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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. 65 of 2003
(Amending Temporary Zoning Regulations for
Portable Signs in Certain Zoning Districts)
AN ORDINANCE AMENDINGTEMPORARY ZONING REGULATIONS FOR
PORTABLE SIGNS IN CERTAIN DISTRICTS.
WHEREAS, § 10-9-404, Utah Code Annotated, allows cities ,without a public
hearing, to enact ordinances establishing temporary zoning regulations for any part or all
of the City if the City Council makes a finding of compelling, countervailing public
interest;
WHEREAS, the City's current zoning regulations prohibit portable signs in
almost all zoning districts;
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 26 of 2003 on May 13,
2003 enacting temporary zoning regulations for portable signs in certain zoning districts,
(the "Temporary Zoning Regulation");
WHEREAS,the City has a significant interest in esthetics, maintenance and
safety that justifies banning or regulating portable signs on the City's right-of-way; and
WHEREAS, the City also has a significant interest in promoting economic
development and health by allowing businesses and other persons in certain zoning
districts to use portable signs in the City's right-of-way to advertise their business or
services; and
WHEREAS, the City Council determines that the City's interest in promoting
economic development and health outweighs its interest in safety, maintenance and
esthetics, but only during the hours of the day when persons are most likely to see the
portable signs and visit the business and other establishments in the zoning districts
where the signs are allowed; and
WHEREAS, the City Council determines that from 11:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. its
interest in esthetics, maintenance and safety and its interest in the prevention of theft,
vandalism, destruction, or misuse of portable signs outweighs its interest in promoting
economic development and health through the use of portable signs;
WHEREAS, the City Council has now determined that the Temporary Zoning
Regulation should be amended and that there is a compelling, countervailing public
interest in doing so; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the City's interest in amending the
Temporary Zoning Regulation outweighs any private interest in the application of the
Temporary Zoning Regulation as enacted;
NOW, THEREFORE,be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah:
SECTION 1. That Section 1(c)(2) of the Temporary Zoning Regulation is
amended to read as follows:
Location: Within the zoning districts identified above, any person may
display a portable sign on the City-owned right-of-way(sidewalk or park strip). The
usable sidewalk space must remain unobstructed. Unobstructed sidewalk space must be
at least four feet(4') in all areas except the Central Business District where it must be at
least six feet(6'). In addition, any portable sign may not be placed in any location that
would obstruct any handicapped access feature.
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SECTION 2. That the first paragraph of Section 1 C of the Temporary Zoning
Regulation is hereby amended to read as follows:
C. Authorization for temporary portable signs. Pursuant to the
terms and conditions set forth in this ordinance,portable signs shall be
allowed on public property in Residential Business (RB), Residential
Mixed Use (RMU),Neighborhood Commercial (CN), Community
Business (CB), Community Shopping(CS), Commercial Corridor(CC),
Sugar House Business (CSHBD), General Commercial (CG), Light
Manufacturing (Ml), Heavy Manufacturing(M2), Central Business
District (D1), Downtown Support(D2), Downtown
Warehouse/Residential (D3), Downtown Secondary Central Business
District(D4), Gateway-Mixed Use (GMU) and Business Park(BP)
zoning districts on a temporary basis, for a period not to exceed six (6)
months from the effective date of this ordinance. Such portable signs may
only be displayed during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. During
other time periods, and following the expiration of this ordinance, all such
portable signs must be removed.
SECTION 3. Length of Temporary Zoning Regulations. That this amendment
does not change the effective period of the Temporary Zoning Regulation as provided in
Section 1(D) of the Temporary Zoning Regulation.
SECTION 4. Effective Date. That 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
September , 2003.
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ATTEST AND COUNTERSIGN:
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CHIEF DEPUTY CITY RECORDER
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Transmitted to Mayor on 9/10/0 3 .
Mayor's Action: _ Approved. Vetoed.
R SS C. ANDERSON
MAYOR
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