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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. 6 of 2001
(City Engineer)
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 2.08.050 AND 2.08.080, SALT LAKE CITY
CODE, CHANGING THE ADMINISTRATIVE OVERSIGHT OF THE CITY ENGINEER
FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO
THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICES, AND AMENDING THE FOLLOWING
SECTIONS RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE OVERSIGHT OF THE CITY ENGINEER:
14.32.035, 14.32.625, 14.40.020, 14.40.030, 14.40.060, 14.40.070, 14.40.080, 14.40.100,
14.44.010, and 14.44.060.
Be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah:
SECTION 1. That Section 2.08.050, Salt Lake City Code, pertaining to the Department of
Community and Economic Development be, and the same hereby is, amended to read as follows:
2.08.050 Department Of Community And Economic Development:
Functions: The Department of Community and Economic Development shall have charge
of and be responsible for:
1. Land use planning;
2. Business regulation;
3. Housing;
4. Economic development;
5. Building and housing codes; and
6. Transportation engineering.
SECTION 2. That Section 2.08.080, Salt Lake City Code, pertaining to the Department of
Public Services be, and the same hereby is, amended to read as follows:
2.08.080 Department Of Public Services:
A. Functions: The Department of Public Services shall have charge of and be responsible
for:
1. The general supervision, maintenance, upkeep and control of the City's
parks, playgrounds, athletic fields, golf courses, pools and other recreational areas and facilities;
2. The City's cemetery;
3. Recreational activities and public event planning;
4. Maintenance and upkeep of shade trees and other plantings;
5. The operation and maintenance of streets, parkways, sidewalks, street
lighting, traffic signals, and similar public ways and facilities;
6. The collection and disposal of all solid waste generated within the City as
provided for in City ordinances;
7. Maintenance and repair of all ditches, flumes, culverts or irrigation
systems operated within City streets or rights of way;
8. The supervision of the design and construction of the public works of the City;
9. Maintenance and repair of all City-owned buildings within the City;
10. Enforcement of parking ordinances and regulations; and
11. Other property or works and the supervision and coordination and all
construction work or alterations carried out within the public ways of the City.
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B. City Engineer: The position of City Engineer shall be assigned to the Department
of Public Services under the administrative direction of the Director of Public Services. The City
Engineer shall be a registered professional engineer of the State and shall be responsible for the
review, supervision and acceptance of all engineering and architectural design, and construction
work required by or for the City, except as assigned in this Code to other departments or offices
of the City; the coordination and supervision of all construction work done within the public
rights of way of the City; and the records of public improvements as prescribed by State statute.
The duties may be delegated by the City Engineer as deemed prudent and appropriate; such
delegation may include the Utilities Department (for recording and maintaining engineering
records relating to the water and sewer systems and its engineering functions) and the
Department of Airports.
SECTION 3. That Section 14.32.035, Salt Lake City Code, pertaining to permit
application approval criteria be, and the same hereby is, amended to read as follows:
14.32.035 Permit Application Approval Criteria:
A. * * *
B. * * *
C. * *
D. The disapproval or denial of an application by the City Engineer may be appealed
by the applicant to the Director of Public Services, by the filing of a written notice of appeal
within ten (10) days of denial. The Director of Public Services shall hear such appeal and render
his/her decision, within fifteen (15) days following notice of such appeal.
E. * * *
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SECTION 4. That Section 14.32.625, Salt Lake City Code, pertaining to appeal of
suspension, revocation or stop order be, and the same hereby is, amended to read as follows:
14.32.625 Appeal Of Suspension, Revocation, Or Stop Order:
Any suspension or revocation or stop order by the City Engineer may be appealed by the
permittee to the Director of Public Services by filing a written notice of appeal within ten (10)
days of the action of the City Engineer. The Director of Public Services shall hear such appeal, if
written request therefor be timely filed, as soon as practicable, and render his/her decision within
a reasonable time following filing of notice of appeal.
SECTION 5. That Section 14.40.020, Salt Lake City Code, pertaining to permit issuance
only to franchise holder be, and the same hereby is, amended to read as follows:
14.40.020 Permit-Issuance only to franchise holder.
No permit for the erection or maintenance of any telegraph, telephone, electric light,
street railroad, electric railroad or other poles in any of the streets of the city shall be issued to
any person, unless such person is a holder of a franchise from the city, granting certain specified
and privileged uses of such streets; provided, that a copy of such franchise shall be placed on file
with the director of public services for his/her guidance, and provided that nothing in this section
shall be construed to authorize the erection of any pole without a permit from the director of
public services.
