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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. 29 of 2010
(An ordinance amending section 21A.40.160 of the
Salt Lake City Code concerning ground-mounted utility boxes)
An ordinance amending section 21A.40.160 (Zoning: Accessory Uses, Buildings and
Structures: Ground Mounted Utility Boxes) of the Salt Lake City Code pursuant to Petition No.
PLNPCM2009-00902.
WHEREAS, the Salt Lake City Planning Commission ("Planning Commission")held a
public hearing on November 18, 2009 to consider a request made by the Salt Lake City Council
("City Council") (petition no. PLNPCM2009-00902) to amend section 21A.40.160 of the Salt
Lake City Code to revise regulations regarding ground-mounted utility boxes; and
WHEREAS, at its November 18, 2009 hearing, the Planning Commission voted to
transmit a positive recommendation to the Salt Lake City Council ("City Council") on said
application; and
WHEREAS, after a public hearing on this matter the City Council has determined that
the following 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 text of Salt Lake City Code section 21A.40.160. That section
21 A.40.160 of the Salt Lake City Code (Zoning: Accessory Uses, Buildings and Structures:
Ground Mounted Utility Boxes), shall be, and hereby is, amended to read as follows:
21A.40.160: GROUND MOUNTED UTILITY BOXES:
A. Compliance With Regulations Required; All ground mounted utility boxes shall be
subject to the following regulations unless exempted within section 21A.02.050,
"Applicability", of this title or where limited by other provisions of this title.
B. Definition: "Ground mounted utility boxes" shall mean such facilities, including
pedestals, boxes, vaults, cabinets, meters or other ground mounted facilities and
associated used for the transmission or operation of underground public utilities.
C. Allowed Use: Ground mounted utility boxes proposed as follows, shall be allowed in all
zoning districts.
1. Subterranean utility boxes located entirely on private property.
2. Utility boxes located entirely within an enclosed building or structure.
3. Ground mounted equipment required to serve a single commercial customer located
behind minimum setback or within 5 feet of a building.
4. Utility boxes for essential public uses such as traffic control boxes, installed by or with
permission of Salt Lake City Corporation.
5. Ground mounted utility boxes located within the front-line public utility easement or
on private property within a private easement which is mutually acceptable to both
the property owner and the utility. The equipment shall not be located within 2 feet
of the sidewalk.
D. Conditional Use: Conditional use review is required for all ground mounted utility boxes
not specifically addressed in sections D of this chapter. Applications shall be reviewed
administratively by the Planning Director or an assigned designee subject to the
following criteria.
1. Location: Utility boxes shall be located and designed to reduce its visual and
environmental impacts on the surrounding properties.
2. Spacing: Utility boxes shall be spaced in such a manner as to limit the visual and
environmental impact of the boxes on neighboring properties. The Planning Director
may limit the number of boxes allowed on a specific site to meet this standard.
3. Setbacks: The Planning Director may modify the setback of the utility box to reduce
the visual and environmental impact of the box when viewed from the street or an
adjacent property. The setback variation will be a function of the site constraints, the
size of the proposed box and the setbacks of adjacent properties and structures.
4. Screening: To the greatest extent possible, utility boxes shall be screened from view
of adjacent properties and City rights-of-way. Utility boxes and their associated
screening shall be integral to the design of the primary building on site and address
crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED) principles by maintaining
solid or opaque screening materials.
5. Design: Utility box design shall reflect the urban character and pedestrian orientation
of the area where it is located.
6. View: The location shall not block views within sight distance angles of sidewalks,
driveways and intersections, or hinder pedestrian or vehicular circulation on the site.
7. Certificate of Appropriateness: Any ground mounted utility box located within an
area subject to section 21A.34.020, "H Historic Preservation Overlay District", of this
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title shall require certificate of appropriateness review and approval with respect to
location and screening materials.
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 18th day of May ,
2010.
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