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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. 18 of 2014
(Amending Section 21A.46.055 of the Salt Lake City Code
pertaining to temporary portable signs)
An ordinance amending Section 21A.46.055 of the Salt Lake City Code to modify the
regulation of A-frame signs pursuant to Petition No. PI,NPCM2013-00740.
WHEREAS, the Salt Lake City Planning Commission held a public hearing on January 8,
2014 on an application submitted by the Salt Lake City Council to amend Section 21A.46.055 of
the Salt Lake City Code to modify the size regulations of A-frame temporary portable signs
pursuant to Petition No. PLNPCM2013-00740; and
WHEREAS, at its January 8, 2014 meeting, the planning commission voted in favor of
forwarding a positive recommendation to the Salt Lake City Council on said application; and
WHEREAS, after a public hearing on this matter the city council has determined that
adopting this ordinance is in the city's best interests.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah:
SECTION 1. Amending Section 21A.46.055 of Salt Lake City Code. That Section
21A.46.055 of the Salt Lake City Code (Zoning: Signs: Temporary Portable Signs), shall be, and
hereby is, amended to read as follows:
21A.46.055: TEMPORARY PORTABLE SIGNS:
Pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in this section, attended portable signs shall
be allowed on public property in residential/business (RB), residential/mixed use (R-
MU), neighborhood commercial (CN), community business (CB), community shopping
(CS), corridor commercial (CC), Sugar house business (CSHBD), general commercial
(CG), light manufacturing (M-1), heavy manufacturing (M-2), central business (D-1),
downtown support (D-2), downtown warehouse/residential (D-3), downtown secondary
central business (D-4), gateway-mixed use (G-MU) and business park (BP) zoning
districts.
A. Size: The maximum size of the sign face for such portable signs shall not exceed three
feet (3') in height and two feet (2') in width on a sidewalk. Any portion of the frame for
a portable sign (the support structure) may extend up to six inches (6") in any direction
beyond the sign face. Illumination and other attached decorations or objects on such
signs are prohibited.
B. Location: Within the zoning districts identified above, any person may display a
freestanding portable sign on the city owned right of way (sidewalk or park strip) but not
in the roadway. Signs may not be attached to any utility poles, traffic signs, newsracks or
any other item or fixture in the public way. The usable sidewalk space must remain
unobstructed. Unobstructed sidewalk space must be at least ten feet (10') wide on Main
Street between South Temple and 400 South; and where available, eight feet (8') wide in
the D-1, D-3, D-4 and G-MU districts. In all other applicable areas a minimum of six
feet (6') of unobstructed space is required. In addition, any portable sign may not be
placed in any location that would obstruct any ADA accessible feature.
C. Construction: All portable signs must be built so as to be reasonably stable and to
withstand expected wind and other weather elements.
D. Attended Portable Signs: An "attended portable sign" is a portable sign placed by a
person who, either in person or through a representative, at all times while the sign is in
the public right of way, remains either: 1) within twenty five feet (25') of the sign or 2)
on the first floor of a building whose front entrance is within twenty five feet (25') of the
sign or which has windows providing a view of the portable sign from within the
building. Salt Lake City reserves the right to request the removal or relocation of a
portable sign to accommodate construction activity within the public right of way.
Portable signs that are attended by a representative shall be permitted only on the "block
face" (as defined in section 21A.62.040 of this title) on which the business being
advertised is located and on up to two (2) block faces intersecting and contiguous with
the block face on which such business is located, provided that the portable sign is
located within a zoning district which permits said signs. Within the downtown and
gateway zoning districts, a "block face" shall be defined as all of the lots facing one side
of a street between two (2) intersecting collector and/or arterial streets.
SECTION 2. Effective Date. This ordinance shall become effective on the date of its first
publication.
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, this 6th day of May
2014.
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Transmitted to Mayor on May 7, 2014 .
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