Legislative Version Ordinance - 10/8/2021 LEGISLATIVE DRAFT
SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE 1
No. _____ of 2021 2
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(An ordinance amending various sections of Title 21A 4
of the Salt Lake City Code pertaining to tech related land uses) 5
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An ordinance amending various sections of Title 21A of the Salt Lake City Code pertaining 7
to tech related land uses pursuant to Petition No. PLNPCM2021-00511. 8
WHEREAS, the Salt Lake City Planning Commission 9
public hearing on August 25, 2021 to consider a proposal initiated by Mayor Erin Mendenhall to 10
amend the Salt Lake City Code to more specifically identify tech related land uses and allow tech 11
related uses in more areas of the City; and 12
WHEREAS, at its August 25, 2021 hearing, the Planning Commission voted in favor of 13
forwarding a positive recommendation of approval to the Salt Lake City Council 14
to adopt changes to the Salt Lake City Code pertaining to tech related land uses; and 15
WHEREAS, the Salt Lake City Council desires to modify its land use regulations as 16
provided herein; and 17
WHEREAS, the Salt Lake City Council finds, after holding a public hearing on this 18
matter, that adopting this ordinance promotes the health, safety, and public welfare of the 19
citizens of the City. 20
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah: 21
SECTION 1. Amending the Text of Salt Lake City Code Section 21A.33.020. That Section 22
21A.33.020 of the Salt Lake City Code (Zoning: Land Use Tables: Table of Permitted and 23
Conditional Uses for Residential Districts) shall be and hereby is amended to remove the complete 24
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Laboratory (medical, dental, optical)25
Residential Districts. 26
FR-
1/435
60
FR-
2/217
80
FR-
3/120
00
R-
1/120
00
R-
1/70
00
R-
1/50
00
S
R-
1
S
R-
2
S
R-
3
R
2
RM
F-
30
RM
F-
35
RM
F-
45
RM
F-
75
R
B
R-
M
U-
35
R-
M
U-
45
R-
M
U
R
O
Laborat
ory
(medica
l,
dental,
optical)
P P P P P
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SECTION 2. Amending the Text of Salt Lake City Code Section 21A.33.020. That Section 28
21A.33.020 of the Salt Lake City Code (Zoning: Land Use Tables: Table of Permitted and 29
Conditional Uses for Residential Districts) shall be and hereby is amended to add three new rows to 30
development 31
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Districts, which use category shall be inserted into that table in alphabetical order and shall read and 33
appear in that table as follows: 34
FR-
1/4356
0
FR-
2/2178
0
FR-
3/1200
0
R-
1/1200
0
R-
1/700
0
R-
1/5
000
SR
-1
SR
-2
SR
-3
R
2
RMF
-30
RMF
-35
R
M
F-
45
RMF
-75
R
B
R-
MU-
35
R-
M
U-
45
R-
M
U
R
O
Laborat
ory,
medical
related
P P P P P
35
36
37
38
39
FR-
1/43
560
FR-
2/21
780
FR-
3/12
000
R-
1/12
000
R-
1/7
000
R-
1/5
000
S
R
-1
S
R
-2
S
R
-3
R
2
R
M
F-
30
R
M
F-
35
R
M
F-
45
R
M
F-
75
R
B
R-
M
U-
35
R-
M
U-
45
R
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M
U
R
O
Resear
ch and
develo
pment
facility
P P
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FR-
1/4
356
0
FR-
2/2
178
0
FR-
3/12
000
R-
1/12
000
R-
1/7
00
0
R-
1/5
00
0
S
R
-1
S
R
-
2
S
R
-
3
R
2
R
M
F-
30
R
M
F-
35
R
M
F-
45
R
M
F-
75
R
B
R-
M
U
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35
R-
M
U
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4
5
R
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M
U
R
O
Tech
nolog
y
facilit
y
P P P P
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SECTION 3. Amending the Text of Salt Lake City Code Section 21A.33.030. That Section 41
21A.33.030 of the Salt Lake City Code (Zoning: Land Use Tables: Table of Permitted and 42
Conditional Uses for Commercial Districts) shall be and hereby is amended to remove two complete 43
rows Laboratory (medical, dental, optical) and testing in the Table of 44
Permitted and Conditional Uses for Commercial Districts. 45
CN CB CS CC CSHBD CG SNB
Laboratory (medical, dental, optical) P P P P P
Laboratory, testing P P P
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SECTION 4. Amending the Text of Salt Lake City Code Section 21A.33.030. That Section 47
21A.33.030 of the Salt Lake City Code (Zoning: Land Use Tables: Table of Permitted and 48
Conditional Uses for Commercial Districts) shall be and hereby is amended to add four new rows to 49
the table for separate use categories titled, -medica f 50
development f to the Table of Permitted and Conditional Uses 51
for Commercial Districts, which use categories shall be inserted into that table in alphabetical order and 52
shall read and appear in that table as follows: 53
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CN CB CS CC CSHBD CG SNB
Bio-medical
facility
P22 P22 P22 P22
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CN CB CS CC CSHBD CG SNB
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Technology
facility
P P P P
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CN CB CS CC CSHBD CG SNB
