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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. 30 of 1981
(Residential "R-7" Districts)
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 51-18-7 OF THE REVISED
ORDINANCES OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, RELATING TO CONDITIONAL USES
IN THE RESIDENTIAL "R-6" DISTRICT; AMENDING CHAPTER 19 OF TITLE
51 OF SAID ORDINANCES RELATING TO RESIDENTIAL "R-7" DISTRICTS;
AND AMENDING CHAPTER 2 OF TITLE 51 RELATING TO DEFINITIONS BY
ADDING SECTIONS 51-2-25.5 (ELEEMOSYNARY OR PHELANTROPIC
INSTITUTIONS), 51-2-33 (GROUP HOMES), 51-2-34.7 (HOSPITAL), 51-2-
34.7 (INSTITUTIONS FOR DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED); 51-2-34.8
(INTERMEDIATE CALL FACILITY), 51-2-37.5 (MEDICAL CLINIC), 51-2-
29.4 (NURSING HOME), AND 51-2-42 (SANITARIUM); AND RENUMBERING
51-2-33 (GRADE) TO 51-2-32.5.
WHEREAS, the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, after
reviewing the existing language of the Residential "R-6" and
Residential "R-7" Districts finds that some of the language and
terms used therein are obsolete; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of Salt Lake City has not been
satisfied with the provisions and regulations governing and
guiding development within the Residential "R-7" District; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission and Planning Department of
Salt Lake City have reviewed the proposals and submitted
recommendations to the City Council for proposals that would
resolve the weaknesses of the "R-6" and "R-7" classifications;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council of Salt Lake City finds that the
proposal will help clarify and streamline the appropriate uses
and development guidelines applicable to said district.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City Council of Salt
Lake City, Utah:
SECTION 1. That Section 51-18-7 of the Revised Ordinances
of Salt Lake City, Utah, relating to conditional uses in the
Residential "R-6" District, be, and the same hereby is amended to
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read as follows:
Section 51-18-7. Conditional Uses. (1) In a Residential
"R-6" District, the Board of Adjustment may permit as a
conditional use, any conditional use permitted in a Residential
"R-5" District, subject to the same restrictions applicable
therein.
(2) The following may be allowed by the Board of Adjustment
as conditional uses in a Residential "R-6" District provided that
a determination is made by the Planning Commission that such a
use is in keeping with the character of the neighborhood and is
necessary for providing adequate services to people residing in
the community, to-wit:
(a) Fraternal societies, except those whose chief
activity conducted on the premises is a service customarily
carried on as a business.
(b) Nursing homes.
(c) Intermediate care facility.
(d) Institutions for developmentally disabled when
located not less than six hundred (600) feet from any
dwelling or apartment house.
(e) Children's day care centers, nurseries and
preschools providing care and/or education for children of
pre-grammar school age.
(f) Group homes for developmentally disabled as
provided in section 51-6-12 or for juveniles placed for
treatment or rehabilitation in a family-type living facility
under the supervision of the court or a state agency
voluntarily. Placement may be involuntary, in lieu of (but
not a part of) confinement in a penal or custodial-type
institution. Prior to placement in the home, the owner or
supervising agency must certify the individual to be placed
is not harmful to himself or others. The home must comply
with guidelines set forth in section 51-6-12.
In granting any such conditional use under (2) above, care
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must be taken to ensure that such uses are not clustered; to this
end, no more than one conditional use under (2)(a)-(f) shall be
allowed within a 660 foot radius of any other such conditional
use.
Further, no conditional use shall be approved unless after a
public hearing the Board of Adjustment finds that such use is in
accord with the general purpose and intent of the comprehensive
zoning ordinances of the City, that an approval of the
development is in the best interest of the community, that the
project will be in keeping with the character of the proposed
neighborhood, and will not adversely affect the desirability or
stability of the area in which it is to be located. In the event
the Board approves the development, it shall have the power to
impose any reasonable conditions deemed necessary to protect the
neighborhood or to ensure operation of the development shall not
adversely impact upon desirability or stability of the
neighborhood.
SECTION 2. That Chapter 19 of Title 51, relating to
regulations in the Residential "R-7" District, is hereby amended
to read as follows:
Chapter 19
RESIDENTIAL "R-7" DISTRICT.
Sections:
51-19-1. Purpose.
51-19-2. Use regulations.
51-19-3. Conditional uses.
51-19-4. Area, side yard, front yard, rear yard and
height regulations.
Sec. 51-19-1. Purpose. The Residential "R-7" District is
established to encourage the development of mixed use activities,
to provide a desirable transition of uses from one intensity of
use to another, to discourage the elimination or replacement of
historically significant structures and to encourage preservation
of same. The Residential "R-7" District is also intended to be
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in harmony with the Salt Lake City Master Plan and other
neighborhood and community plans adopted for the areas involved
in Residential "R-7" Districts.
