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South Jordan City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 17

18 USES

17.18.010: PURPOSE

In order to implement the purposes and provisions of this title, this chapter is adopted to identify allowed uses, permitted and conditional, of zoning districts established within the City per chapter 17.20, "Zone Establishment", of this title and consolidate regulations pertaining to allowed uses. This chapter shall only apply to the zones listed in the allowed uses table in subsection 17.18.020C of this chapter.

HISTORY
Amended by Ord. 2016-02 on 4/19/2016

17.18.020: ALLOWED USES

  1. Regulations: Development or use of a property for primary uses not specifically allowed in the table in subsection C of this section or approved by the provisions of this chapter and this Code are prohibited, except as otherwise determined by the Planning Director according to subsection 17.18.030.010B of this chapter. Regardless of whether a primary use is allowed as a permitted or conditional use, the regulations of this title shall apply. Allowed uses shall be identified in the allowed uses table in subsection C of this section with a "P" for a permitted use and a "C" for a conditional use.
  2. Classifications: The classification of uses as agricultural, residential, public, commercial, and industrial, and associated grouping within each category, is for organizational and reference purposes.
  3. Allowed Uses Table:

    Key:
    P = Permitted
    C = Conditional



    Zones
    Category
    Uses
    A-5
    A-1
    BH-MU
    C-C
    C-F
    C-I
    C-N
    I-F
    MU-TC
    MU-TOD

    P-O
    R-1.8
    R-2.5 R-3 R-4 R-5
    R-M
    MU-NGATEMU-R&DMU-CITYMU-HISTMU-COMMMU-SOUTHMU-SGATEP-C (See 17.72)
    AgriculturalAnimal husbandry
    P


















    Horticulture
    P


















    Plant nursery
    CCCC




    C









    Public
    agricultural facility
    C







    C









    Residential:





















    Group livingCommunity
    residential facility

    C





    C

    C

    C
    *





    Dormitory




















    Institutional facility




















    HouseholdLive-work

    C

















    Multi-family




















    Neighborhood
    residential facility
    P







    PPP







    Single-family, attached











    PPC
    *






    Single-family, detached
    P







    PPPPC
    *






    Public:





















    Civic and communityCemetery




















    Community services
    CCCPPCPCCCCCC
    CCCCC
    Public safety
    CCCCCCCCCCCCC
    CCCCC
    Religious assembly
    and worship
    CCCCCCCCCCCCC
    CCCCC
    EducationElementary/secondary education
    CCCC


    PCCCCC
    CCCC

    University/college

    CCC

    CPC


    C
    CCCC

    Vocational/professional

    CCC

    CPC


    C
    CCCC

    Open spaceNatural
    open space












    C
    CCCCC
    Park open space

    C




    C



    C
    CCCCC
    Utility and communicationEnergy conversion
    C


    C
    C












    Telecommunication facility
    C
    CCCCC
    CCCCC






    Utility services
    P
    PPPPP
    PPPPC






    Commercial:





















    ServicesAnimal services


    CCCC













    Business support

    PCPP
    PPP


    C
    PC
    C

    Daycare
    PPPP
    PPPCPPPCCC
    CCC
    Financial institution

    PPP
    CPPP




    C

    C

    Hospital

    C
    C



    C










    Light service
    and repair

    CCCPCP






    C




    Lodging

    PCP
    CPPC




    CP
    C

    Medical/dental
    office or clinic

    PPP
    PPPP


    C
    P




    Mortuary/funeral home


    C




    P










    Office

    PPP
    PPPP


    CPPCPPP
    Personal services

    PPP
    PPPP




    P
    CP

    Professional services


    PP
    PPPP


    C
    PCPPP
    Restaurant

    PPP
    PPPP




    CP
    P

    Self-storage


    CCC


    C




    C
    *


    C
    *


    Vehicle repair




    C
    C






    C
    *


    C
    *


    Vehicle services

    CCCP
    PC





    C
    *


    C
    *


    Recreation and assemblyArts and recreation

    PPPP
    PPP




    CCPC

    Convention/reception center


    CC

    CCC










    Instruction
    and training


    PCPPP
    C




    C

    C

    Outdoor recreation

    CCC

    C






    C

    C

    Stadium/theater/
    auditorium

    CCC

    CC





    C

    C

    RetailGas station

    CCCCCCC





    C




    General retail

    PPPPPPP





    PPPP

    Kiosk, freestanding

    PCC



    P




    C




    Shopping center/department store

    PCC

    CP





    P
    PP

    Vehicle sales and rental

    C
    C

    C












    Industrial:





















    Manufacturing and productionAssembly




    P
    P












    Fabrication




    C
    C












    Manufacturing




    C
    C












    Mining




















    Sales and serviceCommercial service
    and repair




    C
    C












    Food and
    drink preparation




    C
    C












    Heavy equipment sales and rental




    C
    C












    Office /warehouse
    flexible space




    P
    P





    C





    Research
    and development




    P
    P
    C



    P





    Storage yards




    C














    Wholesale
    and warehouse




    P
    P












    TransportationAircraft transportation




















    Parking facility








    C










    Passenger terminal/station


    CCC
    CCC










    Railroad facility




    C














    WasteRefuse




















    Salvage




    C
    C












* See zoning district for limitations on use

HISTORY
Amended by Ord. 2016-02 on 4/19/2016
Amended by Ord. 2017-05 on 3/7/2017
Amended by Ord. 2019-01 on 3/5/2019
Amended by Ord. 2019-09 on 6/18/2019
Amended by Ord. 2024-01 on 1/2/2024
Amended by Ord. 2025-16 on 10/7/2025

17.18.040: IMPACT CONTROL MEASURES

Impact control measures, as explained by this section, generally apply to allowed uses when the context or scale of a proposed project increases the potential for negative impacts (e.g., traffic, sound, hazardous waste, light, vibration, odor, glare, etc.) on surrounding properties or on the public health, safety, and welfare. Additional measures may be required of conditional uses, according to section 17.18.050, "Conditional Uses", of this chapter. Impact control measures do not apply to permitted uses that are accessory to an established residential primary use. The City Engineer and Planning Director may modify the requirements of a required impact control measure upon the applicant's showing of good cause (a reason rationally related to the development) and in the best interest of the City. With all required impact control measures, the applicant shall provide the applicable documentation, at the applicant's expense, and demonstrate that the design of a project and operation of the use will adequately mitigate the contextual impact. If the City Engineer or Planning Director determine that the regulations of this section conflict with other regulations of this Code, the more restrictive regulations shall apply.

