Legislative Version Ordinance - 10/18/2022LEGISLATIVE DRAFT
1 SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
2 No. _____ of 2022
3 (An ordinance amending various sections of Title 21A
4 of the Salt Lake City Code pertaining to single room occupancy (SRO) uses (to be called Shared
5 housing uses))
6
7 An ordinance amending various sections of Title 21A of the Salt Lake City Code pertaining
8 to single room occupancy (SRO) uses (to be called shared housing uses) pursuant to Petition No.
9 PLNPCM2018-00066.
10 WHEREAS, the Salt Lake City Planning Commission held public hearings on June 27, 2018
11 and November 14, 2018 to consider a request by then-Salt Lake City Mayor Jacqueline Biskupski
12 (Petition No. PLNPCM2018-00066) to clarify the definition and appropriate locations of single
13 room occupancy (SRO) uses and amend Subsection 21A.30.040.C.1; Sections 21A.33.020,
14 21A.33.030, 21A.33.035, 21A.33.050, 21A.33.060, 21A.33.070, 21A.33.080, 21A.36.360;
15 Subsection 21A.44.030.G.1; Section 21A.60.020; and Section 21A.62.040 of the Salt Lake City Code;
16 and
17 WHEREAS, at its November 14, 2018 hearing, the planning commission voted in favor of
18 recommending to the Salt Lake City Council that the city council amend the above listed sections of
19 Title 21A of the Salt Lake City Code identified herein; and
20 WHEREAS, the city council held briefings on this petition, which resulted in several
21 modifications, including changing the name of “single room occupancy” uses to “shared housing”
22 uses; and
23 WHEREAS, the Salt Lake City Council considers this ordinance a first step in identifying
24 appropriate locations for shared housing use and intends to examine other areas in the city where
25 shared housing uses would be appropriate in the near future, with a particular focus on areas along
26 transit routes with 15-minute headways; and
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27 WHEREAS, the Salt Lake City Council finds, after holding a public hearing on this
28 matter, that adopting this ordinance is in the city’s best interests.
29 NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah:
30
31 SECTION 1. Amending the Text of Salt Lake City Code Section 21A.33.020. That Section
32 21A.33.020 of the Salt Lake City Code (Zoning: Land Use Tables: Table of Permitted and
33 Conditional Uses for Residential Districts) shall be and hereby is amended by deleting “Single Room
34 Occupancy (SRO)” and add a new use category titled, “Shared housing” to the Table of Permitted and
35 Conditional Uses for Residential Districts, which use category shall be inserted into that table in
36 alphabetical order and shall read and appear in that table as follows:
37
38
39 SECTION 2. Amending the Text of Salt Lake City Code Section 21A.33.030. That Section
40 21A.33.030 of the Salt Lake City Code (Zoning: Land Use Tables: Table of Permitted and
41 Conditional Uses for Commercial Districts) shall be and hereby is amended as follows:
42 a. That the use category titled “Single room occupancy” in the Table of Permitted and
43 Conditional Uses for Commercial Districts shall be amended to read as follows:
CN CB CS1 CC CSHBD1 CG SNB
Single room occupancy (SRO)
44
FR-
1/43,
560
FR-
2/21,
780
FR-
3/12,
000
R-
1/12,
000
R-
1/7,
000
R-
1/5,
000
SR
-1
SR
-2
SR
-3
R
-2
RMF-3
0
RMF-
35
RMF-
45
RMF-
75
R-M
U-35
R-
MU-
45
R-M
U
RO
Shared
housing
P P P
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45 b. That a new use category titled “Shared housing” shall be inserted into the Table of
46 Permitted and Conditional Uses for Commercial Districts in alphabetical order under the
47 “Dwelling” category and shall read and appear in that table as follows:
CN CB CS1 CC CSHBD1 CG SNB
Shared housing P P P
48
49 SECTION 3. Amending the Text of Salt Lake City Code Section 21A.33.035. That Section
50 21A.33.035 of the Salt Lake City Code (Zoning: Land Use Tables: Table of Permitted and
51 Conditional Uses for Transit Station Area Districts) shall be and hereby is amended as follows:
52 a. That the use category titled “Single room occupancy” in the Table of Permitted and