Sec. 51-19-2. Use Regulations. In all Residential "R-7"
Districts no buildings or premises shall be used or maintained
and no building shall be erected or altered so as to be
arranged, intended or designed to be used for other than one or
more of the following uses:
(1) Any use permitted in a Residential "R-6" District,
specified in section 51-18-1 and as regulated therein.
(2) Office buildings and related parking subject to the
following guidelines:
(a) Office uses in existing structures located within
a Historic District if the structures have been identified
and inventoried as being contributory or significant to the
district or are structures which are individual landmark
sites. All of the requirements of chapter 32 of this title
for issuance of a certificate of appropirateness for the
plan must be satisfied. However, such office uses shall
exclude banks, other financial institutions, and/or office
related uses which have drive-up facilities.
(b) Concessions and services located within buildings
as outlined in section 51-17-1(5).
(c) Signs as permitted under chapter 7 of this title
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Sec. 51-19-3. Conditional uses. (1) In a Residential "R-
7" district the Board of Adjustment may permit as a conditional
use any conditional use permitted in a Residential "R-6"
district, subject to the same restrictions applicable thereto.
(2) Offices, banks, or other financial institutions and
office related uses, including concessions and services within
the building outlined in section 51-17-1(5), and subject to the
following:
(a) That after review of the proposed use, it is
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determined that the use will be in keeping with the
character of the neighborhood.
(b) That the street system providing access to the
property will not be adversely affected by the proposed use,
or that adequate provisions can be made to correct adverse
traffic impacts before the use is established.
(c) That after review of the proposed use, it is
determined that separate environmental impact statements or
other studies are unnecessary or that after required
statements or reports are completed, it is determined that
there are no physical conditions applicable to the property
and uses proposed that should make such uses improper to
establish.
(d) That side yard, front yard and rear yard
regulations are subject to the restrictions applicable in
the Residential "R-6" District.
(e) That height of buildings shall be a maximum of
seventy-five (75) feet.
(f) That there are no other mitigating circumstances
in existence which should preclude approval of the
conditional use.
(3) Parking lots as an adjunct to a permitted use which is
intended to provide additional parking over parking otherwise
required by this ordinance and provided said parking lot meets
all the requirements as outlined in section 51-6-5 and chapter 10
of title 51.
(4) Institutions for philanthropic and eleemosynary uses.
Sec. 51-19-4. Area, side yard, front yard, rear yard and
height regulations. Area, side yard, front yard, rear yard and
height regulations shall be the same as for a Residential "R-6"
District.
SECTION 3. Chapter 2 of Title 51 of the Revised Ordinances
of Salt Lake City, Utah, relating to definitions applicable in
zoning ordinances shall be amended by renumbering and adding the
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following definitions:
Sec. 51-2-25. Dwelling, group. * * *
Sec. 51-2-25.1-4 (Reserved)
Sec. 51-2-25.5. Eleemosynary or philanthropic
institutions. A charitable non-profit institution providing for
the diagnosis, treatment and care of persons suffering from
injury or disease.
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Sec. 51-2-32. Garage, public. * * *
Sec. 51-2-32.5. Grade. * * *
Sec. 51-2-33. Group homes. A family-type living facility
for the training or education of the developmentally disabled or
for rehabilitation or treatment of juveniles under the
supervision of a state agency or state regulated and licensed
operater. Placement shall be voluntary or may be involuntary in
lieu of (and not a part of) confinement in a penal or custodial-
type institution, and the supervisor must certify prior to
placement that individuals are not harmful to themselves or
others. This home must comply with guidelines set forth in
section 51-6-12 and the maximum number of persons being
supervised in any group home shall be limited to twelve persons,
and may be less depending upon the maximum set for various use
districts.
Sec 51-2-34. Home occupations. * * *
Sec. 51-2-34.1-4 (Reserved)
Sec. 51-2-34.5 Hospital. An institution providing
qualified health, medical and surgical staff and related
personnel services for the diagnosis, treatment and recovery care
of persons suffering from disease or injury, primarily on an in-
patient basis. Short term surgical centers, or clinics providing
24 hour care, shall be considered hospitals. A hospital may
include integral support service facilities such as laboratories,
outpatient units, training and central services together with
staff offices necessary to the operation of the hospital.
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Sec. 51-2-34.6 (Reserved)
Sec. 51-2-34.7. Institutions for Developmentally
Disabled. Institutions for care, education or training of
incompetent persons, who due to congenital anomaly or defect,
lack sufficient mental or physical ability unassisted to take
care of their person or property, or whose mental and physical
abilities for reasons other than mental illness or aging have
become so impaired or handicapped that they are incapable of
functioning independently as normal adults.