  1. Traffic Study: The purpose of a traffic study is to identify the extent of traffic impacts generated by a use or project on transportation system capacity, level of service, and safety. At applicant's expense, the City shall commission a traffic study from a licensed professional engineer. The applicant shall pay the fee for the traffic study prior to the commencement of the study. Proposed uses and projects that meet any of the following criteria shall provide a traffic study:
    1. Initial establishment of uses identified in the required impact control measures table in this section.
    2. Project that may generate more than one hundred (100) trips in a peak hour or one thousand (1,000) total daily trips.
    3. New construction project that exceeds ten (10) acres.
    4. All uses proposing to access residential streets and that may generate more than twenty five (25) trips in a peak hour or two hundred fifty (250) total daily trips.
  2. Circulation And Access Plan: The purpose of a circulation plan is to identify a proposed project's potential traffic conflicts generated by proposed access points and vehicular, pedestrian, and bicycle routes. The circulation plan shall show adjacent roads, access points, primary travel routes, drop off and pick up areas, stacking and queuing areas, connections with adjacent properties, and pedestrian and bicycle routes. All projects that meet any of the following criteria shall provide a circulation and access plan:
    1. Initial establishment of uses identified in the required impact control measures table in subsection H of this section.
    2. New construction projects proposing the use of a drive-through, car wash, or vehicle bay.
    3. Projects that require a traffic study per subsection A of this section.
    4. Projects that include proposed private streets in residential areas.
  3. Operations Plan: The purpose of an operations plan is to identify the potential sound, vibration, light, glare, odor, crime, hazardous materials, fire, and environmental impacts generated by a use or project based on the operational nature, scale, or practices of an establishment. The operations plan shall include the following information, if applicable: date of commencement of operations; proposed hours and days of operation; a general description of the operation; a projection of the number of persons on site (e.g., employees and customers); types of accessory uses anticipated; hazardous materials to be used or produced on site; and all other relevant information to describe the nature, scale, practices of the establishment. Initial establishment of uses identified in the required impact control measures table in subsection H of this section shall provide an operations plan.
  4. Sound Study: The purpose of a sound study is to determine the potential for detrimental effects from sound generated by the proposed use or project. A sound study shall be commissioned, at the expense of the applicant, from a member of a national acoustical association (i.e., National Council of Acoustical Consultants, Acoustical Society of America, or Institute of Noise Control Engineering) or an expert consultant with demonstrated experience and capacity as determined by the Planning Director. The sound study shall include sufficient information to determine the likelihood of compliance with Salt Lake County Health Department noise regulations and the requirements of this title. All uses that meet any of the following criteria shall provide a sound study:
    1. Initial establishment of uses identified in the required impact control measures table in subsection H of this section.
    2. All nonresidential uses that anticipate using outdoor speakers or public address systems.
    3. Initial establishment of the following uses shall require a sound study when located within three hundred feet (300') of a property line of a Residential Zone, an existing dwelling unit, a religious assembly use, or an elementary, secondary education use:
      1. Outdoor animal activities associated with nonresidential uses, including kennels, runs and corrals.
      2. Drive-through facilities.
      3. Car washes or car vacuums.
  5. Rehabilitation And Containment Plan: A containment plan shall be prepared by a qualified expert documenting hazardous materials to be stored, used, or produced in significant quantities and the policies and practices to prevent and contain the accidental or inappropriate discharge of those materials. The plan shall demonstrate that the proposed use will comply with all State and Federal requirements and that the public and the environment will be protected from hazardous conditions. A rehabilitation plan shall also include actions that will be taken upon cessation of activities or uses involving potentially hazardous materials to ensure that the site is free from hazardous materials for future activities or uses. A containment and rehabilitation plan shall be provided for the following uses:
    1. Uses identified in the required impact control measures table in subsection H of this section.
    2. Accessory uses that involve significant quantities of hazardous materials.
  6. Additional Notice: The purpose of the additional notice control measure is to ensure that property owners are notified of uses and projects with a greater likelihood for negative impacts on properties beyond the immediate vicinity. Uses and projects requiring additional notice according to this section shall provide notice to all property owners of record within six hundred feet (600') of the boundary of the subject property for any statutorily required public hearing, in addition to other noticing requirements of this Code and State law. The additional notice requirement shall apply to the following uses and projects:
    1. Initial establishment of uses identified in the required impact control measures table in this section.
    2. New construction projects that exceed ten (10) acres.
  7. Residential Protection Area:
    1. The purpose of a residential protection area is to minimize the impact of a use on existing residential areas that are planned to remain residential and areas that are planned to become residential in the future. A residential protection area minimizes impacts on residential areas by applying additional restrictions to a use or prohibiting a use with the protection area as outlined below.
    2. A residential protection area is the area within a distance prescribed by the required impact control measure table in subsection H of this section. A residential protection area is measured from the boundary of a residential land use designation into the adjoining non-residential land use designation on the future land use map.
    3. Uses or buildings that were compliant when initially established are not nonconforming uses or buildings, according to the requirements of this chapter, due to subsequent rezoning and development of a residential use within the residential protection area.
    4. Residential protection areas shall be applied according to the following:
      1. Prohibited: Uses are prohibited, except for associated parking or open space, within the distance identified in the required impact control measures table in this section.
      2. Stadium/Theater/Auditorium: The residential protection area identified in the required impact control measures table of this section may be reduced to one hundred feet (100') when the activities associated with the use are conducted within completely enclosed structures and the floor area of the structure is less than one thousand (1,000) square feet.
      3. Gas Station: Underground fuel storage tanks are prohibited within the residential protection area for the gas station use as identified in the required impact control measures table in this section. The following exceptions to the residential protection area are allowed:
        1. The residential protection area is reduced to one hundred feet (100') from the property line of properties with a residential land use designation that do not have an existing residential dwelling unit.
        2. The residential protection area shall not apply to properties located on the opposite side of a minor collector road or greater, as classified by the City's master transportation plan, from the gas station use.
      4. Aircraft Transportation: Aircraft transportation landing and takeoff facilities shall be located no closer than one thousand feet (1,000') from the property line of a residential zone, except for rotor craft used by emergency services in temporary situations.
      5. P-O Zone: Drive-through facilities are prohibited.
  8. Required Impact Control Measures Table:

    Key:
    X = Required


    Required Impact Control Measures
    Category
    Uses
    A. Traffic
    B. Circulation And Access
    C. Operations
    D. Sound
    E. Rehabilitation And Containment
    F. Additional Notice
    G. Residential Protection Area
    AgriculturalAnimal husbandry


    X


    100'
    Horticulture


    X


    100'
    Plant nursery


    X

    X100'1
    Public agricultural facility

    XXX
    X150'1
    Residential:








    Group livingCommunity residential facility

    XX

    X
    Dormitory
    XXX

    X300'
    Institutional facility

    XXX
    X1 Mile
    HouseholdLive-work
    XXX

    X
    Multi-family
    XX


    X
    Neighborhood residential facility







    Single-family, attached

    X


    X
    Single-family, detached

    X




    Public:








    Civic and communityCemetery







    Community services

    XX



    Public safety

    XXX
    X
    Religious assembly and worship

    XX



    EducationElementary/secondary education
    XXX

    X
    University/college
    XXX

    X
    Vocational/professional
    XXX

    X
    Open spaceNatural open space







    Park open space







    Utility and communicationEnergy conversion


    X


    100'
    Telecommunication facility







    Utility services


    X
    XX1,000'2
    Commercial:








    ServicesAnimal services


    XX
    X100'
    Business support







    Daycare

    XX



    Financial institution


    X

    X3
    Hospital
    XXX

    X100'
    Light service and repair


    X


    100'
    Lodging






    100'
    Medical/dental office or clinic







    Mortuary/funeral home






    50'5
    Office







    Personal services


    X



    Professional services







    Restaurant






    50'5
    Self-storage

    XX



    Vehicle repair

    XXXXX200'
    Vehicle services

    XXXXX150'
    Recreation and assemblyArts and recreation

    XXX


    Convention/reception center
    XXX

    X50'5
    Indoor gun range

    XXX

    100'
    Instruction and training

    XX



    Outdoor gun range

    XXX

    1,500'
    Outdoor recreation
    XXXX
    X50'5
    Stadium/theater/auditorium
    XXXX4
    X250'
    Retail
    Gas station
    XXX
    XX300'

    General retail








    Kiosk, freestanding

    XX


    50'5

    Shopping center/department store
    XXX

    X

    Vehicle sales and rental






    200'
    Industrial:








    Manufacturing and productionAssembly


    X


    100'
    Fabrication


    XXXX300'
    Manufacturing


    XXXX500'
    Mining


    XXXX500'
    Sales and serviceCommercial service and repair

    XXXXX500'
    Food and drink preparation


    XXXX500'
    Heavy equipment sales and rental


    X
    X200'
    Research and development


    XX
    X300'4
    Storage yards


    XXXX300'
    Wholesale and warehouse


    X
    XX300'
    TransportationAircraft transportation
    XXXXXX500'
    Parking facility
    XXX

    X150'
    Passenger terminal/station
    XXXX
    X100'
    Railroad facility


    XXXX300'
    Waste
    Refuse


    XXXX500'
    Salvage


    XXXX500'

Notes

1When located in an R-1.8 Zone, the residential protection area shall apply to adjacent residential properties.
2Only applies to major utility facilities.
3Only applies to nondepository financial institutions.
4Only applies to outdoor or open air facilities.
5Buildings used for nonresidential uses located within 100 feet of the property line of properties with a residential land use designation shall not exceed 35 feet in height.

HISTORY
Amended by Ord. 2018-21 on 10/16/2018
Amended by Ord. 2019-01 on 3/5/2019

17.18.050: CONDITIONAL USES

  1. Purpose: The purpose of this section is to establish standards for certain uses designated as "conditional uses" in the various land use zones. The Planning Commission or City Council may approve, approve with conditions, or deny conditional uses based on compliance with the standards and criteria of this section.
  2. Permit Required: A conditional use shall not be established or commenced without a conditional use permit approved by the Planning Commission or City Council in conformance with the requirements of this section and other pertinent laws and ordinances. Unless amended, revoked, or otherwise specified by the Planning Commission or City Council, a conditional use permit shall be of indefinite duration and shall run with the land, except for when the conditional use is a home occupation, temporary or seasonal, or has been approved for a leased or rented property.
  3. Permit Application: Application for a conditional use permit shall be submitted to the Planning Department and shall include:
    1. A completed application form provided by the City, which includes an affidavit that must be signed by the property owner or the property owner's authorized agent;
    2. A fee as specified in the current consolidated fee schedule;
    3. A description of the proposed use;
    4. Mailing labels and postage for owners of the subject property and property owners within three hundred feet (300') of the subject property; and
    5. A site plan pursuant to title 16, chapter 16.24, "Site Plan Review", of this Code, unless the proposed conditional use is temporary and/or does not require building or permanent site improvements or alterations.
  4. Permit Application Review:
    1. All documents required to be submitted with a conditional use application shall be delivered to the Planning Department for review. The Planning Department shall review each application for completeness and conformance to this section, the general plan, and this Code.
    2. The Planning Department may provide the application to other City departments for review and comment as may be required by this Code, as necessary for complete review of the application, or as necessary to identify and understand the potential detrimental effects of the proposed conditional use.
    3. In addition to the application for a conditional use permit, the Planning Department may require other information or studies to address potential detrimental effects of the proposed conditional use that have been reasonably anticipated by the City during its review of the application.
  5. Notice And Public Hearing: After a complete and accurate conditional use permit application has been submitted to and reviewed by the Planning Department, the Planning Commission shall hold a public hearing. Notice of the public hearing shall be given as required by the Utah Open and Public Meetings Act and section 17.04.060, "Public Notices", of this title.
  6. Planning Commission Review And Action:
    1. The Planning Commission shall approve a conditional use permit application if reasonable conditions are proposed, or can be imposed, to mitigate the reasonably anticipated detrimental effects of the proposed conditional use in accordance with applicable standards.
    2. The Planning Commission may deny a conditional use permit application if the reasonably anticipated detrimental effects of a proposed conditional use cannot be substantially mitigated by the proposal or the imposition of reasonable conditions to achieve compliance with applicable standards.
  7. Appeals:
    1. The City or any person aggrieved by a final decision, determination, or requirement of the Planning Commission regarding the approval, approval with conditions, or denial of a conditional use permit application may appeal the Planning Commission's final action to the City's Appeal and Variance Hearing Officer pursuant to section 17.16.020.020, "Appeals", of this title.
  8. Timely Commencement:
    1. The holder of a conditional use permit shall substantially comply with all conditions of the permit and an approved site plan, if one is required pursuant to subsection C of this section, within one year of final permit approval by the Planning Commission or City Council. If an approved site plan is required, substantial compliance shall include obtaining a current building permit, paying all application and impact fees, and by completing the foundation of at least one principal building. If an approved site plan is not required, substantial compliance shall include obtaining a business license.
    2. If a conditional use permit is to expire pursuant to subsection H1 of this section, a request for an extension may be filed with the Planning Department not less than thirty (30) days prior to the expiration date. The Planning Commission may, after evaluating the permittee's progress in the previous year and considering the recommendation of the Planning Department, grant an extension for the conditional use permit of up to one additional year.
      1. Failure to request the extension in a timely manner shall cause a conditional use permit to automatically expire without further notice.
      2. The original conditional use permit shall remain valid until the request for extension is acted upon by the Planning Commission.
      3. Once a conditional use permit has expired, the permittee must obtain approval of a new permit prior to any reinstatement of the use.
      4. Only one extension may be granted.
    3. If an approved conditional use ceases for any reason for a continuous period of one year or more, the conditional use permit shall automatically expire without further notice. Once a permit has expired, the permittee must obtain approval of a new permit prior to any reinstatement of the conditional use.
  9. Compliance And Revocation:
    1. A conditional use may be commenced and operated only upon:
      1. Compliance with all conditions of an applicable conditional use permit;
      2. Observance of all requirements of this Code relating to maintenance of improvements and conduct of the use or business as approved; and
      3. Compliance with all applicable local, State, and Federal laws.
    2. A conditional use permit may be revoked by the City Council at any time due to the permittee's failure to commence or operate the conditional use in accordance with the requirements of subsection I1 of this section.
    3. No conditional use permit shall be revoked until after a public hearing is held before the City Council. The permittee shall be notified in writing of such hearing. The notification shall state the grounds for complaint, or reasons for revocation, and the time and location of the hearing. At the hearing, the permittee shall be given an opportunity to be heard and may call witnesses and present evidence on his or her behalf. Upon conclusion of the hearing, the City Council shall determine whether or not the permit should be revoked.
HISTORY
Amended by Ord. 2016-02 on 4/19/2016
Amended by Ord. 2018-26 on 12/4/2018
Amended by Ord. 2019-01 on 3/5/2019