Laboratory, medical related P P P P P
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CN CB CS CC CSHBD CG SNB
Research and development facility P P P P
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SECTION 5. Amending the Text of Salt Lake City Code Section 21A.33.030. That the 60
P Section 21A.33.030 of the Salt Lake City Code (Zoning: Land Use 61
Tables: Table of Permitted and Conditional Uses for Commercial Districts) shall be and hereby is 62
,which shall appear immediately succeeding 63
qualifying provision 21, as follows: 64
22. Prohibited within ½ mile of a residential use if the facility produces hazardous or 65
radioactive waste as defined by the Utah Department of Environmental Quality administrative 66
rules. 67
SECTION 6. Amending the Text of Salt Lake City Code Section 21A.33.035. That Section 68
21A.33.035 of the Salt Lake City Code (Zoning: Land Use Tables: Table of Permitted and 69
Conditional Uses for Transit Station Area Districts) shall be and hereby is amended to remove four 70
complete rows Laboratory (medical, dental, optical),testing, 71
facility (medical) in the Table of Permitted and Conditional Uses for Transit Station Area Districts. 72
TSA UC TSA UN TSA MUEC TSA SP
Core Transition Core Transition Core Transition Core Transition
Laboratory
(medical,
dental,
optical)
P P P P P P P P
Laboratory,
testing
P P P P
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TSA UC TSA UN TSA MUEC TSA SP
Core Transition Core Transition Core Transition Core Transition
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Research
facility
(medical)
P P P P P P P P
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SECTION 7. Amending the Text of Salt Lake City Code Section 21A.33.035. That Section 75
21A.33.035 of the Salt Lake City Code (Zoning: Land Use Tables: Table of Permitted and 76
Conditional Uses for Transit Station Area Districts Districts) shall be and hereby is amended to add 77
three new rows to the table for separate use categories titled, -78
Facil to the Table of Permitted and Conditional Uses for Transit 79
Station Area Districts Districts, which rows shall be inserted into that table in alphabetical order by use 80
category and shall read and appear in that table as follows: 81
TSA UC TSA UN TSA MUEC TSA SP
Core Transition Core Transition Core Transition Core Transition
Bio-
medical
facility
P11 P11 P11 P11
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TSA UC TSA UN TSA MUEC TSA SP
Core Transition Core Transition Core Transition Core Transition
Technology
facility
P P P P P P P P
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TSA UC TSA UN TSA MUEC TSA SP
Core Transition Core Transition Core Transition Core Transition
Laboratory,
medical
related
P P P P P P P P
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SECTION 8. Amending the Text of Salt Lake City Code Section 21A.33.035. That the 85
Section 21A.33.035 of the Salt Lake City Code (Zoning: Land Use 86
Tables: Table of Permitted and Conditional Uses for Transit Station Districts) shall be and hereby is 87
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provision 10, as follows: 89
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11. Prohibited within ½ mile of a residential use if the facility produces hazardous or radioactive 90
waste as defined by the Utah Department of Environmental Quality administrative rules. 91
SECTION 9. Amending the Text of Salt Lake City Code Section 21A.33.040. That Section 92
21A.33.040 of the Salt Lake City Code (Zoning: Land Use Tables: Table of Permitted and 93
Conditional Uses for Manufacturing Districts) shall be and hereby is amended to remove two 94
complete rows Laboratory (medical, dental, optical)t in the Table 95
of Permitted and Conditional Uses for Manufacturing Districts. 96
M-1 M-2
Laboratory (medical, dental, optical) P P
Laboratory, testing P P
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SECTION 10. Amending the Text of Salt Lake City Code Section 21A.33.040. That Section 98
21A.33.040 of the Salt Lake City Code (Zoning: Land Use Tables: Table of Permitted and 99
Conditional Uses for Manufacturing Districts) shall be and hereby is amended to add four new rows 100
to the table for separate use categories titled, - 101
development f to the Table of Permitted and Conditional Uses 102
for Manufacturing Districts, which rows shall be inserted into that table in alphabetical order by use 103
category and shall read and appear in that table as follows: 104
M-1 M-2
Bio-medical facility P18 P18
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M-1 M-2
Technology facility P
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M-1 M-2
Laboratory, medical related P P
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M-1 M-2
M-1 M-2
Data center P
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Research and development facility P P
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SECTION 11. Amending the Text of Salt Lake City Code Section 21A.33.040. That the 110
Section 21A.33.040 of the Salt Lake City Code (Zoning: Land Use 111
Tables: Table of Permitted and Conditional Uses for Manufacturing Districts) shall be and hereby is 112
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provision 17, as follows: 114
18. Prohibited within ½ mile of a residential use if the facility produces hazardous or 115
radioactive waste as defined by the Utah Department of Environmental Quality administrative 116
rules. 117
SECTION 12. Amending the Text of Salt Lake City Code Section 21A.33.050. That Section 118
21A.33.050 of the Salt Lake City Code (Zoning: Land Use Tables: Table of Permitted and 119
Conditional Uses for Downtown Districts) shall be and hereby is amended to remove the complete 120
row Laboratory (medical, dental, optical)ble of Permitted and Conditional Uses for 121
Downtown Districts. 122
D-1 D-2 D-3 D-4
Laboratory (medical, dental, optical) P P P P
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SECTION 13. Amending the Text of Salt Lake City Code Section 21A.33.050. That Section 124
21A.33.050 of the Salt Lake City Code (Zoning: Land Use Tables: Table of Permitted and 125
Conditional Uses for Downtown Districts) shall be and hereby is amended to add four new rows to 126
the table for separate use categories titled, -f 127
development f to the Table of Permitted and Conditional Uses 128
for Downtown Districts, which rows shall be inserted into that table in alphabetical order by use category 129
and shall read and appear in that table as follows: 130
D-1 D-2 D-3 D-4
Bio-medical facility P17 P17 P17 P17
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D-1 D-2 D-3 D-4
Technology facility P P P P
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D-1 D-2 D-3 D-4
Laboratory, medical related P P P P
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D-1 D-2 D-3 D-4
Research and development facility P P P P
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SECTION 14. Amending the Text of Salt Lake City Code Section 21A.33.050. That the 135
Section 21A.33.050 of the Salt Lake City Code (Zoning: Land Use 136
Tables: Table of Permitted and Conditional Uses for Downtown Districts) shall be and hereby is 137
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qualifying provision 16, as follows: 139
17. Prohibited within ½ mile of a residential use if the facility produces hazardous or 140
radioactive waste as defined by the Utah Department of Environmental Quality administrative 141
rules. 142
SECTION 15. Amending the Text of Salt Lake City Code Section 21A.33.060. That Section 143
21A.33.060 of the Salt Lake City Code (Zoning: Land Use Tables: Table of Permitted and 144
Conditional Uses for the Gateway District) shall be and hereby is amended to remove the complete 145
row Laboratory (medical, dental, optical)146
the Gateway District. 147
GMU
Laboratory (medical, dental, optical) P
148
SECTION 16. Amending the Text of Salt Lake City Code Section 21A.33.060. That Section 149
21A.33.060 of the Salt Lake City Code (Zoning: Land Use Tables: Table of Permitted and 150
Conditional Uses for the Gateway District) shall be and hereby is amended to add four new rows to 151
the table for separate use categories titled, - 152
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me development f to the Table of Permitted and Conditional Uses 153
for the Gateway District, which rows shall be inserted into that table in alphabetical order by use category 154
and shall read and appear in that table as follows: 155
GMU
Bio-medical facility P8
156
GMU
Technology facility P
157
GMU
Laboratory, medical related P
158
GMU
Research and development facility P
159
SECTION 17. Amending the Text of Salt Lake City Code Section 21A.33.060. That the 160
Section 21A.33.060 of the Salt Lake City Code (Zoning: Land Use 161
Tables: Table of Permitted and Conditional Uses for the Gateway District) shall be and hereby is162
hall appear immediately succeeding 163
qualifying provision 7, as follows: 164
8. Prohibited within ½ mile of a residential use if the facility produces hazardous or radioactive165
waste as defined by the Utah Department of Environmental Quality administrative rules. 166
SECTION 18. Amending the Text of Salt Lake City Code Section 21A.33.070. That Section 167
21A.33.070 of the Salt Lake City Code (Zoning: Land Use Tables: Table of Permitted and 168
Conditional Uses for the Special Purpose Districts) shall be and hereby is amended to remove three 169
complete rows Dental laboratory/research facility,facility (medical), and 170
in the Table of Permitted and Conditional Uses for the Special 171
Purpose Districts. 172
R
P
BP FP AG AG-2 AG-5 AG-20 OS NOS A PL PL-2 I UI MH EI MU
Dental
laboratory/
P P C C
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research
facility
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RP BP FP AG AG-2 AG-5 AG-20 OS NOS A PL PL-2 I UI MH EI MU
Research
and
developme
nt facility
P P P P C
Research
facility
(medical)
P P P P
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SECTION 19. Amending the Text of Salt Lake City Code Section 21A.33.070. That 175
