Proposed Ordinance - 10/9/2023
SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. ________ of 2023
(Vacating city-owned alleys situated adjacent to properties located at 1518, 1528, 1540, and
1546 South 300 West, 325 and 333 West Andrew Avenue, and 352 West Van Buren Avenue)
An ordinance vacating two unnamed, city-owned alleys adjacent to properties located at
1518, 1528, 1540, and 1546 South 300 West, 325 and 333 West Andrew Avenue, and 352 West
Van Buren Avenue, pursuant to Petition No. PLNPCM2023-00408.
WHEREAS, the Salt Lake City Planning Commission (“Planning Commission”) held a
public hearing on August 23, 2023 to consider a request made by Jarod Hall (“Applicant”) to
vacate two unnamed, city-owned alleys adjacent to properties located at 1518, 1528, 1540, and
1546 South 300 West, 325 and 333 West Andrew Avenue, and 352 West Van Buren Avenue
(collectively, the “Property”); and
WHEREAS, at its August 23, 2023 meeting, the Planning Commission voted in favor of
forwarding a positive recommendation on said petition to the Salt Lake City Council (“City
Council”); and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds after holding a public hearing on this matter, that
there is good cause for the vacation of the alleys and neither the public interest nor any person
will be materially injured by the proposed vacation.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah:
SECTION 1. Vacating City-Owned Alleys. That two unnamed, city-owned alleys
adjacent to the Property, which are the subject of Petition No. PLNPCM2023-00408, and which
are more particularly described on Exhibit “A” attached hereto, hereby are, vacated and declared
not presently necessary or available for public use.
SECTION 2. Reservations and Disclaimers. The above vacation is expressly made
subject to all existing rights-of-way and easements of all public utilities of any and every
description now located on and under or over the confines of this property, and also subject to
the rights of entry thereon for the purposes of maintaining, altering, repairing, removing or
rerouting said utilities, including the city’s water and sewer facilities. Said closure is also subject
to any existing rights-of-way or easements of private third parties.
SECTION 3. Conditions. The alley vacation set forth herein is conditioned upon (1) no
portion of the alleys shall purport to be conveyed until at least 60 days after a final decision by
the City Council on Petition No. PLNPCM2023-00408; (2) the owner of the Property shall enter
into a development agreement with Salt Lake City that requires the creation of a public access
midblock walkway between Andrew and Van Buren Avenues where the midblock walkway is
between buildings on both the east and west sides that are in common ownership.
SECTION 4. Effective Date. This ordinance shall become effective on the date of its
first publication and shall be recorded with the Salt Lake County Recorder. The Salt Lake City
Recorder is instructed to not publish this ordinance until the conditions set forth in Section 3 are
satisfied as certified by the Salt Lake City Planning Director or his designee.
SECTION 5. Time. If the conditions set forth in Section 3 have not been met within
one year after adoption of this ordinance, then this ordinance shall become null and void. The
city council may, for good cause shown, extend the time period for satisfying the above
conditions by resolution.
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah this _______ day of
______________, 2023.
______________________________
CHAIRPERSON
ATTEST:
______________________________
CITY RECORDER
Transmitted to Mayor on _______________________.
Mayor's Action: _______Approved. _______Vetoed.
______________________________
MAYOR
______________________________
CITY RECORDER
(SEAL)
Bill No. ________ of 2023
Published: ______________.
Ordinance vacating alley adjacent 1515-1550 S 300 W
APPROVED AS TO FORM
Salt Lake City Attorney’s Office
Date:___________________________
By: ____________________________
Katherine D. Pasker, Senior City Attorney
September 14, 2023
EXHIBIT “A”
Legal description of two unnamed, city-owned alleys to be vacated:
BEGINNING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 37, STEWART’S ADDITION, ON
FILE WITH THE OFFICE OF THE SALT LAKE COUNTY RECORDER IN BOOK C, PAGE
51 OF PLATS, AND RUNNING THENCE SOUTH 00°01’00” WEST 148.57 FEET TO THE
SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 39 OF SAID SUBDIVISION; THENCE SOUTH 89°53’26”
EAST 148.59 FEET TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 39; THENCE SOUTH
00°01’02” WEST ALONG THE WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF 300 WEST STREET A
DISTANCE OF 16.50 FEET TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 1 OF SAID
SUBDIVISION; THENCE NORTH 89°53’26” WEST ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID
LOT 31 A DISTANCE OF 313.68 FEET; THENCE NORTH 00°00’54” EAST 16.50 FEET TO
THE SOUTH LINE OF LOT 34 OF SAID SUBDIVISION; THENCE SOUTH 89°53’26”
EAST 148.59 FEET TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 36 OF SAID SUBDIVISION;
THENCE NORTH 00°01’00” EAST 148.57 FEET TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID
LOT 36; THENCE SOUTH 89°53’29” EAST ALONG THE SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE
OF ANDREW AVENUE A DISTANCE OF 16.50 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.
CONTAINS 7627 SQUARE FEET, MORE OR LESS.