Legislative Version Ordinance - 5/17/2022SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. ______ of 2022
(An ordinance amending the Salt Lake City Code to address certain fees for the use and cleaning
of Salt Lake City’s recreational facilities)
WHEREAS, on May 17, 2011, the City Council adopted Ordinances 2011-23, 2011-24
and 2011-25 to authorize and create the Salt Lake City Consolidated Fee Schedule; and
WHEREAS, Salt Lake City (the “City”) modifies the Consolidated Fee Schedule from
time to time to ensure the fees are updated and correspond with the appropriate Salt Lake City
Code provisions; and
WHEREAS, City is currently in the process of modifying the Salt Lake City
Consolidated Fee Schedule, and such modifications include amending certain fees regarding the
use and cleaning of the recreational facilities that Salt Lake City (“City”) makes available to the
public; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to amend Salt Lake City Code Section 15.16.010
to match the corresponding modifications reflected in the amendments to the Salt Lake City
Consolidated Fee Schedule.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah:
SECTION 1. That Salt Lake City code section 15.16.010 shall be, and hereby is,
amended to read as follows:
15.16.010: ATHLETIC FACILITY RESERVATION FEES:
A. Reservation Fees: Except as may be provided under written agreement with the city, any
person, organization or group desiring to utilize any city owned athletic facility, may reserve that
facility according to the fees shown on the Salt Lake City consolidated fee schedule.
Those reserving athletic facilities shall also be assessed the fees shown on the Salt Lake City
consolidated fee schedule per staff hour for any cleaning required of the parks division after the
athletic facility is used.
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B. Payment: Weekday reservations must be made and paid in full at least twenty four (24)
hours in advance. Weekend reservations must be paid in full by the Thursday prior.
C. "Sweat Equity":
1. Community youth teams and organizations may be eligible to receive credit of up to
fifty percent (50%) of the cost of their annual field usage fees. Credits earned will be applied to
the team or organization's account balance before the end of the season. The team or
organization's remaining account balance is due in full after all payments and credits have been
applied. A payment of one-half (1/2) of the field usage fee is due at the time the field is reserved.
2. Community youth teams and organizations shall submit a proposal to the parks and
public land program staff for the maintenance type work they propose to complete in exchange
for their credit. Once the proposal is approved, the community youth team or organization shall
work with supervisory staff of the parks and public lands division to implement the proposal.
3. Team and organization credit is earned at a rate of ten dollars ($10.00) per hour per
person by providing volunteer time for the following types of maintenance work for the city
which has been approved by the parks and public lands division:
a. Painting of facilities and structures, such as concession stands, dugouts, or
bleachers;
b. Providing field repair materials and related labor donations, such as sod, soil,
seed, or irrigation supplies;
c. Graffiti removal;
d. Labor to apply soil and sod;
e. Curbside placement and retrieval of garbage containers;
f. Beginning of the season field prep work;
g. Hand weeding;
h. Assisting the city with other projects administered by Salt Lake City's
volunteer program; and
i. Essential field prep.
4. All field users shall leave the fields free of trash after their use of the field. No credit
can be earned for trash removal.
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5. The city welcomes donations and partners for larger capital projects or improvement
needs. Teams or organizations interested in larger projects should contact the city's public
services department. (Ord. 19-13, 2013)
SECTION 2. Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, this _____ day of
__________, 2022.
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CHAIRPERSON
ATTEST:
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CITY RECORDER
Transmitted to the Mayor on __________________
Mayor’s Action: ____ Approved ____ Vetoed
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MAYOR
ATTEST:
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CITY RECORDER
(SEAL)
Bill No. _________ of 2022.
Published: ___________________.
Salt Lake City Attorney’s Office
Approved As To Form
Senior City Attorney