Proposed Ordinance - 9/20/20231
SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. _____ of 2023
(Amending the text of Section 21A.28.020 of the Salt Lake City Code pertaining to maximum
height in the M-1 Light Manufacturing District)
An ordinance amending the text of Section 21A.28.020 of the Salt Lake City Code
pertaining to maximum height in the M-1 Light Manufacturing District pursuant to Petition No.
PLNPCM2023-00282.
WHEREAS, the Salt Lake City Planning Commission (“Planning Commission”) held a
public hearing on August 9, 2023 to consider a petition initiated by the Salt Lake Garfield and
Western Railway Company (Petition No. PLNPCM2023-00282) to amend Section 21A.28.020
(Zoning: Manufacturing Districts: M-1 Light Manufacturing District) of the Salt Lake City Code
to allow bulk material storage structures up to 150’ in height to be built west of 5600 West and
between 100’ and 1000’ south of I-80; and
WHEREAS, at its August 9, 2023 meeting, the Planning Commission voted in favor of
transmitting a positive recommendation to the Salt Lake City Council (“City Council”) on said
petition; and
WHEREAS, after a public hearing on this matter, the City Council has determined that
adopting this ordinance is in the city’s best interests.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah:
SECTION 1. Amending the text of Salt Lake City Code Subection 21A.28.020.F. That
Subsection 21A.28.020.F of the Salt Lake City Code (Zoning: Manufacturing Districts: M-1
Light Manufacturing District: Maximum Height) shall be, and hereby is amended as follows:
F. Maximum Height:
1. Distillation Column Structures; Development In AFPP Overlay District: No
building shall exceed sixty five feet (65') except that emission free distillation column
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structures, necessary for manufacture processing purposes, shall be permitted up to the
most restrictive Federal Aviation Administration imposed minimal approach surface
elevations, or one hundred twenty feet (120') maximum, whichever is less. Said approach
surface elevation will be determined by the Salt Lake City Department of Airports at the
proposed locations of the distillation column structure. Any proposed development in the
Airport Flight Path Protection (AFPP) Overlay District, as outlined in section 21A.34.040
of this title, will require approval of the Department of Airports prior to issuance of a
building permit. All proposed development within the AFPP Overlay District which
exceeds fifty feet (50') may also require site specific approval from the Federal Aviation
Administration.
2. Location exceptions:
a. West of the Salt Lake City International Airport and north of
Interstate 80 (I-80): Buildings may exceed sixty-five feet (65') in height
subject to the design review standards and procedures of chapter 21A.59
of this title. In no case shall any building exceed eighty-five feet (85').
b. West of 5600 West Street and between 100' and 1,000' south of the
Interstate 80 (I-80) right of way: Bulk material storage structures
associated with a railroad freight terminal may be allowed up to one
hundred fifty feet (150’) in height. When the structure is located between
5600 West Street and John Glenn Road, the height of the structure shall
not exceed 4,378.8 Mean Sea Level (MSL).
(1) Size and spacing: Structures exceeding 85’ in height are
limited to 100’ in diameter. A group of such structures may be
permitted if the combined width, including the space in between
the structures, does not exceed 200’. Such structures or groups of
structures shall be separated by a distance equal to or greater than 2
times its height.
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3. Railroad Offloading Structures: Cranes, lifts, and other similar offloading
structures related to the operation of a railroad freight terminal are allowed up to eighty
five feet (85’) in height and are also subject to the Airport Flight Path Protection (AFPP)
Overlay District and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requirements.
SECTION 2. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective on the date of its
first publication.
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, this ___ day of ____________, 2023.
______________________________
CHAIRPERSON
ATTEST AND COUNTERSIGN:
______________________________
CITY RECORDER
Transmitted to Mayor on _______________________.
Mayor’s Action: _______Approved. _______Vetoed.
______________________________
MAYOR
______________________________
CITY RECORDER
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(SEAL)
Bill No. ________ of 2023.
Published: ______________.
Ordinance amending maximum height in the M-1 Light Manufacturing District (final)
APPROVED AS TO FORM
Salt Lake City Attorney’s Office
Date:___________________________
By: ____________________________
Katherine D. Pasker, Senior City Attorney
September 14, 2023