17.18.060: USE DEFINITIONS

  1. Agricultural:

    Animal Husbandry: The keeping, grazing, feeding, or breeding of farm animals, and may include the sale of commodities produced. Activities commonly associated with this use include ranches, dairies, and farms.

    Horticulture: The cultivation and production of crops, plants, vines and trees, and may include the sale of commodities produced. This use does not include logging and forestry uses. Activities commonly associated with this use include farms, greenhouses, orchards, and sod farms.

    Plant Nursery: Establishments primarily engaged in selling trees, shrubs, bulbs, seeds, mulches, fertilizers, and other plants and garden supplies. Activities are often conducted outdoors and items may be grown on site.

    Public Agricultural Facility: Agricultural facilities, such as barns, stables, corrals and arenas, for boarding, riding, exhibition and training for commercial and public activities. Activities commonly associated with this use may include horse shows, educational events, agricultural exhibits, training clinics, and rodeos.
  2. Residential:
    1. Group Living:

      Community Residential Facility: An establishment that provides residence to individuals, typically more than eight (8), for prolonged care, is properly licensed with the state and city, and does not qualify as a "neighborhood residential facility". Terms commonly associated with this use are assisted living, convalescent care, and nursing care.

      Dormitory: A facility that provides residence to individuals of an associated educational, office or public institution, and not otherwise defined as "institutional facility". Individual living areas are typically not complete dwelling units. It is most commonly associated with student living.

      Institutional Facility: An establishment that provides residence for the following purposes: correctional, secured supervision, or emergency, protective or temporary shelter. Individual living areas are typically not complete dwelling units. Terms commonly associated with this use may include jail, prison, and homeless shelter.
    2. Household:

      Live-Work: A structure that contains both residential occupancy and commercial activity, where the resident occupants are responsible for a commercial activity that is not considered a "home occupation" or an accessory use. Allowed commercial activities shall be determined with development approval.

      Multi-Family: Multiple attached dwellings within a single building on a single lot or parcel. Terms commonly associated with this use may include apartment and condominium.

      Neighborhood Residential Facility: An establishment that provides residence to individuals for prolonged care, is located in a residential area, maintains the residential character of the area, is properly licensed with the state and city, and complies with Title 14, Residential Facilities for the Disabled, of this Code. Terms commonly associated with this use include group home and residential facility for persons with a disability.

      Single-Family, Attached: An individual dwelling on an individual lot or parcel attached along a property line to similar dwellings within a shared building. Terms commonly associated with this use may include townhome, row house, and duplex.

      Single-Family, Detached: An individual dwelling on an individual lot or parcel that is separated from other dwellings and buildings by yard space.
  3. Public:
    1. Civic And Community:

      Cemetery: Land used or dedicated to the interment of human or animal remains, including cremated remains. A cemetery may include, if located within the boundary of the cemetery, a crematorium, mortuary/funeral home, mausoleum, sales facility, and maintenance facility.

      Community Services: Establishments generally operated by governmental entities or nonprofit organizations to provide a service to the public. Activities commonly associated with this use include government administration, library, museum, community center, cultural exhibits, post office, public assistance office, and aquarium.

      Public Safety: Facilities generally operated by governmental entities for public safety and emergency services, including police and fire, and related administration.

      Religious Assembly And Worship: Establishment of an organized religion operated for worship, religious training or study, government or administration of the religious organization, or for promotion of religious activities. Other establishments maintained by religious organizations, such as educational institutions, hospitals, publishing facilities, social services and secondhand stores, are classified according to the primary activity. Terms commonly associated with this use include churches, convents, monasteries, seminaries, religious shrines, and temples.
    2. Education:

      Elementary/Secondary Education: Public or private schools furnishing academic courses, typically for kindergarten through grade 12, which comply with compulsory education requirements and may include technical courses. Schools commonly associated with this use include elementary schools, middle schools, high schools, academies, boarding schools, preparatory schools, special education schools, and vocational high schools.

      University/College: Institution primarily engaged in postsecondary education by offering instruction in a variety of fields and is authorized to offer academic degrees (associate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral) or certificates. Facilities may be composed of multiple buildings organized on an integrated campus. Buildings may include classrooms, administration, sports facilities, dormitories, research, auditoriums, libraries and faculty offices. Other terms commonly associated with this use include community college, junior college, and technical institute.

      Vocational/Professional: Establishments primarily engaged in specific specialized, technical or occupational education and training, and not otherwise classified as university/college or elementary/secondary education.

    3. Open Space:

      Natural Open Space: Areas of land or water essentially unimproved and reserved for scenic, environmental or preservation purposes, and may include steep slopes, floodplains, hazard areas, unique vegetation, river corridors, wetlands, wildlife habitat and archeological, historical and cultural resources. Parking, trails, and access roads may be included as accessory uses.

      Park Open Space: Areas of land or water developed or reserved for development primarily with vegetative landscaping for the scenic, cultural and recreational use, and enjoyment of the public. Active use amenities such as trails, picnic facilities and playground equipment may be included. Parking, concessions, outdoor ball fields or courts, and maintenance facilities may also be included as accessory uses.

    4. Utility And Communication:

      Energy Conversion: Facilities and land used or intended to be used for the production of energy from natural forces such as wind, water, sunlight, geothermal heat, or biomass to be utilized beyond on site consumption.

