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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. _____ of 2025
(Vacating a city-owned alley situated adjacent to properties located at 373 W American Ave, 337
W American Ave, 389 W American Ave, 965 S 400 W, and 969 S 400 W)
An ordinance vacating an unnamed city-owned alley adjacent to properties located at 373
W American Ave, 337 W American Ave, 389 W American Ave, 965 S 400 W, and 969 S 400 W
pursuant to Petition No. PLNPCM2023-00636.
WHEREAS the Salt Lake City Planning Commission (“Planning Commission”) held a
public hearing on September 11, 2024 to consider a request made by Jarod Hall (“Applicant”) to
vacate an unnamed city-owned alley adjacent to properties located at 373 W American Ave, 337
W American Ave, 389 W American Ave, 965 S 400 W, and 969 S 400 W (collectively, the
“Property”); and
WHEREAS, at its September 11, 2024 hearing, 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 alley and neither the public interest nor any
person will be materially injured by the proposed vacation.
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NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah:
SECTION 1. Closing and Vacating City-Owned Alley. That an unnamed, city-owned
alley, which is more particularly described on Exhibit “A” attached hereto, hereby is vacated and
declared not presently necessary or available for public use.
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 alley, 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. Conditions. This alley vacation is conditioned upon the following:
a) The owner of the Property shall establish a utility easement in place of the
existing public alley right-of-way following the approval of the request or
coordinate relocation of the existing power lines with Rocky Mountain Power.
b) The owner of the Property shall enter into a use and easement agreement that:
(1) Establishes a 10-foot-wide public access easement along the eastern
boundary of 337 W American Ave approximately in the location shown on
Exhibit B;
(2) All building exteriors adjacent to such easement shall be occupied by and
include entrance(s) to ground floor uses that draw the public to the east side of the
building. Ground-floor entries along the east side must promote pedestrian access
and activity. The activation may include residential uses. A parking or storage
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uses are not allowed. Commercial or retail uses must have a minimum depth of 25
feet; and
(3) Any building along the eastern boundary of 337 W American Ave must
meet the building articulation and durable materials requirements outlined in
Section 21A.37. For residential uses, the ground-floor glass must cover at least
30% of the façade to create visual interest for pedestrians. All other uses must
meet the ground-floor glass requirements in 21A.37.
c) The owner of the Property shall not purport to convey the Property encompassing
any portion of the alley until at least 60 days after a final decision by the City
Council on the petition; and
d) The owner of the Property shall consolidate the parcels comprising the Property
through a lot consolidation.
SECTION 4. Effective Date. This ordinance shall become effective on the date of its
first publication and shall be recorded with the Salt Lake County Recorder. The Salt Lake City
Recorder is instructed to not publish this ordinance until the conditions set forth in Section 3 are
satisfied as certified by the Salt Lake City Planning Director or his designee.
SECTION 5. Time. If the condition set forth in Section 3(c) is violated, or the
conditions of Section 3(a), (b), and (d) above have not been met within one year after adoption,
then this ordinance shall become null and void. Prior to such one year period, the City Council
may, for good cause shown, by resolution, extend the time period for satisfying the conditions
identified above.
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Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah this _______ day of
______________, 2025.
______________________________
CHAIRPERSON
ATTEST:
______________________________
CITY RECORDER
Transmitted to Mayor on _______________________.
Mayor's Action: _______Approved. _______Vetoed.
______________________________
MAYOR
______________________________
CITY RECORDER
(SEAL)
Bill No. ________ of 2025
Published: ______________.
Ordinance Vacating Alley Near 373 W American_v3
APPROVED AS TO FORM
Salt Lake City Attorney’s Office
Date:__________________________________
By: ___________________________________
Katherine D. Pasker, Senior City Attorney
September 30, 2025
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EXHIBIT “A”
Legal description of the unnamed, city-owned alley to be vacated:
BEGINNING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 19, BLOCK 2, OF THE COATES &
CORUMS SOUTHGALE ADDITION SUBDIVISION, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK ‘B’,
PAGE 104, AT THE SALT LAKE COUNTY RECORDERS OFFICE AND RUNNING
THENCE EAST 11.45 FEET TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 13, SAID BLOCK 2;
THENCE SOUTH 135 FEET TO THE WEST, SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 13;
THENCE S 45° E 7.07 FEET TO THE SOUTH, SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 13;
THENCE SOUTH 15 FEET; THENCE WEST 16.45 FEET TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER
OF LOT 14, SAID BLOCK 2; THENCE NORTH 155 FEET TO THE POINT OF
BEGINNING.
CONTAINS 1,863 SQUARE FEET OR 0.043 ACRES, MORE OR LESS.
AND
BEGINNING AT A POINT WHICH IS SOUTH 89°48'04" EAST ALONG THE
CENTERLINE OF AMERICAN AVENUE A DISTANCE OF 164.86 FEET AND SOUTH
00°11'56" WEST 33.00 FEET FROM THE STREET MONUMENT AT THE INTERSECTION
OF 400 WEST STREET AND AMERICAN AVENUE, SAID POINT ALSO BEING AT THE
INTERSECTION OF THE SOUTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF SAID AMERICAN
AVENUE AND THE CENTERLINE OF AN ALLEYWAY, AND RUNNING THENCE
SOUTH 89°48'04" EAST ALONG THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF SAID AMERICAN
AVENUE A DISTANCE OF 5.73 FEET TO THE EASTERLY LINE OF SAID ALLEYWAY;
THENCE SOUTH 00°15'21" WEST ALONG SAID EASTERLY LINE A DISTANCE OF
30.01 FEET; THENCE NORTH 89°48'03" WEST 5.73 FEET; THENCE NORTH 00°15'21"
EAST ALONG SAID CENTERLINE A DISTANCE OF 30.01 FEET TO THE POINT OF
BEGINNING.
CONTAINS 172 SQUARE FEET OR 0.004 ACRES, MORE OR LESS.
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EXHIBIT “B”
Approximate location of easement to be established: