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Home My WebLink About022 of 2025 - Temporary Land Use Regulations - Authorizing a Temporary IncreaseSALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE No. 22 of 2025 (An Ordinance Enacting Temporary Zoning Regulations Authorizing a Temporary Increase in Overnight Capacity at the Geraldine E. King Women’s Resource Center located at 131 East 700 South) WHEREAS, Section 10-9a-504 of the Utah Code permits a municipality, without prior consideration and recommendation from the municipality’s planning commission, to enact a temporary land use regulation for any part or all of a municipality if the governing body makes a finding of a compelling countervailing public interest; and WHEREAS, on April 11, 2018, the Salt Lake City Planning Commission granted a conditional use permit to Shelter the Homeless to operate a 200-bed homeless resource center at 131 East 700 South (the “HRC”); and WHEREAS, despite the efforts at various levels of government, the number of individuals experiencing homelessness and the challenge addressing the needs of those individuals has been compounded by the economic, humanitarian, and other various rising social crises; and WHEREAS, that until additional homeless resource centers are opened (or permanent housing is made available) there should be flexibility in temporarily increasing the overnight capacity at the HRC; and WHEREAS, the City is continuing to experience year over year increases in the number of individuals experiencing homelessness; and WHEREAS, the Salt Lake City Council is committed to ensuring that individuals experiencing homelessness have access to shelter; and WHEREAS, increasing the overnight capacity at an existing shelter, as opposed to siting an additional shelter, imposes a lesser impact on the community as a whole; and 2 WHEREAS, the State of Utah is in the process of siting a permanent homeless resource campus but additional time is needed in order to locate and prepare the location, and during such period it is in the best interests of the city to allow additional capacity at existing homeless resource centers; and WHEREAS, increasing the availability of emergency shelter beds is an important element of the City’s Public Safety Plan; and WHEREAS, the Salt Lake City Council desires to allow for a period of 180 days, no more than 50 additional overnight sleeping accommodations at the HRC on an emergency basis, subject to the provisions herein; and WHEREAS, the Salt Lake City Council finds that providing housing for the City’s unsheltered pending the creation of a larger state run facility constitutes a compelling, countervailing public interest which justifies a temporary land use regulation; and WHEREAS, the Salt Lake City Council intends for this temporary ordinance to be effective only until 180 days after the effective date of this ordinance; and WHEREAS, the Salt Lake City Council encourages the State, County, public interest groups, other cities, and community organizations to continue to work together with the City to proactively address the causes and effects of the myriad of social, economic, humanitarian, and public health crises that continue to increase the number of individuals experiencing homelessness and compound the efforts to address the needs of those experiencing homelessness; and WHEREAS, the Salt Lake City Council encourages other cities in Utah to permit new and expand existing shelter locations in their communities. NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah: 3 SECTION 1. Finding of Compelling Countervailing Public Interest. Pursuant to Section 10-9a-504 of the Utah Code, the Salt Lake City Council finds that temporarily increasing the overnight capacity of existing shelter resources, pending the creation of a larger state-run facility, to help ensure that individuals experiencing homelessness have access to shelter constitutes a compelling, countervailing public interest sufficient to justify this temporary land use regulation. SECTION 2. Location. This temporary land use regulation shall apply to the property located at 131 East 700 South, which is already operating as a homeless resource center. SECTION 3. Uses Authorized. Increasing the overnight capacity at the HRC to 250 beds is hereby authorized subject to the conditions listed in Section 4. SECTION 4. Conditions. The temporary increase in the number of beds at the HRC is authorized subject to the following: a. The HRC shall meet all building and fire code requirements for such use unless other reasonable means or methods are approved, in writing, by the Fire Marshal and/or the Building Official. A decision on whether a plan for alternative means and methods under this section provides sufficient assurance for life safety protection shall be made in the sole discretion of the Building Official and/or Fire Marshal and shall not be appealable. b. Shelter the Homeless, as the operator, will maintain a staff to client ratio in compliance with minimums set forth in state licensing code. Security guards may not be counted as part of this staffing ratio. c. The overnight occupancy, including supervisory staff, shall not exceed the occupancy limits identified in a temporary certificate of occupancy issued by 4 the City, but in no case shall the number of overnight occupants exceed 250 individuals, excluding staff. Such temporary certificate of occupancy must be issued prior to any increase in overnight occupancy of the HRC pursuant to this Ordinance. d. All other conditions not expressly superseded by this temporary land use regulation set forth in the conditional use permit issued to the HRC on or about April 11, 2018 remain in full force and effect. SECTION 5. Duration. This Ordinance shall remain in effect until 180 days after its effective date unless earlier amended, modified, or repealed. SECTION 6. Effective Date. After publication, this Ordinance shall take effect on May 1, 2025. Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah this 15th day of __April, 2025. ______________________________ CHAIRPERSON ATTEST: ______________________________ CITY RECORDER Transmitted to Mayor on _______________________. Mayor’s Action: _______Approved. _______Vetoed. ______________________________ MAYOR ______________________________ CITY RECORDER (SEAL) Bill No. _22_ of 2025. Published: ______________. KING TLUR 4.9.2025 APPROVED AS TO FORM Salt Lake City Attorney’s Office Date: _________________________________ By: ___________________________________ 04/18/2025 Chris Wharton (Apr 21, 2025 17:57 CDT) rin n nha'' (Apr 22, 2025 1х:у5 DT) 4 4/22/2025 Ordinance 22 of 2025 - TLUR (Geraldine E. King) Final Audit Report 2025-04-22 Created:2025-04-18 By:Thais Stewart (thais.stewart@slc.gov) Status:Signed Transaction ID:CBJCHBCAABAACst5R6W8tK-JWSTLhm8zWzz-EKrFNOj4 "Ordinance 22 of 2025 - TLUR (Geraldine E. King)" History Document created by Thais Stewart (thais.stewart@slc.gov) 2025-04-18 - 9:21:16 PM GMT Document emailed to Allison Parks (allison.parks@slc.gov) for signature 2025-04-18 - 9:22:48 PM GMT Email viewed by Allison Parks (allison.parks@slc.gov) 2025-04-18 - 10:43:15 PM GMT Document e-signed by Allison Parks (allison.parks@slc.gov) Signature Date: 2025-04-18 - 10:43:30 PM GMT - Time Source: server Document emailed to Chris Wharton (chris.wharton@slc.gov) for signature 2025-04-18 - 10:43:32 PM GMT Email viewed by Chris Wharton (chris.wharton@slc.gov) 2025-04-18 - 10:55:31 PM GMT Document e-signed by Chris Wharton (chris.wharton@slc.gov) Signature Date: 2025-04-21 - 10:57:50 PM GMT - Time Source: server Document emailed to Erin Mendenhall (erin.mendenhall@slc.gov) for signature 2025-04-21 - 10:57:52 PM GMT Email viewed by Erin Mendenhall (erin.mendenhall@slc.gov) 2025-04-22 - 3:21:54 AM GMT Document e-signed by Erin Mendenhall (erin.mendenhall@slc.gov) Signature Date: 2025-04-22 - 10:45:09 PM GMT - Time Source: server Document emailed to Keith Reynolds (Keith.Reynolds@slc.gov) for signature 2025-04-22 - 10:45:11 PM GMT Email viewed by Keith Reynolds (Keith.Reynolds@slc.gov) 2025-04-22 - 10:51:40 PM GMT Document e-signed by Keith Reynolds (Keith.Reynolds@slc.gov) Signature Date: 2025-04-22 - 10:52:16 PM GMT - Time Source: server Agreement completed. 2025-04-22 - 10:52:16 PM GMT