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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. _____ of 2025
(Amending the text of Title 11 of the Salt Lake City Code pertaining to nuisance private property
and after-hours consumption of alcohol in the common areas of commercial establishments and
non-residential premises)
An ordinance (1) enacting Chapter 11.18 of the Salt Lake City Code pertaining to
responsible business and private property ownership to abate nuisances and (2) amending
Chapters 11.12 and 5.51 to prohibit the after-hours consumption of alcohol in the common areas
of commercial establishments and non-residential premises.
WHEREAS, the city has a significant interest in the timely and effective resolution of
public nuisances;
WHEREAS, the city acknowledges a significant public safety burden placed on the
citizens of the city when business owners and property owners permit nuisance activity or fail to
otherwise implement necessary steps to prevent the nuisance activity;
WHEREAS, Utah Code Section 32B-5-301 prohibits the after-hours consumption of
alcoholic products and alcoholic beverages on the premises of retail licensees; and
WHEREAS, non-residential premises and commercial establishments that do not adhere
to the protections and safeguards required of retail licensees are permitting the consumption of
alcoholic beverages on their premises long after the retail licensees are required to close; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that prohibiting the after-hours consumption of
alcohol in the common areas of commercial establishments and non-residential premises
pursuant to standards similar to those that govern the premises of retail licensees reasonably
furthers the health, safety, and general welfare of the citizens of Salt Lake City.
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WHEREAS, the Salt Lake City Council has determined that the following ordinance
promotes the health, safety, and public welfare of the citizens of the city; and
WHEREAS, after a public hearing on this matter the City Council has determined that
adopting this ordinance is in the city’s best interests.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah:
SECTION 1. Amending the text of Chapter 5.51 of the Salt Lake City Code. That
Chapter 5.51 of the Salt Lake City Code (Business Taxes, Licenses and Regulations: Alcohol
Establishments and Off Premises Beer Retailers), is hereby amended as follows:
CHAPTER 5.51 REGULATIONS RELATED TO ALCOHOL ESTABLISHMENTS,
NONRESIDENTIAL PREMISES, AND OFF PREMISES BEER RETAILERS
5.51.010: DEFINITIONS:
ALCOHOL ESTABLISHMENT: Any business that has obtained a license from the Utah
Department of Alcoholic Beverage Service.
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE: This term has the same meaning as defined in Section 32B-2-102
of Utah Code, or its successor.
ALCOHOLIC PRODUCT: This term has the same meaning as defined in Section 32B-2-102 of
the Utah Code, or its successor.
COMMON AREA: Any portion of a licensee establishment that is generally accessible to all
occupants, invitees, guests, or customers; or that is generally intended for the common use of
such occupants, invitees, guests or customers. Hotel rooms or employee-only areas are not
“common area.”
DABS: the Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services.
LICENSEE ESTABLISHMENT: The location where any holder of a Salt Lake City business
license, obtained for any purpose, operates.
OFF PREMISES BEER RETAILER: This term has the same definition as defined in Section
32B-2-102 of Utah Code, or its successor provisions.
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5.51.020: LICENSE REQUIRED:
Alcohol establishments, licensee establishments, and off premises beer retailers must obtain a
business license subject to the general requirements set forth in chapters 5.02 and 5.04 of this
title and the requirements included in this chapter.
5.51.025: STATE ISSUED ALCOHOL LICENSES REQUIRED FOR ALCOHOL
ESTABLISHMENTS:
No alcohol establishment may serve alcohol within the city without the appropriate valid license
or permit issued by DABS pursuant to title 32B, Utah Code, or its successor provisions.
5.51.027: SPECIAL EVENT ALCOHOL PERMITS:
A. Required: A city issued special event alcohol permit is required for all events which are
required to obtain from DABS a single event permit or temporary special event beer permit
under title 32B, Utah Code or its successor provisions, allowing alcohol to be stored, sold, served
and consumed for short term events.
B. Application Requirements: In addition to the application requirements set forth in
section 5.02.060 of this title, the following information is required:
1. The time, dates, and location of the event.
2. A description of the nature and purpose of the event.
3. A description of the control measures to be imposed by the DABSC and where
alcohol will be stored, served and sold.
4. Evidence that the applicant is not disqualified for the license or permit under Utah
Code Section 32B-1-304 or its successor provisions or city ordinance.
