02/15/2005 - Minutes PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15 , 2005
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met in Regular Session on Tuesday, February
15, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. in Room 315, City Council Chambers, City County Building, 451 South
State.
The following Council Members were present:
Carlton Christensen Van Turner Jill Remington Love
Eric Jergensen Dave Buhler Nancy Saxton
Dale Lambert
Cindy Gust-Jenson, Executive Council Director; Mayor Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson;
Edwin Rutan, City Attorney; and Beverly Jones, Deputy City Recorder, were present.
Councilmember Lambert presided at and conducted the meeting.
#1. The Council led the Pledge of Allegiance
#2. Councilmember Turner moved and Councilmember Christensen seconded to approve
the minutes of the Salt Lake City Council meetings held February 1, February 3, and
February 15, 2005, which motion carried, all members voted aye. View Minutes
PUBLIC HEARINGS
#1. RE: Accept public comment and consider adopting an ordinance amending the Salt
Lake City Zoning Code to remove the sunset provision regarding portable signs pursuant
to Petition No. 400-04-47. (A-Frame signs) View Attachment
Richard Wirick, Owner of the Oxford Shop Men's Shoe Store, and Mary Corporon, Chair
of the City' s Business Advisory Board, spoke in support of the proposal.
Councilmember Saxton moved and Councilmember Jergensen seconded to close the public
hearing, which motion carried, all members voted aye.
Councilmember Turner moved and Councilmember Buhler seconded to adopt Ordinance 5
of 2005.
Councilmember Turner said he was concerned about the number of signs that could
accumulate on corners and streets. He said small businesses could benefit from attended
A-Frame signs. He said he supported the petition. Councilmember Saxton said current
ordinance did not limit the number of signs. She said a business on 100 South could put
a sign on South Temple. She said she wanted to adopt implementation of the ordinance
with the caveat that a sign could only be placed on a contiguous adjoining street to the
business that was being promoted or advertised.
Councilmember Saxton moved and Councilmember Turner seconded to amend the motion to say
that signs must be located on adjoining and/or contiguous streets to the business they
advertise.
Joel Paterson, Special Projects Planner, said currently there was no limit on the distance
an attended portable sign could be away from the business it advertised.
Councilmember Turner said he saw a sign advertising a business four blocks away. He said
the proposed amendment would eliminate signs which were extreme distances from the
businesses in different directions. Councilmember Lambert said he was in favor of the
concept. He said in his neighborhood K-Mart placed signs blocks away from the business.
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He said that should not be allowed. He said he wanted staff to study the issue and put
the actual wording in a specific part of the ordinance.
Councilmember Jergensen said he felt the proposed amendment needed more study. He said
the Council could table the amendment and have it brought back. Councilmember Buhler
said he did not think the motion could pass if the amendment was tabled. Councilmember
Jergensen withdrew his motion to table the amendment.
Councilmember Buhler moved and Councilmember Jergensen seconded to defer the whole item
until a future meeting.
Councilmember Lambert asked when the ordinance would sunset. Mr. Paterson said the sunset
date was November 20, 2004. Councilmember Lambert said the amendment could be brought
back as soon as it was finalized. He asked if the Council would need to hold another
public hearing when the amendment was considered. Edwin Rutan, City Attorney, said he
would have to get back to the Council with that information. Councilmember Lambert said
he wanted to adopt the ordinance and amend it at a later date. Mr. Rutan said the hearing
notice and the draft ordinance only addressed the sunset provision. He said the amendment
went beyond what was noticed for the public hearing.
Councilmember Jergensen withdrew his second on deferring the whole item to a future date
and Councilmember Buhler withdrew the motion.
Councilmember Lambert said Councilmember Saxton' s amendment was on the floor.
Councilmember Love made a substitute motion.
Councilmember Love moved and Councilmember Buhler seconded to adopt Ordinance 5 of 2005
and ask Planning and the Planning Commission to look at a possible amendment that would
address distance and contiguous streets and send it back to the Council, which motion
carried, all members voted aye.
(P 05-2)
#2. RE: Accept public comment and consider adopting an ordinance rezoning properties
located at 1003 and 1005 West Euclid Avenue from Community Business (CB) to moderate
density Multi-Family Residential (RMF-35) and to amend the West Salt Lake Community Master
Plan (adopted 1995) to reflect the proposed residential zoning pursuant to Petition No.
400-04-30. (NHS) View Attachment
Councilmember Jergensen moved and Councilmember Turner seconded to close the public
hearing, which motion carried, all members voted aye.
Councilmember Turner moved and Councilmember Christensen seconded to adopt
Ordinance 6 of 2005, which motion carried, all members voted aye.
(P 05-4)
#3. RE: Accept public comment and consider adopting an ordinance amending the zoning
for property located at approximately 635 North F Street (formerly Veteran's
Administration Hospital) and amending the Avenues Community Master Plan pursuant to
Petition No. 400-04-38. View Attachment
Councilmember Saxton moved and Councilmember Christensen seconded to close the
public hearing, which motion carried, all members voted aye.
Councilmember Jergensen moved and Councilmember Buhler seconded to adopt Ordinance
7 of 2005, which motion carried, all members voted aye.
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The following people spoke or submitted hearing cards in support of the rezoning:
John Pace, Kevin Horn, and Richard Sheinberg.
Councilmember Lambert said this had been a good collaborative community project.
He said hard work had been done by the neighbors and those proposing the project. He said
there were still some outstanding questions. He said he felt the concerns and issues
were independent of allowing the zoning to be approved and to move the project forward.
Councilmember Love said sometimes in the community developers got a bad reputation.
She thanked the developers for their commitment to Salt Lake City and its history and
heritage.
(P 05-3)
COMMENTS TO THE CITY COUNCIL
Greg Cayias spoke about reclassifying golf professionals.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
#1. RE: Adopting a motion expressing the Council's approval of the proposed Neighborhood
Olympic Legacy Project for City Council District 3. View Attachment
Councilmember Jergensen moved and Councilmember Buhler seconded to adopt a motion, which
motion carried, all members voted aye.
(G 05-6)
CONSENT AGENDA
Councilmember Turner moved and Councilmember Christensen seconded to approve the
Consent Agenda, which motion carried, all members voted aye.
#1. RE: Setting the date of March 8, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. to accept public comment and
consider adopting an ordinance rezoning properties located at 1385 South 900 West from
Institutional (I) to Public Lands (PL) , 1325 South 800 West, 1327 South 800 West, 747
West 1300 South and 739 West 1300 South from Single Family Residential (R-1-7000) to
Public Lands (PL) and amending the West Salt Lake Community Master Plan pursuant to
Petition No. 400-04-42. (Unity Center)
(P 05-5)
#2. RE: Setting the date of March 8, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. to accept public comment
and consider adopting a resolution accepting the study performed in compliance with Utah
Code Section 10-8-2 and authorizing a one-time $30, 000 contribution to the Housing
Authority of Salt Lake City to mitigate recent federal funding cuts.
(R 05-3)
The meeting adjourned at 7:42 p.m.
bj
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