056 of 1992 - AN ORDINANCE ENACTING CHAPTER 15.14, SALT LAKE CITY CODE, RELATING TO FEES FOR THE USE OF THE CITY &0 92-1
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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. 56 of 1992
(City & County Building Use Fees)
AN ORDINANCE ENACTING CHAPTER 15.14, SALT LAKE CITY CODE,
RELATING TO FEES FOR THE USE OF THE CITY & COUNTY BUILDING.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City Council of Salt
Lake City, Utah:
SECTION 1. That Chapter 15.14, Salt Lake City Code, be, and
the same hereby is, enacted to read as follows:
Chapter 15.14
Sections:
15.14.010
15.14.020
15.14.030
15.14.040
15.14.050
FEES FOR USE OF CITY & COUNTY
BUILDING FACILITIES
Definitions.
Wedding, reception, meeting and filming fees.
Reservations required.
Hours of use.
Restrictions on use.
15.14.010 Definitions.
For the purpose
of this chapter the following words shall
have the meanings as given in this section.
A. "Fee" means a non-refundable user charge for the use of
space within the City & County Building.
B. "Deposit" means a cleaning or damage deposit which
shall be refundable if the
facilities are left in a clean and
undamaged condition.
C. "Direct cost" means the City's actual cost, other than
for cleaning or replacement or repair of damaged property,
incurred as a result of the use of space within the City & County
Building by a person, organization or group. Direct costs
include but are not limited to room or building preparation or
set up and special security, are payable in advance of use of
the space, and are non-refundable once such costs are incurred.
D. "Religious or charitable organization" means: any
organization which provides to Salt Lake City written approval
from the Internal Revenue Service that such organization has been
granted tax exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code, or its successor; or any organization which is
organized for a civic, charitable or religious purpose and which
is not engaged in business for economic profit.
15.14.020 Wedding, reception, meeting and filming fees.
A. Except as may be provided under written agreement with
Salt Lake City, any person, organization or group desiring to use
the facilities within the City & County Building for wedding
ceremonies and/or wedding receptions shall pay a fee for the use
of such facilities according to the following schedule:
1. Wedding ceremony only (no food) (time limit of two
hours), one hundred fifty dollars. A deposit of seventy-
five dollars or fifty cents per person in attendance,
whichever is greater, shall also be required.
2. Wedding reception only or wedding ceremony and
reception (food involved), six hundred fifty dollars for the
use of the facilities. A deposit of one hundred fifty
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dollars plus fifty cents for each invitation sent or
delivered, shall also be required.
B. Except as may be provided under written agreement with
Salt Lake City, any person, organization or group (other than a
religious or charitable organization as defined in section
15.14.010 or its successor and other than a public entity)
desiring to use the facilities of the City & County Building for
meetings or activities other than weddings or wedding receptions
or filming shall pay a fee for the use of such facilities
according to the following schedule:
1. During regular business hours between eight
o'clock a.m. and five o'clock p.m., Monday through Friday,
twenty-five dollars per hour. A deposit of seventy-five
dollars or fifty cents per person in attendance, whichever
is greater, shall also be required. Meetings or activities
during said business hours shall be limited to a maximum of
forty persons and shall be for no more than three hours
duration.
2. At any other time on weekdays except between eight
o'clock a.m. and five o'clock p.m. and at any time on
Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, twenty-five dollars per
hour plus a single event charge of fifty cents for each
person in attendance over fifty persons. A deposit of
seventy-five dollars or fifty cents per person in
attendance, whichever is greater, shall also be required.
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C. Except as may be provided under written agreement with
the City, any religious or charitable organization (other than a
public entity and other than neighborhood civic organizations)
desiring to use the facilities of the City & County Building for
meetings or other activities, other than weddings, wedding
receptions or filming, at times other than during regular
business hours between eight o'clock a.m. and five o'clock p.m.,
Monday through Friday, shall be required to make a deposit of
seventy-five dollars or fifty cents per person in attendance,
whichever is greater. No fee for the use of the facilities shall
be charged. During regular business hours between eight o'clock
a.m. and five o'clock p.m., Monday through Friday, the maximum
number of persons to be allowed in attendance at such meetings
shall be forty persons unless a larger number can be accommodated
without causing disturbance to governmental operations within the
building and unless such larger number will be in compliance with
all applicable building and fire codes.
D. Except as may be provided under written agreement with
Salt Lake City, any person, organization or group (other than a
religious or charitable organization as defined in section
15.14.010 or its successor and other than a public entity and
other than private parties doing filming for their own personal,
non-commercial use) desiring to use the facilities of the City &
County Building or the grounds of Washington Square for the
purpose of making a film, whether motion picture or still, shall
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pay fees and deposits for the use of such facilities according to
the following schedule:
1. For filming which involves the following numbers
of staff, crew or other persons at the filming site who are
employed by or associated with the filming entity, a fee for
each four hour block or portion thereof during which the
city's facilities or grounds are being used, plus a one-time
deposit for the event, as follows:
Fewer than eight persons: $250.00 fee per four hours
plus a $500.00 deposit
Eight to fifteen persons: $500.00 fee per four hours
plus a $750.00 deposit
More than fifteen persons: $1,000.00 fee per four hours
plus a $1500.00 deposit
2. For filming by a religious or charitable
organization as defined at Section 15.14.040 or its
successor or by a public entity no fee shall be charged, but
a one-time deposit for the event shall be required according
to the number of staff, crew and other persons at the
filming site who are employed by or associated with the
filming entity as follows:
Fewer than eight persons: A $500.00 deposit
Eight to fifteen persons: A $750.00 deposit
More than fifteen persons: A $1500.00 deposit
E. 1. Whenever a deposit is required under this chapter,
any expense incurred by Salt Lake City as a result of the
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use by a person, organization or group shall be deducted
from such deposit, and the balance shall be refunded to the
user.
2. In the event cleaning or property damage expenses
incurred by the City resulting from the use of the city
facilities exceed the amount of any deposit required
hereunder, the person, organization or group which reserved
the use of the facilities shall be liable to Salt Lake City
for such expenses in excess of the deposit. A reasonable
deposit in a sum greater than that set forth herein may be
required by the City of any person, organization or group
whose previous use of City facilities has resulted in
expenses to the City in excess of the required deposit.
3. The City may refuse the use of City facilities to
any person, organization or group (a) whose previous use of
said facilities has resulted in expenses to the City in
excess of a required deposit; or (b) which has failed or
refused to pay the City for expenses to the City previously
incurred in excess of a required deposit or (c) whose prior
use of City facilities resulted in a violation of a Salt
Lake City ordinance or state or federal law.
F. In addition to any fees and/or deposits which may be
payable under any provision of this chapter, all direct costs as
defined in section 15.14.010 or its successor reasonably
anticipated by the manager of the City's Support Services
Division or his/her successor shall be payable to the City in
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advance of the use of said City facilities by any private person,
organization or group, or by any religious or charitable
organization or public entity.
15.14.030 Reservations required.
Any use of the City & County Building by any private person,
organization or group or by any public entity other than Salt
Lake City Corporation or by any religious or charitable
organization shall be coordinated through the manager of Salt
Lake City's Support Services Division or the successor to that
position. Whenever there is a conflict between an event
scheduled to be held in the City Council chambers and a regularly
scheduled meeting of the City Council, the needs of the City
Council shall take precedence.
15.14.040. Hours of use.
No weddings, receptions, meetings or other events shall be
held within the City and County Building between the hours of
twelve o'clock midnight and six o'clock a.m. of any day. All
such events scheduled to begin prior to twelve o'clock midnight
of any day shall conclude no later than twelve o'clock midnight
of the day so scheduled.
15.14.050. Restrictions on use.
Regardless of any other provision of this chapter, the
facilities within the City & County Building shall not be used at
any time for school proms or dances. Prior to approval of any
request by a religious organization for use of said facilities,
such request shall be reviewed by the City Attorney or his/her
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designee to ascertain whether such use would be in violation of
the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States or
of Article I, Section 4 of the Constitution of Utah.
SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall take
effect upon the date of its first publication.
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah,
this
14th day of
ATTEST:
July
, 1992.
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CHAIRPERSON
Transmitted to the Mayor on July, 14th 1992
Mayor's Action:
ATTEST:
(SEAL)
Bill No. 56 of 1992.
Published: 8-4-92
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Approved Vetoed.
MAYOR
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APPROVED AS TO FORM
Salt Lake Cityyy Attorney's Office
Date
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