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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. 48 of 2002
(Amending the Salt Lake City Zoning Code Regarding
Window Wells in Side Yard Areas)
AN ORDNANCE AMENDING SECTION 21A.36.020.B OF THE SALT
LAKE CITY ZONING CODE REGARDING WINDOW WELLS IN SIDE YARD
AREAS,PURSUANT TO PETITION NO. 400-01-26.
WHEREAS, the Salt Lake City zoning code contains restrictions as to items that
are or are not allowed in side yard areas; 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 window wells in side yard areas should be amended
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. That the table located at Section 21A.36.020.B of the Salt Lake
City Code, entitled"Obstructions in Required Yards," shall be and hereby is amended as
set forth on Exhibit"A" attached hereto.
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 9th day of
July , 2002.
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ATTEST AND COUNTERSIGN:
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Transmitted to the Mayor on July 9, 2002
Mayor's Action: XApproved Vetoed
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EXHIBIT A
TABLE 21A.36.020B OBSTRUCTIONS IN REQUIRED YARDS
Type Of Structure Or Use Obstruction Front And Side Rear
Corner Yard Yard
Side Yards
Air conditioners which are window units' X X X
Accessory buildings subject to the provisions of Chapter 21A.40 of this Part, and X
located at least 1 foot from the side property line except for the FP and FR
Districts where no accessory building is permitted in any yard. Accessory
buildings shall be at least 10 feet from a principal residential building on an
adjacent lot
Arbors and trellises not to exceed 12 feet in height or 120 square feet in X X X
residential districts. This requirement shall also apply to nonresidential districts
unless otherwise authorized
Architectural ornament not elsewhere regulated projecting not more than 4 inches X X X
Awnings and canopies, extending not more than 2 1/2 feet into front, corner side, X X X
or side yards and not more than 5 feet into rear yards allowed in residential
districts only
Balconies projecting not more than 5 feet X
Basketball hoop and backboard on or adjacent to permitted driveways X X X
Bay windows which are 1 story high not more than 10 feet long, and project 2 X X X
feet or less'
Breezeways and open porches X
Central air-conditioning systems, heating, ventilating, pool and filtering X X
equipment, the outside elements of which extend not more than 4 feet into the
yard'
Chimneys projecting 2 feet or less into the yard X X
Decks(open)2 feet high or less X X X
Eaves, not including gutters projecting 2 feet or less into the yard'. 4 foot eave X X X
may project into a 20 foot yard area
Fallout shelters (completely underground), conforming to applicable civil defense X
regulations and located not less than 4 feet from a lot line
Fences or walls subject to applicable height restrictions of Chapter 21A.40 of this X X X
Part
Fire escapes projecting 4 feet or less X
Flagpoles
Residential districts: 1 permanent flagpole per street frontage X X X
Nonresidential districts: 3 flagpoles per street frontage X X X
Subject to provisions of Table 21A.36.020C of this Section
Grade changes of 2 feet or less except for the FP and FR Districts which shall be X X X
subject to the provisions of subsection 21A.24.0100 of this Title. (All grade
changes located on a property line shall be supported by a retaining wall)
Ham radio antennas subject to provisions of subsection 21A.24.080D of this Title X
Removable handicapped ramp(when approved as a special exception) X X X
111
Type Of Structure Or Use Obstruction Front And Side Rear
Corner Yard Yard
Side Yards
Landscaping, including decorative berms 4 feet or less in height with no grade X X X
change along any property line, provided that if such landscaping obstructs the
visibility of an intersection the City may require its pruning or removal
Laundry drying equipment(clothesline and poles) X
Parking, carports and covered parking spaces except as otherwise expressly X
authorized by Table 21A.44.050 of this Part
Patios on grade X X X
Porches(attached,covered and unenclosed)projecting 5 feet or less X
Recreational(playground)equipment X
Refuse dumpster X
Satellite dish antennas X X
Signs,subject to the provisions of Chapter 21A.46 of this Part X X X
Steps 4 feet or less above grade which are necessary for access to a permitted X X X
building
Swimming pools (measured to the water line), tennis courts, game courts, and X X
similar uses shall not be located less than 10 feet from a property line
Window wells not over 6 feet in width and projecting not more than 3 feet from X X X
structure.
Notes:
"X"denotes where obstructions are allowed.
1.And Located not less than 4 feet from a lot line.