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Project Title: K-12 Public School Development Standards in
the PL District
Petition No.: PLNPCM2025-00320
Version: 1
Date Prepared: July 29, 2025
Planning Commission Action: Not Recommended 7/9/2025
This proposed ordinance makes the following amendments (for summary purposes only):
Amends Title 21A to permanently incorporate the K-12 development standards adopted earlier
this year through a temporary land use regulation.
Amends the development standards for K-12 public schools in the PL district to facilitate the
construction of new high schools.
Exempts K-12 Public uses and their accessory uses from the standards in the Historic
Preservation Overlay District.
Underlined text is new; text with strikethrough is proposed to be deleted. All other text is existing with no
proposed change.
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1. Amending Section 21A.32.070 as follows: 2
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21A.32.070: PL PUBLIC LANDS DISTRICT 4
A. Purpose Statement: The purpose of the PL Public Lands District is to specifically delineate areas 5
of public use and to control the potential redevelopment of public uses, lands and facilities. This district is 6
appropriate in areas of the City where the applicable master plans support this type of land use. 7
B. Uses: Uses in the PL Public Lands District, as specified in sSection 21A.33.070, "Table Of 8
Permitted And Conditional Uses For Special Purpose Districts", of this title, are permitted subject to the 9
general provisions set forth in sSection 21A.32.010 of this chapter and this section. 10
C. Minimum Lot Area Aand Lot Width: 11
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Land Use Minimum Lot Area Minimum Lot Width
Public schools 5 acres 150 feet
Other permitted uses 20,000 square feet 75 feet
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D. Maximum Building Height: 14
1. Local government facilities, prison or jail, government offices, arenas, stadiums, fairgrounds and 15
exhibition halls: Seventy five feet (75') 75 feet; provided, that where abutting a zoning district 16
allowing greater height, the height standard of the abutting district shall apply. 17
APPROVED AS TO FORM
Salt Lake City Attorney’s Office
Date: ___________________________
By: ____________________________
Katherine D. Pasker, Senior City Attorney
July 29, 2025
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2. Schools, K-12 Public: 125 feet 18
3. Other uses: 35 Thirty-five feet (35'). 19
E. Minimum Yard Requirements: 20
1. Public School Schools, K-12 Public: when a site for a public school includes multiple parcels or 21
lots, setbacks shall apply to the perimeter of the site and to property lines shared between the school 22
district and a different property owner. 23
a. Front Yard: 30 Thirty feet (30'). 24
b. Corner Side Yard: 30 Thirty feet (30'). 25
c. Interior Side Yard: 26
i. Buildings next to a residential or manufacturing zoning district: Fifty 50 feet (50'). 27
ii. Buildings next to any other zoning district: 30 feet 28
d. Rear Yard: One hundred feet (100'). 29
i. Buildings next to a residential or manufacturing zoning district: Fifty 50 feet (50'). 30
ii. Buildings next to any other zoning district: 30 feet 31
2. Other Uses: 32
a. Front Yard: 30 Thirty feet (30'). 33
b. Corner Side Yard: 30 Thirty feet (30'). 34
c. Interior Side Yard: Twenty 20 feet (20'). 35
d. Rear Yard: 30 Thirty feet (30'). 36
3. Accessory Buildings Aand Structures Iin Yards: Accessory buildings and structures may be 37
located in required yard areas subject to sSection 21A.36.020, tTable 21A.36.020B of this title. 38
F.Required Landscape Yards: All front and corner side yards shall be maintained as landscaped yards in 39
conformance with the requirements of cChapter 21A.48 of this title. 40
G. Landscape Buffers: When a lot in the PL Public Lands District abuts a lot in a Ssingle-Ffamily or 41
Ttwo-Ffamily Rresidential Ddistrict, landscape buffers, in accordance with the requirements of 42
cChapter 21A.48 of this title, shall be required. 43
H. Modifications for Schools, K-12 Public: In accordance with Utah Code 10-9a-305 the planning 44
director may modify a regulation set forth in this zoning district or that applies to the zoning district 45
when located elsewhere in this title, if the modification does not negatively impact the health or safety 46
of the general public or occupants of a K-12 Public School. The planning director may consult other 47
city departments when determining if a modification negatively impacts the health or safety of the 48
general public or building occupants. 49
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2. Amending Subsection 21A.34.020.B as follows: 51
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B. Applicability: All properties located within the boundaries of a local historic, part of a thematic 53
designation, or designated as a landmark site are subject to the requirements of this chapter. 54
1. Applicable Standards: The applicable standards of this chapter are determined by the historic status 55
rating of the property, either contributing or noncontributing, as identified in the most recent historic 56
resource survey on file with the Salt Lake City Planning Division or a historic status determination 57
issued in accordance with Subsection 21A.34.020.D. 58
2. Exceptions: School, K-12 Public uses and their accessory uses are exempt from any provisions in 59
Section 21A.34.020 Historic Preservation Overlay District 60
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3. Amending Subsection 21A.36.020.B as follows: 62
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B. Obstructions In Required Yards: Accessory uses and structures, and projections of the principal 64
structure, may be located in a required yard only as indicated ("X") in table 21A.36.020B of this 65
section. No portion of an obstruction authorized in table 21A.36.020B of this section shall extend 66
beyond the authorized projection. Dimensions shall be measured from the finished surface of the 67
building or structure. 68
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[note to codifier: Table 21A.36.020B Obstructions in Required Yards, along with the Notes thereto, 70
remains in this portion of the subsection and is unaffected by this amendment – a new subsection 1 71
follows the tables and notes] 72
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1. Allowed obstructions in required yards for Schools, K-12 Public: 74
a. All yards: 75
(1) Parking stalls, vehicle drive aisles, and circulation elements necessary for the safe and 76
efficient movement of people, bicycles, and vehicles. Curb cut locations, width, spacing and 77
total number of curb cuts shall be determined by the Transportation Director on streets with 78
city jurisdiction and the Utah Department of Transportation on streets under state jurisdiction. 79
(2) Playground equipment and structures are allowed in any required yard. 80
(3) Athletic fields and courts, including necessary accessory buildings to support the athletic 81
facility. Bleachers over 20 feet in height shall be setback a minimum of 50 feet from a 82
property line that is shared with a residential land use. 83
b. Any other obstruction allowed in 21A.36.020 Conformance with Lot and Bulk Controls. 84
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4. Effective Date. If adopted this text amendment will become effective on the date of its first publication. 86