      Telecommunication Facility: Freestanding buildings, structures and towers primarily intended for transmission or reception of communication signals between and among different points.

      Utility Services: Facilities engaged in the transmission, distribution or disposal of electricity, gas, sewer, and water. Activities commonly associated with this use include generating plants, substations, storage tanks, towers, treatment plants, pump stations, and water wells.
  4. Commercial:
    1. Services:

      Animal Services: An establishment engaged in the grooming, care, breeding, boarding, raising, veterinary medicine, dentistry, or surgery services of animals, except for uses defined by "animal husbandry".

      Business Support: Establishments primarily engaged in rendering business support services, such as photocopying and duplication, equipment sales and leasing, computer repair, call center, and mailing services.

      Daycare: Establishments primarily engaged in the care of infants or children, or in providing prekindergarten education. Terms commonly associated with this use include Head Start centers, nursery schools, preschool, and childcare center.

      Financial Institution: Establishments that provide financial services to the public and business, including depository and nondepository establishments.

      Depository Financial Institution: Establishments that are primarily engaged in depository banking and are generally a state or federally chartered bank, credit union, or saving institution.

      Nondepository Financial Institution: Establishments that are primarily engaged in short term lending, such as title loans, check cashing, deferred deposit loan, or similar type of businesses.

      Hospital: A facility providing twenty four (24) hour medical services to the general public with a typical length of stay not exceeding one week. Terms commonly associated with this use may include: emergency room, surgical center, and maternity care.

      Light Service And Repair: Establishments that primarily provide to the general public light assembly, minor service or repair of items completely within an enclosed space, generally in small quantities, not exceeding one hundred (100) pounds, not related to vehicle repair, not for wholesale and that do not emit noise, vibration, odors, or light beyond the enclosed space that would negatively impact surrounding properties and establishments. Products and items commonly associated with this use include jewelry, appliances, furniture, shoes, apparel, crafts, sewing, electronics, and computers.

      Lodging: A commercial establishment providing temporary residence to the general public, with a temporary length of stay not exceeding thirty (30) days. Terms commonly associated with this use include bed and breakfast, hotel, motel, and inn.

      Medical/Dental Office Or Clinic: Establishments primarily engaged in providing outpatient medical, dental, and other health services, including offices, clinics and laboratories for doctors of medicine, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and other health practitioners, but not including activities defined by other uses such as community residential facility, neighborhood residential facility, and hospital.

      Mortuary/Funeral Home: Establishments and facilities engaged in providing services to prepare deceased humans for burial, conduct autopsies, and arrange, conduct, and manage funeral services. Other activities associated with this use may include sale of burial and funeral items, storage of funeral vehicles, and a caretaker dwelling unit. A crematorium may be included with an approved conditional use permit.

      Office: Establishments primarily engaged in conducting business executive, management, administrative, or clerical services; or vocational or professional training and instruction in business, language, commerce, or other similar activities not otherwise defined as an educational, recreation and instruction, or professional services use. On site sales may be conducted as an accessory use.

      Personal Services: Commercial establishments primarily engaged in providing services of a personal nature. Activities commonly associated with this use include:

      Beauty and barber shops.

      Clothing rental and tailoring.

      Laundry/dry cleaning.

      Massage therapy.

      Portrait and photography.

      Tanning salon.

      Tattoo parlor.

      Professional Services: Commercial establishments primarily engaged in providing professional work to individuals or businesses in fields such as advertising, legal, insurance, real estate, finances, accounting, architecture, and engineering.

      Restaurant: Establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of prepared food and drinks for on site or immediate consumption. Terms commonly associated with this use include:

      Bar.

      Buffet.

      Cafes.

      Cafeteria.

      Coffee shop.

      Concession stand.

      Diner.

      Fast food.

      Food stand.

      Grill.

      Luncheonette.

      Restaurant.

      Snack shop

      Self-Storage: Enclosed facilities, typically divided into separately leased or rented compartments, intended for the storage needs of individuals, organizations, or businesses. Storage areas are not used for uses or activities (i.e., manufacturing, assembly, retail, office, residential) other than storage. Stored items are nontoxic, nonhazardous, and not intended for on site retail or wholesale. A dwelling may be included for on site management of the facility.

      Vehicle Repair: Establishments primarily engaged in the repair of vehicles within enclosed facilities, and may include towing and outside storage of vehicles repaired or to be repaired. Vehicle repairs commonly associated with this use include the following:

      Bodywork and paint.

      Brakes.

      Electrical.

      Engines.

      Exhaust system.

      Fuel.

      Radiator.

      Transmission.

      Undercoating and rustproofing.

      Upholstery.

      Vehicle Services: Establishments primarily engaged in providing vehicle services, except for vehicle repair, within enclosed facilities and vehicles are generally on site for less than one business day. Activities commonly associated with this use include:

      Automotive diagnostics.

      Automotive inspection.

      Automotive lubricating service.

      Car wash.

      Detailing.

      Emissions testing without repair.

      Glass replacement.

      Tires.

      Window tinting.
    2. Recreation And Assembly:

      Arts And Recreation: Establishments primarily engaged in participant focused artistic, cultural, entertainment, or recreational activities and interests conducted within an indoor facility. Activities commonly associated with this use include amusement center, arcade, art gallery or studio, bowling center, fitness center, ball courts, gun range, and swimming pool.

      Convention/Reception Center: Facilities of single or multiple buildings used for public gatherings of specific events, whether social, commercial, civic, religious, political, or educational. The facility is typically rented for individual events and may include restaurants or concessions. Activities commonly associated with this use include conventions, trade shows, seminars, speeches, and receptions.

      Instruction And Training: Establishments primarily engaged in personal or group instruction of cultural, sports, or recreational activities such as dance, gymnastics, martial arts, music, and similar activities.

      Outdoor Recreation: Facilities primarily intended for participant focused exercise, active physical fitness activities and other recreational activities conducted outdoors or within partially enclosed or screened facilities, where spectators are incidental. Activities commonly associated with this use include golf courses, minigolf, ball courts and fields, tracks, swimming pools, amusement parks, skateboard park, range, and model airplane parks.

      Stadium/Theater/Auditorium: Facilities, generally including tiered seating, primarily intended for cultural, entertainment and athletic spectator events. Facilities may include concessions, and restaurants. Activities commonly associated with this use include arenas, movie theaters, live theaters, sporting events, stage productions, and concerts.
    3. Retail:

      Gas Station: An establishment primarily engaged in the retail sale of fuel from fixed equipment into automobiles. Convenience items may also be sold.