Sec. 51-2-34.8. Intermediate care facility. A facility
operated by a proprietor or nonprofit entity regulated by the
State and licensed by the State and City for the accommodations
of persons who, because of incapacitating infirmities, require
minimum but continuous care but are not in need of continuous
medical or nursing services.
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Sec. 51-2-37. Lot, interior. * * *
Sec. 51-2-37.1-4 (Reserved)
Sec. 51-2-37.5. Medical Clinic. A facility for the medical
or similar examination and treatment of persons as outpatients by
physicians or licensed medical specialists practicing medicine as
a group during normal office hours. Clinics providing 24 hour
emergency services within the clinic shall be considered
hospitals.
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Sec. 51-2-39. Non conforming use. * * *
Sec. 51-2-39.4. Nursing home. A facility operated by a
proprietor or a nonprofit entity regulated by the State and
licensed by the State and City for the accommodation of
convalescents or other persons who are not acutely ill and not in
need of hospital care but who require skilled nursing care and
related medical services, in which such nursing care and medical
services are prescribed by, or are performed under the general
direction of, persons licensed to provide such care or services
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in accordance with state law.
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Sec. 51-2-42.1. Sanitarium. A health station, retreat, or
institution for the inpatient treatment and recouperation of
persons suffering from physical or mental disorders providing
qualified medical, professional and nursing staff.
SECTION 4. This Ordinance shall take effect upon 30 days
after the date of its first publication.
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah,
this 7th day of April , 1981.
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CHAIRMAN
ATTEST:
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CITY RE RDER -ACTING
Transmitted to the Mayor on April 7, 1981
Mayor's Action
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ATTEST:
CITY RECOI I - ACTING
(SEAL)
BILL 30 of 1981
Published April 22, 1981
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Affidavit of Publication
STATE OF UTAH,
ss.
County of Salt Lake
_.._._...___.LS'LAKE.—TYORRI A Shana D. Conaty
LAKE C0 allel.•NANCE
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AN ORDINANCE SECTIONS 51.18.7 OF THE
REVISED ORDINANCES OF SALT'LAKE CITY, UTAH,
RELATING TO CONDITIONAL USES IN THE RESIDb.N- Being• "R-6"DISTINCT:AMENDING CHAPTER 19 OF TITLE. Being first duly sworn,deposes and says that he is legal
51 OF SAID ORDINq NCES RELATING TO RESIDENTIAL
R-7'DISTRICTS;AND AMENDING C�rAFTER 20 TITLE advertisingclerk of the DESERET NEWS, daily
51 RELATING TO DEFINITIONS BY ADDING SECTIONS 5i- a
2-25.5(ELEEMOSYNARY OR PNELANTROPIC INSTITU- Sunday) printedEnglish
• SI.314-131GROUP HOMES),51-2-36J(HOSPITAL)51 (except newspaper er P P in the E glish
2-3e.7 (INSTITUTIONS FOR DEVELOPMENTALY DIS-
ABLED);51.2-34.8(INTERMEDIATE CALL FACILITY),51-2, language with general 'circulation in Utah, and
37.5(MEDICAL CLINIC),51-2-29.4(NURSING HOME).AND
'51-2J2 SANITA:2IUM): AND ,BENUMBERIHG 51.2-2+ published in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, in the
(GRADE TO 51.32.5
y/HE EAS,the City Council of had Lake City,Walk after State of Utah.
RMewl the existing language of Resldeoflal"Ref"and
esidential;Reel"Districts find that. some of the language
and terms used:ther In are obsolete;and
WHERE4 tiros at Council o sou Lek.City los not That the legal notice of which a copy is attached hereto
been safifleed witft the provisions-and emulations governing
and guiding development within the Residential"R-7"Dis-
trlcUend. '
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pertinent ERRI5a ttL.eke City :oe reviewed and propetois and Pub notice of Ordinance #30 of 1981
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that Would�so ve thetlweeaknnessese City
Council
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ciasslfkafIOOS;and
WHEREASthe Prowled!will the
clarity and City Council ostrrreell amRae the appfpplr s appropriate
uses and development guidelines applicable to aRid district.
Salt LOW,ake THEREFORE,be It ordained by Me City Council of
Ordinanc-
es of SalllLLake City,I. t dick.orelatine to cond the NtoM�uses Ind/ttoo
Residential"R-6"District,be,and the some hereby Is amend-
ed to read es follows:
Section 51.1.1-7.C0ndefle i Uses.(i)lei a Residential"R-
• suse anycoanpifl i ub�Y�tted Inca Resi as dentia condi-
tional -
5"District,subiacfie the same restrlctiom applicable therein.
