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VOTING Aye Nay Salt Lake City,Utah, Tu1y 3 ,19 75
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING the Revised Ordinances of Salt Lake City,
Utah, 1965, by adding thereto a new Title 47, relating to site
development.
Be it ordained by the Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake City,
Utah:
SECTION 1. That the Revised Ordinances of Salt Lake City, Utah,
1965, be, and the same hereby are, amended by adding thereto a new
title to be known as Title 47, relating to site development, to read
as follows:
CHAPTER 1
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sections:
1. Title
2. Authority
3. Applicability
4. Purpose
5. Interpretation of site development ordinance
Sec. 47-1-1. Title. The ordinance contained in this title
shall be known and may be cited as Title 47, "Site Development
Ordinance of Salt Lake City, Utah."
Sec. 47-1-2. Authority. This ordinance is enacted pursuant
to Title 10, Utah Code Annotated 1953. This ordinance is further
enacted as an element of the Salt Lake City Master Plan.
Sec. 47-1-3. Applicability. The provisions of this ordinance
shall apply to all site development within Salt Lake City; how-
ever, a permit shall be required only for those types of develop-
ment set forth in Section 47-3-1.
Sec. 47-1-4. Purpose. This ordinance is adopted to promote
public safety and the general public welfare, to protect property
against loss from erosion, earth movement and flooding, to main-
tain a superior community environment, and to provide for the con-
tinued orderly growth of the city, and to insure the maximum pre-
servation of the natural scenic character of major portions of
the city by establishing minimum standards and requirements re-
lating to land grading, excavations, and fills, and procedures by
which these standards and requirements may be enforced. It is in-
tended that this ordinance be administered with the foregoing
purposes in mind and specifically to:
(1) Insure that the development of each site occurs in a
manner harmonious with adjacent lands so as to minimize problems
of drainage, erosion, earth movement and similar hazards.
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(2) Insure that public lands and places, water courses, streets,
and all other lands in the city are protected from erosion, earth
movement or drainage hazards.
(3) Insure that the planning, design and construction of all
development will be done in a manner which provides maximum
safety and human enjoyment, and, except where specifically in-
tended otherwise, makes it as unobtrusive in the natural terrain
as possible.
(4) Insure, insofar as practicable, the maximum retention of
natural vegetation to aid in protection against erosion, earth
movement and other hazards and to aid in preservation of the
natural scenic qualities of the city.
Sec. 47-1-5. Interpretation of site development ordinance.
(1) In their interpretation and application, provisions of
this ordinance shall be held to be minimum requirements, except
where expressly stated to be maximum requirements. No intent is
made to impair, or interfere with any private restrictions placed
upon any property by covenant or deed; provided, however, that where
this ordinance imposes higher standards or greater restrictions
upon the development of land than are imposed or required by such
private restrictions, the provisions of this ordinance shall govern.
(2) Whenever any provision of this ordinance or any other
provisions of law, whether set forth in this ordinance or in any
other law, ordinance or resolution of any kind, impose over-
lapping or contradictory regulations over the development of
land, the provision imposing higher standards or requirements
shall govern.
CHAPTER 2
DEFINITIONS
Sections:
1. Definitions
2. Building permit
3. Certify or certification
4. City engineer
5. Cubic yards
6. Driveways
7. Engineering geologist
8. Excavation
9. Existing grade
10. Fill
11. Grading
12. Parcel
13. Permittee
Sec. 47-2-1. Definitions. For the purposes of this ordinance,
certain terms used herein are defined as set forth below:
Sec. 47-2-2. Building permit. "Building permit" shall mean
a permit issued by Salt Lake City for the construction, erection
or alteration of a structure or building.
Sec. 47-2-3. Certify or certification. "Certify or certi-
fication" shall mean that the specific reports, inspections and
tests that are required have been performed, and that such reports,
inspections and tests comply with the applicable requirements of
this ordinance.
Sec. 47-2-4. City engineer. "City engineer" shall mean the
city engineer of Salt Lake City.
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Sec. 47-2-5. Cubic yards. "Cubic yards" shall mean the
volume of material in an excavation and/or fill measured by the
method of "average and areas".
Sec. 47-2-6. Driveway. "Driveway" shall mean a way or route
for use by vehicle traffic leading from a parking area or from
a house, garage or other structure, to a road or street.
Sec. 47-2-7. Engineering geologist. "Engineering geologist"
shall mean a graduate in geology or engineering geology of an
accredited university, with five or more full years of professional
post graduate experience in the application of the geological
sciences of which at least three full years shall be in the field
of engineering geology that has required the application of geo-
logical data, techniques, and principles to engineering problems
dealing with ground water and naturally occurring rock and soil,
for the purpose of assuring that geological factors are recognized
and adequately interpreted and presented. He must be a registered
engineer of the State of Utah.
Sec. 47-2-8. Excavation. "Excavation" shall mean any act by
which vegetation matter, earth, sand, gravel, rock or any other
similar material is cut into, dug, quarried, uncovered, removed,
displaced, relocated or bulldozed, and shall include the condi-
tions resulting therefrom.
Sec. 47-2-9. Existing grade. "Existing grade" shall mean the
actual attitude of the ground surface before excavation or filling.
Sec. 47-2-10. Fill. "Fill" shall mean any earth, sand, gravel,
rock or any other material which is deposited, placed, replaced,
pushed, dumped, pulled, transported or moved by man to a new loca-
tion and shall include the conditions resulting therefrom.
Sec. 47-2-11. Grading. "Grading" shall mean excavation or
fill or any combination thereof and shall include the conditions
resulting from any excavation or fill.
Sec. 47-2-12. Parcel. "Parcel" shall mean all contiguous
land in one ownership, provided, however, each lot conforming to
the zoning ordinances of Salt Lake City in a subdivision may
be considered to be a separate parcel.
Sec. 47-2-13. Permittee. "Permittee" shall mean any person,
to whom a site development permit is issued.
Sec. 47-2-14. Person. "Person" shall mean anyperson, firm
or corporation (public or private), the State of Utah and its
agencies or political subdivisions, and the United States of
America, its agencies and instrumentalities, and any agent, servant,
officer or employee of any of the foregoing.
Sec. 47-2-15. Planning director. "Planning director" shall
mean the Planning Director of Salt Lake City.
Sec. 47-2-16. Removal. "Removal" shall mean killing vegetation
by spraying, complete extraction, or cutting vegetation to the
ground, trunks, or stumps.
Sec. 47-2-17. Site. "Site" shall mean a lot or parcel of land,
or a contiguous combination thereof, where grading work is per-
formed as single unified operation.
Sec. 47-2-18. Site development. "Site development" shall
mean altering terrain and/or vegetation.
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Sec. 47-2-19. Soils engineer. "Soils engineer" shall mean a
registered civil engineer of the State of Utah, specializing in
soil mechanics and foundation engineering, familiar with the appli-
cation of the principles of soils mechanics in the investigation
and analysis of the engineering properties of earth material.
Sec. 47-2-20. Vacant. "Vacant" shall mean land on which
there are no structures or only structures which are secondary
to the use or maintenance of the land itself.
CHAPTER 3
PROCEDURES
Sections:
1. General
2. Application
3. Consultants
4. Granting permit
5. Denial of permit
6. Responsibility
7. Retention of plans
8. Inspections
Sec. 47-3-1. General. No person shall commence or perform
any grading in excess of the limits specified below without
first obtaining a site development permit. A separate site
development permit shall be required for each site on which grad-
ing is to be done as specified in subsection one (1) of this sec-
tion.
(1) A site development permit shall be required in all cases
where development comes under any one or more of the following
provisions unless such work is otherwise exempted elsewhere in
this ordinance.
(a) Excavation, fill or any combination thereof exceed-
ing one thousand (1000) cubic yards.
(b) Fill exceeding five (5) feet in vertical depth at
its deepest point measured from the adjacent undisturbed
ground surface.
(c) An excavation exceeding five (5) feet in vertical depth
at its deepest point.
(d) An excavation, fill or combination thereof, exceeding
an area of one (1) acre.
(e) When vegetation is to be removed from an area in
excess of one (1) acre.
(2) A site development permit shall not be required in the
following cases:
(a) Excavations below finished grade for septic tanks
and drain fields, tanks, vaults, tunnels, equipment basements,
swimming pools, cellars, or footings of buildings or structures
for which a building permit has been issued by the city.
(b) Excavation or removal of vegetation within property
owned by public utility companies or within public utility
easements by public utility companies.
(c) Site development under an agreement with Salt Lake City
pursuant to requirements placed on the filling of a subdivision
application.
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(d) Removal of vegetation as a part of the work authorized
by an approved building permit.
(e) Tilling of soil or cutting of vegetation for agricul-
tural or fire protection purposes.
