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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. _____ of 2025
(Closing the western portion of the street known as 200 North between 200 West and 300 West)
An ordinance vacating the western portion of the street known as 200 North between 200
West and 300 West pursuant to Petition No. PLNPCM2025-00321.
WHEREAS, the western portion of the street known as 200 North between 200 West and
300 West, as legally described on Exhibit A (“Right-of-Way”), is not presently used for travel or
as a public right-of-way, rather it is primarily serving as West High School’s track and field; and
WHEREAS, Utah Code Section 10-9a-609.5 establishes the power for cities to vacate
public rights of way subject to certain procedures, which have been complied with; and
WHEREAS, the Salt Lake City Planning Commission (“Planning Commission”) held a
public hearing on July 9, 2025 to consider a petition initiated by Mayor Erin Mendenhall to
vacate the Right-of-Way pursuant to Petition No. PLNPCM2025-00321; and
WHEREAS, at its July 9, 2025 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 Right-of-Way, 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 Right-of-Way. That the western portion of the street known as
200 North between 200 West and 300 West, which right-of-way is as legally described on
Exhibit A, is hereby vacated and declared not presently necessary or available for public use.
The Right-of-Way is hereby converted to a parcel of land, to be within the Public Lands – PL
Zoning District.
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 vacation is also
subject to any existing rights-of-way or easements of private third parties.
SECTION 3. Effective Date. This ordinance shall become effective on the date of its first
publication and shall be recorded with the Salt Lake County Recorder.
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, this ______ day of ______________,
2025.
______________________________
CHAIRPERSON
ATTEST AND COUNTERSIGN:
______________________________
CITY RECORDER
Transmitted to Mayor on _______________________.
Mayor’s Action: _______Approved. _______Vetoed.
______________________________
MAYOR
______________________________
CITY RECORDER
(SEAL)
Bill No. ________ of 2025.
Published: ______________.
Ordinance vacating 200 N between 200-300 Wv1
APPROVED AS TO FORM
Salt Lake City Attorney’s Office
Date:___________________________
By: ____________________________
Katherine D. Pasker, Senior City Attorney
July 29, 2025
EXHIBIT “A”
Legal description of Portion of 200 North to be vacated:
Beginning at point that is S 89°52’42” E 530 feet along the south line of Block 103 and from the
Southwest Corner of Lot 2, Block 103, Plat ‘A’ Salt Lake City Survey; S 0°01’06” E 6.11 feet;
thence S 89°56’56” W 31.71 feet; thence along a non-tangent curve to the left having a radius of
60.44 feet and a curve length of 90.45 feet s chord bearing of S 44°16’59” W and chord distance
of 82.24 feet to a line of tangency; thence S 0°24’51” W 66 feet; thence S 89°58’50” E 90.81
feet along the north line of Lots 7 & 8, Block 96, Plat ‘A’ Salt Lake City Survey; thence N
0°01’06” W 124.80 feet along the east line of the West High School lease parcel to the Salt Lake
City School Board and to the point of beginning.
Area 10,405 SQ. FT. or 0.240 Acres