PLNZAD2018-01029 - 119 N LJanuary 11, 2019
ADMINISTRATIVE INTERPRETATION
DECISION AND FINDINGS
PLNZAD2018-01029
REQUEST:
A request for an administrative interpretation regarding the status of a property located at
approximately 119 North L Street and whether it is a legal noncomplying lot in accordance with
Salt Lake City zoning regulations.
DECISION:
The Zoning Administrator finds that the subject property located at approximately 119 N L
Street (Tax ID # 09-32-354-011-0000) is a legal noncomplying lot. The property could be
developed with permitted or conditional uses allowed in the SR-1A Special Development Pattern
Residential District, subject to meeting the applicable requirements of the district and any other
applicable City Code and zoning regulations. Development of this property may require
construction and/or extension of public way/street improvements and public utilities by the
property owner as part of any building permit approval.
FINDINGS:
The subject property is currently located in the SR-1A zoning district and the Avenues Local
Historic District. It does not meet the existing SR-1A zoning district development standards for
minimum lot width. It is also regulated by the H Historic Preservation Overlay district and is
subject to the provisions in 21A.34.020.
Section 21A.38.060 of the Salt Lake City Zoning Ordinance states the following regarding
noncomplying lots:
A lot that is noncomplying as to lot area or lot frontage that was in legal existence on
the effective date of any amendment to this title that makes the existing lot
noncomplying shall be considered a legal complying lot and is subject to the
regulations of this title. Any noncomplying lot not approved by the city that was
created prior to January 13, 1950, may be approved as a legal noncomplying lot
subject to the lot meeting minimum zoning requirements at the time the lot was
created and documented through an updated zoning certificate for the property.
The property was created prior to January 13, 1950. The applicant provided a deed from 1883
that established the frontage for the property. This was recorded in Book X, Pages 215 and 216
and abstracted in book A6, Page 31, line 18 from Frederick E. Anderson and Charles E. Pomeroy
to William Cardwell. The associated deed and abstract are attached to this interpretation
(Attachment 1). This property is described as follows:
A part of lot four (4) in block thirty one (31) Plat “D” Salt Lake City survey beginning
at the South East corner of said lot, and running thence North two and one half (2
½) rods; thence West ten (10) rods, thence South two and one half (2 ½) rods;
thence East ten (10) rods to the place of beginning, containing twenty five (25)
square rods, and situate in the City and County of Salt Lake, Territory of Utah.
The above described property is 30 feet deeper (east to west) than the current property.
Subsequent to the transaction above, a part of the lot, 30 feet in depth and 41.25 feet in width
was sold in two separate transactions and is now a part of 725 2nd Avenue, the remainder of
which is located to the south of the subject property. The property took its current shape and
size following these transactions. The first transaction was recorded on September 12, 1924 in
Book C-5, Page 216, line 35 from Edith Amelia Cardwell to J. Warren Beless. The abstract is
attached to this interpretation (Attachment 2). The property is described as follows:
Pt. of Lot 4, Beg. At S.W. cor. of sd. lot; N. 2 ½ rds; E. 1 rd; S 2 ½ rds; W. 1 rd. to beg.
Cont. 2 ½ squ. rds.
The second transaction was recorded on June 22, 1939 in Book C-15, Page 89, line 9 from Edla
L. Lund, a widow, and Fritz Lund, single man to J. Warren Beless. The abstract is attached to
this interpretation (Attachment 3). The property is described as follows:
Com 8 rd W fr SE cor lot 4, N 2 ½ rd; W 1 rd; S 2 ½ rd to S line lot 4; E 1 rd to beg.
In 1939, with the second transaction described above, the property was established with its
current dimensions of 41.25 x 135 feet, for a total of 5,569 square feet. Zoning regulations were
first adopted by Salt Lake City in 1927. The 1927 Zoning Map designated the subject property as
Residential B-2. The 1933 Salt Lake City Building Code established a minimum lot area of
3,000 square feet for a single family dwelling in the Residential B-2 zoning district. As such, the
lot was legally created in 1939.
Since the lot was legally created prior to 1950 and complied with the zoning requirements at the
time, the lot is considered a legal noncomplying lot. As a legal noncomplying lot, a single-family
dwelling may be constructed on the lot subject to the SR-1A and H Historic Preservation Overlay
district standards.
If you have any questions regarding this interpretation please contact Sara Javoronok at (801)
535-7625 or by email at sara.javoronok@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.
Sara Javoronok
Senior Planner
cc: Nick Norris, Planning Director
Joel Paterson, Zoning Administrator
Greg Mikolash, Development Review Supervisor
Jill Van Langeveld, Greater Avenues Community Council
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Attachments:
1. 1883 Deed and Abstract
2. 1924 Abstract
3. 1939 Abstract
Attachment 1: Vicinity Map of the Subject Property
119 North L Street, Tax ID#09-32-354-011-0000