Legislative Version Ordinance - 9/20/2023
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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE 1
No. _____ of 2023 2
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(Amending the text of Section 21A.28.020 of the Salt Lake City Code pertaining to maximum 4
height in the M-1 Light Manufacturing District) 5
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An ordinance amending the text of Section 21A.28.020 of the Salt Lake City Code 7
pertaining to maximum height in the M-1 Light Manufacturing District pursuant to Petition No. 8
PLNPCM2023-00282. 9
WHEREAS, the Salt Lake City Planning Commission (“Planning Commission”) held a 10
public hearing on August 9, 2023 to consider a petition initiated by the Salt Lake Garfield and 11
Western Railway Company (Petition No. PLNPCM2023-00282) to amend Section 21A.28.020 12
(Zoning: Manufacturing Districts: M-1 Light Manufacturing District) of the Salt Lake City Code 13
to allow bulk material storage structures up to 150’ in height to be built west of 5600 West and 14
between 100’ and 1000’ south of I-80; and 15
WHEREAS, at its August 9, 2023 meeting, the Planning Commission voted in favor of 16
transmitting a positive recommendation to the Salt Lake City Council (“City Council”) on said 17
petition; and 18
WHEREAS, after a public hearing on this matter, the City Council has determined that 19
adopting this ordinance is in the city’s best interests. 20
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah: 21
SECTION 1. Amending the text of Salt Lake City Code Subsection 21A.28.020.F. That 22
Subsection 21A.28.020.F of the Salt Lake City Code (Zoning: Manufacturing Districts: M-1 23
Light Manufacturing District: Maximum Height) shall be, and hereby is amended as follows: 24
F. Maximum Height: 25
1. Distillation Column Structures; Development In AFPP Overlay District: No 26
building shall exceed sixty five feet (65') except that emission free distillation column 27
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structures, necessary for manufacture processing purposes, shall be permitted up to the 28
most restrictive Federal Aviation Administration imposed minimal approach surface 29
elevations, or one hundred twenty feet (120') maximum, whichever is less. Said approach 30
surface elevation will be determined by the Salt Lake City Department of Airports at the 31
proposed locations of the distillation column structure. Any proposed development in the 32
Airport Flight Path Protection (AFPP) Overlay District, as outlined in section 21A.34.040 33
of this title, will require approval of the Department of Airports prior to issuance of a 34
building permit. All proposed development within the AFPP Overlay District which 35
exceeds fifty feet (50') may also require site specific approval from the Federal Aviation 36
Administration. 37
2. Location Exception exceptions: In the M-1 Zoning Districts located west of 38
the Salt Lake City International Airport and north of Interstate 80 (I-80), buildings may 39
exceed sixty five feet (65') in height subject to the design review standards and 40
procedures of chapter 21A.59 of this title. In no case shall any building exceed eighty 41
five feet (85'). 42
a. West of the Salt Lake City International Airport and north of 43
Interstate 80 (I-80): Buildings may exceed sixty-five feet (65') in height 44
subject to the design review standards and procedures of chapter 21A.59 45
of this title. In no case shall any building exceed eighty-five feet (85'). 46
b. West of 5600 West Street and between 100' and 1,000' south of the 47
Interstate 80 (I-80) right of way: Bulk material storage structures 48
associated with a railroad freight terminal may be allowed up to one 49
hundred fifty feet (150’) in height. When the structure is located between 50
5600 West Street and John Glenn Road, the height of the structure shall 51
not exceed 4,378.8 Mean Sea Level (MSL). 52
(1) Size and spacing: Structures exceeding 85’ in height are 53
limited to 100’ in diameter. A group of such structures may be 54
permitted if the combined width, including the space in between 55
the structures, does not exceed 200’. Such structures or groups of 56
structures shall be separated by a distance equal to or greater than 2 57
times its height. 58
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3. Railroad Offloading Structures: Cranes, lifts, and other similar offloading 62
structures related to the operation of a railroad freight terminal are allowed up to eighty 63
five feet (85’) in height and are also subject to the Airport Flight Path Protection (AFPP) 64
Overlay District and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requirements. 65
SECTION 2. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective on the date of its 66
first publication. 67
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Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, this ___ day of ____________, 2023. 69
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CHAIRPERSON 71
ATTEST AND COUNTERSIGN: 72
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CITY RECORDER 75
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Transmitted to Mayor on _______________________. 77
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Mayor’s Action: _______Approved. _______Vetoed. 80
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MAYOR 83
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CITY RECORDER 85
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Bill No. ________ of 2023. 90
Published: ______________. 91
Ordinance amending maximum height in the M-1 Light Manufacturing District (legislative) 92