SECTION 6. That Section 14.40.030, Salt Lake City Code, pertaining to permit
application and fee be, and the same hereby is, amended to read as follows:
14.40.030 Permit-Application and fee.
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All applications for permits to erect poles must be in writing addressed to the director of
public services, must be signed by the person desiring to erect the poles therein specified, must
state the place or places where it is desired to erect poles, and must be accompanied by a fee of
one dollar and fifty cents for each pole,permission to erect which is applied for. Such application
must be left with the director of public services and be filed in his/her office.
SECTION 7. That Section 14.40.060, Salt Lake City Code, pertaining to center-of-street
poles be, and the same hereby is, amended to read as follows:
14.40.060 Center-of-street poles.
It is unlawful for any person to erect poles of any character for any purpose in the center
of any street in the city, except upon plans and specifications submitted to and approved by the
director of public services.
SECTION 8. That Section 14.40.070, Salt Lake City Code, pertaining to pole appearance
and designation be, and the same hereby is, amended to read as follows:
14.40.070 Pole appearance and designation.
It is unlawful for any person to erect or maintain any pole or poles in any street of the
city, unless such pole, if wooden, is peeled and neatly trimmed of knots, presenting a smooth
appearance, and, whether wooden or steel, painted with a color approved by the director of public
services. The name of the corporation erecting or maintaining such pole or poles shall also be
designated on the pole or poles in a manner approved by the director of public services.
SECTION 9. That Section 14.40.080, Salt Lake City Code, pertaining to wires—height
and distance specifications be, and the same hereby is, amended to read as follows:
14.40.080 Wires-Height and distance specifications.
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A. It is unlawful for any person to attach any telegraph, telephone or electric light,
electric or power wire to any pole in the streets of the city at a distance of less than eighteen feet
from the grade of the street at the base of the pole.
B. It is likewise unlawful for any person to attach wires thereon used for a different
purpose at a distance of less than three feet from wires previously attached; provided, that this
section shall not be construed to prevent any person already having wires attached to a pole from
attaching additional wires at a distance of less than three feet, nor from preventing any person,
when authorized or directed by the director of public services, from attaching wires to poles at a
distance of less than three feet from existing wires when the new wires and the existing wires are
used for similar currents; provided, further, that when directed by the director of public services,
for the purpose of crossing other wires or other obstructions, the heights and distance of wires
may be varied.
SECTION 10. That Section 14.40.100, Salt Lake City Code, pertaining to poles not
interfering with other utilities be, and the same hereby is, amended to read as follows:
14.40.100 Poles not to interfere with other utilities.
It is unlawful for any person to erect or to cause to be erected any pole or poles in any
street when the erecting thereof will in any manner interfere with any sewer connection, gas or
water main or pipe, or which will in any way interfere with the free use of said streets, and the
director of public services is prohibited from granting any permit for the erection of poles, the
setting of which will in any manner violate this section.
SECTION 11. That Section 14.44.010, Salt Lake City Code, pertaining to tracks
conforming to grade and exceptions be, and the same hereby is, amended to read as follows:
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14.44.010 Tracks to conform to grade-Exception.
All railroad companies shall make their railroad tracks confoiui to what is, or may
hereafter be, the established grade to the street or place through which their railroads pass, and no
company shall have the right to take up, remove, carry away, or cause or permit to be taken up,
removed or carried away, any rock, gravel, earth or other material from any street or public place
for any purpose, except by peitiiission of the mayor, and under the direction of the director of
public services.
SECTION 12. That Section 14.44060, Salt Lake City Code, pertaining to protection of
streets and drainage facilities be, and the same hereby is, amended to read as follows:
14.44.060 Protection of streets and drainage facilities.
It is unlawful for any person to construct a railroad within the limits of the city without
complying with the following provisions:
A. Such railroad shall, at its own expense, construct and keep in good repair
all water ducts, sewers, drains, street crossings, receiving basins, and all fixtures connected
therewith, and all fixtures connected with the distribution of water or sewage in the city which
may be affected by the construction of the railroad.
B. All construction, alteration and repairs must be done under the supervision
of the director of public services and shall be subject to the approval of the mayor.
SECTION 13. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon the date of its first
publication.
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Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah this 13 day of February ,
2001.
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CHA Ik 'ERS ON
ATTEST:
CHIEF DEPUTY CITY CO ER
Transmitted to Mayor on February 14, 2001
Mayor's Action: AApproved. Vetoed. 4
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