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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. 19 of 2001
(Amending Portions of the Salt Lake City Zoning Code
regarding the Residential Office Zoning District)
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING PORTIONS OF THE SALT LAKE CITY ZONING
CODE REGARDING THE RESIDENTIAL OFFICE (RO) ZONING DISTRICT, PURSUANT
TO PETITION NO. 400-00-3 3.
WHEREAS, the Salt Lake City Zoning Code contains a classification known as
Residential Office (RO) Zoning District; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, finds after public hearings before
its own body and before the Planning Commission, that portions of the Salt Lake City Zoning
Code which relate to the Residential Office (RO) Zoning District should be amended to allow
greater flexibility in the property uses allowed in that zoning district, and that such amendments
are in the best interest of the City;
NOW THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah:
SECTION 1. Section 21A.24.180.A of the Salt Lake City Code shall be and hereby is
amended to read as follows:
A. Purpose Statement. The RO residential/office district is intended to
provide a suitable environment for existing and future mixed use areas
consisting of a combination of residential dwellings and office use. This
district should encourage the maintenance and rehabilitation of appropriate
existing buildings and neighborhood scale.
SECTION 2. Section 21A.24.180.0 of the Salt Lake City Code shall be and hereby is
amended to read as follows:
C. Minimum Lot Area and Lot Width. The minimum lot areas and lot widths
required in this district are as follows:
Minimum Minimum
Land Use Lot Area Lot Width
1. Single Family 5,000 sq. ft. 50 ft.
Residences
2. Two Family 8,000 sq. ft. 50 ft.
Dwellings
3. Multifamily No
dwellings minimum 100 ft.
4. Offices, as
specified in
Section 21A.24.190 20,000 sq. ft. 100 ft.
5. Offices, as 5,000 sq. ft. to 50 ft.
specified in 20,000 sq. ft.
Section 21A.24.180 I
6. Natural open No No
space and minimum minimum
conservation
areas, public
and private
7. Public pedestrian No No
pathways, trails minimum minimum
and greenways
8. Utility substations 5,000 sq. ft. 50 ft.
and buildings
9. Municipal service No No
uses, including city minimum minimum
utility uses and
police and fire
stations
10. Places of worship 12,000 sq. ft. 80 ft.
less than four acres
in size.
11. Public/private No No
utility transmission minimum minimum
wires, lines, pipes
and poles.
12. Other permitted or 20,000 sq. ft. 100 ft.
conditional uses
as listed in Section
21A.24.190
SECTION 3. Section 21A.24 180 D of the Salt Lake City Code shall be and
hereby is amended to read as follows:
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D. Maximum Building Height. The maximum building height permitted in this
district is four stories or sixty feet, whichever is less except:
a. The height for single-family dwellings and two-family dwellings shall be
two and one half stories or thirty feet, whichever is less; and
b. If the property abuts a zoning district with a greater maximum building
height, then the maximum building height in the RO District shall be six
stories or ninety feet, whichever, is less.
SECTION 4. Section 21A.24.180 E of the Salt Lake City Code shall be and
hereby is amended to read as follows:
E. Minimum Yard Requirements.
1. Multi-family dwellings and offices on greater than 20,000 square feet lot
area.
a. Front Yard. Twenty-five feet.
b. Corner Side Yard. Twenty-five feet.
c. Interior Side Yard. Fifteen feet.
d. Rear yard. The rear yard shall be twenty-five percent of the lot depth,
but need not exceed thirty feet.
2. Single-family, Two family Dwellings, and Offices on lots less than
20,000 square feet
a. Front Yard. 20 feet.
b. Corner Side Yard. 10 feet.
c. Interior Side Yard.
i. Corner Lots. 10 feet.
ii. Interior Lots. Four feet on one side and ten feet on the other.
d. Rear Yard. The rear yard shall be twenty-five percent of the lot depth,
but need not exceed thirty feet.
3. Accessory Buildings and Structures in Yards. Accessory buildings and
structures may be located in a required yard subject to Part IV, Chapter
21A.36, Section 21A.36. 020B, Table 21A.36.020B, Obstructions in
Yards.
SECTION 5. Section 21A.24.180 I of the Salt Lake City Code shall be and
hereby is enacted to read as follows:
I. Offices in Existing Buildings on Lots Less Than 20,000 square feet. Offices
occupying existing buildings are permitted on a 5,000 square feet minimum lot.
Additions to existing buildings that are greater than 50% of the existing building footprint
or that exceed the height of the existing building shall be subject to conditional use
approval.
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SECTION 6. Section 21A.24.190 of the Sale Lake City Code shall be and
hereby is amended to add the following footnote to the list of Qualifying Provisions at the
end of that section:
9. Building additions on lots less than 20,000 square feet for office uses may
not exceed 50 percent of the buildings footprint. Building additions greater than
50 percent of the buildings footprint or new office building construction are
subject to the conditional use process.
SECTION 7. The table located at Section 21A.24.200 of the Salt Lake City
Code entitled "Summary Table of Yard and Bulk Requirements-Residential Districts,"
shall be and hereby is amended to read as set forth on Exhibit"A" attached hereto.
SECTION 8. 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 3rd day of
April , 2001.
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ATTEST AND COUNTERSIGN:
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Transmitted to Mayor on April 3, 2001
Mayor's Action: �X Approved. Vetoed.
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Published: April 13, 2001
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Exhibit A
Table 21A.24.200 Summary Table of Yard and Bulk Reauirements - Residential Districts.
District District Minimum Lot Area Minimum Maximum Minimum Minimum Minimum Minimum Maximum Required
Symbol Name Lot Width Building Front Corner Interior Rear Yard Building Landscape
Height Yard Side Yard Side Yard coverage Yard
RO Residential Multi-family;none 100' 60'or 4 stories 25' 25' 15'. 25%of lot 60% Front and
Office required,Offices; Exceptions: See depth or 30' Corner side
20,000 sq. ft. subsection yards. Interior
21A.24.180D of lots;one
this Chapter interior side
yard.
Single-Family; 5,000 50' 30' or 2.5 20' 10' Corner Lots 25%of lot 60% Front and
square feet. stories. 10';Interior depth or 30' Corner side
Lots 4' on yards.
Two-Family; 8,000 one side
square feet. and 10' on
the other. If
greater than
two stories
then 10 feet
on both side
yards.
Offices; 5,000 to 50 ft. 3 story 20' 10' Corner Lots 25%of lot 60% Front and
20,000 sq. ft. maximum 10';Interior depth or 30' Corner Side
Lots 4' on yards.
one side
and 10' on
the other. If
greater than
two stories
then 10 feet
on both side
yards.