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Project Title: Parking Regulations in the Downtown Zoning
Districts
Petition No.: PLNPCM2025-00008
Version: Planning Commission Draft v.3
Date Prepared: 5/29/25
Planning Commission Action: 3/26/25
This proposed ordinance makes the following amendments (for summary purposes only):
• Modifies Subsection 21A.30.010.E to amend the requirements for parking lots in the downtown
zoning districts.
• Deletes Section 21A.30.070 to remove obsolete development review steps for downtown zoning
districts.
• Modifies Subsection 21A.31.010. H to remove redundant design standards for parking garages in
the gateway zone, delete obsolete review process requirements, and add language to amend the
requirements for surface parking lots.
• Amends the qualifying provisions for Table 21A.33.050 Table of Permitted and Conditional Uses
for Downtown Districts by removing footnote 7, and the qualifying provisions for Table
21A.33.060 Table of Permitted and Conditional Uses for the Gateway District by removing
footnote 3. These footnotes indicate the Design Review process is required and were added by
Ordinance 66 of 2013 which created the Land Use Chapters of the city code. At the time the
Design Review process was a ‘conditional building and site design review’ to supplement a site
plan review. This is inconsistent with the current Design Review process and the reference is now
obsolete.
• Amends the qualifying provisions for Table 21A.33.050 Table of Permitted and Conditional Uses
for Downtown Districts by amending footnote 19 to be consistent with the amended standards in
21A.30.010.E.
• Amends the qualifying provisions for Table 21A.33.060 Table of Permitted and Conditional Uses
for Table of Permitted and Conditional Uses in the Gateway District by amending footnote 3 to
add language that is consistent with the amended standards in 21A.31.010.H.
• Amend 21A.37.050.C.2 to clarify upper floor glass requirements for parking garages.
• Amend 21A.37.050.L to clarify the design standards that apply to parking garages for upper level
building materials and below ground parking facilities.
• Amends 21A.37.060.D to delete footnote 1 and 2 to remove redundant and conflicting parking
regulations in the downtown and the G-MU zoning districts.
• Amends Subsection 21A.44.020.B to delete reference to zoning district specific requirements in
Subsection 21A.44.060.B. This section is being deleted with this text amendment.
• Amends Subsection 21A.44.060.A.6.b.(5) to add additional standards for driveways and drive
approaches in the downtown zoning districts.
• Deletes Subsection 21A.44.060.B.1.b to remove zone specific location and design standards for
parking garages in the D-1, D-3, D-4, and G-MU zoning districts. These standards are redundant
APPROVED AS TO FORM
Salt Lake City Attorney’s Office
Date: ___5/29/25____________________
By: __/s/ Courtney Lords_____________
Courtney Lords, Senior City Attorney
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and are being consolidated into the base zoning district code sections or 21A.37 Design
Standards.
• Amends the heading of subsection 21A.44.060.C by updating the alphanumerical prefix because
the previous section is proposed to be deleted.
Underlined text is new; text with strikethrough is proposed to be deleted. Modifications made as part of
the Planning Commission recommendation are highlighted in yellow. All other text is existing with no
proposed change.
Planning Note: The proposed text amendment relies on the adoption of the Commercial and Mixed-Use
Zoning District Consolidation text amendment, which is currently pending adoption by the City Council.
If the Commercial and Mixed-Use District Consolidation proposal is not adopted or if the proposed text
amendment language is modified, the substance of the proposed language in this text amendment would
remain largely unchanged, though the affected sections of the code may differ.
