HomeMy WebLinkAboutProposed Ordinance - 4/21/2026SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. ________ of 2026
(Closing a 16 foot north/south alleyway and a portion of a 15 foot east/west alleyway in Block 1
of the West Boulevard Subdivision)
An ordinance closing a 16 foot north/south alleyway and a portion of a 15 foot east/west
alleyway in Block 1 of the West Boulevard Subdivision.
WHEREAS, the subject alleyways are located within the West Boulevard Subdivision of
Block 1 and within the bounds of Jefferson Park;
WHEREAS, the affected portions of the alleyways are not presently used for travel or as
a public right-of-way, rather, both are primarily covered by turf and serving dual purposes as
parts of a detention basin and recreational area in Jefferson Park,
WHEREAS, Utah Code Subsection 72-5-105(7) allows a municipality to indefinitely
close public rights of way to vehicular travel and convert rights of way to another public use
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 of the
proposed closure to the Utah Department of Transportation and abutting property owners; 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 alleyways
described herein because they have not been used for vehicular traffic for several decades and
are not necessary to access private property and, therefore, are not necessary for vehicular travel;
and
WHEREAS , closing the alleyways will not be adverse to the general public’s interest
because the closures will facilitate improvements to Jefferson Park, which will further the public
interest in open space and recreation; and
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah:
SECTION 1. Indefinitely Closing City-Owned Right-of-Way. That the north/south
alleyway and east/west portion of the alleyway in the West Boulevard Subdivision of Block 1,
and which are more particularly described on Exhibit “A” attached hereto, hereby are closed as
public rights-of-way and declared not presently necessary or available for use as public rights-of-
way. The alleyways are hereby converted to another public use, specifically, for park purposes.
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.
SECTION 3. Effective Date. This ordinance shall become effective on the date of its
first publication and shall be recorded with the Salt Lake County Recorder.
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah this _______ day of
______________, 202_.
______________________________
CHAIRPERSON
ATTEST:
______________________________
CITY RECORDER
Transmitted to Mayor on _______________________.
Mayor's Action: _______Approved. _______Vetoed.
______________________________
MAYOR
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CITY RECORDER
(SEAL)
APPROVED AS TO FORM
Salt Lake City Attorney’s Office
Date: April 20, 2026
By: Cameron Johnson
Cameron Johnson
Senior City Attorney
Bill No. ________ of 202_.
Published: ______________.
Ordinance closing alley in Jefferson Park_v2
Legal Description of Proposed Indefinite Closure of an Alleyway and Portion of an Alleyway
Closing a 16 foot north/south alleyway and a portion of a 15 foot east/west alleyway in Block 1 of the
West Boulevard Subdivision, as recorded in Book B, Page 62, in the Salt Lake County Recorders Office.
Said closure being described as follows:
Beginning at the Southwest Corner of Lot 15, Block 1, West Boulevard Subdivision, as recorded in
Book B, Page 62, in the Salt Lake County Recorders Office, and running thence South 15 feet to the
Northwest Corner of Lot 54, said Block 1; thence East 100 feet to the Northeast Corner of Lot 57, said
Block 1; thence South 130 feet to the Southeast Corner of said Lot 57; thence East 16 feet to the
Southwest Corner of Lot 1, said Block 1; thence North 275 feet to the Northwest Corner of Lot 11, said
Block 1; thence West 16 feet to the Northeast Corner of Lot 12, said Block 1; thence South 130 feet to
the Southeast Corner of said Lot 12; thence West 100 feet to the point of beginning.
Contains 5,900 square feet, or 0.135 acres.