(2)The fhlbWinp play be allowed by the Board Of Adiu6t-
Innent es COrdilloiai uses in a Residential"P-A"District pro-
vided Met a de)efrninalion is made S tlte•Plenninu Conmis-
sloe that(cot,a use Is In keeping with Use character of tan
neiohbo .and•is necessary for providing adequate Mews
es topeo residing In the canmunifv,town: waspublished in said newspaper on April...22,,..19$]
• (a)Fraternal societies,exce➢f those whose chief
activity concluded on the premises Is a service cus-
umarbi Nurrrledsing op,t ae,cn.tuskless.'
co Intermediate care fecllity.
(dl institutions for developmentally disabled when _
located not less iksn Ix hooked(6001 feet from any �j\ . \ --
dwellinnOr apartment house. 1�d 1,�I ,` I 1 \i
(e) Children's day are centers,nurseries and d.•yy 7 �� _�V ' ,�;�V«
preschools providing care anor education for chit-
drenfprerammer school aga. Legal Adver{y i -ng Clerk
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f1 Group homes for devot000menfelly dPlace d RS
rOvlded In Section 51.6-12 or for Invention placed for
treatment fa-
lilt'/Under the supervisiontion s f the lcourt rliyanstate
osPauv voluntarily.Placemenit may be Involuntary,in
lieu of(but not a pare of)codlflemem In e venal or
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custodial-two Ire me this day ofm, hener orsuupere cny, inertiy
the Individual to Ise placed Is not harmful to himself or
f)hers.The home must COMM,with ldellncs set
orth inseonsla-1. gu A.D. 19 81
In granting ally such conditional use under(2)
1� above, r must be taen to enure that such uses i
are tot clustered;to this end,no fliers Ihan No condi-
oal use under(2)1a7-e(t)shah be allowed withid a
6611 toot radius of any oth_ such conditional use. / /
g Further,to conditional use shall he approved unless alter / / J
Public Marine the Board of Adlesiment lines that such use / \'//I).j,i.4 .1 �, /, ;/,
as in accord with the general purpose and Intent of the corm I
prehensive zoning ordinances of the City,that an approval of NOta ry'Publie
theh ➢roiecot will Ile In hoven the lst s.(with the0characte of11the pro-
epi7 Boned nalehba'hOW,and will not edversov atlect the deslr-
Il the lavent tilebBoardsarprnuuu fin dOVClpmont.It islush 18Vu
the power to impose any reasonable Conditions deemed neces-
dare to protect the neighborhood or to Insure nperatlon 01 the
evelopment shalt not adversely Impact Wan dutlrablitic Or
stability of the n£Iohborhood.
SECTION 2.That Chapter 19 at Title 51,relating to reeule-
tions In the Residential"k-7"District,is hereby amended to
read as follows:
Chupler i9
RESIDF_NTIAL"R•7"DISTRICT.
r Sections:
51-19.1,Purpose,
• 51-19..Use regulations_5i-19-3.Conditional rues.
5ation,Area,side yard,front vend,rear yard and height
regulations.
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established to encoure.e the rho
uniopn0ent of nftned usetactivls
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l provide 7 l ewe
ty of useto another,to discourage theelimina n p elimination or rodeo).
m-Ant of historically siecifleant structures and to encWrute
Poenstndtto be In hernnaykwithOtile)Sal LukeisCliv Milt?'
Plan and ether neighborhood and community plans edwcted td
for the areas Involved In Residential"R-7"Districts.
Sec.51-19.2. Use Regulations. in all Residential p"R-7"
Diend no sbuildlun sh 1l be erect$es ed avaialtere ss or so as ntotMenml
be
arrant/Rd,l lotifeloll w r designed to be used for other then ring
art(11 ore Any ua permitted In a Residential"P-6"District,
specified In Section 51.10-1 and es regulated therein.
IC)Office buildings and rotated parking sunset to tee Sole '
lowing uuldelices:
(a)Office does In existing structures iucnled with-
in a Historic District if the structures have Loren idonti. -
fied and inventoried es being contributory or signifi-
cant to the district or are structures whkh are individ-
al landmark sites.All of the ragnlremante M chapter •
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Td Of this title fur issuance 01 a certificate Of appropri-
ateness for the plan must be satisfied.HnWever,such
officuses shall exclude ba
tionse and/or office relatednusses0ther whine n b eve driven p
facilities.
(b)Concessions and services located within build-
Inge as eetiineO In section 51-1 d .
ndo,c
permitted
lc)Signs as under chapter 7 of this title
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Sec.51-19J.Conditional uses.(11 In a Resdentlet"RJ"
district the Baere of Adlusimenf may p'rmlt as a cone"dial
- ---•"ui�.+.a1 or'rnrndhed Ina Residential"Re"die.