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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. 40 of 2015
(Freight Curb Loading Zones)
An ordinance amending section 12.56.330 of the Salt Lake City Code,regarding the
regulation and use of freight curb loading zones.
WHEREAS,the City desires to amend the City Code with respect the manner in which
freight license parking permits are regulated;and
WHEREAS,the City also desires to amend the City Code regarding the permitted uses of
freight curb loading zones;and
WHEREAS,the City Council finds the proposed amendments are equitable and
reasonably further the health,safety.and general welfare of the citizens of Salt Lake City.
NOW,THEREFORE,be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City,Utah:
SECTION 1. That Section 12.56.330 of the Salt Lake City Code be,and the same
hereby is,amended as follows:
12.56.330:FREIGHT CURB LOADING ZONES:
A. For purposes of this section,a vehicle shall he considered a commercial vehicle if it is:
1.A motor truck;
2.A station wagon or a van permanently modified to carry no more than three seated
passengers;or
3.A motor vehicle whose business name is permanently displayed on both sides of the
vehicle in,at a minimum,two inch lettering.
B. A freight license parking permit for qualifying commercial vehicles may be obtained as
follows:
I.Applicants for a freight license parking permit must possess a current Salt Lake City
business license.
2. A business requesting issuance of a freight license parking permit must contact the City's
Business Licensing section to receive an application as well as any applicable instructional
documentation. The business representative must complete the application in its entirety and
include all required commercial vehicle descriptions for each vehicle for which the business
is requesting a freight license parking permit.
3. The business requesting one or more freight license parking permits must return the
completed freight license parking permit application to the Business Licensing section. At
that time the business must also pay the fee as listed on the Salt Lake City Consolidated Fee
Schedule for each freight license parking permit requested.
4. Upon receiving a freight license parking permit application,the City's Compliance
Enforcement section will inspect each of the vehicles for which a freight license parking
permit has been requested. Upon verifying that each vehicle meets the above-listed
definition of a commercial vehicle,a Compliance Enforcement official will approve the
business's freight license parking permit application and forward the approved application to
the Business Licensing section for retention.
5. The Compliance Enforcement official who approves a freight license parking permit
application shall ensure that the license plate number and state of those commercial vehicles
that receive freight license parking permits are registered in the electronic Salt Lake City
freight permitting system and the Compliance Enforcement system(s).
6. If a vehicle inspected by Compliance Enforcement does not successfully meet the
definition of a commercial vehicle the business representative may make any necessary
corrections and return the vehicle in a timely manner and at a scheduled time for re-
inspection. No amount of the initial fee will be reimbursed.
C. A freight license parking permit is non-transferable and is renewable annually.
D. No person shall stop any vehicle,or permit the same to be stopped,in a freight curb loading
zone when the provisions applicable to such zones are in effect unless:
I.A valid freight license parking permit has been issued to such vehicle;and
2.The stop involves the expeditious loading or unloading of materials;and
3.The duration of the stop does not exceed thirty(30)minutes.
SECTION 2. That this ordinance shall become effective 120 days after the date of
publication.
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Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City,Utah,this 16th day of June
2015.
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Transmitted to Mayor on June 22, 2015 •
Mayor's Action: °I( Approved. Vetoed.
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Bill No. 40 of 2015.
Published: July 1, 2015
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