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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. _____ of 2025
(Vacating a city-owned alley situated adjacent to property located at 389 W American Ave)
An ordinance vacating an unnamed city-owned alley adjacent to property located at 389
W American Ave (“Property”) 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; 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, a separate ordinance details the vacation of the alley that will be vacated
in favor of the Applicant; 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.
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) Disposition of the alley property shall be consistent with Salt Lake City Code
Section 14.52.040.
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 conditions of Section 3 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.
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 389 W American_v1
APPROVED AS TO FORM
Salt Lake City Attorney’s Office
Date:__________________________________
By: ___________________________________
Katherine D. Pasker, Senior City Attorney
September 30, 2025
EXHIBIT “A”
Legal description of the unnamed, city-owned alley to be vacated:
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 00°15'21" WEST ALONG SAID CENTERLINE A DISTANCE OF 30.01 FEET;
THENCE NORTH 89°48'03" WEST 5.73 FEET TO THE WESTERLY LINE OF SAID
ALLEYWAY; THENCE NORTH 00°15'21" EAST ALONG SAID WESTERLY LINE A
DISTANCE OF 30.01 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89°48'04" EAST 5.73 FEET TO THE POINT
OF BEGINNING.
CONTAINS 172 SQUARE FEET OR 0.004 ACRES, MORE OR LESS.