Section 21A.33.070 of the Salt Lake City Code (Zoning: Land Use Tables: Table of Permitted 176
and Conditional Uses for the Special Purpose Districts) shall be and hereby is amended to add 177
four new rows to the table for separate use categories titled, io-178
f development f to the Table of 179
Permitted and Conditional Uses for the Special Purpose Districts, which rows shall be inserted into 180
that table in alphabetical order by use category and shall read and appear in that table as follows: 181
RP BP FP AG AG-2 AG-5 AG-
20
OS NOS A PL PL-2 I UI MH E
I
MU
Bio-
medical
facility
P23 P23 P23 P23
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183
184
R
P
BP FP AG AG-2 AG-5 AG-20 OS NOS A PL PL-2 I UI MH EI MU
Technology
facility
P P P P
185
RP BP FP AG AG-2 AG-5 AG-20 OS NOS A PL PL-2 I UI MH EI MU
Data
center
P
186
187
RP BP FP AG AG-2 AG-5 AG-20 OS NOS A PL PL-2 I UI MH EI MU
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Laboratory
, medical
related
P P P P P
188
RP BP FP AG AG-2 AG-5 AG-20 OS NOS A PL PL-2 I UI MH EI MU
Research
and
developme
nt facility
P P P P P
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SECTION 20. Amending the Text of Salt Lake City Code Section 21A.33.070. That the 190
Section 21A.33.070 of the Salt Lake City Code (Zoning: Land Use 191
Tables: Table of Permitted and Conditional Uses for the Special Purpose Districts) shall be and 192
hereby is 193
succeeding qualifying provision 22, as follows: 194
23. Prohibited within ½ mile of a residential use if the facility produces hazardous or 195
radioactive waste as defined by the Utah Department of Environmental Quality administrative 196
rules. 197
SECTION 21. Amending the Text of Salt Lake City Code Section 21A.33.080. That Section 198
21A.33.080 of the Salt Lake City Code (Zoning: Land Use Tables: Table of Permitted and 199
Conditional Uses in Form Based Districts) shall be and hereby is amended to remove three complete 200
rows Laboratory (medical, dental, optical)(medical/dental), and 201
in the Table of Permitted and Conditional Uses in Form Based 202
Districts. 203
FB-UN1 FB-UN2 FB-UN3 FB-SC FB-SE
Laboratory (medical, dental,
optical)
P P P P
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FB-UN1 FB-UN2 FB-UN3 FB-SC FB-SE
Research and development
facility
P P P
Research Facility,
(medical/dental)
P P P P
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SECTION 22. Amending the Text of Salt Lake City Code Section 21A.33.080. That Section 206
21A.33.080 of the Salt Lake City Code (Zoning: Land Use Tables: Table of Permitted and 207
Conditional Uses for the in Form Based Districts) shall be and hereby is amended to add four new 208
rows to the table for separate use categories titled, -f 209
development f to the Table of Permitted and 210
Conditional Uses in Form Based Districts, which rows shall be inserted into that table in alphabetical 211
order by use category and shall read and appear in that table as follows: 212
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FB-UN1 FB-UN2 FB-UN3 FB-SC FB-SE
Bio-medical facility P4 P4 P4
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FB-UN1 FB-UN2 FB-UN3 FB-SC FB-SE
Technology facility P P P P
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FB-UN1 FB-UN2 FB-UN3 FB-SC FB-SE
Laboratory, medical related P P P P
216
FB-UN1 FB-UN2 FB-UN3 FB-SC FB-SE
Research and development
facility
P P P P
217
SECTION 23. Amending the Text of Salt Lake City Code Section 21A.33.080. That the 218
Section 21A.33.080 of the Salt Lake City Code (Zoning: Land Use 219
Tables: Table of Permitted and Conditional Uses on Form Based Districts) shall be and hereby is 220
all appear immediately succeeding 221
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4. Prohibited within ½ mile of a residential use if the facility produces hazardous or radioactive223
waste as defined by the Utah Department of Environmental Quality administrative rules. 224
SECTION 24. Amending the Text of Salt Lake City Code Section 21A.60.020. That Section 225
21A.60.020 of the Salt Lake City Code (Zoning: List of Terms: List of Defined Terms) shall be and 226
hereby is amend227
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229
Dental laboratory/research facility 230
Laboratory, medical, dental, optical 231
Laboratory, testing 232
Research facility, medical 233
Research facility, medical/dental 234
SECTION 25. Amending the Text of Salt Lake City Code Section 21A.60.020. That Section 235
21A.60.020 of the Salt Lake City Code (Zoning: List of Terms: List of Defined Terms) shall be and 236
hereby is amend237
in alphabetical order: 238
Bio-medical facility. 239
Laboratory, medical related. 240
Technology facility 241
SECTION 26. Amending the Text of Salt Lake City Code Section 21A.60.040. That Section 242
21A.60.040 of the Salt Lake City Code (Zoning: List of Terms: Definitions of Terms) shall be and 243
hereby is amended to remove the following definitions from the list of as 244
