047 of 2015 - Amending 21A.24.164, 21A.24.168 and 21A.46.090; Residential Mixed Use District 0 15-1
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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. 47 of 2015
(An ordinance amending Sections 21A.24.164,21A.24.168 and 21A.46.090
of the Salt Lake City Code pertaining to R-MU-35 and R-MU-45
Residential/Mixed Use zoning districts)
An ordinance amending Sections 21A.24.164,2I A.24.168 and 21A.46.090 of the Salt Luke
City Code pursuant to Petition No.PLNPCM2014-00127 to modify regulations pertaining to the R-
MU-35 and R-MU-45 Residential/Mixed Use zoning districts.
WHEREAS,the Salt Lake City Planning Commission held a public hearing on January 28,
2015 to consider a petition submitted by the Salt Lake City Council(Petition No.PLNPCM2014-
00127)to amend Sections 21A.24.164(Zoning:Residential Districts:R-MU-35 Residential/Mixed
Use District),21A.24.168(Zoning:Residential Districts:R-MU-45 Residential/Mixed Use District),
and 21A.46.090(Zoning:Signs:Sign Regulations for Mixed Use and Commercial Districts)of the
Sall Lake City Code to modify regulations concerning R-MU-35 and R-MU-45 Residential/Mixed
Use zoning districts;and
WHEREAS,at its January 28,2015 hearing,the planning commission voted in favor of
transmitting a positive recommendation to the Salt Lake City Council on said petition;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 the text of Salt Lake City Code Section 21A.24.164. That
Section 21A.24.164 of the Salt Lake City Code(Zoning:Residential Districts:R-MU-35
Residential/Mixed Use District),shall be,and hereby is,amended to read as follows:
21A.24.164:R-MU-35 RESIDENTIAL/MIXED USE DISTRICT
A. Purpose Statement:The purpose of the R-MU-35 Residential/Mixed Use District is to
provide areas within the city for mixed use development that promote residential
urban neighborhoods containing residential,retail,service commercial and small
scale office uses.The standards for the district reinforce the mixed use character of
the area and promote appropriately scaled development that is pedestrian oriented.
This zone is intended to provide a buffer for lower density residential uses and nearby
collector,arterial streets and higher intensity land uses.
B. Uses:Uses in the R-MU-35 Residential/Mixed Use District,as specified in Section
21A.33.020,"Table of Permitted and Conditional Uses for Residential Districts",of
this chapter are permitted subject to the general provisions set forth in Section
21A.24.010 of this chapter and this section.
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
Multi-family dwellings 5,000 square feet for 50 feet
new lots.
No minimum for
existing lots
Municipal service uses,including city utility uses and police and No minimum No minimum
fire stations
Natural open space and conservation areas,public and private No minimum No minimum
Nonresidential uses No minimum No minimum
Places of worship less than 4 acres in size 12,000 square feet 140 feet
Public pedestrian pathways,trails and greenways No minimum No minimum
Public/private utility transmission wires,lines.pipes and poles No minimum No minimum
Single-family attached dwellings(3 or more) 2,500 square feet per Interior:22
unit' feet
Corner:32
feet
Single-family detached dwellings 2,500 square feet 25 feet
Twin home dwellings 2,500 square feet per 25 feet
unit
Two-family dwellings 2,500 square feet 25 feet
Utility substations and buildings 5,000 square feet 50 feet
Other permitted or conditional uses as listed in 5,000 square feet 50 feet
Section 21 A.33.020 of this chapter
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Qualifying provisions:
1. There is no minimum lot area nor lot width required provided:
a. Parking for units shall be rear loaded and accessed from a common drive
shared by all units in a particular development;
b. Driveway access shall connect to the public street in a maximum of 2
locations:and
c. No garages shall face the primary street and front yard parking shall be strictly
prohibited.
D. Minimum Yard Requirements:
I. Single-Family Detached Dwellings:
a. Front yard:Minimum five feet(5').Maximum ten feet(10').
b. Corner side yard:Minimum five feet(5').Maximum ten feet(10').
c. Interior side yard:
(1)Corner lots:Four feet(4').
(2)Interior lots:Four feet(4').
d. Rear yard:Twenty five percent(25%)of the lot depth,but need not be more
than twenty feet(20').