      General Retail: An establishment, not defined elsewhere, that is engaged in providing goods to consumers for immediate purchase and removal from the premises. Service and repair activities, consistent with the light service and repair use, may be conducted as accessory uses. Products and terms commonly associated with this use include:

      Apparel, shoe, and jewelry.

      Art supplies.

      Book and stationery.

      Building, hardware, and garden materials and supplies.

      Camera and photographic.

      Electronic and computer.

      Florists.

      Food (grocery, bakery, health, diet, poultry, meat, dairy, vitamins, and convenience).

      Furniture, furnishing, and appliance.

      Gift, novelty, and souvenir.

      Hobby, craft, toy, and game.

      Medical supply.

      Office supply.

      Personal care.

      Pet store.

      Pets.

      Pharmacy and drug.

      Religious goods.

      Secondhand and pawn.

      Sporting goods and bicycles.

      Tobacco and alcohol.

      Variety stores.

      Vehicle and equipment parts and supplies.

      Kiosk, Freestanding: A self-contained, unstaffed, and freestanding outdoor structure used for commercial activities such as banking or the retail sale of goods, and not directly associated with other uses on the property.

      Shopping Center/Department Store: An individual building, or group of buildings managed as a single property, containing multiple retail and commercial stores, departments, or functions and exceeds fifty thousand (50,000) square feet in combined floor area.

      Vehicle Sales And Rental: An establishment primarily engaged in the display, sale, leasing, or rental of new or used automobiles, light trucks, vans, trailers, recreational vehicles, motorcycles, personal watercraft, utility trailers, all-terrain vehicles, and mobile homes.
  5. Industrial:
    1. Manufacturing And Production:

      Assembly: Establishments engaged in the assembly of goods from previously prepared materials and the production of handcrafted goods using hand tools and domestic scale equipment within enclosed structures. Activities do not create noise, odor, dust, vibration, or visual impacts or the potential for health problems on surrounding properties. Activities commonly associated with this use include candlemaking, ceramics studios, weaving, woodwork, glasswork, and leatherwork.

      Fabrication: Establishments primarily engaged in the assembly, treatment, production, and packaging of products or parts in an enclosed building, typically in large quantities and predominantly from previously prepared materials. Activities do not include the use or storage of large volumes of flammable, toxic or explosive materials. The potential for noise, odor, dust, vibration or visual impacts and potential health problems is minimal or can be largely mitigated. Activities commonly associated with this use include vehicle assembly, bottling works, machine shops, metalworking, and paint shops.

      Manufacturing: Establishments not defined elsewhere primarily engaged in the mechanical or chemical transformation of materials or substances, typically in large quantities, into new products or parts using power driven machines and materials handling equipment. Activities may include the storage and use of large volumes of flammable, toxic or explosive materials needed in the manufacturing process. Significant noise, odor, dust, vibration, or visual impacts and potential health problems are often inherent with the use. Activities and terms commonly associated with this use include raw materials, asphalt, sawmills, cement, feed, fertilizer, paint, petroleum products, soap, and extruding metals.

      Mining: Facilities and land used in the extraction, quarrying, initial production, and distribution, typically in large quantities, of minerals (solids, liquids, and gases), stone and other materials from its naturally occurring location in the earth, except for the removal of materials from a construction site. Activities commonly associated with this use include petroleum and natural gas wells, mines, sand and rock pits, quarries, and rock crushing.
    2. Sales And Service:

      Commercial Service And Repair: Establishments primarily engaged in providing services to commercial and business establishments, service and repair items that generally exceed one hundred (100) pounds, or operations that may include minimal noise, vibration, odors, or light impacts. Activities are generally conducted indoors. Activities commonly associated with this use include commercial laundry, equipment rental and leasing, welding, machine shop, and printing/publishing.

      Food And Drink Preparation: Establishments primarily engaged in the preparation and production of food items generally for off site consumption and/or sale by others. Activities commonly associated with this use include catering, wholesale bakery, packaging, and processing.

      Heavy Equipment Sales And Rental: Establishments primarily engaged in the sale or rental of automobiles, boats, recreational vehicles, and other equipment generally exceeding five hundred (500) pounds. A permanent building is required, however the majority of the product may be stored outside.

      Office/Warehouse Flexible Space: A facility of single or multiple buildings or units where a portion of each building or unit is built as office space or showroom with the remainder of the building or unit built as storage or warehouse space. The facility typically is one (1) or two (2) stories tall, has higher ceilings than a typical office building, includes garage bays, and the ratio between office or showroom and storage or warehouse space is easily customized based on changing tenant needs.

      Research And Development: Establishments primarily engaged in the research, development, testing and production of high technology electronic, industrial, medical, and scientific products. This use may also include the production of music and computer software.

      Storage Yards: Establishments primarily engaged in the exterior depository, stockpiling, or safekeeping of materials, products, vehicles, trailers, and equipment, and may include transportation of stored items and vehicle towing. This use does not include parking facilities intended for short term parking of operable vehicles.

      Wholesale And Warehouse: Establishments primarily engaged in storage, distribution, and selling products, supplies and equipment for retailers, contractors, professional businesses, or other wholesalers. Accessory uses commonly include assembly, outside storage, and contractor offices.
    3. Transportation:

      Aircraft Transportation: Facilities that provide infrastructure and services for air travel, including all associated activities such as landing pads/strips, aircraft maintenance, aircraft storage, aircraft fueling, vehicle parking, air traffic control, public transportation, safety facilities, cargo operations, retail, and restaurants/concessions.

      Parking Facility: Private or commercial facilities, including drives, aisles and ramps, of one or more levels intended to provide parking as the principal use of the premises.

      Passenger Terminal/Station: Facilities primarily engaged in handling, receiving and transferring transit (bus, light rail, commuter rail) passengers, and may include vehicle parking and accommodation for multiple modes of transportation.

      Railroad Facility: Nonpassenger facilities directly related to rail transportation, such as storage, fueling, maintenance and rail yards, but not including signage and signals.
    4. Waste:

      Refuse: Establishments primarily engaged in the collection of refuse for processing or destruction or in the operation of incinerators, waste treatment plants, landfills, or other sites intended for disposal.