(f) Commercial quarries operating in appropriate industrial
zones as provided for in the Salt Lake City Zoning Ordinance.
(g) Engineered interior fills or surcharge on the property
with respect to industrial development.
(h) Items not covered by this ordinance which are exempted
from requiring permits by the Salt Lake City Zoning Ordinance
and building code.
Sec. 47-3-2. Application. Each application for a site develop-
ment permit shall be made by the owner of the property or his
authorized agent to the Planning Commission on a form furnished for
that purpose. (Such application shall be accompanied by the items
specified in this section unless the Planning Director finds them un-
necessary to insure compliance with the provisions of this ordinance).
When grading, or vegetation removal is proposed as a part of a
building permit application, the building permit application and
site development permit application may be combined, and one plot
plan, in the number of copies required by the Planning Commission,
may be submitted showing building plans and site development plans.
In such instances, certification shall be required as to the
accuracy of the existing and proposed contour lines. The ap-
plication shall include:
(1) A plot plan of the property drawn to scale in three (3)
copies showing:
(a) Location of existing and proposed buildings or
structures on the applicant's property.
(b) Location of all existing and proposed streets, roadways,
driveways, easements and right-of-ways contiguous to or adjacent
to the proposed development site.
(c) The present contours of the site in dashed lines and
the proposed contours in solid lines. Contour intervals shall
be not less than two (2) feet where slopes are predominantly
five (5) percent or less, and five (5) feet where slopes are
predominately steeper than five percent. Ninety percent of
all contours shall be accurate within two (2) feet and all
contours shall be accurate within four (4) feet. The source
of topographical information shall be indicated.
(d) The location of all drainage to, from and across the
site, the location of intermittent and permanent streams, springs,
and culverts and other drainage structures and size and location
of any precipitation catchment area in, above or within 100 feet
of the site.
(2) The following information shall be provided in triplicate
if requested by the Planning Director.
(a) Details of any proposed drainage structures, cribbing,
terraces and/or surface protection, not including vegetation
cover, required as a result of grading and required for the
support of adjoining property.
(b) Grading plan.
(c) Profiles or cross sections.
(d) Drainage calculations.
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(e) Soils data including a report from a registered soils
engineer, engineering geologist, or other qualified person.
(f) Statement of the estimated starting and completion
dates for the grading work proposed and any landscape work
that may be required.
(g) Landscape plans for the site, and if appropriate, in-
formation relating to the landscaping on adjacent or sur-
rounding areas affected by the proposed development. Such
landscape plans shall be prepared by a licensed engineer,
architect, landscape architect, or other qualified person.
These plans shall show:
1. Distribution of plant material, existing trees and
work involved as related to slope control and/or
physical environment.
2. A plan describing the methods of planting theareas to
be landscaped with special emphasis on (a) soil prep-
aration, plant material and methods of planting and
(b) initial maintenance of the plant material and
slopes until a specified percentage of plant coverage
is established uniformly on the cut and fill slopes.
3. Such other and further details as may be specified and
required by the Planning Director to carry out the pur-
poses of this ordinance. All such plans shallbear the
name of the person responsible for the preparation of
the plan.
(h) Such other information as shall be required by the
Planning Director.
Sec. 47-3-3. Granting permit. To further the specific pur-
poses of this ordinance as set forth in Sec. 47-1-4, the following
procedures are established:
(1) Where the aggregate volume of grading material on any
site or contiguous group of sites is in excess of one thousand
(1000) cubic yards, or the proposed cuts and fills exceed five
(5) feet at their maximum point, or where approval is needed to
remove vegetation as required by this ordinance, the following
procedures will be adhered to:
(a) The application shall be referred to the City Engineer
and Planning Director for review.
(b) Following such review, the City Engineer and Planning
Director shall prepare and forward reports with recommenda-
tions to the Planning Commission
(c) The Planning Commission may hold a hearing on the
application for the proposed site development permit, and
before holding such hearing shall send notices to the site
developer, each adjacent property owner and to such other
additional owners as, in the opinion of the Planning Director
may be substantially affected by such grading operations.
(d) Upon completion of the hearing, if required, and after
consideration of the recommendations of the City Engineer
and Planning Director, the Planning Commission shall:
1. Approve the application as submitted.
2. Approve the application with such reasonable conditions
as may be deemed necessary to secure substantially the
objectives of this ordinance.
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3. Disapprove the application for the site development
permit.
(e) Failure of the Planning Commission to make a deter-
mination upon the approval, conditional approval or disap-
proval of the application for a site development permit with-
in thirty (30) days after receipt of all necessary information
for such action will constitute an approval of the application
unless such time is extended by the Planning Commission sub-
sequent to authorization to do so by the City Commission.
(2) No site development permit shall be issued for an in-
tended building site unless:
(a) Such permit is accompanied by or combined with suf-
ficient information enabling a building permit to be issued
in conformance with the provisions of the City Ordinances.
(b) The proposed grading is coordinated with any overall
grading plan previously approved by the City for the area in
which the site is located.
Sec. 47-3-4. Denial of permit. When, in the opinion of the
City Planning Commission, the Planning Director, the work as pro-
posed by the applicant is contrary to this ordinance, the site
development permit shall be denied. The applicant may appeal such
denial as provided in Sec. 47-5-5, "Appeals". Factors to be con-
sidered in the denial shall include, but not be limited to, pos-
sible saturation of fill and unsupported cuts by water, both natural
and domestic; run-off surface waters that produce erosion, and
silting of drainage ways; sub-surface conditions such as the rock
strata and faults, nature and type of soil or rock that when dis-
turbed by the proposed grading may create earth movement and pro-
duce slopes that cannot be landscaped, and excessive and unnecessary
scarring of the natural landscaped through grading or removal of
vegetation.
Sec. 47-3-5. Responsibility. Failure of city officials to
observe or recognize hazardous or unsightly conditions, or to
recommend denial of the grading permit, or of the Planning Com-
mission to deny said permit, shall not relieve the permittee
from responsibility for the condition or damages resulting
therefrom, and shall not result in the City, its officers or
agents, being responsible for the conditions and damages re-
sulting therefrom.
Sec. 47-3-6. Retention of Plans. Plans, specifications and
reports for all site development submitted to Salt Lake City
for approval shall be retained by Salt Lake City.
Sec. 47-3-7. Inspections. The Planning Director, with as-
sistance from the City Engineer, shall make the inspections herein-
after required and shall either approve that portion of the
work completed or shall notify the permittee wherein the same
fail to comply with this ordinance. Where it is found by in-
spection that conditions are not substantially as stated or shown
in the site development permit application, the inspector may
stop further work until approval is obtained for a revised
grading plan conforming to the existing conditions.
(1) Plans for grading work, bearing the stamp of approval
of the Planning Commission, shall be maintained at the site
during the progress of the grading. Until the final inspection
is made, a card issued by the City indicating permission to
grade has been granted shall be prominently displayed near the
front property line of the property involved so as to be visible
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from the street on which the property fronts. In order to ob-
tain inspections, the permittee shall notify the City at least
twenty-four (24) hours before said inspection is to be made.
Inspections shall bemade:
(a) Before commencement of grading operations, and
after required construction stakes have been set.
(b) When all rough grading has been completed.
(c) When all work, including installation of all drain-
age and other structures and required planting has been
completed.
(2) All structures required by this ordinance and requiring
building permits shall be inspected by the Building Inspector
in accordance with procedures established by the Uniform
Building Code, as adopted by Salt Lake City; provided however,
that no building permit for such structures shall be issued
until the Planning Commission, and Planning Director have issued
a site development permit for the building site or have deter-
mined that a site development permit is not required by this
ordinance.
CHAPTER 4
STANDARDS AND SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS
Sections:
1. Applicability
2. Hours of operation
3. Dust and dirt control
4. Slopes
5. Fill material
6. Drainage
7. Finished cuts and slopes
8. Back filling
9. Compaction of fills
10. Erosion control and landscaping
11. Tilling for agricultural and fire protection purposes
12. Site development certificate
13. Special precautions
14. Excavations
15. Fills
Sec. 47-4-1. Applicability. All grading and grading opera-
tions shall comply with the requirements set forth in this
chapter in addition to other requirements of this ordinance.
Sec. 47-4-2. Hours of operation. All grading operations in
or contiguous to residential neighborhoods shall be carried on
between the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 5;30 p.m. The Planning Director
may waive this requirement if it is shown that by restricting the
hours of operation it would unduly interfere with the development
of the property and it is shown that the neighboring properties
would not be adversely affected.
Sec. 47-4-3. Dust and dirt control. All graded surfaces of
any nature shall be dampened or suitably contained to prevent dust
or spillage on city streets or adjacent properties. Equipment,
materials and roadways on the site shall be used or treated so
as to cause the least possible annoyance due to dust conditions.