2. Single-Family Attached,Two-Family and Twin Home Dwellings:
a. Front yard:Minimum five feet(5').Maximum ten feet(10').
b. Corner side yard:Minimum five feet(5').Maximum ten feet(10').
c. Interior side yard:
(1) Single-family attached:Four feet(4')is required for any interior side yard
that is not a common wall between properties.
(2) Two-family:
(A)Interior lot:Four feet(4').
(B)Corner lot:Four feet(4').
(3) Twin home:No yard is required along the common lot line.A four foot
(4')yard is required on the other.
d. Rear yard:Twenty five percent(25%)of lot depth or twenty five feet(25'),
whichever is less.
3. Nonresidential,Multi-Family Residential and Mixed Use Developments:
a. Front yard:Minimum five feet(5'). Maximum fifteen feet(15').
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b. Corner side yard:Minimum five feet(5').Maximum fifteen feet(15').
c. Interior side yard:No setback is required unless an interior side yard abuts a
single or two-family residential district.When a setback is required,a
minimum ten foot(10')setback must be provided,and the minimum side yard
setback shall be increased one foot(1')for every one foot(I')increase in
height above twenty five feet(25').Buildings may be stepped so taller
portions of a building are farther away from the side property line.The
horizontal measurement of the step shall be equal to the vertical measurement
of the taller portion of the building.
d. Rear yard:Twenty five percent(25%)of lot depth,but need not exceed thirty
feet(30').
4. Legal Lots:Lots legally existing on the effective date hereof,April 12, 1995,shall
be considered legal conforming lots.
5. Required Yards for Legally Existing Buildings:For buildings legally existing on
the effective date hereof,required yards shall be no greater than the established
setback line.
E. Maximum Building Height:The maximum building height shall not exceed thirty
five feet(35'),except that nonresidential buildings and uses shall be limited by
subsections El,E2,E3 and E4 of this section.Buildings taller than thirty five feet
(35'),up to a maximum of forty five feet(45'),may be authorized through the
conditional building and site design review process;and provided,that the proposed
height is supported by the applicable master plan.
1. Maximum height for nonresidential buildings:Twenty feet(20').
2. Nonresidential uses are only permitted on the ground floor of any structure.
3. Nonresidential uses in Landmark Sites are exempt from the maximum height for
nonresidential buildings and the maximum floor area coverage limitations.
4. For any property abutting a single-family or two-family residential district,the
maximum height is limited to thirty-five feet(35')and may not be increased
through any process.
F. Minimum Open Space:For residential uses and mixed uses containing residential
uses,not less than twenty percent(20%)of the lot area shall be maintained as open
space.This open space may take the form of landscaped yards or plazas and
courtyards,subject to site plan review approval.
G. Landscape Buffers:Where a lot in the R-MU-35 district abuts a lot in a single-family
or two-family residential district,landscape buffers shall be provided as required in
Chapter 21 A.48,"Landscaping and Buffers",of this title.
H. Design Standards:These standards apply when constructing a new building,an
addition of one thousand(1,000)square feet or more that extends a street facing
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building facade,additions that increase the height of an existing building or when
specifically indicated below.
1. Minimum Ground Floor Glass:The ground floor elevation facing a street of all
new buildings shall not have less than sixty percent(60%)glass surfaces between
three(3)and eight feet(8')above grade.All ground floor glass shall be
nonreflective and allow visibility into the building for a depth of at least five feet
(5').The planning director may approve a modification to ground floor glass
requirements if the planning director finds:
(a) The requirement would negatively affect the historic character of an existing
building,or
(b)The requirement would negatively affect the structural stability of an existing
building.
(c) The ground level of the building is occupied by residential uses.in which case
the sixty percent(60%)glass requirement may be reduced to forty percent
(40%).
2. Ground Floor Uses:On the ground floor,a permitted or conditional use other than
parking shall occupy at least seventy-five percent(75%)of the width of any
street-facing building facade.All portions of such ground floor spaces shall
extend a minimum of twenty five feet(25')into the building.Parking may be
located behind these spaces.
3. Ground Floor Building Materials:Other than windows and doors,eighty percent
(80%)of the remaining ground floor wall area shall be clad in durable materials.
Durable materials include brick,masonry,textured or patterned concrete and/or
cut stone.Other materials may be used as accent or trim provided they cover
twenty percent(20%)or less of the ground floor adjacent to a street.Other
materials may be approved at the discretion of the planning director if it is found
that the proposed material is of a durable material and is appropriate for the
ground floor of a structure.