53 Conditional Uses for Transit Station Area Districts shall be amended to read as follows:
TSA-UC TSA-UN TSA-MUEC TSA-SP
Core Transition Core Transition Core Transition Core Transition
Single room occupancy
(SRO)
P P P P P P P P
54
55 b. That a new use category titled “Shared housing” shall be inserted into the Table of
56 Permitted and Conditional Uses for Transit Station Area Districts in alphabetical order under
57 the “Dwelling” category and shall read and appear in that table as follows:
58
TSA-UC TSA-UN TSA-MUEC TSA-SP
Core Transition Core Transition Core Transition Core Transition
Shared housing P P P P P P P P
59
60 SECTION 4. Amending the Text of Salt Lake City Code Section 21A.33.050. That Section
61 21A.33.050 of the Salt Lake City Code (Zoning: Land Use Tables: Table of Permitted and
62 Conditional Uses for Downtown Districts) shall be and hereby is amended to add a new use category
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63 titled, “Shared housing” to the Table of Permitted and Conditional Uses for Downtown Districts, which
64 use category shall be inserted into that table in alphabetical order and shall read and appear in that table as
65 follows:
D-1 D-2 D-3 D-4
Shared housing P P P P
66
67
68 SECTION 5. Amending the Text of Salt Lake City Code Section 21A.33.060. That Section
69 21A.33.060 of the Salt Lake City Code (Zoning: Land Use Tables: Table of Permitted and
70 Conditional Uses in the Gateway District) shall be and hereby is amended to add a new use category
71 titled, “Shared housing” to the Table of Permitted and Conditional Uses in the Gateway District, which
72 use category shall be inserted into that table in alphabetical order and shall read and appear in that table as
73 follows:
74
G-MU
Shared housing P
75
76 SECTION 6. Amending the Text of Salt Lake City Code Section 21A.33.070. That Section
77 21A.33.070 of the Salt Lake City Code (Zoning: Land Use Tables: Table of Permitted and
78 Conditional Uses for Special Purpose Districts) shall be and hereby is amended to add a new use
79 category titled, “Shared housing” to the Table of Permitted and Conditional Uses for Special Purpose
80 Districts, which use category shall be inserted into that table in alphabetical order and shall read and
81 appear in that table as follows:
RP BP FP AG AG-2 AG-5 AG-20 OS NOS A PL PL-2 I UI MH EI MU
Shared housing P
82
83
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84 SECTION 7. Amending the Text of Salt Lake City Code Section 21A.33.080. That Section
85 21A.33.080 of the Salt Lake City Code (Zoning: Land Use Tables: Table of Permitted and
86 Conditional Uses in Form Based Districts) shall be and hereby is amended as follows:
87 a. That the use category titled “Single room occupancy” in the Table of Permitted and
88 Conditional Uses in Form Based Districts shall be amended to read as follows:
FB-UN1 FB-UN2 FB-SC FB-SE
Single room occupancy (SRO) P
89
90 b. That a new use category titled “Shared housing” shall be inserted into the Table of
91 Permitted and Conditional Uses in Form Based Districts in alphabetical order under the
92 “Dwelling” category and shall read and appear in that table as follows:
FB-UN1 FB-UN2 FB-SC FB-SE
Shared housing P P P
93
94
95 SECTION 8. Adopting Section 21A.36.360 of Salt Lake City Code. That Chapter 21A.36 of
96 the Salt Lake City Code (Zoning: General Provisions) shall be and hereby is amended to adopt a new
97 Section 21A.36.360, which shall read and appear as follows:
98
99 21A.36.360: REGULATIONS FOR SHARED HOUSING USE:
100
101 The shared housing use, as defined in Chapter 21A.62 of this title, shall be allowed in zoning
102 districts as provided in Chapter 21A.33 “Land Use Tables,” and are subject to the following
103 provisions:
104
105 A. The shared housing use shall be subject to the same lot and bulk requirements as the
106 multi-family dwelling use, but not the density requirements of the underlying zone.
107
108 B. Maximum Occupancy of Sleeping Rooms: Each sleeping room contained within the
109 individual shared housing unit shall house a maximum of 2 people.