If adopted by the City Council, the Salt Lake City Council ordains the following, in substantial
compliance with the following:
1. Amends the text of Subsection 21A.30.010.E. That section of 21A.30.010.E of the Salt Lake City Code 1
(Zoning: Downtown Districts: General Provisions: Restrictions on Parking Lots and Structures) shall 2
be and hereby is amended for subsection E and listed standards ‘1,’ 2,’ ‘3,’ and ‘4,’ which shall 3
appear in numerical order and read as follows: 4
E. Restrictions on Parking Lots and Structures: An excessive amount of at or above ground parking 5
lots and structures can negatively impact the urban design objectives of the Downtown zoning 6
districts. To control such impacts, the following regulations apply to surface parking lots and 7
above grade structures: 8
1. A parking lot shall only be allowed when associated with a building on the property. Parking 9
shall be located behind principal buildings or incorporated into the principal building 10
provided the parking is wrapped on street facing facades with a use allowed in the zone other 11
than parking. 12
2. A parking lot shall not consist of more than two double-loaded parking aisles (bays) adjacent 13
to each other. The length of a parking lot shall not exceed ten (10) stalls. Parking for 14
government facilities necessary for public health and safety are exempt from this provision. 15
be located behind or to the side of a building. Parking lots located to the side of a building 16
shall: 17
a. Be setback a minimum of 25 feet from the front or corner side lot line. The 25 foot 18
setback shall be considered a landscaped yard subject to the requirements of landscaped 19
yards in 21A.48. 20
b. Be limited to a single parking row and aisle. 21
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Illustration of Regulation 21A.30.010.E.2 Surface Restrictions on Parking Lots 22
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3. A parking lot shall have a maximum of 40 parking stalls. Parking lots, garages or parking 27
structures, proposed as the only principal use on a property that has frontage on a public street 28
and that would result in a building demolition are prohibited in the Downtown zoning 29
districts. 30
4. A parking lot for government facilities necessary for public health and safety are exempt from 31
the parking lot restrictions in this subsection. No special restrictions shall apply to 32
belowground parking facilities. 33
2. Deletes Section 21A.30.070 as follows: 34
21A.30.070: DOWNTOWN DISTRICTS DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL PROCESS 35
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3. Amends the text of Subsection 21A.31.010.H. That section of 21A.31.010.H of the Salt Lake City 38
Code (Zoning: Gateway District: General Provisions: Parking) shall be and hereby is amended 39
for subsection H and listed standards ‘1,’ 2,’ ‘3,’ and ‘4,’ which shall appear in numerical order 40
and read as follows: 41
H. Restrictions on Parking Lots: An excessive amount of parking lots can negatively impact the 42
urban design objectives of the Gateway zoning district. To control such impacts, the following 43
regulations apply to parking lots. 44
1. A parking lot shall only be allowed when associated with a building on the property. 45
Belowground Parking Facilities: No special design and setback restrictions shall apply to 46
belowground parking facilities. 47
2. A parking lot shall be located behind or to the side of the building. Parking lots located to the 48
side of the building shall: Landscape Requirements: Surface parking lots shall have a landscaped 49
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setback of at least twenty feet (20') and meet interior landscaped requirements as outlined in 50
Chapter 21A.48 of this title. 51
a. Be setback a minimum of 25 feet from the front or corner side lot line. The 25 foot 52
setback shall be considered a landscaped yard subject to the requirements of landscaped 53
yards in 21A.48. 54
b. Be limited to a single parking row and aisle. 55
Illustration of Regulation 21A.31.010.H.2 Surface Parking Lots 56
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3. A parking lot shall have a maximum of 40 parking stalls. Design Review Approval: A 60
modification to the restrictions on parking lots and structures provisions of this section may be 61
granted through the design review process, subject to conformance with the standards and 62
procedures of Chapter 21A.59 of this title. Such conditional uses shall also be subject to urban 63
design evaluation. 64
4. A parking lot for government facilities necessary for public health and safety are exempt from 65
the parking lot restrictions in this subsection. Parking structures shall conform to the requirements 66
set forth in Chapter 21A.37 of this title. 67
4. Amends the text of the Salt Lake City Code Section 21A.33.050. That Section 21A.33.050 of the 68
Salt Lake City Code (Zoning: Land Use Tables: Table of Permitted and Conditional Uses for 69
Downtown Districts) shall be and is hereby amended only for the use categories “Bus line 70
station/terminal", “Gas station”, “Open space”, “Automobile repair (major)”, and “Automobile 71
repair (minor)”, in the Table of Permitted and Conditional Uses for Downtown Districts, in 72
alphabetical order with other use categories in the table, which use category shall read and 73
appear in that table as follows: 74
21A.33.050: TABLE OF PERMITTED AND CONDITIONAL USES FOR DOWNTOWN 75
DISTRICTS: 76
Legend: C = Conditional P = Permitted
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Use Permitted And Conditional Uses By District
D-1 D-2 D-3 D-4
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Bus line
station/terminal
P7 P7 P7 P7
Gas station
P P7 P7
Open space P7 P7 P7 P7
Automobile repair
(major)
P P7 P7
Automobile repair
(minor)
P P7 P7
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5. Amends the text of Salt Lake City Code Section 21A.33.050. That the “Qualifying Provisions” of 79
