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HomeMy WebLinkAboutProposed Ordinance - 3/19/2026SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE No. ________ of 2026 (Indefinite closure of 7200 W Street between California Avenue (W 1400 S) and the Southerly Boundary of 152 S 7200 W) An ordinance indefinitely closing a portion of 7200 West Street between California Avenue and the Southerly Boundary of Tax Parcel 14-04-200-002-0000, pursuant to Utah Code Section 72-5-105. WHEREAS, areas along 7200 West Street between California Avenue (W 1400 S) and Utah Department of Transportation’s property at 152 S 7200 W (Tax Parcel 14-04-200-002- 0000) have been used for dangerous criminal activity, including illegally dumping waste, trash, and debris, including hazardous materials; and WHEREAS, Utah Code Subsection 72-5-105(7) allows a municipality to indefinitely close a class C road to mitigate unsafe conditions after following the procedures specified under Utah Code Subsection 72-5-105(5), which requires the City to hold a public hearing on the indefinite closure and provide notice to the Utah Department of Transportation and the abutting landowners of the public hearing; and WHEREAS, the abutting property owners are supportive of this indefinite closure and the efforts to continue order in areas adjacent to 7200 West Street; and WHEREAS, the City has previously partnered with Salt Lake County as part of a coordinated cleanup effort, which includes mitigating the unsafe conditions adjacent to the portion of 7200 West Street described herein; and WHEREAS, the City has realized some success in deterring the criminal activity and illegal dumping after erecting gates accessible to adjacent property owners and instituting a temporary closure over the past two years; and 2 WHEREAS, an indefinite closure, which extends an additional 900’ north of the prior temporary closure, is now necessary to further deter the criminal activity and illegal dumping because the remote and undeveloped location continues to present management and enforcement challenges for the City; and WHEREAS, the City has complied with the procedures set forth in Utah Code Subsection 72-5-105(5); and WHEREAS, the Salt Lake City Council (“City Council”) finds after holding a public hearing on this matter, that there is good cause for the indefinite closure of the portion of 7200 West Street described herein to mitigate the unsafe conditions caused by criminal activity and the illegal dumping of hazardous materials and other trash, waste, and debris; NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah: SECTION 1. Indefinitely Closing a City-Owned Right-of-Way. That a portion of 7200 West Street situated between California Avenue and the Southerly Boundary of Tax Parcel 14-04-200-002-0000, and which is more particularly shown and described on Exhibit “A” attached hereto, is hereby indefinitely closed as a public right-of-way pursuant to Utah Code Section 72-5-105 for the period described in Section 2 below and is declared not presently necessary or available for use as a public right-of-way during that period. SECTION 2. Reservations and Disclaimers. The above closures are 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 the alleyways, 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 closures are also subject to any existing rights-of-way or easements of private third parties. 3 SECTION 3. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately after it has been published pursuant to Utah Code § 10-3-711 and § 10-3-713. Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah this ____ day of __________, 202_. ______________________________________ Alejandro Puy, Council Chair ATTEST: _________________________ Keith Reynolds, City Recorder Transmitted to Mayor on ____________________________. Mayor’s Action: _________ Approved. ____________ Vetoed. ______________________________________ Erin Mendenhall, Mayor ATTEST: _________________________ Keith Reynolds, City Recorder Bill No. _______ of 2026. Published: __________________ Ordinance 7200W_Closure_v.4 APPROVED AS TO FORM Salt Lake City Attorney’s Office Date: ___________________________ By: ____________________________ Cameron Johnson, Senior City Attorney March 12, 2026 /s/ Cameron Johnson 17200 WEST POWER LINE - CALIFORNIA AVE ENGINEERING DIVISION SALT LAKE CITY CORPORATION PUBLIC SERVICES SURVEY DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION ”” ” ” ” ” ” ” ” ” ” ” ” ” ” ” ” ” ” ” ” ” ” ” ” ” EXHIBIT "A" 17200 WEST POWER LINE - NORTH to UDOT ENGINEERING DIVISION SALT LAKE CITY CORPORATION PUBLIC SERVICES SURVEY DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION ”” ” ”” ” ” ”” ” ”” ”” ·”” ” ” ”” ””” ” ”