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111 C. Minimum Floor Area of Sleeping Rooms: Each sleeping room contained within the
112 individual shared housing unit shall include a minimum of 100 square feet of floor area
113 for a single tenant, or a minimum of 120 square feet of floor area for two (2) tenants.
114
115 1. The floor area of each sleeping room shall be calculated as the sum of the gross
116 horizontal area of the unit measured from the interior face of interior walls.
117
118 2. Calculation of this area shall not include spaces consumed by, closets/storage,
119 mechanical equipment, or appliances.
120
121 D. Communal Areas: In an effort to provide sufficient accommodations for socializing and
122 meeting, communal areas are required in shared housing developments. Communal areas
123 may include, but not be limited to, libraries, lounges, recreation rooms, dining rooms,
124 and laundry rooms that are accessible to all residents of the shared housing development
125 shall be included, and shall meet the following requirements:
126
127 1. The total amount of communal area shall have a minimum of twenty (20) square feet
128 per sleeping room.
129
130
131 2. Areas such as kitchens and bathrooms shared between multiple units, hallways and
132 corridors, storage areas (including bicycle storage), operations and maintenance areas,
133 or management areas and offices may not be counted toward the communal area
134 requirement.
135
136 E. Management:
137
138 1. A shared housing development may include an office for the purpose of managing the
139 living units and common facilities, and/or one self-contained living unit with private
140 kitchen and bathroom facilities for a manager or caretaker.
141
142 2. A property manager, who will be responsible for the conduct, operation, and
143 maintenance of the shared housing development, shall be on site twenty-four (24)
144 hours a day.
145
146 3. All communal areas, with the exception of bathrooms, shall be continuously
147 monitored by security cameras.
148
149 4. A 24 hour phone number for the on site manager shall be posted on the property in a
150 location where the phone number is clearly visible from the public sidewalk and within
151 communal areas.
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153 5. A management plan shall be approved by the Department of Community and
154 Neighborhoods and recorded with the Salt Lake County Recorder’s office. The
155 management plan shall include the signatures of the directors or designee of the Planning
156 Division, Housing Stability, and Building Services. The department may require
157 modifications to the plan to comply with requirements of this section. The signatures shall
158 be on the document before the document is recorded. The facility shall not be occupied
159 until the document is recorded. The management plan shall include at least the following
160 details:
161
162 a. A process for a member of the facility’s management to meet with neighbors upon
163 request in order to attempt to resolve any neighborhood complaints regarding the
164 operations of the facility;
165
166 b. A plan to address nuisances that may be generated by the use that includes a time
167 frame for responding to city notices related to the existence of a nuisance;
168
169 c. A maintenance plan for communal areas, including shared kitchens and
170 bathrooms, within the shared housing facility and the subject property;
171
172 d. A plan to address tenant grievances regarding the condition of common areas,
173 disturbances caused by other tenants and/or their guests;
174
175 e. A security plan that addresses entrance to the facility, the use of the facility for
176 guests, the safety of communal and shared areas, and how the operators of the use
177 will address safety concerns raised by building occupants; and
178
179 F. Accessibility: All areas of a shared housing development shall be designed to be
180 universally accessible as required by the construction codes adopted by the Utah Building
181 Code Commission to be used statewide, by the political subdivisions of the State. Individual
182 units and sleeping rooms required to be universally accessible by the adopted building code
183 shall be located on the ground floor. If more units and sleeping rooms are required than what
184 can be accommodated on the ground floor, the units may be located on other floors within the
185 building if an elevator is provided.
186
187 G. Designation of a location for smoking tobacco outdoors shall be in conformance with
188 state law and located a minimum of thirty feet from a property line of the subject
189 property;
190
191 H. Any trash or litter located on the premise or in the public right of way adjacent to the
192 subject property shall be picked up by 8:00 A.M. of each day. Any trash receptable
193 on the premise shall be emptied on a regular basis to prevent overflow; and
194
195 I. Shared Bathrooms and Kitchens: Shared bathrooms and kitchens shall be subject to
196 the following requirements:
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197
198 1. Shared bathrooms: No more than two sleeping rooms shall share one bathroom.