5. A signed consent form stating that law enforcement and authorized city
representatives shall have the unrestricted right to enter and inspect the premises during
the event to ensure compliance with state law and city ordinance.
C. Operational Restrictions: The permittee is subject to all operational restrictions imposed
by the DABS under its state permit. No alcohol may be served at any special event unless the
city permittee also obtains the appropriate state permit.
D. Nontransferable: Special event alcohol permits are not transferable.
E. Time Limits: Special event alcohol permits are subject to the time limitations applicable
to DABS single event permits and temporary special event beer permits.
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F. Fees: Special event alcohol permits are subject to the fees that correspond to chapter
5.04 of this title and to an alcohol concession agreement fee. Such fees are set forth in the Salt
Lake City consolidated fee schedule.
5.51.030: ANNUAL LICENSE FEES:
Alcohol establishments, licensee establishments, and off premises beer retailers are subject to the
license fees set forth in chapter 5.04 of this title. For the purpose of establishing regulatory fees
and disproportionate costs for alcohol establishments, the city may separate alcohol
establishments into subcategories within schedules 1 and 2 of this title based on the types of
alcohol served and the type of business conducted within the alcohol establishment.
5.51.040: RESTRICTIONS GOVENING CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
AND ALCOHOLIC PRODUCTS IN COMMON AREAS:
Between 2:00 A.M. and 6:00 A.M. a licensee establishment shall not:
A. Furnish an alcoholic beverage or alcoholic product to an individual, nor
B. Allow an individual to consume an alcoholic beverage or an alcoholic product in the
common area of such establishment.
5.51.050: ENFORCEMENT:
In addition to any enforcement procedures set forth in Utah Code Title 32B, any holder of a Salt
Lake City business license found in violation of the provisions of this Chapter shall be (1)
subject to a $1000 fine per occurrence, and (2) the City may seek to suspend or revoke the
associated business license pursuant to the enforcement procedures set forth in Chapter 5.02.
SECTION 2. Enacting Section 11.12.130 of the Salt Lake City Code. That Section
11.12.130 (Public Peace, Morals and Welfare: Offenses Against Public Order) is hereby enacted
as follows:
11.12.130: UNLAWFUL CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL IN COMMON AREAS OF NON-
RESIDENTIAL ESTABLISHMENTS.
A. Definitions:
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE: This term has the same meaning as defined in section 32B-2-102 of
Utah Code, or its successor provisions.
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ALCOHOLIC PRODUCT: This term has the same meaning as defined in section 32B-2-102 of
Utah Code, or its successor provisions.
COMMON AREA: Any portion of a non-residential premises that is generally accessible to all
occupants, invitees or licensees; or that is generally intended for the common use of such
occupants, invitees or licensees. Hotel rooms or employee-only areas are not “common area.”
NON-RESIDENTIAL PREMISES: Premises that do not meet any of the various definitions of
dwelling set forth in Section 21A.62.040.
B. An individual shall not consume an alcoholic beverage nor an alcoholic product in any
common area of non-residential premises during the time period beginning at 2:00 AM and
ending at 6:00 AM.
C. Operators of non-residential premises shall not permit the consumption of alcoholic
beverages or alcoholic products in any common area during the time period between 2:00 AM
and 6:00 AM.
D. Individuals found in violation of this Section shall be subject to a civil citation and
penalty of $500 per occurrence. Operators not otherwise subject to Chapter 5.51 shall be subject
to a civil citation and penalty of $1000 per occurrence.
SECTION 3. Enacting Chapter 11.18 of the Salt Lake City Code. That Chapter 11.18 in
Title 11 of the Salt Lake City Code (Public Peace, Morals and Welfare), is hereby enacted as
follows:
CHAPTER 11.18 RESPONSIBLE PROPERTY OWNER
11.18.010: DEFINITIONS:
In the construction of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall be as defined as set
forth in this section:
ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS OFFICER: As that term is defined in Section 2.75.050.
ADMINISTRATIVE CITATION: As that term is defined in Section 2.75.050.
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS: As that term is defined in Section 2.75.050.
ADMINISTRATIVE ENFORCEMENT HEARING: As that term is defined in Section
2.75.050.
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ADMINISTRATIVE ENFORCEMENT ORDER: As that term is defined in Section 2.75.050.
BUSINESS OWNER: Any person engaged in business within Salt Lake City.
CITY: Salt Lake City, Utah, including the mayor and all other employees of the administrative
branch of the city.