Sec. 47-4-4. Slopes. The Planning Directormay require the
slope of a cut or fill be made more level if it is found
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that the material being cut or the fill is usually subject to
erosion, or if other conditions make such requirements necessary
for stability. The Planning Director may permit steeper slopes
where the material being cut is unusually stable.
Sec. 47-4-5. Fill material. All fill shall be earth, rock
or other inert materials free from organic material and free
of metal, except that topsoil spread on cut and fill surfaces
may incorporate humus for desirable moisture retention properties.
Sec. 47-4-6. Drainage. Adequate provisions shall be made to
prevent any surface waters from damaging the cut face of an
excavation or any pnetion of a fill. All drainage ways and
structures shall carry surface waters without producing erosion
to the nearest practical street, storm drain or naturalwater course
approved by the City Engineer as a safe place to deposit and re-
ceive such waters. The City Engineer may require such drainage
structures to be constructed, or installed, as necessary to pre-
vent erosion damage or to prevent saturation of the fill or
material behind cut slopes.
Sec. 47-4-7. Finished cuts and slopes. The exposed or fin-
ished cuts or slopes of any fill or excavation shall be smoothly
graded. All exposed slopes of any cut or fill shall be protected
by approved planting, crib walls or walls and planting, terrac-
ing, or a combination thereof. Graded surfaces exceeding an area
of five thousand (5000) square feet shall be treated as pro-
vided in Section 47-4-10.
Sec. 47-4-8. Back fillings. Any pipe trench or other trench-
ing or excavation made in any slope of an excavation or filled
site shall be backfilled and compacted to the level of the sur-
rounding grade.
Sec. 47-4-9. Compaction of fills. Unless otherwise directed
by the Planning Director, all fills, governed by this ordinance,
intended to support buildings, structures, or where otherwise re-
quired to be compacted for stability, shall be compacted, inspected
and tested in accordance with the following provisions:
(1) The natural ground surface shall be prepared by removal
of topsoil and vegetation, and, if necessary, shall be graded to
a series of terraces.
(2) The fill shall be spread in a series of layers, each not
exceeding six (6) inches in thickness, and shall be compacted by
sheepsfoot roller or other approved method after each layer is
spread.
(3) The moisture content of the fill material shall be con-
trolled at the time of spreading and compaction to obtain required
maximum density.
(4) The fill material after compaction shall have a minimum
dry density of not less than ninety (90) percent of maximum dry
density in all portions of the fill requiring compaction, as
determined by the AASHO Soil Compaction Test Method T99-57 or
T180-57, or other testing method approved by the City Engineer
and Planning Director.
(5) A written report of the compaction, showing location and
depth of test holes, materials used, moisture conditions, recom-
mended soil bearing press'ie%des, and relative density obtained from
all tests, prepared by a Civil Engineer or Soils Engineer licensed
by the State of Utah shall be submitted to the Planning Director.
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(6) The Planning Director may require additional tests or
information, if, in his opinion, the conditions or materials are
such that additional information is necessary, and may modify
or delete any of the above listed requirements that, in his opinion,
are unnecessary to further the purpose of this ordinance.
Sec. 47-4-10. Erosion control and landscaping. All cut and
fill surfaces created by grading except for fire break purposes
shall be planted with a ground cover that is compatible with the
natural ground covers in the City. Topsoils are to be stock-
piled during rough grading and used on cut and fill slopes.
When slopes too steep to support continuous ground cover have
been permitted and in lieu thereof niches and ledges provided
for planting, such slopes need not be planted with a continuous
ground cover, but may instead b screened with vines and plantings.
Cuts and fills along public roads may be required to be landscaped
so as to blend into the natural surroundings. All plant materials
must be approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission and Planning
Director prior to issuance of a site development permit.
Sec. 47-4-11. Tilling for agricultural and fire protection
purposes. Tilling of the ground for agricultural or fire pro-
tection purposes shall be accomplished with such practices as
will prevent erosion and damage to natural drainage channels.
Sec. 47-4-12. Site development certificate. If, upon final
inspection of any grading (as specified in Section 47-3-8), it
is found that the work authorized by the site development permit
has been satisfactorily completed in accordance with the require-
ments of this ordinance, and any other requirements imposed, a
site development certificate covering such work, and stating
that the work is approved, shall be issued to the permittee by the
Planning Director.
(1) The Planning Director shall have the power to revoke any
site development certificate whenever it is found that the work
covered by the certificate has been materially extended or altered
without prior approval, or that any planting, retaining walls,
cribbing, drainage structures, or other protective devices as
shown on the approved plans and specifications submitted with the
application for a permit have not been maintained in good order
and repair.
(2) Before such revocation, the Planning Director shall first
give written notice to the owner of the property involved,
specifying the defective condition and stating that unless such
defective condition is remedied satisfactorily, the site develop-
ment certificate may be revoked. If the defective condition is
remedied to the satisfaction of the Planning Director, the cert-
ificate shall not be revoked.
Sec. 47-4-13. Special precautions.
Cl) If, at any stage of grading, the Planning Director deter-
mines by inspection that the nature of the formation is such that
further work as authorized by an existing permit is likely to
imperil any property, public way, watercourse or drainage structure,
the Planning Director shall require,as a condition to allowing the
work to be done, that such reasonable safety precautions be taken
as is considered advisable to avoid likelihood of such peril.
Such precautions may include, but shall not be limited to, specify-
ing a more level exposed slope, construction of additional drain-
age facilities, berms, terracing, compaction, or cribbing, in-
stallation of plant materials for erosion control, and reports of
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a registered soils engineer and/or of an accomplished engineering
geologist whose recommendation may be made requirements for further
work. Such a requirement by the Planning Director shall constitute
a change order in the work.
(2) Where it appears that storm damage may result from work
performed hereunder, such work may be stopped and the permittee
required to take such measures as may be necessary to protect
adjoining property or the public safety. On large operations
or where unusual site conditions prevail, the Planning Director
may specify the time at which grading may proceed and the time
of completion or may require that the operation be conducted in
specific stages so as to insure completion of protective measures
or devices prior to the advent of seasonal rains.
Sec. 47-4-14. Excavations.
(1) No cut slope shall exceed a vertical height of one hundred
(100) feet unless horizontal benches with a minimum width of thirty
(30) feet are installed at each one hundred (100) feet of vertical
height.
(2) No excavation shall be made with a cut face steeper in
slope than two horizontal to one vertical.
EXCEPTION: The Planning Commission, in case an appeal is
made, may permit the excavation to be made with a cut face
steeper in slope than two horizontal to one vertical if the
applicant can reasonably show the Planning Director that the
material making up the slope of the excavation and the under-
lying bedrock is capable of holding satisfactorily on a
steeper gradient. No slopes shall cut steeper than the bed-
ding planes, fracture, fault or joints in any formation where
the cut slope will lie on the dip side of the strike line of
the fracture, bedding plane, fault or joint. No slopes shall
be cut in an existing landslide, mud flow, or other form of
naturally unstable slope except as recommended by a qualified
geological engineer. Where the excavation is exposed straight
above the top of the cut which will permit the entry of water
along bedding planes, this area shall be sealed with a com-
pacted soil blanket having a minimum thickness of two feet.
The soil for this blanket shall be relatively impervious
and shall be approved by the soils engineer or engineering
geologist. If the material of the slope is on such compo-
sition and character as to be unstable under the anticipated
maximum moisture content, the slope angle shall be reduced
to a stable value.
Sec. 47-4-15. Fills.
(1) No fill slope shall exceed a vertical height of one hundred
(100) feet unless horizontal benches with a minimum width of thirty
(30) feet are installed at each one hundred (100) feet of vertical
height.
(2) No fill shall be made which creates an exposed surface
steeper in slope than two horizontal to one vertical unless the
fill material is of such a nature that a one to one slope may
be permitted with the permission of the Planning Director.
EXCEPTION: The Planning Commission in case an appeal is
made may permit a fill to be made which creates an exposed
surface steeper in slope than two horizontal to one vertical
if the applicant can reasonably show the Planning Director
that the strength characteristics of the material to be
used in the fill are such as to produce an equivalent degree
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of slope stability and sufficient strength character-
istics to support the fill within reasonable settlement
values so as to produce an equivalent degree of safety.
