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Project Title: Expiration of Land Use Approvals
Petition No.: PLNPCM2025-00554
Version: 1
Date Prepared: September 4, 2025
Planning Commission Action: Recommended August 27,
2025
This proposed ordinance makes the following amendments (for summary purposes only):
Modifies Subsection 20.16.080 by adding an expiration time for final plat approvals.
Adds section 20.22.060 to create an expiration date for approvals of street dedication plats.
Modifies Subsection 21A.54.120 to clarify the expiration time for conditional use approvals.
Modifies Subsection 21A.55.080 to clarify the expiration time for planned development
approvals.
Modifies Subsection 21A.59.080 to clarify the expiration time for design review applications.
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.
1. Amends section 20.16.080.F by adding an expiration time for final plat approvals. 1
20.16.080: FINAL PLAT REVIEW PROCESS: 2
A. After preliminary subdivision approval has been granted, the subdivider may submit all requirements 3
for a final plat under Chapter 20.10. The final plat documents shall be consistent with the approved 4
preliminary subdivision documents and shall be approved if it complies with applicable provisions of this 5
title, matches the preliminary approval, includes all conditions of preliminary approval, and all applicable 6
provisions of Utah Code Chapter 10-9a. All final plat applications shall be submitted within eighteen (18) 7
months of preliminary approval except for: 8
1. A subdivision that was indicated during preliminary approval to be phased; in which case the final 9
plat shall be consistent with the phasing plan approved as part of the preliminary approval. Each 10
phase shall require a separate final plat application; and 11
2. Condominiums where the subdivider desires to complete the framing of the building to ensure the 12
interior dimensions of the condominium as shown on the final plat are consistent with the built 13
dimensions of the building. In this case, the final plat shall be submitted within thirty (30) days of 14
final framing inspection. 15
B. City Review: City review processes and timelines shall be consistent with Utah Code Chapter 10-9a, 16
Part 6 or its successor. 17
APPROVED AS TO FORM
Salt Lake City Attorney’s Office
Date: __9/4/2025___________________
By: _/s/ Courtney Lords________________
Courtney Lords, Senior City Attorney
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C. Subdivision Improvement Construction Agreement: The subdivider and the city shall finalize an 18
agreement regarding the construction of all public improvements required or proposed as part of the 19
subdivision. The agreement shall be finalized prior to the city engineer signing the final subdivision plat. 20
D. The final plat to be recorded shall be on typical mylar material or the common material for plats at 21
the time. The printing or reproduction process used shall not incur any shrinkage or distortions, and the 22
reproduced copy furnished shall be of good quality, to true dimension, clear and readable, and in all 23
respects comparable to the approved final plat. The mylar plat shall be signed separately by all required 24
and authorized parties and shall contain the information set forth in this chapter. 25
E. Prior to the filing of the final plat with the mayor, the subdivider shall file the necessary tax lien 26
certificates and documents. 27
F. Final Plat Applications Expiration: A final plat application shall be submitted within 18 months of the 28
date of preliminary approval. A final plat that is not recorded within 18 months of the date the final plat 29
application is submitted shall be considered expired and become void. All preliminary approvals 30
associated with the final plat shall also be considered expired. If the final plat application is not recorded 31
within 18 months due to the failure of the city to complete a review in a timeline required by applicable 32
laws, the expiration period shall be extended by the number of additional days that it takes the city to 33
complete the review. An applicant may request a one-time extension of 12 months by submitting a written 34
request to the planning director prior to the expiration of the final plat application. 35
2. Creates section 20.22.060 Expiration of Street Dedication Plan to read: 36
20.22.060: EXPIRATION OF STREET DEDICATION PLAT 37
A street dedication plat shall expire in 180 days from the date of approval if not recorded with the Salt 38
Lake County Recorder’s Office. 39
3. Amends section 21.54.120 to clarify the expiration time for conditional use approvals. 40
21A.54.120: LIMITATIONS ON CONDITIONAL USE APPROVAL: 41
Subject to an extension of time granted by the planning commission, or, in the case of administrative 42
conditional uses, the planning director or designee, no conditional use shall be valid for a period longer 43
than one year unless a building permit has been issued or complete building plans have been submitted to 44
the division of building services and licensing within that period and is thereafter diligently pursued to 45
completion, or unless a certificate of occupancy is issued and a use commenced within that period, or 46
unless a longer time is requested and granted by the planning commission, or, in the case of 47
administrative conditional uses, the planning director or designee. Any request for a time extension shall 48
be required not less than thirty (30) days prior to the twelve (12) month time period. The approval of a 49
proposed conditional use by the planning commission, or, in the case of administrative conditional uses, 50
the planning director or designee, shall authorize only the particular use for which it was issued and shall 51
be valid subject to this section. 52
A. All conditional use approvals expire 12 months from the date of approval unless one of the following 53
occurs before the approval expires: 54
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1. A complete building permit application to construct or modify a building or property where the 55
conditional use will be located has been submitted to the city; 56
2. The conditional use is associated with a development agreement, if authorized by Utah Code and 57
City Code, and the development agreement is signed and executed between the owner of the property 58
and the city; 59
3. If a subdivision is required as part of the conditional use, a complete final plat application is 60