CRIMINAL CONDUCT: Any criminal offense at a place of business that can be reasonably
linked to a patron, invitee, manager, owner, or employee of the business, an occupant of the
place of business, or any person in the case of vacant property.
EMERGENCY CONDITIONS: One or more conditions that exist in a building or on a
property that create the likelihood of imminent danger to the life or safety of anyone who
enters or occupies the property or building.
ENGAGE IN BUSINESS: To conduct, manage, or carry on any business activity, as owner,
officer, agent, manager, employer, or lessee.
IMMINENT LIFE SAFETY HAZARD: Any condition that creates a serious and immediate
danger to life, property, health, or public safety.
ITEMIZED STATEMENT OF COSTS: As that term is defined in Section 2.75.050.
NUISANCE CONDUCT: Behavior that interferes with the health, safety or welfare of the
community, materially and repeatedly infringes on the quiet enjoyment of neighboring uses, or
results in the harassment of patrons or other persons including, but not limited to:
(a) criminal conduct;
(b) disturbance of the peace;
(c) illegal consumption or sale of alcoholic beverages;
(d) illegal drug activity;
(e) unlawful street or sidewalk obstruction;
(f) gambling and illegal gaming activities;
(g) harassment of passers-by;
(h) prostitution;
(i) public urination or defecation;
(j) lewd conduct;
(k) litter;
(l) unlawful discharge of hazardous materials;
(m) parking violations;
(n) open storage of unlicensed, inoperable, unused or abandoned vehicles or vehicle parts,
unless the property is licensed for such use;
(o) open storage of junk, scrap metal, lumber, wastepaper products, building materials,
machinery and associated parts, interior household furniture, appliances, tree limbs and
cuttings, landscape debris, garbage, industrial waste, other spent, useless, worthless or
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discarded materials, or materials stored or accumulated for the purpose of discarding
materials that have served their original purpose;
(p) fouling of the air with offensive odors or contaminants, excessive dust, or excessive
loud noise;
(q) owning, operating or conducting a vehicle chop shop in any building or structure,
including a lot or curtilage, for the purpose of dealing in stolen vehicles or stolen vehicle
parts or illegally obtaining and altering vehicles or vehicle identification numbers of
vehicle parts;
(r) vehicles parked on the sidewalk;
(s) use of street parking spaces or sidewalk for open storage, sale, or rental of goods, or
storage or repair of inoperable vehicles;
(t) unlawful firearms possession by a patron;
(u) illegal dumping;
(v) unlawful junk dealer operations;
(w) obstruction of an investigation of nuisance behavior;
(x) repeated or continuing violations of any other City ordinance and/or regulations; or
(y) any other activity that constitutes a public nuisance under state law.
OBSTRUCTION OF AN INVESTIGATION: Any obstruction of, interference with or other
impediment of the investigation of nuisance conduct or serious violent behavior by a business
owner, property owner, or other responsible person.
PERSON: As that term is defined in Section 2.75.050.
PLACE OF BUSINESS: A location maintained or operated by a person within the city at
which business activities take place. Place of business includes a parking lot owned or leased
by the business, parking areas traditionally used by patrons or employees of the business, and
the public rights-of-way adjacent to the business premises as it is used by persons attracted to
the business.
REMEDIAL MEASURES: Specific, verifiable actions taken by a responsible party that are
substantially likely to reduce, eliminate or prevent recurrence of the nuisance conduct or
serious violent behavior at issue.
RESPONSIBLE PERSON: As that term is defined in Section 2.75.050.
SERIOUS VIOLENT BEHAVIOR. Conduct that would constitute any of the following
offenses as defined by state law: homicide, murder, aggravated assault, rape, or sexual assault.
11.18.020: PURPOSE AND INTENT:
Business owners and property owners shall properly manage their property and place of
businesses to prevent them from becoming a nuisance to public safety personnel, adjacent
public property, neighboring residents or businesses, or deteriorating into havens for crime or
the spread of disease. This chapter creates a system to initiate administrative actions to abate
nuisance conduct and serious violent behavior and to impose civil fines or other penalties if a
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business owner or a property owner fails to take all remedial measures to address the identified
nuisance conduct or serious violent behavior.
11.18.030: EXISTING LAW CONTINUED:
The provisions of this chapter shall not invalidate any other title, chapter, or ordinance of this
Code, but shall be read in conjunction with those titles, chapters, and ordinances and shall be
used as an additional remedy for enforcement of violations thereof.
11.18.040: CRIMINAL OR CIVIL PROSECUTION; EMERGENCY POWERS:
A. The city shall have sole discretion in deciding whether to pursue remedies to address
nuisance conduct or serious violent behavior under this chapter, to file a civil nuisance action
under this chapter or under state law, to bring criminal charges, to order suspension or
revocation of business licenses, to order immediate action to terminate or abate nuisance
conduct, to pursue administrative enforcement actions for the violation of any of its ordinances
or applicable code requirements, or any combination thereof, or to pursue any other remedy
available under the law. City officials are permitted to exercise executive discretion in
determining which course of enforcement to pursue, taking into consideration the severity of
an incident, the culpability of involved parties, the history of the involved property, and
whether other circumstances exist that exacerbate the public impact of the nuisance conduct or
serious violent behavior.
B. The enforcement of the provisions of this chapter does not prevent the city from
pursuing other remedies for specific violations, including fines, abatement, suspension,
revocation, injunctions, or other penalties. Specific violations may be considered nuisance
conduct or serious violent behavior under this chapter, even if the business owner or property
owner has already incurred civil or criminal penalties related to that offense.
C. Nothing in this chapter shall prevent the city from abating nuisance conduct or serious
violent behavior that denigrates the public health and welfare in a declared emergency.
D. Each day a violation exists shall be considered a separate offense and may give rise to a
separate citation, charge or other remedy.
11.18.050: ACTS INCLUDE CAUSING, ATTEMPTING, AIDING, AND ABETTING:
Whenever an act, condition, or omission is referred to or made unlawful in this chapter, it shall
include causing, attempting to cause, permitting, aiding, or abetting such act, condition, or
omission.
11.18.060: DUTY TO PROPERLY MANAGE:
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Every property owner and business owner shall have a duty to properly manage their private
property or place of business, as applicable, to prevent the creation of a nuisance to
neighboring businesses, residents, passers-by, or the public, that results from nuisance conduct
or serious violent behavior by patrons, guests, employees, occupants, or those who frequent the
business premises or the property, regardless of whether the persons are owners, invitees, or
trespassers.
11.18.070: NUISANCE DECLARED
A. Pursuant to Utah Code Section 10-8-60, the city has determined the quiet enjoyment of
property and the general health, safety, and welfare of the community are intolerably
impaired—and a public nuisance exists—when nuisance conduct or serious violent behavior
occurs at any private property or place of business.
B. A business owner or property owner is presumed to have created a nuisance if (1)
within 180 consecutive days, not less than 3 separate incidents of nuisance conduct or serious
violent behavior occur at or within the property, (2) for ongoing violations of this Chapter the
nuisance conduct has persisted for 30 days or more, or (3) in connection with a place of
business there are 5 or more calls for service for nuisance conduct in a 30 day period. This
presumption may be rebutted if the responsible party demonstrates that it took all reasonable
steps, including implementing the remedial measures directed by the city, to prevent
reoccurrence of the nuisance conduct or serious violent behavior occurring at or within the
property.
11.18.080: DECLARATION OF NUISANCE & ADMINISTRATIVE CITATION:
A. The city may declare the existence of nuisance, as described under Section 11.18.070 at
any time. Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, a declaration of nuisance may be
combined with any other notice from the city to the responsible party.
B. Administrative Citation. Upon a determination that a business or private property has
created a nuisance the city may issue an administrative citation.
1. The written citation shall state:
a. The name and address, if known, of the responsible party;
b. The date and location of each violation;
c. The nature of the nuisance conduct or serious violent behavior;
d. That the nuisance must be corrected;
e. Provide a specific date by which the corrective action ordered by the
enforcement official be taken;
f. The remedies, including any civil fines, that the enforcement official intends
to pursue if corrective action is not taken;
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g. Recommendations regarding potential remedial measures and an opportunity
for the responsible party to demonstrate use of remedial measures to the city;
h. Identification of the procedure to appeal the citation; and
i. The signature of the enforcement official.
2. The enforcement official shall serve the administrative citation on the responsible
party by:
a. Posting a copy of the administrative citation at the property, and
b. By mailing the administrative citation through certified mail or
reputable mail tracking service that is capable of confirming delivery.
If the responsible party is the property owner of record, then mailing
shall be to the last known address appearing on the records of the Salt
Lake County Recorder. If the responsible party is any other person or
entity other than the owner of record, then mailing shall be to the last
known address of the responsible party on file with the city.
c. Notwithstanding the foregoing, personal service upon the responsible
party shall be sufficient to meet the service requirements of Subsection
11.18.080.B.2.b.
3. Corrective Action: Following the issuance of an administrative citation the
responsible party shall either:
a. Demonstrate that remedial measures have been implemented to
address the nuisance conduct or serious violent behavior that led to the
nuisance declaration, or
b. Enter into a nuisance abatement plan pursuant to Section 11.18.090.
4. Failure to Correct: If corrective action has not been undertaken by the deadline
identified in the administrative citation, the city may pursue any remedy,
including civil fines identified in Section 11.18.110.
11.18.090: NUISANCE ABATEMENT PLANS:
A. Any nuisance abatement plan executed by a responsible party and the city shall certify
the responsible party’s agreement to take all necessary and appropriate measures to reduce,
eliminate or prevent future recurrence of each nuisance conduct and each serious violent
behavior giving rise to nuisance declaration. Such measures may include, but are not limited to,
the following:
1. Removal of unlawful items;
2. Taking steps to prevent the specific nuisance conduct or serious violent behavior,
personally or through an agent such as a private security company;
3. Hiring sufficient licensed and insured security personnel to patrol the property
and the abutting sidewalks;
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4. Documenting proactive efforts with the police department regarding nuisance
behavior or serious violent behavior activities;
5. Participating in regular meetings with community-based organizations at which
specific efforts to address nuisance behavior or serious violent behavior are
discussed;
6. Installing and maintaining improved lighting at each point of entry to and exit
from the property and in designated common areas, if any;
7. Installing and maintaining surveillance cameras that are at all times: (i) active and
operational at each point of entry to and exit from the business or property, in
designated common areas and in interior spaces where business operations are
conducted, on the street abutting the business, and any other locations where prior
nuisance conduct or serious violent behavior has been reported; (ii) disclosed to
the public through posted notice on the premises; (iii) illuminated in such a
manner so as to enable persons entering and exiting the business or property to be
visible and identified on recorded footage; and (iv) maintaining recorded footage
for not less than 6 months after the recording occurs;
8. Installing metal detectors to screen persons visiting the business;
9. Maintaining an internal log or incident reporting system documenting the owner's
response to specific incidents of illegal activity inside the property or on the
abutting sidewalk;
10. Displaying signage identifying prohibited behavior at the property;
11. Making specific efforts to address litter and other cleanliness issues, such as
additional or larger refuse bins, more frequent or targeted cleaning, signage,
enhanced refuse bins, and changing business operations or products to reduce the
likelihood of litter creation;
12. Installing soundproofing insulation or taking other steps to control noise;
13. Changing the hours of operation in a manner designed to reduce the likelihood of
nuisance conduct or serious violent behavior;
14. Changing business operations or products sold in a manner designed to reduce the
likelihood of nuisance conduct or serious violent behavior;
15. Removing any drug paraphernalia offered for sale or display in violation of
applicable zoning requirements from the premises;
16. Providing surveillance camera footage to law enforcement upon request; and
17. Any other measures likely to abate or prevent the recurrence of the nuisance
behavior or serious violent behavior.
B. Term: Executed plans shall be effective for a minimum of 12 months, and may be
extended by mutual agreement, or if ordered by the administrative appeals officer, if another
nuisance is declared at the property prior to expiration of the plan.
C. Remedies: All nuisance abatement plans shall identify remedies to the city if the
responsible party does not comply with the plan. These remedies may include, but are not limited
to: granting the city the ability to enter and abate the nuisance with recovery of costs associated
therewith to be made by the responsible party to the city upon presentation of an itemized
statement of costs; financial penalties; reduction in business operating hours; temporary closure
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of the property or business; making some portions of the property inaccessible; and prohibiting
all alcohol sales or consumption on the property.
11.18.100: APPEALS:
A responsible party may appeal an administrative citation within ten (10) days of its issuance
pursuant to Chapter 2.75.
11.18.110: ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES:
A. Civil Fines: A property or business subject to a nuisance declaration may be subject to a
range of penalties that increase in severity. These penalties progress as follows:
1. If a responsible party fails to complete a corrective action by the deadline set
forth in an administrative citation, then for a first violation a fine shall be
assessed in the amount of $500.
2. If a responsible party receives an administrative citation within 12 months of a
first violation and does not enter into a nuisance abatement plan then a fine shall
be assessed in the amount of $750, which shall constitute a second violation.
