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Home My WebLink AboutPLNZAD2025-00548 - 460 N 600 WJune 26, 2025 ADMINISTRATIVE INTERPRETATION DECISION AND FINDINGS PLNZAD2025-00548 REQUEST: This is a request for an administrative interpretation regarding whether the property located at approximately 460 N 600 W (Tax ID#08-36-152-004-0000) is a legal lot in accordance with the Salt Lake City zoning laws. The subject property is located in the SR-1A (Special Development Pattern Residential) zoning district. DECISION: The Zoning Administrator finds that the subject property located at approximately 460 N 600 W is not recognized by Salt Lake City as a legal lot and therefore, a single family detached dwelling could not be constructed on the subject property. FINDINGS: The subject property is a narrow lot approximately 21 feet wide with a total area of 0.0796 acres (3,467 square feet). The lot is located in the SR-1A (Special Development Pattern Residential District), which requires a minimum lot width of 50 feet and a minimum area of 5,000 square feet for single-family residential use. Section 21A.38.060 of the Salt Lake City Zoning Ordinance states the following regarding noncomplying lots: Any noncomplying lot not approved by the city that was created on or between January 13, 1950 to April 12, 1995, may be approved as a legal noncomplying lot subject to the lot meeting minimum zoning and subdivision requirements at the time the lot was created and documented through an updated zoning certificate for the property. Parcel History. On August 1, 1958, a warranty deed (Book 1528 page 565) was conveyed to Sophia and Berne Romero for a property addressed 460 N 600 W which encompassed the areas now associated with 458 N 600 W (Tax ID# 08-36-152-005-0000) and 460 N 600 W (Tax ID#08-36-152-004- 0000). The property was legally described as follows: Beginning at a point South 159.5 ft from the northwest corner of lot 5, block 118, plat “A”, Salt Lake City Survey, and running thence east 10 rods; thence south 25 ft; thence west 10 rods; north 25 ft to beginning. Together with and subject to a right of way over the following tract: Beginning at a point 181 ft 2 inch south of the northwest corner of lot 5 and running thence east 10 rods; thence south 9 ft; thence west 10 rods; thence north 9 ft to beginning. Subject to taxes for 1958 & subject to any easements & restrictions of record. On August 19, 1977, the southern 4 feet of the original parcel was acquired by Wesley D. Webb through a Salt Lake County Tax Sale (book 4536 page 353), effectively dividing the former 460 N parcel into two parcels. The 4-foot strip is now associated with the address 458 N 600 W (Tax ID# 08-36-152-005-0000), while the northern portion retained the 460 N address (Tax ID#08- 36-152-004-0000). In 1978, shortly after the creation of 458 N 600 W, the home located at 460 N was demolished (Book 4616, Page 457). Subsequently, the remaining portion of the 460 N parcel was acquired by the property owner of 464 N 600 W, Dean and Marie Nelson, via tax deed in 1983 (Book 5473 Page 163). Zoning at the Time of Creation. The current 460 N parcel was created in 1977 when 458 N 600 W was created. At the time, the property was zoned R-6 (Residential – Multiple Family Dwellings). The minimum lot size for single-family homes in that district was 4,000 square feet. As the parcel measured only 3,467 square feet, it did not comply with the zoning standards in effect at the time of its creation. Because the parcel did not meet minimum lot size standards at the time it was created it does not qualify as a noncomplying lot as defined in the Zoning Ordinance: NONCOMPLYING LOT: A parcel of land which was legally established on the effective date of any amendment to this title that made the lot noncomplying that has less lot area, frontage or dimensions than required in the district in which it is located. Next Steps. The subject property at 460 N 600 W (Tax ID# 08-36-152-004-0000) is located within the SR- 1A zoning district, which requires a minimum lot width of 50 feet and a minimum lot area of 5,000 square feet for single-family residential development. Because this parcel does not meet these minimum requirements on its own, it must be combined with an adjacent parcel to support development. If you have any questions regarding this interpretation, please contact Olivia Cvetko at (801) 535-7285 or by email at Olivia.Cvetko@slc.gov. APPEAL PROCESS: An applicant or any other person or entity adversely affected by a decision administering or interpreting this Title may appeal to the Appeals Hearing Officer. Notice of appeal shall be filed within ten (10) days of the administrative decision. The appeal shall be filed with the Planning Division and shall specify the decision appealed and the reasons the appellant claims the decision to be in error. Applications for appeals are located on the Planning Division website at https://www.slc.gov/planning/applications/along with information about how to apply and processing fees. Olivia Cvetko Principal Planner CC: Nick Norris, Planning Director Mayara Lima, Zoning Administrator Casey Stewart, Planning Manager and Development Review Supervisor Posted to Web Attachments: Vicinity map of subject property 1958 Warranty Deed Demolition Permit and Ownership Timeline 1977 Tax Deed 1978 Warranty Deed 1983 Tax Deed March 1977 Zoning Map 1964 Zoning Ordinance excerpt