CHAPTER 5
FEES, DEPOSITS, BONDS,
APPEALS, EXCEPTIONS AND PENALTIES
Sections:
1. Exceptions
2. Referral of proposed exception
3. Exception, approval by the Planning Commission
4. Revocation of permit
5. Appeals
6. Fees
7. Bonds
8. Expiration of permit
9. Prohibited activities
10. Violations and penalties
11. Constitutionality
Sec. 47-5-1. Exceptions. The Planning Commission may
authorize exceptions to any of the requirements and regulations
set forth in this ordinance. Application for any exception shall
be made by a verified petition of the applicant stating fully the
grounds of the application and the facts relied upon by the
petitioner. Such petition shall be filed with the site develop-
ment permit application. In order for the land referred to in
the petition to come within the provisions of this section, it
is required that the Planning Commission find all of the follow-
ing facts with respect thereto:
(1) That the land is of such shape or size, or is affected by
such physical conditions, or is subject to such title limita-
tions of record that it is impossible or impractical for the
subdivider to comply with all of the regulations of this ordinance.
(2) That the exception is necessary for the preservation and
enjoyment of a substantial property right by the petitioner.
(3) That the granting of the exception will not be detrimental
to the public welfare or injurious to other property in the vicin-
ity of the subject property.
Sec. 47-5-2. Referral of proposed exception. Each proposed
exception shall be referred to the officers or agencies involved
and such officers or departments shall transmit to the Planning
Commission their recommendations, which recommendations shall be
reviewed prior to the granting of any exceptions.
Sec. 47-5-3. Exception, approval by the Planning Commission.
The Planning Commission after public hearing thereon may, by
resolution, approve the site development permit application with
the exceptions and conditions it deems necessary or it may dis-
approve such site development permit application and exception
application or take such other action as is appropriate.
Sec. 47-5-4. Revocation of permit.
(1) In the event any person holding a site development permit
pursuant to this ordinance violates the terms of the permit, or
conducts or carries on said site development in such a manner
as to materially adversely affect the health, welfare, or safety
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of persons residing, or working in the neighborhood of the prop-
erty of the said permittee, or conducts or carries on said site
development permit, and a temporary suspension may be made effec-
tive immediately upon notification by the Planning Director.
(2) No site development permit shall be permanently revoked
or suspended until a hearing is held by the Planning Commission.
The permittee shall be notified in writing of such hearing and
said notification shall state:
(a) The grounds for complaint or reasons for the revoca-
tion or suspension, in clear and concise language.
(b) The time and place such hearing is to be held. Such
notice shall be served by registered mail or personal service
on the permittee at least five (5) days prior to the date set
for the hearing. At any such hearing the permittee shall be
given an opportunity to be heard, and he may call witnesses
and present evidence on his behalf. Upon conclusion of such
hearing the Planning Commission shall determine whether or
not the permit shall be suspended or revoked. In the event
the determination is to suspend or revoke the permit, the
permittee may appeal the decision to the City Commission in
the manner provided by law.
(c) The Planning Commission shall hold the hearing to
consider recommendations for revocation or suspension of
permits which have been temporarily suspended at the next
regularly scheduled meeting of the Planning Commission at
which all conditions of paragraph two of this section can be
fulfilled.
Sec. 47-5-5. Appeals. Any applicant aggrieved by a deter-
mination of any administrative official may appeal such deter-
mination to the Planning Commission by filing a written notice of
appeal with the Planning Commission secretary within thirty (30)
days after receiving notification of the administrative official's
determination. Any applicant aggrieved by a determination of
the Planning Commission may appeal such determination to the
City Commission by filing a written notice of appeal with the
City Recorder within thirty (30) days after receiving notice of
the Planning Commission determination. The City Recorder shall
then place the matter on the next open agenda for hearing at a
regularly scheduled meeting.
Sec. 47-5-6. Fees. Filing fees and deposits for services
shall be as set by the City Commission.
Sec. 47-5-7. Bonds. The applicant may be required to file
with the City Recorder a faithful performance bond or other im-
provement security satisfactory to the City Attorney in the
amount deemed sufficient by the Planning Director to cover all
costs of improvements, engineering, and inspection fees, incident-
al expenses, landscaping and maintenance of landscaping for such
periods as specified by the City.
Sec. 47-5-8. Expiration of permit. Every site development
permit shall expire by limitation and become null and void if
the work authorized by such permit has not been commenced with-
in one hundred and eighty (180) days, or is not completed within
one (1) year from date of issue; except that the Planning
Director may, if the permit holder presents satisfactory evidence
that unusual difficulties have prevented work being started or
completed within the specified time limits, grant a reasonable
extension of time if written application is made beforethe
expiration date of the permit.
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Sec. 47-5-9. Prohibited activities.
(1) The provisions of this ordinance shall not be construed
as permitting the removal of topsoil soley for resale, or of
permitting quarrying of any nature within the limits of the City
of Salt Lake.
(2) This ordinance shall also not be construed as authorizing
any person to maintain a private or public nuisance upon their
property, and compliance with the provisions of this ordinance
shall not be a defense in any action to abate such nuisance.
Sec. 47-5-10. Violations and penalties. No person,firm or
corporation shall construct, enlarge, alter, repair or maintain
any grading, excavation or, fill, or cause the same to be done,
contrary to or in violation of any provisions of this ordinance.
Cl) Any person, firm or:corporation violating any of the pro-
visions of this ordinance"shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor,
and each such person shall„be deemed guilty of a separate offense
for each and every day or portion thereof during which any viola-
tion of any of the provisions of this ordinance is committed,
continued, or permitted, and upon conviction of any such viola-
tion such person shall be'punishable by a fine of not more than
two hundred ninety-nine dollars ($299), or by imprisonment for
not more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and impris-
onment.
(2) The Planning Director shall be, and is empowered to in-
vestigate and make reports to the Planning Commission on any
violations of this ordinance. The Planning Commission, if it
determines that a violation exists, may recommend that legal
action be taken by the City Commission.
Sec. 47-5-11. Constitutionality. If any section, subsection,
sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason
held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any
court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect
the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The
City Commission hereby declares that it would have passed this
ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause and
phrase hereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more of
the sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases hereof
be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
Sec. 47-5-12. All ordinances and regulations of Salt Lake
City inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION 2. In the opinion of the Board of Commissioners it is nec-
essary 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 pub-
lication. Passed by the Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake City, Utah,
this 3rd day of July , 1975
MAYOR
a i .e /[%f i/ it ///':
CITY RECORDER
(SEAL)
BILL NO. 70 of. 1975
Published July 29, 1975
'/0
• Affidavit of Publication
of Salt take
Utah1965, raddeg MNetaanewiTitle 47,E en07sedOing rdinances lose velopmeM-City.
Be It ordained by the Board'al Commissioners of Salt Lake City,Ulan
SECTION d That the Revlsed'dainances of Salt Lake City,Wan,1965,he,
and the same hereby are,amended by adding thereto a new fide to be known a,
Titled),relating r0,5ire development,to read as follows
CHAPTER
GENERAL PROVISIONS
•
5ecfions. "
-2.Authority
a,a ryes dl iv • Sharon Payne
5 herpes,
Pr eofor he&erebpae cntainance ------- -'
be cued astl Title 17,dSite oevelovnment this
esof Salle Lae Cnr
Ulan."
se<-nOtat. t9Sl h.This groinisfu i,enactede.ct purelasaant to onto n Salt Being first duly sworn,deposes and says that he is legal adver-
CoaeAp7.1-2.Authority.
ThisThi ordinisce itiarenactedasunnt toTntof0, San
eke City Master Plan
Se,- 7,..Apntic9,oy.The n.pyspm 9f.15 0'699 r9 shau ,g 1p all usingclerk of the DESERET NEWS, a dailyexcept Sunday)
site development within Salt Lake Clty;however.a permit snail be.required / P —J
only tor those types of development sot forth in Section ahN.
Sec.42,1.Porn.,This ordinance Is art.,.to promdre bumto safety and newspaper printed in the English language with general cir-
Ihe general public welfare,10 protect property against lass from erosion,earth •
nt and l tending,tomamrain a superior community environment,and to cum ion in Utah, and published in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
vide ffor the continued orderly growth of the city,and to Insure the maximum
• non m the natural r character 9,malgr Portions or the r,ty by County,in the State of Utah.
esf bllish'.minimum standards d requirements retell.to land grading,
excavations. and tills, and procedures by which these standards and
requirementsa be enforced. It Is intended that this ordinance be
lSlme with ederelOpmen9 of and In
annex°' That the legal notice of which a copy is attached hereto
(U Insure that the o as to minion each sire m curs r i manner harmoniouserth
won meet and IaMs so as r minimize problems of drainage,erosion,earth
enr and similar hazards.
movement that apm/c tarws aria peaces,adopt cgmt,a:..rreon,aria auwner Published
lanes in roe a,y re wormed rrorn erosion,corm movement gr a.amaga an ordinance relating to site devel�ment
hazards.
(a)Insure that me pia n ping,design aria construction M all development will
be done in a manner which povleea maximum safety and*Munn enloyment,
a,except where icap r}v Intende otherwise,makes it as unobtrusive in
as possible.
the natural terrain as possible. —-
(d)Insure,Insofar as practIcable,the maximum retention of natural
vegetation
am ds anar to aid in protection
reser tanPn of the nat
ural sc earls movement
lit es of Ste'citther
e.
