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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. 70 of 2002
(Revisions to the Salt Lake City Zoning Ordinance
Regarding Flag Lot and Planned Development Standards)
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE SALT LAKE CITY ZONING CODE
RELATING TO FLAG LOT REQUIREMENTS AND PLANNED DEVELOPMENT
STANDARDS, PURSUANT TO PETITION NO. 400-01-47.
WHEREAS, each year the City receives a few, but a steady number of requests to
create flag lots and planned developments that have, at times,been controversial; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission created a subcommittee to review City
ordinances relating to flag lots; and
WHEREAS, that subcommittee has made certain recommendations for revisions
to the City's existing flag lot and planned development ordinances, which include the
following:
1. Increasing the width of the access strip from 20 to 24 feet to accommodate
fire-fighting equipment;
2. Requiring a four-foot wide landscaped strip along both side property lines
to provide separation between driveways and adjoining properties;
3. Increasing the required side yards for a two-story structure to equal the
rear-yard setback, thus allowing more privacy and distance from adjoining lots;
4. Requiring all garages to be located in the buildable area of the lot, again
giving more privacy and building separation;
5. Requiring Planning Commission approval for any accessory buildings in
the rear yard that require a building permit; and
SECTION 3. Sections 21A.24.010.G.12, 13, 14 and 15 of the Salt Lake
City Code shall be and hereby are enacted to read as follows:
12. Any garage,whether attached to or detached from the main building,
shall be located in the buildable area of the lot.
13. Accessory buildings other than garages may be located in the rear
yard area, however, Planning Commission approval is required for any
accessory building that requires a building permit.
14. A four foot wide landscaped strip is required along both side property
lines from the front to rear lot lines.
15. Reflective house numbers shall be posted at the front of the access
strip.
SECTION 4. Sections 21A.54.150.E.4 and 5 of the Salt Lake City Code
shall be and hereby are enacted to read as follows:
4. The perimeter side and rear yard building setback shall be the greater
of the required setbacks of the lot or adjoining lot unless modified by the
Planning Commission.
5. The Planning Commission may increase or decrease the side or rear
yard setback where there is a topographic change between lots.
SECTION 5. Effective Date. This ordinance shall become effective on
the date of its first publication.
SECTION 6. Pending applications. Any application for a flag lot or
planned development which has not received final approval prior to the effective
date of this ordinance shall be required to comply with the requirements set forth
herein.
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City,Utah, this 5th day of
November , 2002.
6. Clarification of existing language relative to planned developments.
WHEREAS, the Salt Lake City Council has determined, after public hearings
before the Planning Commission and before the City Council, that the interests of the
public would be better served by making those recommended changes to the ordinance;
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah:
SECTION 1. Sections 21A.24.010.G.5 and 6 of the Salt Lake City Code shall be
and hereby are amended to read as follows:
5. Flag lots shall have a minimum lot depth of one hundred feet(100')
measured from the point where the access strip joins the main body of the
lot;
6. The flag lot access strip shall have minimum of twenty four feet (24')
of frontage on a public street. No portion of the flag lot access strip shall
measure less than twenty four feet(24') in width between the street right-
of-way line and main body of the lot. A minimum sixteen(16')wide
hard-surfaced driveway shall be provided along the entire length of the
access strip. A four foot (4') minimum landscape yard shall be provided
on each side of the driveway. (see illustration in Part VI, Chapter 21A.62
of this Title).
SECTION 2. Sections 21A.24.010.G.8, 9 and 10 of the Salt Lake City Code
shall be and hereby are amended to read as follows:
8. The minimum lot area of a flag lot shall not be less than 1.5 times the
minimum lot area of the applicable district. The lot area calculation
excludes the lot access strip;
9. The minimum required side yard for a single story building on a flag
lot is ten feet (10'). If any portion of the structure exceeds one story in
height, all side yard setbacks shall meet the required rear yard setback of
the underlying zoning district. The Planning Commission may increase
the side or rear yard setback where there is a topographic change between
lots.
10. Both the flag lot and any remnant property resulting from the creation
of a flag lot (including existing buildings and structures) shall meet the
minimum lot area, width, frontage, setback,parking and all other
applicable zoning requirements of the underlying zoning district.
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CHAIRPERSON
ATTEST AND COUNTERSIGN:
CHIEF DEPUTY IT REC• DERfi 'M1f` 1, ,
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Transmitted to Mayor on November 6, 2002 "._ }'` r�
Mayor's Action: A/- Approved. Vetoed.
MAYOR
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CHIEF DEPUTY CITY RE ORDER
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Bill No. 70 of 2002. C,l i✓ �_.
Published: November 15, .2002
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