submitted to the city. For the purpose of this section, a subdivision includes a subdivision 61
amendment; 62
4. If no building permit is required, a business license is issued for the conditional use on the subject 63
project; or 64
5. If none of the above are required, the applicant notifies the planning director in writing that the 65
conditional use has been established, and all conditions of approval have been satisfied. 66
B. If one of the actions listed above expires, the conditional use shall also be considered expired. 67
C. A one-time, one-year extension may be granted by the planning commission, or planning director for 68
administrative conditional use, if a written request for an extension is submitted by the applicant to the 69
planning director prior to the expiration of the conditional use. Extensions authorized by this section only 70
apply to the conditional use approval and not to any other required applications or approvals. 71
D. If one of the actions listed in Subsection A is satisfied, the conditional use shall be considered 72
established and the conditional use shall be allowed to continue until it ceases provided the conditional 73
use complies with applicable regulations, the plans approved as part of the conditional use, and all 74
conditions of approval or the conditional use is revoked as provided for in this section. 75
E. If the property owner, or someone authorized to act on the owner’s behalf, establishes a different, 76
allowed use on the property, the conditional use approval shall be considered voluntarily terminated by 77
the property owner. 78
4. Amends section 21.55.080 to clarify the expiration time for planned development approvals. 79
21A.55.080: TIME LIMIT ON APPROVED PLANNED DEVELOPMENT: 80
No planned development approval shall be valid for a period longer than one year unless a building 81
permit has been issued or complete building plans have been submitted to the Division of Building 82
Services and Licensing. The planning commission or planning director in the case of an administrative 83
planned development, may grant an extension of a planned development for up to one additional year 84
when the applicant is able to demonstrate no change in circumstance that would result in an unmitigated 85
impact. Extension requests must be submitted prior to the expiration of the planned development 86
approval. 87
A. A planned development approval expires in 12 months from the date of approval unless one of the 88
following occurs before the approval expires: 89
1. A complete building permit application to construct at least one of the principal buildings approved 90
as part of the planned development is submitted to the city; 91
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2. A development agreement, if authorized by Utah Code and City Code, is signed and executed 92
between the owner of the property and the city; or 93
3. A complete final plat application is submitted to the city if the planned development included 94
approval of a preliminary subdivision application. For the purpose of this section, a subdivision 95
includes a subdivision amendment if the planned development is located in an existing subdivision. 96
B. If one of the actions listed above expires, the planned development shall also be considered expired. 97
C. A one-time, one-year extension may be granted by the planning commission, or planning director for 98
administrative planned developments if a written request for an extension is submitted by the applicant to 99
the planning director prior to the expiration of the planned development. Extensions authorized by this 100
section only apply to the planned development approval and not to any other required applications or 101
approvals. 102
D. If the property owner, or someone authorized to act on the owner’s behalf, submits a building permit, 103
subdivision application, or other development authorized by city code that complies with the applicable 104
regulations and is different than the approved planned development application, the approved planned 105
development shall be considered voluntarily terminated by the property owner. 106
5. Amends section 21.59.060 to clarify the expiration time for design review approvals. 107
21A.59.060: TIME LIMIT ON APPROVED APPLICATIONS FOR DESIGN REVIEW: 108
No design review approval shall be valid for a period longer than one year from the date of approval 109
unless a building permit is issued or a complete building plans and building permit applications have been 110
submitted to the Division of Building Services and Licensing. An extension of one year may be granted 111
by the entity that approved the application. Extension requests must be submitted prior to the expiration 112
of the design review approval. 113
A. A design review approval expires in one year from the date of approval unless one of the following 114
occurs before the approval expires: 115
1. A complete building permit application to construct at least one of the principal buildings approved 116
as part of the design review is submitted to the city; 117
2. A development agreement, if authorized by Utah Code or City Code, is signed and executed 118
between the owner of the property and the city; or 119
3. A complete final plat application is submitted to the city if the design review application is 120
associated with a preliminary subdivision application. For the purpose of this section, a subdivision 121
includes a subdivision amendment. 122
B. If one of the actions listed above expires, the design review shall also be considered expired. 123
C. A one-time, one-year extension may be granted by the planning commission, or planning director for 124
administrative design reviews, if a written request for an extension is submitted by the applicant to the 125
planning director prior to the expiration of the design review. Extensions authorized by this section only 126
apply to the design review approval and not any of the actions listed in section A. 127
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D. If the property owner or someone authorized to act on the owner’s behalf, submits a building permit, 128
subdivision application, or other development authorized by city code that complies with the applicable 129
regulations and is different than the approved design review application, the approved design review shall 130
be considered voluntarily terminated by the property owner. 131