Sec.17,5.Interpretation of site development ordinance.
Ol in their interpretation andateliaanon,provisions o,this ordinance shatl
be held to be minimum requirements,extent where expressly stated to be
is.No intent is made to impair,or interfere with,any
howevestriictie 15 placed upon any property by covenant or deed;provided,
er,that where this ordinance imposes higher standards or greater
restrictions upon the development of land than are imposed or ate requred by
restrictions,the Provisions of this ordinance shall govern.
such(1)Wnencver any provision of this ordinance or any other provisions st law,
whether set forth ie this ordinance or in any other law,ordinance or resolution
f any kind,impose overlapping or contradictory regulations over the of any
of land,the provision imposig higher standards or requirement,
shall govern.. CHAPTERI
Za;TA • was published in said newspaper on
Sections'
I.Definitions
flame permit - July 29, 1975
d.Certify or certification
d.City engineer
5.Cubic Yards
7.Engineering geoktolsti
B.Ex,srieo grade
9.Existing gr
10,FIII
II.Grading
12.Parcel
13.Permuted
used elm a:Definitions.
ai Per nni purposes o,this ordinance.cenaig term, Legal Advertising Clerk
Sec.Coke Building Permit."Budding permit"shall mean a permit Issued
by Salt Lake City fur the construction,erection or alteration of a structure or
bpi Sec. CerthySep. ific3-e000lS o icerrctiens on."Certify t at are certification"shallhoop that
the r soecd. s, n inns and tests that are required Comply
have been
per-farmed.specific
reports,
sot rr ions dint tests conga with the
applicable rcgLirements or this urElriance c
1st
,r....xrpvf.u. urea .vivvrro.Lu velure me this __ ____ day of
August A•D. 19 75 ,
Notary Public
My Commission Expires
February 13, 1978
rl
c.47-2:4.City engineer.-City engineer"shall mean trio city engineer or Sec <]_].g Granting permit.To lurtnpr the We of into
Solt Lake City.
Sc,c.4/2-5.Cubic yards."Conic yards"shall mean the volume of material In ordinance as sot for In in Sec�e procedures are established:
excavation and/or fill measured by the method of"average In areas." (1)Where the aggregate]v r01 gradig material on any site Or
air Sc 47.2•6.Driveway."Driveway"shall m to for Use by p of sites is in excess of one thousan.d(1,0001 cubic yards,or the
vehicle traffic leading Iron a parking area or from ashousse,garage Or other proposed cuts a.fills exceed five(5)feet at their maximum point,Or where
.structure,to a road or street needed to remove vegetation as required by This ordinance,the
Sec.4A2-],Engineering geologist"Engineering gea rlst"Shan mean a following is
will Sr adhere°to:
grad..ii colour or engineering geology of an accredited unlversny,with (al The application shall be referred to Me City Engineer aid Planning
five m e lull Yaars i professional post graduate experience In the. Director for review.
more
the geological sciences,of whih at east'twee lull years shall be (it)Following such review the City Engineer ape Planning Director shell
n the field of a er Ina geology that nos required the appllcatbn of and forward reports with recommendations to the Planning
wlogical data,techniques,and principles to engineering problems deae ci Commission.
irh ground water and naturally occurring rock and sell,for Me purpose of to)The Planning Commission may hold a hearing On the amrlicanon for
assortedthat geological factors are recognized and ade0uately interpreted and the proposed site development permit aria beforer000r-gsuch hearing Shan
td He must he a registered engineer m the Stare of Utah. and nonres r0 the site developer,each adiaceni properly owner and to such
nreSSeecc t)es Excavation. 'Excavation"shall mean any art be which order additional owners as,in the opinion of the Plaguing Director,may be
e tion matter,earth,sand,gravel,rock or line other similar material knot substantially affected by such grading oPrarions
into,dug,quarried,uncovered,removed,displaced,relocated Or bulldozed,a. IUJ Upon completion of the hearing,if required.and after consideration
shall include the conditions resulting therefrom. of Me recommendations of the City Engineer and Planning Director,the
5er.47-2-9.Existing uraae."Existing grade"shad mean the actual altitude Planning Commission shall,
of the around surface before ercavallIn Or lilting. Appr1 deceove In application as submitted.
Sec,diem 0. III.'FIII"shall mean an arch,sand,gravel,rock or any 2.Approve the application with such reasonable conditions as may be
'her material which- deposit.,Par.,replaced.Pushed,dumped,putted. deemed necessary tip secure substantially the ebiec Ives of this
transported Or moved be man to new location and shall include the conditions ordinance.
resulting m.ing therefro 9.Disapprove the application for the site development permit.
Sec. 1,2.11 Grading."Grading" hall mean excavation r fill or any le;Failur¢of the Planning Commission to make a determination upon
combination theleof and shall include the conditions resulting from any the approval,conditionalapproval o disapproval of the ten application lor a
excavation or fill. 1•development permit wt.thirty(301 days after receipt of all necessary
Ox Stt. 1a12. Parcel. "Parcel" hall mean all contiguous land In on nformalimn for such action will constitute an approval of the application
ship,provided,however,each lot Conforming m the zoning ordinances of authorization
lime isby
ty Me Planning Commission subsequent to
salt La Lake City in a subdivision may he considered to be a separate parcel. nooisited to do soextended City be ssim.
Sec. 7,3.Permit.."Permitted"shall mean any person r0 whom a site es No site development permit shall be issued for an intended building site
development permit i'issued. unless: Suchpellet i comoanW by or rnbineo with soft Iclent
Sec. 7-2-14. Person"shall moan any person,firmor.Oreeeatien information enabhnga buildi rv0 permit to be issued in Conformance with the
(public or private),Person.
State of Utah and Its agencies or political subdivisions, pro of the City Ordinances.
and the United Stoles or America,Ifs agencies and instrumentalities,and any tot The proposed grading is co°r°inaled with any over all grading plan
agent,servant,officer or employee of any of the foreguin0. ov by the City fir en the area In wench the site s located.
Sec_4J-2-15.Planning director"Planning director"shall mean the Planning Sec.4l.g4 ed.Denial of permit When,in the opinion Of the City Planpin9
Director of San Lake City. Commission,red Planning Director,the work as proposed by the applicant is
47416. Removal. "Removal" shall mean klmng vegetation by contrary to this ordinance,the site ddo provided
permit shall be denied.The
spraying,complete extraction,or cutting vegetation to the ground,trunks,or nolicant may ap al such denial as p ided Sec.47-S5, Appeals."
ps. F-act_ors to considere In he denial shell Include,but not be limited to,
S.47.S-01.Site."sae"shall mean a lot or parcel of land,or a contiguous' ssble saturation of fill and unsu Ported curs by wafer,both natural and
oomhiindatlon fhereot,where grading work is peerformed as single unit led domestic:run-oft surface wafers that produce erosion,and silting of drainage
cerati n, g.see development."Ode development"snag mean altering ways:subsurface conditions such as Me rock strata and fauns,natureaod type
r end/or amuel m i0n. fsoiil or rock that when disturbed by the the proposed grading,may create
terrain
d]2-19.Sotoo engineer."boils engineer"shall Mean a registered civil earthmovement and produce slopes that cannot Ile landscaped and excessive
engineer of me Stale of Utah,specializing in soil mechanics and foundation antl unlaces-drip scarring of the natural Innds¢ape through eratling or removal
eering,familiar with.ao,.,licationof the Principles of soils mechanics in of vegClannn
the investigationand analysis of the engineerinyornperhes of earth material. S'rdOus or unsResightly
l 0,Failure to ryecoolmmmen drtttdl of the recognize
Sec.a-2.2U,Vacant."Vacant"shallm land on Which there 0°C n permit,or of M1ny Itionz,or far e n Genial shall ieveihe
ructures oronlY structures which are sec0ndary to the use or maintenance°, perni,rraroforn P resnpond.Ip oi thtleco llI per nit.damages
relieve the
the land itself. rreitee from 1bresu for or i condition is damagesresulting
lesponpnl,and snail iti issue in the Cris,its there'.orans. rng
CHAPTER] responsible tor the Retention
Plans.and damages eCificind therefro .a
PROCEDURES develo 4]nt Retention of tLaPlans,sreapproval s and reports for all site
Sections' development submitted to Salt Lake City(M approval shall DC retained by Salt
2.Application
lake City_
R.APnlicatinn Sec.0-1].snail make
The Planning hereinafter
required
assistance from her
3.Granting permit City Engineer,shall make the Inspections Nt re'ntalter required aid shall either
Denial of permit rave than portion of thew k conmlofed or shall notify Me r 'tee
5.Responsibility wherein the same fail to comply with this ordinance.Where Is found by
6.Retention of glens inspection that conditions are not substantially as stared or shown In the.sire
.Retention
Inspections development permit application,the inspector may top further work until
pal is obtained for a revi M grading plan conforming to the existing
Sec.`);1.General.tlr person shall commence or perform any grading in conditions.