follows: 245
DENTAL LABORATORY/RESEARCH FACILITY: A laboratory used for research, development 246
and processing of on or off site orders, limited to medical and dental testing and precision 247
fabrication of dental articles worn by patients. 248
LABORATORY, MEDICAL, DENTAL, OPTICAL: A laboratory processing on or off site orders 249
limited to medical testing and precision fabrication of dental/optical articles worn by patients. 250
LABORATORY, TESTING: A use engaged in determining the physical qualities of construction, 251
medical or manufactured materials. This use does not include research laboratories 252
RESEARCH FACILITY, MEDICAL: A structure or group of structures used primarily for applied 253
and developmental research, where product testing is an integral part of the operation 254
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and goods or products may be manufactured as necessary for testing, evaluation, and test 255
marketing.256
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RESEARCH FACILITY, MEDICAL/DENTAL: A structure or group of structures used primarily 258
for applied and developmental medical and dental research, where product testing is an 259
integral part of the operation and goods or products may be manufactured as necessary for 260
testing, evaluation, and test marketing. 261
SECTION 27. Amending the Text of Salt Lake City Code Section 21A.60.040. That Section 262
21A.60.040 of the Salt Lake City Code (Zoning: List of Terms: Definitions of Terms) shall be and 263
hereby is amend264
and appear as follows: 265
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FACILITY: An establishment comprised of one or more A 266
structure or group of structures used primarily for applied and developmental research 267
conducted entirely indoors. where product testing is an integral part of the operation and goods 268
or products may be manufactured as necessary for testing, evaluation, and test marketing. The 269
use may include testing to determine the physical qualities of already manufactured materials or 270
materials used in the manufacturing of a prototype. Research and development facility is not a 271
bio-medical facility or light manufacturing. 272
SECTION 28. Amending the Text of Salt Lake City Code Section 21A.60.040. That Section 273
21A.60.040 of the Salt Lake City Code (Zoning: List of Terms: Definitions of Terms) shall be and 274
hereby is amended to add the following additional definitions, which shall be inserted into the 275
in alphabetical order: 276
BIO-MEDICAL FACILITY: An establishment that performs research and development in the 277
field of medicine and produces biologic, biomedical, or pharmaceutical products. A bio-medical 278
facility is not a hospital, health care facility, medical incinerator, or medical office. 279
280
DATA CENTER: An establishment that centralizes information technology operations and 281
equipment for the purposes of storing, processing, and disseminating data and applications. 282
283
LABORATORY, MEDICAL RELATED: An establishment that performs research and analysis of 284
medical tests and biologic samples collected for the purpose of medical diagnosis. A medical 285
related laboratory is not a bio-medical facility. 286
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TECHNOLOGY FACILITY: An establishment that is engaged in research, development, 288
production, service, or related functions that uses technology to produce, deliver, or maintain 289
data, information, equipment, computers, or related accessories or services to others. A 290
technology facility is not a bio-medical facility or a research and development facility 291
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SECTION 29. Effective Date. This Ordinance take effect immediately after it has been 292
published in accordance with Utah Code §10-3-711 and recorded in accordance with Utah Code 293
§10-3-713. 294
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah this _______ day of 295
______________, 2021. 296
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CHAIRPERSON 298
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ATTEST: 300
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______________________________ 302
CITY RECORDER 303
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Transmitted to Mayor on _______________________. 306
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_______Approved. _______Vetoed. 309
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______________________________ 312
MAYOR 313
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______________________________ 315
CITY RECORDER 316
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(SEAL)318
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Bill No. ________ of 2021.320
Published: ______________.321
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APPROVED AS TO FORM
Date: _________________________________
By: ___________________________________
Hannah Vickery, Senior City Attorney
8/30/2020