4. Entrances:Provide at least one operable building entrance for every street facing
facade.Additional operable building entrances shall be required for each seventy
five feet(75')of street-facing building facade.
5. Maximum Length of Blank Walls:The maximum length of any blank wall
uninterrupted by windows,doors,art or architectural detailing at the ground floor
level along any street facing facade shall be fifteen feet(15').Changes in plane,
color,texture,materials,scale of materials,patterns,art,or other architectural
detailing are acceptable methods to create variety and scale.This shall include
architectural features such as bay windows,recessed entrances or windows,
balconies,cornices,columns,or other similar architectural features.The
architectural feature may be either recessed or project a minimum of twelve
inches(12").
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6. Building Equipment and Service Areas:All building equipment and service areas
shall be located on the roof of the building or in the rear yard.These elements
shall be sited to minimize their visibility and impact,or screened and enclosed as
to appear to be an integral part of the architectural design of the building.
7. Parking Structures:Parking structures not attached to the principal building shall
maintain a forty five foot(45')minimum setback from a front or corner side yard
property line or be located behind the primary structure.
8. Modifications to Design Standards:Exceptions to subsection H may be authorized
through the conditional building and site design review process,subject to the
requirements of Chapter 21A.59 of this title,and the review and approval of the
planning commission.
SECTION 2. Amending the text of Salt Lake City Code Section 21A.24.168. That
Section 21 A.24.168 of the Salt Lake City Code(Zoning:Residential Districts:R-MU-45
Residential/Mixed Use District),shall be,and hereby is,amended to read as follows:
21A.24.168:R-MU-45 RESIDENTIAL/MIXED USE DISTRICT:
A. Purpose Statement:The purpose of the R-MU-45 Residential/Mixed Use District is to
provide areas within the city for mixed use development that promotes residential
urban neighborhoods containing residential,retail,service commercial and small
scale office uses.The standards for the district reinforce the mixed use character of
the area and promote appropriately scaled development that is pedestrian oriented.
B. Uses:Uses in the R-MU-45 Residential/Mixed Use District,as specified in Section
21A.33.020,"Cable Of Permitted And Conditional Uses For Residential Districts",of
this chapter,are permitted subject to the general provisions set forth in Section
21 A.24.010 of this chapter and this section.
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
Multi-family dwellings 5,000 square feet for 50 feet
new lots.
No minimum for
existing lots
Municipal service uses,including city utility uses and police and No minimum No minimum
fire stations
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Natural open space and conservation areas,public and private No minimum No minimum
Nonresidential uses No minimum No minimum
Places of worship less than 4 acres in size 5,000 square feet 50 feet
Public pedestrian pathways,trails and greenways No minimum No minimum
Public/private utility transmission wires,lines,pipes and poles No minimum No minimum
Single-family attached dwellings(3 or more) 2,500 square feet per Interior:22
unit' feet
Corner 32
feet
Single-family detached dwellings 2,500 square feet 25 feet
Twin home dwellings 2,500 square feet per 25 feet
unit
Two-family dwellings 2,500 square feet 25 feet
Utility substations and buildings 5,000 square feet 50 feet
Other permitted or conditional uses as listed in 5,000 square feet 50 feet
Section 21 A.33.020 of this chapter
Qualifying provisions:
1. There is no minimum lot area nor lot width required provided:
a. Parking for units shall be rear loaded and accessed from a common drive
shared by all units in a particular development;
b. Driveway access shall connect to the public street in a maximum of 2
locations;and
c. No garages shall face the primary street and front yard parking shall be
strictly prohibited.
D. Minimum Yard Requirements:
1. Single-Family Detached Dwellings:
a. Front yard:Minimum five feet(5').Maximum ten feet(10').
b. Corner side yard:Minimum five feet(5').Maximum ten feet(10').
c. Interior side yard:
(I)Corner lots:Four feet(4').
(2)Interior lots:Four feet(4').
d. Rear yard:Twenty five percent(25%)of the lot depth,but need not be more
than twenty feet(20').
2. Single-Family Attached,Two-Family and Twin Home Dwellings:
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a. Front yard:Minimum five feet(5').Maximum ten feet(10').
b. Corner side yard:Minimum five feet(5').Maximum ten feet(10').
c. Interior side yard:
(I) Single-family attached:Four feet(4')is required for any interior side yard
that is not a common wall between properties.
(2) Two-family:
(A)Interior lot:Four feet(4').
(B)Corner lot:Four feet(4').