      Salvage: Establishments primarily engaged in processing discarded materials or equipment, such as metal, paper, tires, bottles, vehicles, machinery or glass, for reuse, recycling, selling, separating, dismantling, or preparing for shipment to others.
HISTORY
Amended by Ord. 2016-02 on 4/19/2016
Amended by Ord. 2019-09 on 6/18/2019
Amended by Ord. 2024-01 on 1/2/2024

2016-02

2017-05

2019-01

2019-09

2024-01

2025-16

2018-14

2021-03

2020-10

2021-20

2017-22

2018-21

2018-26

17.18.030.010: GENERAL USE REGULATIONS

  1. Uses may be conducted within the City only in accordance with the regulations of this title, including, but not limited to, the use regulations of this chapter, chapter 17.04, "General And Supplementary Provisions", of this title, and the zone specific use regulations listed in the applicable zone ordinance of this title. A conditional use permit, where required, must be obtained prior to the establishment of the use.
  2. The Planning Director may provide interpretation of the provisions of this chapter to clarify words or phrases not otherwise defined, provide additional clarity necessary to apply provisions to specific cases, resolve the applicability of conflicting provisions.
  3. Classification Requests. To determine the applicability of provisions to uses not expressly listed in the table in subsection 17.18.020(C) of this chapter, an applicant may submit a zoning compliance letter application to the planning department for a classification of the use. If a use is determined to be aligned with existing uses, the use may be regulated under the existing code. The Planning Director shall make a determination on the classification of a proposed use in accordance to the following criteria:
    1. Said interpretation shall consider the goals of the general plan, the purpose and intent of the zoning district involved, the character (e.g., scale, impacts, activities, materials, and building types) of allowed uses identified in the zoning district involved, the character of a proposed use, and the potential to generate negative impacts on surrounding properties.
    2. The Planning Director shall issue a written decision of the classification within thirty (30) days of receipt of submittal of the zoning compliance letter application.
    3. The Planning Director shall maintain all written decisions and uniformly apply those decisions.
    4. An applicant may appeal to the classification determination by filing an appeal application with the Appeal Hearing Officer in accordance with the appeal process as described in section 17.16.020.020 of this Code.
  4. New and Unlisted Uses.
    1. If a use is determined not to align with existing uses, it shall be considered as a new or unlisted use. New or unlisted uses shall require a zoning code text amendment to provide the following:
      1. A classification category for the use.
      2. A definition of use.
      3. Identify if the use is allowed, conditionally allowed, or prohibited in each of the existing zoning districts.
      4. Identify any specific regulations applicable to the use. These may include impact control measures, limitations, location limitations or other relevant regulations applicable to the use.
    2. Zoning code text amendments for new and unlisted uses shall be heard at the Planning Commission for a recommendation and the City Council for a final decision. A final decision shall be issued within ninety (90) days of submittal of a zoning code text amendment application, unless additional time is requested by an applicant in writing.
    3. If a new and unlisted use zoning code text amendment is denied, the City shall issue the applicant a written notification of denial within ten (10) days of the decision. This notification shall include:
      1. Each reason for the denial.
      2. Information on how an applicant may appeal the decision.
  5. It shall be unlawful to park, store or leave, or to permit the parking, storing or leaving of any vehicle of any kind, or parts thereof, that is in a wrecked, junked, dismantled, inoperative or abandoned condition, whether attended or not, upon any private or public property for longer than seventy two (72) hours, except as the following applies:
    1. Where commonly associated with an approved use and in an area designated for parking or storage on an approved site plan.
    2. Where up to two (2) such vehicles or parts thereof are stored completely within an enclosed building or within a six foot (6') obscuring fence enclosure that completely screens view of the vehicles from public streets and neighboring properties.
  6. Commercial vehicles or earthmoving or material handling equipment, such as semitrailer trucks and trailers, trucks and trailers exceeding eight thousand (8,000) pounds curb weight, "truck" as defined in section 10.04.020 of this code, delivery vehicles, dump trucks, backhoes, graders, loaders, cement trucks, bulldozers, belly dumps and scrapers, forklifts or other similar vehicle or equipment, may not be parked or stored on a residential lot or parcel for any length of time or on a nonresidential lot or parcel for not longer than forty eight (48) hours, except as the following applies:
    1. In conjunction with and required for an active and approved development or construction project.
    2. While loading or unloading said vehicle.
    3. When commonly associated with an approved use on a nonresidential lot or parcel and in an area designated for parking or storage on an approved site plan or stored completely within an approved enclosed building or opaque fence enclosure.
  7. Watercraft, trailers, campers, motor homes and other utility or recreational vehicles may only be stored within lawfully constructed buildings when associated with an allowed and approved use on the premises or in parking and storage areas shown on an approved site plan, except in conjunction with a single-family dwelling. Said trailers and vehicles on single-family lots or parcels shall be stored behind the front line of the main building and, when located in a street side yard, shall be eight feet (8') from the street right of way and behind a six foot (6') obscuring wall or fence, except that said vehicles may be stored temporarily in front or street side yards for no longer than seventy two (72) hours. Travel trailers, campers and motor homes may not be occupied as living quarters, except that a trailer or vehicle owned by a guest of the resident may be stored and occupied in the driveway located in the required front yard or street side yard of the permanent dwelling for no more than seven (7) days per calendar year.
  8. Sexually oriented businesses are allowed in the C-F, C-I, and I-F zones. Sexually oriented businesses shall be located no less than five hundred feet (500') from the right of way line of South Jordan Parkway, Shields Lane, and 11400 South Street to any buildings, signage, or other activities associated with the applicable use.
  9. Businesses shall comply with the requirements of title 5, "Business Licenses And Regulations", of this code.
  10. Telecommunications shall comply with the requirements of chapter 17.112, "Wireless Communications Facilities", of this title.
  11. Wind energy conversion systems shall comply with the requirements of chapter 17.108, "Wind Energy Conversion Systems", of this title.
  12. All uses are subject to the impact control measures in section 17.18.040 of this chapter.
HISTORY
Amended by Ord. 2017-05 on 3/7/2017
Amended by Ord. 2019-01 on 3/5/2019
Amended by Ord. 2025-16 on 10/7/2025

17.18.030.020: AGRICULTURAL USE REGULATIONS

  1. General Agricultural Use Regulations:
    1. There shall be no open storage of trash, debris, used materials or commercial goods or wrecked or neglected materials, equipment or vehicles. Containers or enclosures containing said items shall not be located in a front yard area, except for temporary use as needed for construction or disposal.
    2. Agricultural uses shall only be allowed as a primary use on legal lots or parcels of one acre or more.
    3. Agricultural buildings with a footprint larger than five thousand (5,000) square feet shall require a conditional use permit.
  2. Specific Regulations By Agricultural Use:
    1. Animal Husbandry: Farm animals may only be allowed in conjunction with an allowed animal husbandry use, as per the allowed uses table in section 17.18.020 of this chapter, and as regulated in section 17.130.040, "Farm Animal Floating Zone", of this title.
    2. Plant Nursery: Plant nursery uses in agricultural or residential zones shall be located on a legal lot or parcel with frontage and access to a collector or arterial street.
    3. Public Agricultural Facility: Public agricultural facility uses in agricultural or residential zones shall be located on a legal lot or parcel with frontage and access to a collector or arterial street.
HISTORY
Amended by Ord. 2017-05 on 3/7/2017