Section 21A.33.050 of the Salt Lake City Code (Zoning: Land Use Tables: Table of Permitted and 80
Conditional Uses for Downtown Districts) shall be and hereby is amended only for qualifying 81
provisions “7” and “19” which shall appear in numerical order with the other qualifying 82
provisions and read as follows: 83
Qualifying provisions: 84
7. Subject to conformance with the provisions of chapter 21A.59, "Design Review", of 85
this title. Reserved. 86
19. Parking lots, garages or parking structures, proposed as the only principal use on a 87
property that has frontage on a public street that would result in a building demolition are 88
prohibited s Subject to the provisions of Subsection 21A.30.010.E.F.3. 89
6. Amends the text of the Salt Lake City Code Section 21A.33.060. That Section 21A.33.060 of the 90
Salt Lake City Code (Zoning: Land Use Tables: Table of Permitted and Conditional Uses in the 91
Gateway) shall be and hereby amended only for the following use categories; “Bus line 92
station/terminal", “Parking, commercial”, “Parking, Off site”, “Parking, park and ride lot”, 93
“Parking, park and ride lot shared with existing use”, and “Storage, self”, in the Table of 94
Permitted and Conditional Uses for the Gateway District, in alphabetical order with other use 95
categories in the table, which use category shall read and appear in that table as follows: 96
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21A.33.060: TABLE OF PERMITTED AND CONDITIONAL USES IN THE GATEWAY 98
DISTRICT: 99
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Legend: C
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Conditional P = Permitted
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Use G-MU
Bus line station/terminal P3
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Parking
Commercial10 C3
Off site10 P3
Park and ride lot10 C3
Park and ride lot shared with existing use10 P3
Storage, self P3
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7. Amends the text of Salt Lake City Code Section 21A.33.060. That the “Qualifying Provisions” of 103
Section 21A.33.060 of the Salt Lake City Code (Zoning: Land Use Tables: Table of Permitted and 104
Conditional Uses for the Gateway District) shall be and hereby is amended for qualifying 105
provisions “3” which shall appear in numerical order with the other qualifying provisions and 106
read as follows: 107
Qualifying provisions: 108
3. Subject to conformance with the provisions of chapter 21A.59, "Design Review", of this 109
title. Subject to the provisions of Subsection 21A.31.010.H. 110
8. Amends the text of Salt Lake City Code Section 21A.37.050.C. That Section 21A.37.050.C of the 111
Salt Lake City Code (Design Standards: Design Standards Defined: Glass) shall be and hereby is 112
amended for listed standard ‘2’ which shall appear in numerical order with the other listed 113
standards and read as follows: 114
2. Upper Floor Glass: Above the first floor of any multi -story building, the surface area of the 115
facade of each floor facing a street must contain a minimum percentage of glass according to 116
Table 21A.37.060. Portions of a building that are used for parking garages in accordance with 117
21A.37.050.L, are exempt from this requirement. The planning director may approve a 118
modification to upper floor glass requirements if the planning director finds: 119
9. Amends the text of Salt Lake City Code Section 21A.37.050.L. That Section 21A.37.050.L of the 120
Salt Lake City Code (Design Standards: Design Standards Defined: Parking Garages or 121
Structures) shall be and hereby is amended for listed standard ‘1’ and ‘9’ which shall appear in 122
numerical order with the other listed standards and read as follows: 123
1. Parking structures shall be have an external skin designed to conceal the view of all parked cars 124
and drive ramps and improve visual character when adjacent to a public street or other public 125
space. In addition to the materials authorized in 21A.37.050.B.4, allowed materials Examples 126
include heavy gauge metal screen, precast concrete panels, live green or landscaped walls, 127
laminated or safety glass, decorative panels, or other materials matching the building materials 128
and character of the principal building. The planning director may approve other materials not 129
listed if the materials are in keeping with the nature of the parking structure. If parking is 130
included on floors above the ground floor, a minimum of 50% of the surface area of the facade 131
of each floor facing a street shall be wrapped in solid materials 132
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9. No special design and setback restrictions shall apply to below ground parking facilities. 133
10. Amends the text of the Salt Lake City Code Section 21A.37.060.D. That Section 21A.37.060.D. of 134
the Salt Lake City Code (Zoning: Design Standards: Design Standards Required in Each Zoning 135
District: Downtown and Gateway Districts) shall be and hereby is amended only for the 136
following design standard categories by deleting footnotes associated therewith; Building 137
materials: ground floor (%), Building materials: upper floors (%), and Parking garages or 138
structures, in the table for Design Standards Required in Each Zoning District for the Downtown 139
and Gateway Districts, listed with other design standards in the table, which design standards 140
category shall read and appear in that table as follows: 141
Standard
(Code Section)
District
D-1 D-2 D-3 D-4 G-
MU
Building materials: ground floor (%) (21A.37.050.B.3) 70 80 701 70 70
Building materials: upper floors (%) (21A.37.050.B.4) 50 50 701 50 50
Parking garages or structures (21A.37.050.L) X2 X2 X X X2
11. Amends the text of Salt Lake City Code Section 21A.37.060.D. That Section 21A.37.060.D of the 142
Salt Lake City Code (Design Standards: Design Standards Required in Each Zoning District: 143
Downtown and Gateway Districts: Notes) shall be and is hereby amended by deleting Notes, ‘1’ 144
and ‘2’ as follows: 145
Notes: 146
1. In the D-3 Zoning District this percentage applies to all sides of the building, not just the 147
front or street facing facade. 148
2. Parking structures shall be located behind principal buildings. This requirement may be 149
modified so that structures may be located at least 15' from front and corner side lot lines if a 150
minimum of 75% of the ground floor adjacent to a sidewalk is used for retail goods/service 151
establishments, office and/or restaurant space to encourage pedestrian activity. The facades of 152
the ground floor shall be designed to be compatible and consistent with the associated retail 153
or office portion of the building and other retail uses in the area. 154
12. Amends Subsection 21A.44.020.B as follows: 155
B. Location and Design: Section 21A.44.060, "Parking Location and Design", shall apply to all 156
vehicle parking, bicycle parking, loading, and drive-through facilities, regardless of whether the 157
project is subject to the requirements for additional parking spaces or other facilities pursuant to 158
Subsection 21A.44.020.A above. Parking garages are subject to design standards found in 159
Chapter 21A.37 and zoning district specific requirements. found in Subsection 21A.44.060.B. 160
13. Amends the text of Salt Lake City Code Section 21A.44.060.A.6.b.(5). That Section 161
21A.44.060.A.6.b.(5) of the Salt Lake City Code (Off Street Parking, Mobility and Loading: 162
Parking Location and Design: Driveways and Drive Approaches) shall be and hereby is amended 163
for listed standard “(5)” which shall appear in numerical order with the other listed standards 164
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and read as follows: 165
(5) Distance from street corners: Driveways and drive approaches for Single and Two-166
Family Dwellings shall be located at least 20 feet from street corner property lines. Driveways 167
and drive approaches for all other uses shall be at least 50 feet from street corner property lines. 168
Driveways and drive approaches in the D-1, D-2, D-3, D-4, and G-MU Zoning Districts shall be 169
located to the side of the building or as far from the street corner as possible. The driveway 170
location may be modified by the planning director if complying with this provision creates a 171
conflict with the location of an existing street tree or other public infrastructure. When the width 172
of the lot is less than the required distance, the transportation director may approve modifications 173
no greater than the minimum necessary to accommodate the driveway and drive approach. 174
14. Deletes Subsection 21A.44.060.B Zone Specific Location and Design Standards: 175
B. Zone Specific Location and Design Standards: 176
1. D-1, D-3, D-4, and G-MU Zoning Districts: The following regulations shall apply to 177
surface or above-ground parking facilities. No special design and setback restrictions shall apply 178
to below-ground parking facilities. 179
a. Above-ground parking facilities located within the block corner areas and on Main 180
Street, shall be located behind principal buildings and: 181
(1) All above-ground parking facilities that front a street shall contain uses other than 182
parking along the entire length of the building façade and along all stories or levels of the 183
building. 184
(2) Drive approaches and driveways shall be located to the side of the building or as far 185
from the street corner as possible unless further restricted by this title. 186
b. Parking garages shall meet the following: 187
(1) Retail goods/service establishments, offices and/or restaurants shall be provided on 188
the first floor adjacent to the front or corner side lot line. The facades of such first 189
floors shall be compatible and consistent with the associated retail or office portion of 190
the building and other retail uses in the area. 191
(2) Levels of parking above the first level facing the front or corner side lot line shall 192
have floors and/or facades that are horizontal, not sloped. 193
(3) Landscape Requirements: Surface parking lots, where allowed shall have a minimum 194
landscaped yard of fifteen feet (15') and shall meet interior parking lot landscaping 195
requirements as outlined in Chapter 21A.48, "Landscaping and Buffers". 196
2. Modifications to the standards of this Subsection may be granted through the design 197
review process, subject to conformance with the standards and procedures of Chapter 198
21A.59: Design Review. 199
15. Amends the text of 21A.44.060.C. That the heading of subsection 21A.44.060.C of the Salt Lake 200
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City Code (Off Street Parking, Mobility and Loading: Parking Location and Design) shall be and 201
hereby is amended for the heading only, which shall appear as the heading of this section with 202
the listed standards appearing in numerical order after. 203
C. B. Recreational Vehicle Parking: 204
Effective Date: This ordinance, if passed, shall become effective on the date of its first publication and
shall be recorded with the Salt Lake City Recorder. [The Salt Lake City Recorder is instructed to not
publish this ordinance until the condition set forth in Section 2 is satisfied as certified by the Salt Lake
City Planning Director or his designee.]
Is there a penalty for violating this ordinance? If so, please state penalty or reference another ordinance
that prescribes the penalty here. _________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________.
If penalty for violation includes possibility of imprisonment, include the following statement:
Per Section 78B-22-301 of the Utah Code, Salt Lake City shall provide for indigent defense services, as
that term is defined in 78B-22-102 of the Utah Code.
ATTEST:
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CITY RECORDER
Transmitted to the Mayor on __________________________.
Mayor’s Action: _____Approved. _____Vetoed.
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MAYOR
ATTEST:
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CITY RECORDER