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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. 51 of 2011
(An ordinance amending section 21A.40.050.A of the Salt.Lake City Code
pertaining to accessory structure setbacks)
An ordinance amending section 21A,40.050.A of the Salt Lake City Code pursuant to
Petition No. PLNPCM2010-00782 pertaining to setback requirements for accessory structures.
WHEREAS, the Salt Lake City Planning Commission("Planning Commission") held a
public hearing on May 25, 2011 to consider a request made by Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker
(petition no. PLNPCM2010-00782)to amend the text of section 21A.40.050.A (Zoning: Accessory
Structures: Yard, Bulk and Height Limitations: Location of Accessory Buildings in Required Yards)
of the Salt Lake City Code to mitigate conflicts with other City policies and goals; and
WHEREAS, at its May 25, 2011 hearing, the Planning Commission voted in favor of
recommending to the City Council that the City Council amend the sections of Title 21A of the Salt
Lake City Code identified herein; 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 text of Salt Lake City Code section 21A.40.050.A. That section
21A.40.050.A of the Salt Lake City Code (Zoning: Accessory Structures: Yard, Bulk and Height
Limitations: Location of Accessory Buildings in Required Yards), shall be, and hereby is, amended
to read as follows:
A. Location Of Accessory Buildings In Required Yards:
I. Front Yards: Accessory buildings are prohibited in any required front yard
and shall be setback at least as far as the principal building when the principal
building exceeds the required front yard setback. Notwithstanding the
foregoing,hoop houses and cold frame structures up to 24-inches in height
may be placed in a front yard.
2. Corner Lots: No accessory building on a corner lot shall be closer to the street
than the distance required for corner side yards. At no time,however, shall an
accessory building be closer than twenty feet (20') to a public sidewalk or
public pedestrian way and the accessory building shall be set back at least as
far as the principal building. Notwithstanding the foregoing, hoop houses and
cold frame structures up to 24-inches in height may be placed in a corner side
yard.
3. Side Yards: Accessory buildings are prohibited in any required interior side yard;
however, hoop houses, greenhouses, and cold frame structures associated solely
with growing food and/or plants are allowed in an interior side yard but no closer
than one foot (1') to the corresponding lot line. If an addition to residential
buildings results in an existing accessory building being located in a side yard, the
existing accessory building shall be permitted to remain, subject to maintaining a
four foot (4') separation from the side of the accessory building to the side of the
residential building, as required in subsection A.4.b of this section.
4. Rear Yards: Location of accessory buildings in a rear yard shall be as follows:
a. In residential districts, no accessory building shall be closer than one foot (1')
to a side or rear lot line except when sharing a common wall with an
accessory building on an adjacent lot. In nonresidential districts, buildings
may be built to side or rear lot lines in rear yards, provided the building
complies with all applicable requirements of the adopted building code.
b. No portion of the accessory building shall be built closer than four feet (4') to
any portion of the principal building; excluding cold frames associated solely
with growing food and/or plants.
c. Garages on two (2) or more properties that are intended to provide accessory
building use for the primary occupants of the properties, in which the garage
is located, may be constructed in the rear yards, as a single structure subject to
compliance with adopted building code regulations and the size limits for
accessory buildings on each property as indicated herein.
5. Accessory Or Principal Lot: No portion of an accessory building on either an accessory
or principal lot may be built closer than ten feet (10') to any portion of a principal
residential building on an adjacent lot when that adjacent lot is in a residential zoning
district; excluding hoop houses, greenhouses, and cold frames associated solely with
growing food and/or plants.
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 August
2011.
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Transmitted to Mayor on August 9, 201
Mayor's Action: Approved. Vetoed.
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