(3)Twin home:No yard is required along the common lot line.A four foot
(4')yard is required on the other.
d. Rear yard:Twenty five percent(25%)of lot depth or twenty five feet(25'),
whichever is less.
3. Nonresidential,Multi-Family Residential and Mixed Use Developments:
a. Front yard:Minimum five feet(5')._Maximum fifteen feet(15').
b. Corner side yard:Minimum five feet(5').Maximum fifteen feet(15').
c. Interior side yard:No setback is required unless an interior side yard abuts a
single or two-family residential district.When a setback is required,a
minimum ten foot(10')setback must be provided,and the minimum side yard
setback shall be increased one foot(I')for every one foot(I')increase in
height above thirty feet(30').Buildings may be stepped so taller portions of a
building are farther away from the side property line.The horizontal
measurement of the step shall be equal to the vertical measurement of the
taller portion of the building.
d. Rear yard:Twenty five percent(25%)of lot depth,but need not exceed thirty
feet(30').
4. Legal Lots:Lots legally existing on the effective date hereof,April 12,1995,shall
be considered legal conforming lots.
5. Required Yards for Legally Existing Buildings:For buildings legally existing on
the effective date hereof,required yards shall be no greater than the established
setback line.
E. Maximum Building Height:The maximum building height shall not exceed forty five
feet(45'),except that nonresidential buildings and uses shall be limited by
subsections El,E2,E3 and E4 of this section.Buildings taller than forty five feet
(45'),up to a maximum of fifty five feet(55'),may be authorized through the
conditional building and site design review process and provided,that the proposed
height is supported by the applicable master plan.
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1. Maximum height for nonresidential buildings:Twenty feet(20').
2. Nonresidential uses are only permitted on the ground floor of any structure.
3. Nonresidential uses in landmark sites are exempt from the maximum height for
nonresidential buildings and the maximum floor area coverage limitations.
4. For any property abutting a single-family or two-family residential district,the
maximum height is limited to forty-five feet(45')and may not be increased
through any process.
F. Minimum Open Space:For residential uses and mixed uses containing residential
uses,not less than twenty percent(20%)of the lot area shall be maintained as open
space.This open space may take the form of landscaped yards or plazas and
courtyards,subject to site plan review approval.
G. Landscape Buffers:Where a lot in the R-MU-45 district abuts a lot in a single-family
or two-family residential district,landscape buffers shall be provided as required in
Chapter 21 A.48,"Landscaping and Buffers",of this title.
H. Design Standards:These standards apply when constructing a new building,an
addition of one thousand(1,000)square feet or more that extends a street facing
building facade,additions that increase the height of an existing building or when
specifically indicated below.
1. Minimum Ground Floor Glass:The ground floor elevation facing a street of all
new buildings shall not have less than sixty percent(60%)glass surfaces between
three(3)and eight feet(8')above grade.All ground floor glass shall be
nonreflective and allow visibility into the building for a depth of at least five feet
(5').The planning director may approve a modification to ground floor glass
requirements if the planning director finds:
(a) The requirement would negatively affect the historic character of an existing
building;
(b) The requirement would negatively affect the structural stability of an existing
building;or
(c) The ground level of the building is occupied by residential uses,in which case
the sixty percent(60%)glass requirement may be reduced to forty percent
(40%).
2. Ground Floor Uses:On the ground floor,a permitted or conditional use other than
parking shall occupy at least seventy-five percent(75%)of the width of any
street-facing building facade.All portions of such ground floor spaces shall
extend a minimum of twenty five feet(25')into the building.Parking may be
located behind these spaces.
3. Ground Floor Building Materials:Other than windows and doors,eighty percent
(80%)of the remaining ground floor wall area shall be clad in durable materials.
Durable materials include brick,masonry,textured or patterned concrete and/or
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cut stone.Other materials may be used as accent or trim provided they cover
twenty percent(20%)or less of the ground floor adjacent to a street.Other
materials may be approved at the discretion of the planning director if it is found
that the proposed material is of a durable material and is appropriate for the
ground floor of a structure.
4. Entrances:Provide at least one operable building entrance for every street facing
facade.Additional operable building entrances shall be required for each seventy
five feet(75')of street-facing building facade.