PlanS for grading work,bearing the stamp of approval of me Planning
excesshe l nmtifs specified below without first OOtaining a sire development Conrlssion,shall be maintained at the site during the progress m the grading.
uni of
separate sire development permit shall be required for each site on Until the final inspection is made,a card issued by the City indicating
which grading is to 00 pone ass0Cci fled in subsection one(11 of this section. permission to evade has been granted shall be prominently displayed near the
fU A site development permit span he required in all cases Mere front property!inept t ed the seas tone visible from the street on
development conies under any one or more of the folowing provisions unless wince the property fronts.In other to obtain insPecilons.the pekmemr shall
.,itch work Is otherwise exempted elsgwltere In this ordinance. notify the City at least iwenryfour(24)hours before saki inspection is to be:
fat Excavation,till or any combination thereof exceeding one thousand mane.Inspections shall en made:
(I,Ogal`lib'000ned (a)Before commencement of gradng operations and after required
(b)Fill exceeding five(51 foot in vertical depth at its deepest p°'nr p stl When
stakes have been set_
measured horn the adjacent ealoverbed ground surface. • construction
all rough grading has�_n completed.
meld An excavation exceeding live 011ce1 in vertical tlOpM ar its deepest lc)When all work,including installation of an drainage and other
ouinf_ structures and requiter planting.has been completed.
fatAn excavation,tin exceeding or thereof,exceinn a area of one (2)All structures repaired by this ordinance ant requiring grinding permits
11'acre shall be Inspected by the Building Inspector in accordance with Procedures
(el When vegetal.is to b0 removed Iron an area in excess of one(1) established by ere Uniform Building Code.as adopted by Salt lake eel,
is`i n site aevelovment permit span not be required in the renewing cases: provided,however,that no...a permit for such structures shall bd issued
(al Excavations het.,finished grade lot septic tanks and drain Ilelas, untie ne Planning Commission,
melon,and Planning Director,have lied a r
ranks,va Its,tunnels.enuipmenr easements.swooning pools,cellars,or development permit - bull0in9 site have determined roar Ste,
footings or buildings or structures tar which a budding permit has been development permit is not required by this ordinance.
s cd bythc city. CHAVToRI
issued
Os)Excavation or removal 0l vegetation within property Owned.Ptblir STANDARDS AND SPECIk IC REQUIREMENTS
utility companies or within Public utility easements by public utility
ed(ranics pa I.Appticabnify
)Site development under an agreement vnth Salt Lake CllY pursuant t0 1.Hoursof operation
requirements placed on 1.hilted of a r,orr of
application. J.Dust and dirt C011r01
approved
ec building
of v ration as a part of the work authorized by an 4.Slopes
v dbuidion permit. r.Fill material
p1(e)Tilling of soil of cutting of vegetation for agricultural or fire 6.Drainage
protine pwrrosas. ].Finished cuts and slopes
d)Commercial a quarriesoperating in a industrial zones as 6.Back filling
tat
pro vie.for a the Sal Lake City Zoning ordinance.g e0.Erosion
00n of fats
(sl tngneelop ent. rfillsor surcharge on Me properly with respect to 11.Erosfencentricandlal landscaping
industrial development 12.Site d,ol agricultural certificate
and rite Protection PurVosCs
eon Ilpmpermits.
not red by this ordinance Ordiichnance
are a ine from 12 Site ial precarinicortilicore
m'Is Lion.Sall Lake City Zoning Ordinance men,permicode. l3,Special HDns
requiring
by eowner of he chap rty orionhirotashedevagent the
snail Excavations
C mane by Me ownerlOr ofrn0000 inrY50 itsaose.(Such
dhappictio shall
ls.Fills
accompanied
c omnonte on a form furnished far trial purpose.unless(e h e Planning siren M Sec ]via.orrorlo sot to.All grading aria grad opemtiMs shall rOmplY
niednnecesary to liner i compliane ihen Planning of 1mr ordinance.
is set torten in inns cnanler in addi9ion mother requirements
findsmnhenr h unnecessary Y to IneUm compliance l is the provisions or his of this.47. 2.H
rdlnancgp When grading or v the
uu it removal is proposed as a part sl a Sec.
_ial neighborhoods
Hours of sit alien.All grading opera h in or n00a. .to
develod rime a poi ion, tm U er co permla one WO,n aria sue r emiate lanniDi snarl be carried waive this
t isrrequirement
quit operations
I ofthoa.m.tip
numb Mneepeit permit application may he combined,and one mot plan,i the ed sc e m.The Planning hours
of of may waPte w.d unduly nr e f Is with the
mbar of copbuilding
required by the Pl
anning enth mission,may be submitted by development sfr the M1rop of and it is w Id u duly boring wi a ros
wowing dni ding laps old site evaccvn cv tans. 15 ngcn Instances, 000dldned ens Pmper1Y and it is showM1 that the neighboring Properties
certification shall e he required as to the accuracy of the existing and Proposed would n an bead list adversely dirt con
contour l inos.The the property
shall Include: d Sec. - ].Dustlntloirtcontrol.Alleyl 005l rspillafanymanureseas be
f))a plot Plano'tit eproper)v drawn Io scale bui three or stoicshowing: dampenedto suitably Equipment,
to prevent ands or ways o 0t eery streets be
Ilan Location of existing and proposed buildings or structures on the a enf eateries Eo to ca xe matelias and hie annoyance
on the site than dust
ocatioll of al used ortreated w as m cau.e ine least cescihla and ovance due 10 Just
e
applicant's
p e and
01 all existing and proposed Sor adicentt roadways,driveways, co pit
easements Pd rlghtdf ways contiguous our adiaceni to Ito PI000 00 5s�i.4a 4.4.Slopes.The Planning p uri may req rote slope of a cal or
development site. Ion he made rmre Iavci it it is IOunE Ma'Me material being Cur Or the fill i5
contours
The on is of me she in dashed tines and the proposed
solid redom,lour Intervals shall be out less Man two lot feet
where doges are predominately
five r t anfivef er lest,Nine five 15e weer
where slopesare Me accuratelysteeperth an rivet a all Ninety dementrcallt e
all crate ws shall four
(41 lee.within r e of
poet and all information
snail no
accurate within lour(41 teen.The scarce of lopograoMcal Ini0rmation shall
beed)The U.
(ill e a of all drain streams,
to,ea tram and a<ran the site,the other
aria permanent streams•retinas,and covens and meet
arintermittent(Inc above
wt.,
,1 e aria the site of any precipitation catchment
Obove or vnem at,feel of the site
area
a following In(ormaliUn shall be nrovltled in triplicate if repuosted by
the Planning Director.
tat Ddalls of a proposedti drainage g tat,.c cribbing,terraces
and,.such.gram. and any
not gvntolanueco asa
t of grading one r04uired tar including
support of etllminiwawopenoy ea
result Grading man.
(,1 Profiles or cross sect...
(e)Drainage ea includi ns
e)Solis data it,or including a port from a registered soils emote .
n(rie¢rine Statement
geologist, other qualified person.w
engineering
di Stnem col of e d starting and completion dales d. Me
rids openpropo n and J rsite,a ca f ppr torn!e,in ration roan.
spading ao stet the nt or srroundinrmeiarormaned reiafthe
tote lldoeapm00t adjacent a surrounding a afmoed 00 the
entineMddr001t architect,
IdSuchtan landscape plans or sthebepress ed dby person.These
c landscape architect,or other qualified per n.These
nl�i��shallDi show:
rib
I.d5bnfionmiplant/Or physiexisting trees and work involved as
related to slope control and/Or methods cal environment.
2.Aplantlesmpha iinemethodsof planning the area to.,m aerial Pod
mets emphasis ontin(a)loll p plant m and
slopes sot planting a.(b)rcent gee of plant elver Plain rr"Biebli and
slopes until a put and percentage Or Plant coverage is established
'incy On the cut and rill Stepan.
3 Suchthe
eiflann.oiler aria inter dotal rise t roe.,snethisnod and ce.All s by
ch
galrtheI to cord your Igopurposesnllit this ordinance.the
All such
>,ilnbpar the nnmq ill tea m..pn responsible for me preparation of
olr
1 n)$.lien ether inl0rmalion az sh.:il tic required tv the Planning Dhttlor.
usually whlect to erosion,or If other conditions make such Nulremmfs
necessary for stability.The Planning DlrMor may permit.fmWr slopes CHHPI[-N 5
where the mateclaI behm cut is unusvalty stable.
e dS OEPULp TS,nN;OS,
Sec.1)dS.FIII material.All IIII shall Mearm.rock.OtNrInert mat¢/fats sw,,,oes: AIILALSFE EXCEPTIONS gNp?ENALTIE�
free Mom erg;mic mate rlaland free of.Utah except that topsoil spread on col 1.Exceptions
and tilt surfaces may'Incorporate humus far desirable moisture retention Y Referral W«omsN exception
Properties,
Eccepfior,ono, be the planning Commission
rasa[.dJ ad.Orainag¢.Atl¢uuele arovi.lons mall be made to«¢vent env e.Revd dhoti o1 permit
6.Fees
surlace*e'er'
fmmdamagrng the cut lace hof an excavaton or atlypo aters witho t 5.Ampeais
urrgaucll drainage ing erosion to the ees aeasirpracticulsstrelfet,stocarrrm drain oace rrnatural we
er ).Bonds
dyad by the City Engineer as a sale place to deposit and reCeivo 8.Exulralion of permit
such Waterrs.The City Engineer may .Vito such drainage slmclures fo be 9.prohibited activities
onstlucietl.ar installed,as necessary renege
prevent erosion damage or l0 prevent 10,Violations arq penalties
aturat"mn of the IIII or maferlal behind cut slop d Il.SCrcnn^'futranality g
Sec.d)-4-).Finished cols and sagas.The expnwvl or Oppose stones
cuts sot Ott ms
out to any S I.Exceptions.
ntt and
Commission may authorize exceptions
"the.'
f lny till or excovatl.shall b¢smoothly graded.oil All Opposed slopes et any cut .Spplice offrl ther e}z n lations a forth n Mis ordinance.
r ill shallf}e oomb,etlby ahereof.MadentIr surfaces rc excewalls e µng inraeaofinp, n e eorori hall Ue made be a v Illeq 11�. f tic
omolatp tee Mermf.Graded au I,sect an area of live
scant staring luuly Inn ground's of Me application an°d Me facts rottedupon
tho5saen0I5.OW1 e.9 ar reef shall be ireafM as provided In Section 1)-d-10. by petitioner,Such petition shalt be filed with the site development permit
ec.1I d N.Back lillings-Any pine trench Or OM¢f lrmclring Or excavation application. der far the land referred to in the petition to came within Me
mane Y lope of any excavation or filled site shall be back)tiled and ov ions of this section,it is required that the planning Commission find all of
compacted t0 the level 01 the surrounding eraee. Me following facts with respect thereto:
Sec.O-d .Compaction t e tins.Unless rade. se dimcred by the Planning .11 Thar the land Is of such shape or size,or Is affected by such physical
Director,all tills,governed by Mrs ordinance,Intended t°support buildings. conditions,or is subject to such idle Iimrmrions0f record that i}Is rm.ssible or
Wctures,or where and testedPuired to be compacted for stability,shall be impractical for the subdivider to comply with all of
Chit,inspected and tsurfac n accord pre with the f0lrowing sto mail s: tl n.e. the regulations of this
co(tl)The natural ground Surface shall be prepared by et t e rat of topsoil and or f11 That me exceptarty right
is rrnSa perry for the preservation and enjoyment of a
Ion,and,If necessarv,shall be graded to aseries of teed es substantial property right by the petlli.er.
Y nPl Ohio till shall be spread Ina cries 01 ed be,each not e,xceedrno nix(61 (a that Ire griming of the exception will not be detrimental to the,pudic
es In Mlckne tt and hall be<0rr,00 ed by sheepsfaoi roller gr diner well or inlurious to other properly in the Vicinity of the seblttt property.
etl method after each layer Is zprOdd- Sec.d)'S1.Referral of proposed exception.Each
a (31 The moisture conimr of Olefin material shall be controlled at Me time of be ramrrN to hie officers .ties pry �exception shalt
madding and compaction m obtain rmuir d maximum density. departments shall transmit to the Planninr involved and e officers o
s (d)Tne IIII maferlal aver�nt 010ll.snail have a minimum Ory density of tio^s.iwhich recommendations shall be reviewed«f;Orl to itheigrantinggof yr
tils less than ninety 1901 percent Of maximum dry density In all WrtiOns of the• a%Src.°�s
l requiring o ypacrl0-Sn,or tithe to by Mee1BAAod approved
vCed by the CIty tl mmi slpn3a tter public Searing ihnel¢onn miaywb�rosolvtlon,apurove the sine
ETe
ngineer
and Tg4ir, titer ICsling Clad proved by he GItY velOpment permit Opelllesion with inn excmn.s antl c.ditrons it deems
u
n
Pnmpmr and on r000r Director,
r If mev d;saoprove sue
(5)A writ "s of the tube ondit showing oenmen and d of test eeswry° n site devel00000hi permi,:a,,,
000litafion and
Hopes, materials hoed, moisture tlltirom recommendedsoil bearing exception implication or take such other action as is appropriate.
era selaive density obtained from all tests,prepared by a Civil Sec.d)-Sit.Revocation of permit.
Englnumr w Sells Engineer licensed by the State of Utah shall been so N to (11 p me evmf env tel
l r nBalee a site development permit pursuant to
Me Planning Director. sordinance YI lases the terms of the permit,or conducts or carries on said
16)The Planning Director may require additional fasts Or inlormati.,if,in •
to development In such a manner as to materially adversely allxr the health,
his opinion,the 00 rnoda or delete any are such that additional Irdpnents on Is wealhare,.safety of persona residing,or working In the neighbor
and may modllyar delete of Me above listed requirements shah, r property ofthe temporary suspension
Or conducts or ado esanive isitedeatelyutonnf
nnisoprnlon,dreunrrecessary to farther the purer.°of this ordinance. notification
stand ahem Planning Duncan may be made also[hsvt•Irrrr immediately upon
Sec. bed 10.Erosion c.ter and landscaping.All 1 nit fill surfaces not'Iic al l Oslo ev ltntq Planning ermit t sit
created 00 grading ding except for fife break avrpose5 shall be planted with a unt,l)a No
is heldbyr the rPlann Planning tie
mnonnt0The perrm or it/ft shall suspended
ground cover that i coon atibie with the natural yrou�covers n the andC nil
rot ifiea in writ inq of such nearing and said ratification shale state:
wits c to be stockpiled during rough adhg era used on c it fa) The grounds for c Slopes are
slopes tW steep to supper!continuous ground cover nave been s r complaint or reason;for me mvocdti.o
.slmilted antl lieu hereof niches and edges provided for planting.suchus(b)The in a an andlconcise langudgp. /
opes tired blot be e'the with a cantlnuous ground cover,but may Instead he (e1 The time and mace such hearing is ce be Ore h Such notice Shall be
scr nr wee vines and eland ttbl Curs and fills along Wbfic roads mar M a by registered tothe
meal or personal M service.the terneihap least live
ren�l'''l n000''''''dseastu Sentl into the natural surroundings.All plant (pee s priorto inn date set for Me hearing.At heany such hearing.the
corals Ust tie ppro M by the Planning and Zoning Commission aM noise°shall beg oily to be reare,and he may such
PI.ening Director great re Issuance of a Nile development perm if. Ines and pre5mt evidence Wrinis beheld.been c call
Src. )d 11.Tilling for agricultural and lire urVtectlon purposes.Tilling of hearing the planning Commission shall determine whether conclusion
lire permit rhefground for agricultural or fire protect;.purposes spelt be accommished or pa be suspended or rfvOked.In the event the determination is towspend
such practices as will prevent erosion and damage to natural dralnaea revoke the permit, he Perminm may anneal the decision r0 the City
channels. Commission in the manner provided by law.
