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Project Title: Daily water use limits on new commercial,
industrial and institutional development
Petition No.: PLNPCM2026-00274
Version: Transmitted
Date Prepared: 5/28/2026
Planning Commission Action: 5/27/2026
This proposed ordinance makes the following amendments (for summary purposes only):
• Modifies Subsection 21A.33.010.D.1 to clarify land uses subject to the maximum daily water
consumption prohibition.
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.
Planning Note: The proposal is subject to the Temporary Land Use Regulations adopted by the City
Council on March 24, 2026.
If adopted by the City Council, the Salt Lake City Council ordains the following, in substantial
compliance with the following:
1. Amends Subsection 21A.33.010.D.1 as follows: 1
D. Prohibited Uses: The following land uses are prohibited in all zoning districts: 2
1. Commercial and Industrial Land Uses That Exceed two hundred thousand (200,000) Gallons of 3
Water per Day Non-Residential Land Uses That Exceed 200,000 Gallons of Water per Day. 4
a. New Land Uses: Any new commercial or industrial non-residential land use that consumes or 5
uses more than an annual average of two hundred thousand (200,000) gallons of potable water per day is 6
prohibited in all zoning districts. The use and consumption limit is based on the total use from all water 7
meters that serve the land use. 8
b. Expansions of Existing Uses: No commercial or industrial non-residential land use shall expand 9
to an extent that increases its daily potable water consumption or use to exceed an annual average of two 10
APPROVED AS TO FORM
Salt Lake City Attorney’s Office
Date: __June 4, 2026______________
By: ____________________________
Katherine D. Pasker, Senior City Attorney
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hundred thousand (200,000) gallons of potable water per day. Notwithstanding the provisions of 11
Subsection 21A.38.040.E, an existing land use that exceeds the water use threshold may not expand if the 12
expansion will result in a net increase in water consumption or use. The use and consumption limit is 13
based on the total use from all water meters that serve the land use. 14
c. Water Use Report Required: A land use applicant shall certify the anticipated daily water use of 15
the proposed land use in a manner satisfactory to the Department of Public Utilities. The Department of 16
Public Utilities may require an anticipated daily water use report of any land use applicant proposing a 17
new use or expansion of an existing use. 18
d. Exemption: Agricultural, residential, and institutional schools, government owned or operated 19
facilities that primarily provide social services, places of worship, and hospitals. land uses are not subject 20
to the regulations of this subsection. For purposes of this section, an institutional land use includes 21
government owned or operated facilities, places of worship, and hospitals. 22
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Effective Date: This ordinance, if passed, shall become effective on the date of its first publication and
shall be recorded with the Salt Lake City Recorder.