051 of 1997 - Revisions to Zoning Ordinance Regarding Flag Lot Requirements, pursuant to0 97-1
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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. 51 of 1997
(Revisions to Zoning Ordinance Regarding
Flag Lot Requirements, pursuant to
Petition No. 400-96-46)
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 21A.24.010 G OF THE SALT
LAKE CITY ZONING CODE RELATING TO FLAG LOTS IN RESIDENTIAL
DISTRICTS, REQUIRING THAT FLAG LOTS BE APPROVED AS
CONDITIONAL USES RATHER THAN AS PERMITTED USES IN
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS, PURSUANT TO PETITION NO. 400-96-46.
WHEREAS, under the terms of the Salt Lake City Zoning
Ordinance adopted in April 1995, flag lots in some
residential areas were allowed as permitted uses; and
WHEREAS, after processing some of these flag lots, it
became clear that in many cases flag lots were not in
character with the surrounding area; and
WHEREAS, after a public hearing, the Salt Lake City
Planning Commission has found that:
1. Flag lots can have a negative impact upon the
character of certain areas;
2. Consideration of existing property size and
development patterns is an important assessment to measure
the impacts of flag lots on neighborhood vitality;
3. Consideration of flag lots, where appropriate as a
conditional use, supports the Salt Lake City housing policy;
and
4. Strict compliance to existing flag lot standards
without the discretionary review process would not insure
neighborhood compatibility; and
WHEREAS, the Salt Lake City Council has determined,
after a public hearing, that the interest of the public
would be better served by allowing flag lots in residential
areas only as conditional uses.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City Council of
Salt Lake City, Utah:
SECTION 1. That Chapter 21A.24.010 G of the Salt Lake
City Code shall be and hereby is amended to read as follows:
G. Flag Lots in Residential Districts.
Flag lots are a permitted use only as part of a
new subdivision in the FP, FR-1, FR-2 and FR-3
Districts. Flag lots in all other residential
districts, unless being approved through the
Planned Development process, may be allowed as a
Conditional Use Pursuant to Part V, Chapter
21A.54, Conditional Uses, provided that the
Planning Commission finds the flag lot proposal to
be compatible with the existing pattern of
property development of the surrounding area. The
Planning Commission shall also make findings on
the standards listed in Section 21A.24.010G 1
through 10 below:
1. In residential districts other than new
subdivisions in the FP, FR-1, FR-2, FR-3
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Districts, flag lots shall be approved only when
one flag lot is proposed at the rear of an
existing lot, unless being approved through the
Planned Development process;
2. Flag lots shall be used exclusively to
provide lots for single family residential
dwellings;
3. All lot and yard requirements applicable
to flag lots shall apply to the main body of the
flag lot. For flag lots, the front yard shall
begin at the point where the access strip joins
the main body of the lot;
4. Except for the special provisions
contained in this Section 21A.24.010G, the
creation of a flag lot shall not result in a
violation of required lot area, lot width, yards
or other applicable provisions of this Zoning
Ordinance.
5. Flag lots shall have a minimum lot depth
of one hundred (100) feet;
6. The flag lot access strip shall have
minimum of twenty (20) feet of frontage on a
public street. No portion of the flag lot access
strip shall measure less than twenty (20) feet in
width between the buildable area of the lot and
the street right-of-way line. A four (4) foot
minimum landscape yard shall be provided on both
sides of the access strip. (See illustration in
Part VI, Chapter 21A.62, Definitions);
7. Flag lots, including the access strip,
shall be held in fee simple ownership;
8. The minimum lot area of a flag lot shall
not be less than 1.5 times the minimum lot area of
the applicable district;
9. Interior side yards for a flag lot shall
conform to the requirements of the applicable
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district, but shall not be less than ten (10)
feet; and
10. All lots resulting from the creation of
a flag lot shall have a lot width not less than
the minimum lot width of the applicable district
and shall be measured at the front yard setback
line.
SECTION 2. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall
become effective on the date of its first publication.
SECTION 3. Pending Applications. Any application for
a flag lot which has not received final approval prior to
the effective date of this Ordinance shall be required to
comply with the terms of this Ordinance.
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City,
Utah, this 12th day of August
ATTEST AND COUNTERSIGN:
CHIEF DEPUTY CITY 1 ;CORDER
, 1997.
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Transmitted to the Mayor on
Mayor's Action:
August 13, 1997
xxx Approve Vetoed
ATTEST AND COUNTERSIGN:
PUTY CITY R'CORDER
ill No. 51 of 1997.
Published: August 20, 1997
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