SnM.d)-d-11.Site development Certificate II,upon final Inspection of any 1101st a Planning Commission shall hold the hearing io c rxlnrgteup100ot000d r n5 ectl hasbp,AI,It is found that the work authorized by recommendations 0.at th.ersmspenarnq permits whlchnavesleeei the site tlevClnpm¢nf permit has been sanzfactoriy co' es'In accordance Plandningr Corhmissl pall}tie n x tt tarty tMara penny of his
won the r.uirement.of this ordinance,and any other requirements Imposed, Ccoen can be lullilled. which all regularly
a paragraph two of t a she develonmelll ter tit teat°covering such work,and stating that the work Is, Sec-1)SS.Aeenols.Any ape this
apion
(1)v Thch Planning CDirecloretTo the pehalIfhavee o1 Planning Dlrmtoke y site administrative official m appealtaggride..li akm to thei.of any
C.tmissirnhVfilingawri rim notice ofys fte receithe Pla'njrento Planning
mmf the
development certlticale whenever,it Is found the that power
wto revoke
by site secretary within g a w feel
rrfl[atchdib°en maaslllp ly OOS,acr orca, eawaoO StyvctrOCrrvOloe al-term ardrlVe official's tleferminarl.,1egnyxaypli%ql Mention of the tit Jr any tenting,r lathing walls,cribbing,nendsoe a turei,rr Incr the
iSneat0nof ffi ial's etCommission may appeal such aggrieved
by 10
pr tective devicesas shown on the approved plans andsoeciti, 11Sod su Emitted ivhe City Commission by finngawB lit.notice of appal with Me City Recorder
wish the Opplicati.for a permit have not be.mdlhidinCtl In good order and tnth third,' issi days an¢r
determination. rvine nce of Ile planning Commission
repair,ion Before surM1 revocaf tan,the Planning DlrMtor shall first glv2 written The City Recorder snarl then place me matter on the next open
and[ to t"owrcr If thu h d005 y involvdt specifying the defective cmxtlllon Ca or hearing 6. �ta regularly d scheduled Meeting sry
stating that unless such defective con died.If remedied,,,,re satisfactorily,the City Commission.
and Piling fees and deposits far services shall be as set by the
site development a Ilicole may be re eked. f the demcilIt condition Recorder i).Bonds.The appllcaM be remedied to the safislacll.of the Planning Director.Me certificate shall not a faithful performance bend o required to file with the City
Mn SevokN. s lisfactOry tit Me City Aryamev ih Ina amp of improvement
Sec.it,al Special nr¢c utlont. Planning Director f0 coy r r di nM Iflclenl b security
Ir) It al any stage of grading,the Planning Director determines by nsmecti. (pas, Incidental all coils of ion menh,e Y trod°
Inspecton hat Me nature of the formation a .n Mdi further or its landscaping for such petted.as specified by fhlandscaping
[l ye and maintenance a or
aunrorjred by an existing permll is Rhea'to imperil any t teas y,pubre,way, 1 Stt'nv meifafionf antl f to null Ev¢ry site Cvelememnl per I!shall
watercWf'e or dyinagC slrUc'tur¢,Me Planning Director shall regUira,as a exmre 4cdme null aM void ja pile work auflariz¢tl p
co�rc°° o I ing the w rk to Ic d.a,scat h a safety permit has not been commenced within one hundred and eighty(180)days,or is
sbetakenas lzc°nsmere,advlsableloe avoid likelihood of such peril. not completed within one(11 year from date Of Issue;exceptthat Me Planning
eucn prrcaulion'may Intl'de,but snail not be limited!a, dying a more Director may,If the permit holder presents satisfactory evidence that unusual
l'evCl ,.rased s° ,consr flan f add1110.1 drainage sfacllifles,berms, difficulties have revmiGy work tieing started plef¢tl within the
aoling,cOrtiareportioat arcrltsertg,ad soils engonor plant and/or
of an a lifer erosion lb made rPes.ablee%imsi.-Of or
writt.applicdtl.
°einfro and reports 01 a regmrsletm mils engineer era/.Man accompllatiN de before the expiration reasonable
of the preys}
r gCOi.ls1 whose recommendation endation mirybe mad°roneireme^ts for siSec. )i9.PrMibirM aclWitles.
further order Such a requlrCment by Me Planning Director shall constitute a III The provisions of this Ordinance shall not be construed as permitting the
cparge order In the work. removal of topsoil solely Mr resale,or or permitting quarrying of any nature
III n t that damage may It I rM f ed
"""'Mr
U h k be 1 pod d l ce t m t k h wl th i f he C Sal Lake.(a)in Iv sit II t eu construed as erty,a zino any Wrson t0
bit dl ry the } 1
O sl h 1 I rxlr t provisions f this public hap upon theirapfensey,anyactioancewTe
ll
Vet' specific
1-D 1 ih time at
that the whichgradingperation bit d conducted proceeday and hes it snail no!be a defense n any dell.to abate
rw'stages so 1 1' 1 bled sOr eWcgsc ivr to incconstruct,S d)in pit'VI 1.5 and nerartles.No person 1'
adventf t to insure,
a Ilex,repair or maintain env grading, arm or ti.toy filth or
Sec 47 oti ! me emerge,
✓R aonet contrary oar n violation
II)No cut slope snap exceed art height of one huiared(lm)itttof "ovisl.z of tins
onto,herizmtal benches With a minimum width of thirty(301 lest are lnslalled terednceshall bgerm«uilty of corporation violating e the achsch slrontlhis
al ach ore hundred(1001feet of vertical lreighl. .ndll tiedmmeratroYma mlStlemearar.dra each such rxrwnshml
Ig)No excavnhpn shall be rnado with a cut taco steeper in slope than syo� .deemed guilty of a Napa rate offense for each ana every day or portion thereof
horizontal to one vertical_ cdemmi which any violation of any rOvrilOni of this EXCEPTION.The Planning Cmmmisslon,in case an appeal is made,mev person se,continued,or permitted,and.u.ne conviction of any suchivi Oration
mil Me excavation The l be made with S col dace steeper n.rope than two er per.n shall punishable by a fire of not n than two hundred
horizontal to one vertleal if the applicant can reasonably show the Planning a'altars(339) Or by imprisonment for not morex(61
Ohectp that the aterlal making n the pe of ihe'exedvatlon and.,the ngnrns,or by both sv<h fine and impriwnmenfi than si
^deriving bedrmk Is capable of holding satisfactorily en a simper gradt Ig)The planning Director sh,.11 be,and is empowered to Investigate and
No slopes shun cur simper Ilan the bete.t planes,de oflthe,Irlk line
bent a eke reorrn}o inn planning Commission on pity .vloraHOns M Mle ordlnarice
any mrmati.where the"
he cut slow will plc.the dip side of the strike line of the
Ch'c'n?la^ndinp Commissi.,T it determines Mar a
ra tUre,txdtling plan.fault or Mint.No slopes shall he cal In an existing
n Mar legal aClion to taken by tie City Commission.eq exists,ma
.ands0dn d paw,or other form of naturally naPr.Where
see except as phrase of Mrs ordinancer isn for tanytreason clteld tO be invalid or un cleb anal
N¢d by 00 lined Ile cut Inner.Where he excavation is by Me decisions aOe 00dm 0lcompelmllurl roicti..wdrsitrtch mshallnm
m''.vdightaboveoohs roeoeme cut vf100 will permit me entry of water nee me y Imdv or roe,pit aN''''lino plane., The area and,be sealed with orO,h, blanket
sell blhanxet Commission M1ereby declares that it would halve p spit ibis oritllna 0 The each
Yin. Inlmum thickness of two foci.4e soil has Olankpt snag be section,subsecnem sentence,mouse amp fe CItY
enlativeW im°ervrous era snarl be s roved bV the Is engineer r phrase hereof,irresraeflves lhg fact
gine'rtng P..i.lst.If 1FC maferlal 0l Me nape taxi smcncomure cod antl a Born real M¢sMlons,whsMls,smtmcei,clauspa Or pnres¢s
s her as to be Unstable under ire an,. e,ed maximum moisture coineni, crSFC De)tlxlarpa invalid or uncpnstllurional.
°character
angle span be rCWCN to a start°value. herewith a e tie¢p°teoi.a and regal ile, rf sale tdin CiOO Inc.slalenr
m Sec. )-g-IS lope SECTION 1.In the opinion of the Bard 0l COmmissl.e/s it is Aecessary to
111 No nit lace span exceed a vertical height of.e M1UndrN IIn01 feet
unless horizOnfal prncnes wihha minimum wiOiiiof thirty 1301 reef are Installed ace,neanhandwelfaree meinhabitantsm Salr Lake City Maffnj:
as h.'e hundred(100)Ieet of vertical height a�Gi once became effmrive ImmNlmly.
(31 Nenofrizdal to on he e vortical e which unlessIlle an elill otprlaflals oftoucnainafuln SF_CTIOil 3 This ordinance.heel lake effe[r upon Ifs first nekation-
Passe°by the BOdrd of Commlizimers s Sall Le1;e City,Urah,Inis grtl day of
Maf s ore to one.lace may be permiliN with Inc cermissl.s ihC Planning July,19)5.
Director.
EXCEPTION:T.Planning Commission in case an appeal Is made maV CONRAD B.HARRISON
mil'till lobe made which creates an exposed wrface sirecerrr rn.lorn man MILDRED V.HIGHAan Alayar
Director zMa11M one
tVig M[cffi.li the rxlCrisplicant can fics of inn ma rlafitosbr,•USN Pflne li 1 CS F A L Ider
u M1 to radvm.rn.ulval.l Unnre of zrmx:sf bifity aM suiflcient BILL NO.70 of i975
(0481
itso Characteristics to suPOOrflne fill wri^in reasonnbr°sel}lemerrt values ublished Jury 29,19).S
so as to produce an equivalent degree ee sanel v.