5. Maximum Length of Blank Walls:The maximum length of any blank wall
uninterrupted by windows,doors,art or architectural detailing at the ground floor
level along any street facing facade shall be fifteen feet(15').Changes in plane,
color,texture,materials,scale of materials,patterns,art,or other architectural
detailing are acceptable methods to create variety and scale.This shall include
architectural features such as bay windows,recessed entrances or windows,
balconies,cornices,columns,or other similar architectural features.The
architectural feature may be either recessed or project a minimum of twelve
inches(12").
6. Building Equipment and Service Areas:All building equipment and service areas
shall be located on the roof of the building or in the rear yard.These elements
shall be sited to minimize their visibility and impact,or screened and enclosed as
to appear to be an integral part of the architectural design of the building.
7. Stepback Requirement:Floors rising above thirty feet(30')in height shall be
stepped back ten(10')horizontal feet from the building foundation at grade,in
those areas abutting a single or two-family residential district and/or public street.
8. Parking Structures:Parking structures not attached to the principal building shall
maintain a forty five foot(45')minimum setback from a front or corner side yard
property line or be located behind the primary structure.
9. Modifications to Design Standards:Exceptions to this requirement may be
authorized through the conditional building and site design review process,
subject to the requirements of Chapter 21A.59 of this title,and the review and
approval of the planning commission.
SECfION 3. Amending the text of Salt Lake City Code Section 2l A.46.090.A.3. That
Section 21A.46.090.A.3 of the Salt Lake City Code(Zoning:Signs:Sign Regulations for Mixed
Use and Commercial Districts),shall be,and hereby is,amended to read as follows:
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3. Sign Type,Size And Height Standards For The R-MU-35,R-MU-45,R-MU And MU
Districts:
STANDARDS FOR THE R-MU-35,R-MU-45,R-MU AND MU DISTRICTS
Maximum Limit On
Types Of Maximum Height Of Number Of Combined
Signs Area Per Sign Freestanding Minimum Signs Permitted Number Of
Permitted Face Signs' Setback Per Sign Type Signs'
Awning sign/ I square foot See note I May extend 6 feet I per first floor None
canopy sign per linear foot from face of dooriwindow
of storefront: building 2 feet from
building total back of curb'
not to exceed 40
square feet(sign
area only)
Canopy,drive- 40%of canopy See note I n/a I per canopy None
through face if signage face
is on 2 faces.
20%of canopy
face if signs are
on 4 faces
Construction 32 square feet 8 feet 5 feet I per street None
sign frontage
Flat sign I square foot See note I n/a I sign per None
(general per linear foot building frontage
building of building
orientation)' frontages
Flat sign 1 square foot Sec note I n/a I per business or None
(storefront per linear foot storefront
orientation)''s of store
frontage`
Garage/yard 6 square feet 4 feet 5 feet I per street None
sale sign frontage
Monument and pole signs:
Monument 100 square feet 12 feet 5 feet I per street I sign per
sign' frontage street
frontage
Pole sign(I 75 square feet 25 feet 15 feet and a 6 foot I per street
acre minimum) maximum frontage
projection
Nameplate 2 square feet See note I n/a I per building None
entry.
New 80 square feet 10 feet 5 feet I per street None
development frontage
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sign
Political sign 16 square feet 6 feet 5 feet No limit None
Private 8 square feet 4 feet 5 feet No limit None
directional sign
Projecting 6 square feet per See note I. May extend 4 feet I per leasable None
business sign side,total from face of the space.All signs
storefront sign of 12 square building and 2 feet shall be located
feet. from back of curb. within the
A minimum height tenant's leasable
of 10 feet above the space
sidewalk shall be
maintained.See
note 6.
Public safety 8 square feet 6 feet 5 feet No limit None
sign
Real estate sign 16 square feet 6 feet 5 feet 1 per street None
frontage
Window sign 25%of window See note I n/a No limit None
area of each use
Notes:
1. For height limits on building signs,see subsection 21A.46.070J of this chapter.
2. Not applicable to temporary signs mounted as flat signs.
3. Monument signs shall have a 5 foot setback,unless integrated into the fence structure.
Height requirements for fence apply.
4. The total number of signs permitted from the sign types combined.
5. A single-tenant building may combine the square footage total of both the storefront
orientation and the general building orientation flat signs to construct 1 larger sign.
6. Public property lease and insurance required for projection over property line.
7. Storefront flat signs limited to locations on the lower 2 floors.
8. Backlit awnings excluded.
SECTION 4. Effective Date. This ordinance shall become effective on the date of its
first publication.
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Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, this 25th day of August
2015.
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Mayor's Action: X Approved. Vetoed.
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