PLNZAD2018-00834 - 2845 S 1100 EOctober 22, 2018
ADMINISTRATIVE INTERPRETATION
DECISION AND FINDINGS
PLNZAD2018-00834
REQUEST:
This is a request for an administrative interpretation regarding the property located at
approximately 2845 S 1100 E (tax ID# 16-29-227-027). The applicant would like to build a single-
family dwelling on the property and is proposing a lot line adjustment with the adjacent property
located at 2837 S 1100 E to bring the lot into compliance with the minimum lot area required in
the zoning district. The applicant is also proposing a driveway access from Crandall Avenue.
DECISION:
The Zoning Administrator finds that the subject property located at approximately 2845 S 1100 E
(tax ID# 16-29-227-027) is not recognized by Salt Lake City as a legal lot. The Zoning
Administrator also finds that the proposed adjustments to the existing lot do not satisfy the
minimum standards of the zoning district, and therefore a single-family dwelling cannot be
constructed on the property.
FINDINGS:
The subject property is currently located in the R-1/7000 (Single-Family Residential) zoning
district. The lot has a total area of approximately 3,950 SF and does not have frontage on a public
street. The R-1/7000 zoning district requires a minimum lot area of 7,000 SF and a minimum lot
width on a public street of 50 feet. The subject property does not comply with the minimum lot
area and the minimum lot width of the R-1/7000 zoning district.
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.”
Based on documents obtained from the Salt Lake County Recorder’s Office, the first instance the
subject lot is described as an individual parcel is in 1986. A Quit-Claim Deed recorded on January
15, 1986, as entry number 4189217 in book 5727 page 2099, describes the subject property as
follow:
1225 E 2800 S # aprox
Commencing at NE corner lot 1 block 1 Hill Crest 2nd add S 2415’ W 54.69 Ft S
8949’ W 68.764 Ft N 002’ E 50Ft N 8949’ E 89.55 Ft to beginning
When the lot was created, the subject property was in the R-2 zoning district, which required
5,000 SF for a single-family dwelling, and section 6811(E) of the Salt Lake City Subdivision
Ordinance required that all lots faced upon a street. There is no record of the lot being approved
by Salt Lake City through the required subdivision process and, because the lot does not meet the
minimum zoning and subdivision requirements in effect at the time it was created, the lot is not
found to be a legal noncomplying lot.
In order to build a single-family dwelling on the property, this lot would have to be in compliance
with all applicable standards of the zoning ordinance, including the minimum lot area and
minimum lot width fronting a public street required in the R-1/7000 zoning district. The property
may also be developed through a Planned Development so as long as it satisfies the standards of
Chapter 21A.55 – Planned Developments.
If you have any questions regarding this interpretation please contact Mayara Lima at (801) 535-
7118 or by email at mayara.lima@slcgov.com.
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
http://www.slcgov.com/planning/planning-applications along with information about the
applicable fee. Appeals may be filed in person or by mail at:
In Person:
Salt Lake City Corp
Planning Counter
451 S State Street, Room 215
Salt Lake City, UT
US Mail:
Salt Lake City Corp
Planning Counter
PO Box 145471
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-5417
NOTICE:
Please be advised that a determination finding a particular use to be a permitted use or a
conditional use shall not authorize the establishment of such use nor the development,
construction, reconstruction, alteration, or moving of any building or structure. It shall merely
authorize the preparation, filing, and processing of applications for any approvals and permits
that may be required by the codes and ordinances of the City including, but not limited to, a
zoning certificate, a building permit, and a certificate of occupancy, subdivision approval, and a
site plan approval.
Mayara Lima
Associate Planner
cc: Nick Norris, Planning Director
Joel Paterson, Zoning Administrator
Greg Mikolash, Development Review Supervisor
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