199 All shared bathrooms shall have doors that can be locked by a resident while in
200 use.
201 2. Shared Kitchens: No more than four sleeping rooms shall share a kitchen.
202 3. Reuse of Existing Buildings: If an existing building is converted to a shared
203 housing use, the provision limiting the number of sleeping rooms per shared
204 kitchen is not applicable. All shared bathrooms shall have doors that can be
205 locked by a resident while in use.
206
207 I. Reporting: The planning division shall provide an annual report to the city council
208 detailing the number of applications for shared housing uses, the address of each
209 shared housing use for which an application was submitted, a brief explanation of
210 reasons why an application was denied, and a map showing approved shared housing
211 uses. The report shall be included as part of the city’s moderate income housing
212 report required under Utah Code 10-9a-408 or its successor.213
214
215 SECTION 9. Amending the Text of Salt Lake City Code Section 21A.60.020. That
216 Section 21A.60.020 of the Salt Lake City Code (Zoning: List of Terms: List of
217 Defined Terms), shall be and hereby is amended as follows:
218 a. Deleting the term “Dwelling, single room occupancy.” That the term “Dwelling,
219 single room occupancy” shall be amended as follows:
220 Dwelling, single room occupancy (SRO)
221 b. Adding the term “Shared housing”. That the term “Shared housing” shall be
222 inserted in the list of defined terms in alphabetical order, to read as follows:
223 Shared housing.
224 c. Adding the term “Sleeping room”. That the term “Sleeping room” shall be
225 inserted in the list of defined terms in alphabetical order, to read as follows:
226 Sleeping room.
227
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228 SECTION 10. Amending the Text of Salt Lake City Code Section 21A.62.040. That Section
229 21A.62.040 of the Salt Lake City Code (Zoning: Definitions: Definitions of Terms), shall be and hereby is
230 amended as follows:
231 a. Amending the definition of “Dwelling.” That the definition of “Dwelling” shall
232 be amended to read as follows:
233 DWELLING: A building or portion thereof, which is designated for residential
234 purposes of a family for occupancy on a monthly basis and which is a self-contained
235 unit with kitchen and bathroom facilities. The term “dwelling” excludes living space
236 within hotels, bed and breakfast establishments, apartment hotels shared housing
237 developments boarding houses and lodging houses.
238
239 b. Amending the definition of “Dwelling, single room occupancy.” That the
240 definition of “Dwelling, single room occupancy” shall be amended to read as
241 follows:
242 DWELLING, SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCY: A residential dwelling facility
243 containing individual, self-contained, dwelling units none of which may exceed
244 five hundred (500) square feet in size.
245
246 c. Adding the definition of “Shared housing.” That the definition of “Shared
247 housing” be added and inserted into the list of definitions in alphabetical
248 order to read as follows:
249 SHARED HOUSING: A building, or portion thereof, that is designated for residential
250 purposes and contains individual housing units that may be occupied on a weekly or
251 monthly basis. Each individual housing unit consists of one or more sleeping rooms
252 and may contain either kitchen or bathroom amenities, but not both. Whichever
253 amenities are not contained within the individual unit (the kitchen, bathroom, or both)
254 shall be provided as a common facility within the same building, to be shared with
255 other tenants of the shared housing development.
256
257 d. Adding the definition of “Sleeping room.” That the definition of “sleeping
258 room” be added and inserted into the list of definitions in alphabetical order
259 to read as follows:
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260 SLEEPING ROOM: A room within a shared housing land use that is
261 identified and used for sleeping purposes.
262
263
264 SECTION 11. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective on the date of its first
265 publication.
266
267 Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah this _______ day of
268 ______________, 2022.
269 ______________________________
270 CHAIRPERSON
271
272 ATTEST:
273
274 ______________________________
275 CITY RECORDER
276
277
278 Transmitted to Mayor on _______________________.
279
280
281 Mayor’s Action: _______Approved. _______Vetoed.
282
283
284 ______________________________
285 MAYOR
286
287 ______________________________
288 CITY RECORDER
289
290 (SEAL)
291
292 Bill No. ________ of 2022.
293 Published: ______________.294
295
296 Ordinance amending single room occupancy regulations