Proposed Ordinance - 3/12/20241
SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. ________ of 2024
(Temporarily closing a portion of 7200 West Street between California Avenue and the
Southerly Boundary of Tax Parcel 14-03-300-001-0000)
An ordinance temporarily closing a portion of 7200 West Street between California
Avenue and the Southerly Boundary of Tax Parcel 14-03-300-001-0000, pursuant to Utah Code
Section 72-5-105.
WHEREAS, areas along 7200 West Street north of California Avenue and adjacent to the
Union Pacific rail line that is located approximately 3/4ths of a mile north of California Avenue
have been used for dangerous criminal activity, including illegally dumping debris, including
hazardous materials; and
WHEREAS, Utah Code Subsection 72-5-105(3) allows a municipality to temporarily
close a class C road to mitigate unsafe conditions after following the procedures specified under
Utah Code Subsection 72-5-105(5), which requires the city to hold a public hearing on the
temporary closure and provide notice to the Utah Department of Transportation and the adjacent
landowners of the public hearing; and
WHEREAS, the city has complied with the procedures set forth in Utah Code Subsection
72-5-105(5); and
WHEREAS, the city has partnered with Salt Lake County as part of a coordinated clean
up effort, which includes mitigating the unsafe conditions adjacent to the portion of 7200 West
Street described herein; and
WHEREAS, the abutting property owners are supportive of this temporary closure and
the efforts to clean up areas adjacent to 7200 West Street; and
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WHEREAS, the Salt Lake City Council finds after holding a public hearing on this
matter, that there is good cause for the temporary closure of the portion of 7200 West Street
described herein to mitigate the unsafe conditions caused by illegal dumping of hazardous
materials and other debris;
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah:
SECTION 1. Temporarily Closing a City-Owned Right-of-Way. That a portion of 7200
West Street situated between California Avenue and the Southerly Boundary of Tax Parcel 14-
03-300-001-0000, and which is more particularly shown and described on Exhibit “A” attached
hereto, is hereby temporarily closed as a public right-of-way pursuant to Utah Code Section 72-
5-105 for the period described in Section 2 below and is declared not presently necessary or
available for use as a public right-of-way during that period.
SECTION 2. Temporary Closure Period; Reopening. In accordance with the planned
coordinated clean-up and criminal detection and prevention activities, the portion of 7200 West
Street described herein shall be closed as a public right-of-way from the effective date of this
ordinance until two years thereafter or thirty (30) days after mitigation of the unsafe conditions is
completed, whichever occurs first. Upon the conclusion of the temporary closure period, the
mayor shall direct that the portion of 7200 West Street described in Exhibit "A" hereto shall be
reopened and all obstructions to vehicular traffic removed.
SECTION 3. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective on the date of its
publication.
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Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah this _______ day of
______________, 2024.
______________________________
CHAIRPERSON
ATTEST:
______________________________
CITY RECORDER
Transmitted to Mayor on _______________________.
Mayor's Action: _______Approved. _______Vetoed.
______________________________
MAYOR
______________________________
CITY RECORDER
(SEAL)
Bill No. ________ of 2024
Published: ______________.
Ordinance temporarily closing a portion of 7200 W_v1
APPROVED AS TO FORM
Salt Lake City Attorney’s Office
Date:__________________________________
By: ___________________________________
Katherine D. Pasker, Senior City Attorney
March 11, 2024