDINANCE
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING Chapter 5 of Title 51 of the Revised Ordinances,
of Salt Lake City, Utah, 1965, relating to zoning regulations.
Be it ordained by the Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake City, Utah:.
SECTION 1. That Chapter 5 of Title 51 of the Revised Ordinances of
Salt Lake City, Utah, 1965, relating to zoning regulations, be, and the
same hereby is, amended by adding thereto two new sections to be known as
51-5-18 and 51-5-19 pertaining to usable open space and landscaping to ,/ (",
read as follows:
"Sec. 51-5-18. Usable open space required. Usable open space shall
be provided as prescribed by the provisions contained in each zone.
Usable open space shall be defined as the aggregate area of side and
rear yards, patios, and balconies and decks having a minimum hori-
zontal dimension of not less than five feet, on a building site or
building, which is available and accessible to the occupants of the
building for purposes of active or passive outdoor recreation. Usable
open space does not include driveways, areas for off-street parking
and services, roofs of buildings except as specified, and ground level
areas with a width of five feet or less or a width of eight feet or
less if over seventy five percent of the area is hard surface.
"Sec. 51-5-19. Landscaping required. When an area is required to
be landscaped under the terms of this ordinance the requirement shall
be met by the installation and maintenance of improvements as set forth
below:
(1) The installation of lawn, shrubs, or a combination of shrubs,
trees, vines, lawn, or other growing ground cover or water surfaces
and paved or graveled surfaces provided that such area shall not
cover more than ten percent of the area required to be landscaped.
(2) The installation of a permanent sprinkling system to insure
adequate maintenance.
(3) Plant materials shall be selected from among those species and
varieties known to thrive in the salt lake climate.
(4) Whenever public property is to be landscaped, only lawn or trees,
flowers, or shrubs, as approved by the salt lake city shade tree
commission, shall be installed.
SECTION 2. In the opinion of the Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake
City, it is necessary to the peace, health and welfare of the inhabitants of
Salt Lake City that this ordinance become effective immediately.
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall take effect upon its first publication.
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Passed by the Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake City, Utah, this
21st day of October, 1975.
MAYOR
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CITY RDER
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BILL NO. 127 of 1975
Published October 24, 1975
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Affidavit of Publication
STATE OF UTAH, 1
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County of Salt Lake
AN ORDINANCE
ORDINANCE AMENDING c��t0l RaXme
OrCi tines ofTSan L City.Utah ------ _wttl
was,relating to tuning regulations.
Be it ordained by the Board of
vtuers of Salt Lake City.
Utah,
N chaner s rule Being first duly sworn,deposes and says that he is legal
al adver-
A f the Revised Ordihan of Salt
Lake an. ratah, was, relating
lofie a using clerk of the DESERET NEWS,a daily (except Sunday)
by anti dt
hereby.se"no to he by addled newspaper printed in the English language with general cit.-
Iwo new amain/1,g to usable dilation in Utah, and published in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
and lanscaping to r as
follows:
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rewe
ov• ided as prescribed by me provi-
sions contained in each soea Usable
onen e,nail be defined as the That the legal notice of which a copy is attached hereto
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not
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below:
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nwn.or oh rf rowing,tyros,
vmes,lawn.or other es and
ground
raverwater es surfaces and eaves or
sun, provided that such
area spoof me cover ea mbrired 10 le was published in said newspaper on
laandscaped. required
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maintenance.
9(3)Plantcmaterials Malt.selected
from
s among
owi°to thriveeiin the Salt Lobe •
climate.
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be landscaped.only town or trees.
flowers.or shrubs.as approved by me
loSath,Mall beinstalled de Tree Commis _____,_.___` -_, . -_�
SECTION Legal Advertising Clerk
Board of Commisspaxas'off S oaf ke r�
City,It y to the p
health and welfare of the Inhabitants
of Sall Lake City that this Ordinance
became effective Immediately.
SECTION 3.This ordinance shall
e seed upon ifs Ilp'stpunlictIOC a Passed t Lobe City,Utah,this)1�1
aevmocrobaglo)S to before one this 28th day of
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