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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. 20 of 2001
(Amending Chapter 21A.24.010 and Related Provisions of the Salt Lake City Code
Regarding Residential Height Standards and Calculations of Grade)
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 21A.24.010 AND RELATED
PROVISIONS OF THE SALT LAKE CITY CODE REGARDING THE RESIDENTIAL
HEIGHTS STANDARDS AND CALCULATION OF GRADE, PURSUANT TO
PETITION NO. 400-00-13.
WHEREAS, the Salt Lake City Zoning Code contains regulations regarding the
height of buildings in residential zoning districts, and regarding the calculation of grade;
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 Code which relate to the height regulations of residential structures and the
calculation of grade should be amended to protect the character and integrity of
residential neighborhoods, 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.24.010.O.1.a. of the Salt Lake City Code shall be and
hereby is amended to read as follows:
O. Special Foothills Regulations: The FP Foothills Protection District, Section
21A.32.040 of this Part, and the FR-1/43,560, FR-2/21,780 and FR-3/12,000
Districts shall be subject to the regulations of this subsection, other general
provisions for residential districts, and the district regulations of each district.
1. Special Building Height Controls: Uses and buildings in the FR-1/43,560,
FR-2/21,780, FR-3/12,000 and FP Districts shall conform to the following
special height regulations:
a. Building height for initial construction of a building in a foothill zone shall
be measured as the vertical distance between the top of the roof and the
established grade at any given point of building coverage. Building height
for any subsequent structural modification or addition to a building shall
be measured from finished grade existing at the time a building permit is
requested. Building height for foothills districts is defined and illustrated
in, Part VI, Chapter 21A.62 of this Title.
SECTION 2. Section 21A.24.010.O.1.e. shall be and hereby is amended to read
as follows:
e. All building heights for initial construction of a building in a foothill zone
shall be measured from the established grade. Up to four feet (4') of fill
(or 6 feet within the buildable area of the lot) may be added on top of the
established grade in order to bring the exposed portion of the lower story
of a single exterior wall of building into compliance with the definition of
a basement when the majority of that lower level of that exterior wall
already complies with this definition. The height of any subsequent
structural modification or addition to a building shall be measured from
the finished grade existing at the time a building permit is requested.
SECTION 3. Section 21A.24.010.0 of the Salt Lake City Code shall be and
hereby is amended to read as follows:
U. Building Height Controls Based On Topography Outside Foothill Districts:
The maximum height of single-family, two-family or twin home buildings and
building additions or structural modifications on any sloping lot in any zoning
district, may be measured as the vertical distance between the top of the roof and
the finished grade at any given point of building coverage . The maximum
building height, when determining height by this method, shall be the same as the
maximum height for the FR-2 and FR-3 Zoning Districts. For the purpose of this
Section, a lot shall be considered "sloping" if the average grade from side to side
or front to back is 12% or greater.
SECTION 4. The definitions contained in Section 21A.62.040 of the Salt Lake
City Code shall be and hereby are amended as follows:
"Building Height - Foothills Districts": In the FR-1, FR-2, FR-3 and the FP
Districts, building height shall be the vertical distance between the top of the roof and
the grade of the site, as described in Subsection 21A.24.010.O.1.a, measured at any
given point of building coverage.
Grade, Established: "Established grade" means the natural topographic grade of
undisturbed areas on a site or the grade that exists after approved subdivision site
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development activity has been completed prior to approval for building permit
construction activity.
Grade, Finished: "Finished grade" means the finished grade of a site after
reconfiguring grades according to an approved re-grading plan related to the initial
building permit activity on a site.
SECTION 5. Illustration A, entitled "Building Height in Foothill Districts,"
located at Section 21A.62.050 of the Salt Lake City Code, shall be and hereby is
amended as set forth on Exhibit"A" attached hereto.
SECTION 6. 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 10th day of
April , 2001.
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