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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. 58 of 2025
(Amending Title 21A of the Salt Lake City Code to amend Zoning Incentives for Building
Preservation/Adaptive Reuse)
An ordinance amending the text of Title 21A of the Salt Lake City Code pertaining to
zoning incentives for Building Preservation/Adaptive Reuse, pursuant to PLMPCM2025-00039.
WHEREAS, on April 23, 2025, the Salt Lake City Planning Commission (“Planning
Commission”) held a public hearing on a proposed ordinance amending Salt Lake City’s land
use regulations pertaining to zoning incentives for Building Preservation/Adaptive Reuse
(Petition No. PLMPCM2025-00039); and
WHEREAS, at its April 23, 2025 meeting, the Planning Commission voted in favor of
forwarding a positive recommendation to the Salt Lake City Council (“City Council”) on said
petition; and
WHEREAS, after a public hearing on this matter held on October 7, 2025, the City
Council 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 Subsection 21A.52.040.B. That Subsection
21A.52.040.B of the Salt Lake City Code (Zoning: Zoning Incentives: Approval Process) shall be
and hereby is amended as follows:
B. Preliminary approval shall authorize the preparation, filing and processing of applications
for any permits or approval that may be required by the city, including, but not limited to, a
building permit. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no permits shall be issued until final approval is
obtained pursuant to this Chapter. Preliminary approval shall be valid for a period of one year
unless complete building plans have been submitted to the Division of Building Services. The
planning director may grant a one-year extension of the preliminary approval when the applicant
is able to demonstrate no change in circumstance. Extension requests must be submitted prior to
the expiration of the preliminary approval.
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SECTION 2. Amending the text of Subsection 21A.52.060.B.4.b.1. That Subsection
21A.52.060.B.4.b.1 of the Salt Lake City Code (Zoning: Zoning Incentives: Building
Preservation Incentives: Preservation of a Principal Building: Incentives: Administrative Planned
Development) shall be and hereby is amended as follows:
(1) Modification to the minimum and maximum yard requirements.
SECTION 3. Amending the text of Subsection 21A.52.060.B.4.e. That Subsection
21A.52.060.B.4.e of the Salt Lake City Code (Zoning: Zoning Incentives: Building Preservation
Incentives: Preservation of a Principal Building: Incentives) shall be and is hereby repealed and
replaced with the following:
e. Administrative design review is permitted for any request that requires design review
approval.
SECTION 4. Amending the text of Subsection 21A.52.060.B.5.g. That Subsection
21A.52.060.B.5.g of the Salt Lake City Code (Zoning: Zoning Incentives: Building Preservation
Incentives: Preservation of a Principal Building: Design Standards for New Construction: Garage
Doors Facing Street) shall be and hereby is amended as follows:
g. Garage Doors Facing Street: For attached single family dwellings, garage doors are
prohibited on the facade of the building that is parallel to, or located along, a public street.
SECTION 5. Amending the text of Subsection 21A.52.060.B.6.c. That Subsection
21A.52.060.B.6.c of the Salt Lake City Code (Zoning: Zoning Incentives: Building Preservation
Incentives: Preservation of a Principal Building: Restrictive Covenant Required) shall be and
hereby is amended as follows:
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c. Projects that apply the incentives to new development on the development site
shall guarantee retention of the eligible building used to qualify for the
incentives for a minimum term of thirty (30) years or, if the eligible building is
subject to Section 21A.34.020, indefinitely unless otherwise permitted by the
terms of a certificate of appropriateness after such thirty (30) year period;
SECTION 6. Amending the text of Subsection 21A.59.040.A. That Subsection
21A.59.040.A of the Salt Lake City Code (Zoning: Design Review: Scope of Modifications
Authorized) shall be and hereby is amended as follows:
A. The authority of the Planning Director through the design review process shall be limited
to modification of the specific element referenced within each zoning district. For Planning
Director review, the design standards of the applicable zoning district (see chapter 21A.37,
"Design Standards", of this title), may be modified according to the following table.
Administrative design review as authorized in Chapter 21A.52 is not subject to the following
table.
SECTION 7. Effective Date: This ordinance shall become effective on the date of its
first publication and shall be recorded with the Salt Lake City Recorder.
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, this 7th day of October, 2025.
______________________________
CHAIRPERSON
ATTEST AND COUNTERSIGN:
______________________________
CITY RECORDER
Transmitted to Mayor on _______________________.
Chris Wharton (Oct 16, 2025 12:30:02 MDT)
10/16/2025
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Mayor’s Action: _______Approved. _______Vetoed.
______________________________
MAYOR
______________________________
CITY RECORDER
Bill No. 58 of 2025.
Published: ______________.
Ordinance Amending Zoning Incentives for Building Preservation Adapt Reuse (final)
APPROVED AS TO FORM
Salt Lake City Attorney’s Office
Date: ________________________
By___________________________
Courtney Lords, Senior City Attorney
10/15/2025
Erin Mendenhall (Oct 21, 2025 13:44:29 MDT)
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10/22/2025
Ordinance 58 of 2025 - Ordinance Amending
Zoning Incentives for Building Perservation
Adapt Reuse
Final Audit Report 2025-10-21
Created:2025-10-15
By:Caitlin Carlino (caitlin.carlino@slc.gov)
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