3. If a responsible party receives an administrative citation within 12 months of a
second violation and does not enter into a nuisance abatement plan, then a fine
shall be assessed in the amount of $1,000, which shall constitute a third
violation.
4. If a responsible party receives an administrative citation within 12 months of a
third or any subsequent violation and does not enter into a nuisance abatement
plan, then a fine shall be assessed in the amount of $1,000.
B. Revocation of Business License: In the event more than two citations are issued in any
12 month period, and the business at issue is not then a party to and in compliance with a
nuisance abatement plan, then the city may suspend or revoke the associated business license
pursuant to Chapter 5.02.
C. Orders by the Administrative Appeals officer: In the event of an appeal of an
administrative citation, the administrative appeals officer may:
1. Order that the responsible party and the city enter into a nuisance abatement
plan consistent with Section 11.18.090 with the measures as directed by the
administrative appeals officer.
2. Grant the city an abatement order.
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a. The order of abatement can require the responsible party to correct the
nuisance and can authorize the city to abate such nuisance if the
responsible party does not timely perform the abatement.
b. In the event the city proves that nuisance conduct or conditions pose a
reasonably imminent danger to human health or human life, unabated,
the administrative appeals officer shall order the abatement as requested
by the city. In such circumstances the city may perform the abatement of
the nuisance at the first possible opportunity.
c. The abatement order must permit the city to charge the responsible party
for the costs the city incurs in abating the nuisance. The costs may be
appealed to the administrative appeals officer pursuant to Section
11.70.150.
3. Revoke a business license without the right to apply for another license at the
property or another business premises for at least six months.
4. Revoke a certificate of occupancy without the right to apply for another at the
property for at least six months.
Orders of an administrative appeals officer issued pursuant to this Chapter are each an
administrative enforcement order that may be appealed in accordance with 2.75.210.
11.18.120: CONTINUING SUPERVISION:
A. When an administrative citation is not timely appealed or an administrative appeals
officer has affirmed the city’s nuisance declaration, the responsible party is subject to
continued supervision by an administrative appeals officer for twelve (12) months or the term
of any applicable nuisance abatement plan. During that time, the administrative appeals officer
may schedule review hearings to track the responsible party’s compliance with any nuisance
abatement plan or abatement order, impose previously suspended penalties, and hold a hearing
to consider any claim by the city that a responsible party has not complied with a nuisance
abatement plan ordered by the administrative appeals officer pursuant to Section 11.18.110.
B. At a hearing on a failure to comply with a nuisance abatement plan entered pursuant to
11.18.110, the administrative appeals officer shall consider the steps taken by the responsible
party and determine whether such party has fulfilled its obligations under the nuisance
abatement plan.
1. During a hearing reviewing a failure to comply with a nuisance abatement plan,
the underlying nuisance declaration cannot be disturbed.
2. In the event the administrative appeals officer finds that the responsible party
failed to comply with any obligation under the nuisance abatement plan, the
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administrative appeals officer shall impose one or more remedies as set forth in the
nuisance abatement plan.
C. Each new administrative citation may be appealed. Such appeals are limited to a review
of the nuisance conduct or serious violent behavior identified in the administrative citation and
may not address previous administrative citations that were not timely appealed or orders by an
administrative appeals officer that were not timely appealed.
11.70.170: DECLARATION OR DETERMINATION TO FOLLOW BUSINESS OWNER
AND PROPERTY LOCATION:
A declaration or determination of nuisance conduct or serious violent behavior follows the
business owner and/or runs with the property. A declaration or determination of nuisance
conduct or serious violent behavior is not eliminated by transferring the property or the
business to another person or entity, changing the name of the business, or moving the business
to a new location. Transfer of business ownership shall not terminate any nuisance abatement
plan in effect with respect to a nuisance business. The acquiring business owner shall be
responsible for compliance with any enforcement action pending against the nuisance business
and prior business owner.
SECTION 4. Effective Date. This ordinance shall become effective on the date of its
first publication.
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
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______________________________
CITY RECORDER
(SEAL)
Bill No. ________ of 2025.
Published: ______________.
Responsible Property Owner Ordinance(final)v2
APPROVED AS TO FORM
Salt Lake City Attorney’s Office
Date:__________________________________
By: ___________________________________
Katherine D. Pasker, Senior City Attorney
August 18, 2025