011 of 2005 - pertaining to RMF-75 high density multifamily residential zoning district •
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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. 11 of 2005
(Amending RMF-75 High Density Multifamily Residential Zoning District)
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 21A.24.150, SALT LAKE CITY CODE,
PERTAINING TO RMF-75 HIGH DENSITY MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT,
PURSUANT TO PETITION NO. 400-04-17.
WHEREAS, the Salt Lake City Code contains certain regulations regarding high density
multifamily residential land use(s).
WHEREAS, the Salt Lake Code regulations on high density multifamily residential land
uses accommodates high density residential land uses in high-rise buildings, but does not
accommodate the same uses in low-rise buildings.
WHEREAS, allowing high density residential land uses in low-rise buildings will provide
an alternative format for development, previously limited to high density high-rise buildings or
single family homes, and will provide an opportunity for infill development.
WHEREAS, the City Council now desires to amend the City Code to add language to
allow high density residential land uses in low-rise buildings.
NOW, THEREFORE,be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah:
SECTION 1. That Section 21A.24.150, Salt Lake City Code, pertaining to RMF-75 high
density multifamily residential district be, and the same hereby is, amended to read as follows:
21A.24.150 RMF-75 high density multifamily residential district:
A. Purpose Statement. The purpose of the RMF-75 high density multifamily residential
district is to provide an environment suitable for high density multifamily dwellings.
B. Uses. Uses in the RMF-75 high density multifamily residential district as specified in the
Table of Permitted and Conditional Uses for Residential Districts found in Section 21A.24.190,
are permitted subject to the general provisions set forth in Section 21A.24.010 and this section.
C. Minimum Lot Area and Lot Width. The minimum lot areas and lot widths required in this
district are as follows:
Minimum Minimum
Land Use Lot Area Lot Width
1. Single family detached dwellings 5,000 sq. ft. 50 ft.
2. Single family attached dwellings
(3 or more) 2,000 sq. ft.# Interior: 16 ft.
End unit: 20 ft.
Corner: 22 ft.
3. Multifamily dwellings
(three to fourteen units) 9,000 sq. ft.* 80 ft.
4. Multifamily dwellings
(fifteen or more) 19,000 sq. ft.* 100 ft.
5. Natural open space and
conservation areas,
public and private No No
minimum minimum
6. Public pedestrian
pathways, trails and
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greenways No No
minimum minimum
7. Utility substations and
buildings 5,000 sq. ft. 50 ft.
8. Municipal service uses,
including city utility
uses and police and fire
stations No No
minimum minimum
9. Places of worship less
than four acres in size 12,000 sq. ft. 140 ft.
10. Public/private utility
transmission wires,
lines, pipes and poles No No
minimum minimum
11. Off-site parking facilities 10,000 sq. ft. 50 ft.
12. Other permitted or con-
ditional uses as listed
in Section 21A.24.190 20,000 sq. ft. 100 ft.
Qualifying Provisions
"Three unit minimum.
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*Nine thousand square feet for three units; plus eight hundred square feet for each additional unit
up to and including fourteen units. Nineteen thousand square feet for fifteen units; plus three
hundred fifty square feet for each additional unit up to one acre. For development greater than
one acre five hundred square feet for each dwelling unit is required.
D. Maximum Building Height. The maximum building height permitted in this district is
seventy-five feet.
E. Minimum Yard Requirements.
1. Front Yard. Twenty-five feet, except single-family detached or attached; 15 feet.
2. Corner Side Yard. Twenty-five feet, except single-family detached or attached; 15 feet.
3. Interior Side Yard. Fifteen feet, except single-family detached: 4 feet, or attached; 4 feet for
end units, no setback for attached units.
4. Rear Yard. The rear yard shall be twenty-five percent of the lot depth, but need not exceed
thirty feet.
5. Accessory Buildings and Structures in Yards. Accessory buildings and structures may be
located in a required yard subject to Part IV, Chapter 21A.36, Section 21A.36.020B, Table
21A.36.020B, Obstructions in Yards.
F. Required Landscape Yards. The required front yard, corner side and, for interior lots, one
of the interior side yards shall be maintained as a landscape yard.
G. Maximum Building Coverage. The surface coverage of all principal and accessory
buildings shall not exceed sixty percent of the lot area.
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H. Landscape Buffers. Where a lot abuts a lot in a single-family or two-family residential
district, a landscape buffer shall be provided in accordance with Part IV, Chapter 21A.48,
Landscaping and Buffers.
SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall become effective on the date of
its first publication.
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah this 5th day of April
2005.
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Transmitted to Mayor on April 6, 2005
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Bill No. 11 of 2005.
Published: April 19, 2005
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