17.18.030.030: RESIDENTIAL USE REGULATIONS

  1. General Residential Use Regulations:
    1. There shall be no open storage of trash, debris, used materials or commercial goods or wrecked or neglected materials, equipment or vehicles. Containers or enclosures containing said items shall not be located in a front yard area, except for temporary use as needed for construction or disposal.
    2. Home occupations may be licensed in an approved residential dwelling and according to the provisions of title 5, chapter 5.38, "Home Occupations", of this Code.
    3. Farm animals may be allowed as regulated in sections 17.130.020, "Residential Chickens Overlay Zone", and 17.130.040, "Farm Animal Floating Zone", of this title.
    4. Household pets may be allowed as regulated by title 6, "Animals", of this Code.
    5. Model homes may be allowed as regulated by Title 5, Chapter 5.39, “Model Homes,” of this code.
  2. Specific Regulations By Residential Use:
    1. Group Living Uses: All group living uses (community residential facility, dormitory, institutional facility) shall require site plan review according to title 16, chapter 16.24, "Site Plan Review", of this Code and shall be located no closer than one-half (1/2) mile to another group living facility of the same use, unless otherwise approved by the Planning Commission with a conditional use permit pursuant to section 17.18.050 of this chapter.
      1. P-O Zone: Community residential facility uses shall not exceed two (2) stories.
      2. R-M Zone: Community residential facility uses shall not exceed sixteen (16) occupants and shall be located on a legal lot or parcel with frontage and access to a collector or arterial street.
    2. Institutional Facility: Excluding temporary emergency shelter as determined necessary by the City, institutional facility uses shall be located no closer than one mile from any elementary/secondary education use or any other institutional facility use.
    3. Live-Work:
      1. Where allowed, live-work units shall be specifically indicated on, and approved with, an associated subdivision or site plan. Live-work units are not allowed in an existing development, unless the subdivision or site plan is amended.
      2. Allowed nonresidential uses shall be established with the approval of the project and shall be consistent with other nonresidential uses allowed in the associated zone. The following activities are prohibited: sexually oriented businesses; uses involving animals on site; vehicle service and repair; welding/woodworking; storage or distribution of flammable liquids and hazardous materials beyond that normally associated with a residential use; drive-through and other uses and activities that are not compatible with residential uses due to potential adverse health or safety affects from dust, glare, heat, noise, noxious gasses, odor, smoke, traffic, vibration or other impacts.
      3. The floor area of the nonresidential use shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the total floor area of the unit.
      4. Employees may only consist of the residents of the dwelling and not more than one additional nonresident person.
      5. Each nonresidential use shall comply with all requirements of this Code.
      6. The exterior of live-work units shall be designed to be compatible with surrounding residential uses.
      7. One wall sign may be allowed. The sign shall not exceed five percent (5%) of the facade of the unit and shall comply with all other requirements of title 16, chapter 16.36 of this Code.
      8. Garage and/or exterior areas shall not be used for the nonresidential use, except that a garage area may be used to park one vehicle related to the nonresidential use.
    4. Neighborhood Residential Facility: Neighborhood residential facility uses shall comply with Title 14, Residential Facilities for the Disabled, of this Code.
    5. Single-Family, Attached: Lots or parcels may be occupied by only one single-family dwelling unit as the primary dwelling.
      1. R-M Zone: Single-family, attached uses may only be approved as part of a development agreement approved by the City Council.
    6. Single-Family, Detached: Lots or parcels may be occupied by only one single-family dwelling unit as the primary dwelling. Accessory dwelling units may be permitted according to the provisions of section 17.130.030, "Accessory Dwelling Unit Floating Zone", of this title.
      1. Single-Family dwellings shall have only one (1) front entrance, one (1) address, one (1) mailbox, and one (1) electrical meter.
HISTORY
Amended by Ord. 2018-14 on 7/17/2018
Amended by Ord. 2021-03 on 1/19/2020
Amended by Ord. 2020-10 on 9/15/2020
Amended by Ord. 2021-20 on 10/5/2021

17.18.030.040: PUBLIC USE REGULATIONS

  1. General Public Use Regulations:
    1. There shall be no open storage of trash, debris, materials, equipment, goods or inventory, except for the following: those activities specifically allowed in conjunction with an approved use on the premises; temporary displays of products associated with a retail business that are removed daily; outdoor storage of inventory or products such as firewood, water softener salt, landscaping materials, and other building materials in screened areas designated on an approved site plan; and temporary uses consistent with those described in this chapter.
    2. All public uses shall be conducted within completely enclosed buildings, unless otherwise allowed in this chapter, except those uses defined to allow outdoor activities and those temporary uses customarily conducted in the outdoors, including Christmas tree lots, firework stands and parking lot sales associated with an approved use on the property. Parking lot sales may not be conducted more than four (4) 1-week periods per year.
    3. Public uses in agricultural or residential zones shall be located on a legal lot or parcel with frontage and access to a collector or arterial street, with the following exceptions:
      1. Religious assembly and worship; and
      2. Utility service.
  2. Specific Regulations By Public Use:
    1. Elementary/Secondary Education, University/College, Vocational/Professional: A conditional use permit is not required in the BH-MU Zone when the use is located on a legal lot or parcel with frontage and access to a collector or arterial street.
    2. Utility Service: Utility facilities that are not considered a primary use may be allowed in all zones and on all lots or parcels at the discretion of the City Engineer according to section 17.04.240 of this title.
HISTORY
Amended by Ord. 2017-05 on 3/7/2017
Amended by Ord. 2017-22 on 7/18/2017
Amended by Ord. 2024-01 on 1/2/2024

17.18.030.050: COMMERCIAL USE REGULATIONS

  1. General Commercial Use Regulations:
    1. There shall be no open storage of trash, debris, materials, equipment, goods or inventory, except for the following: those activities specifically allowed in conjunction with an approved use on the premises; temporary displays of products associated with a retail business that are removed daily; outdoor storage of inventory or products such as firewood, water softener salt, landscaping materials, and other building materials may be allowed in sales/storage yards as an accessory use according to section 17.18.030.070 of this chapter. No more than twelve (12) small party balloons and six (6) weatherproof placards, each not exceeding two (2) square feet, per business may be attached to temporary displays and shall be removed daily with the displays. Allowed storage and displays shall be located a minimum of five feet (5') from any travel lane, outside of a public right-of-way, and shall allow pedestrian walkways of a minimum width of at least six feet (6') to remain unobstructed.
    2. All commercial uses shall be conducted within completely enclosed buildings, except as otherwise allowed in this chapter, including, but not limited to, those uses defined herein that allow outdoor activities or allowed temporary uses per section 17.18.030.080 of this section 17.18.030.
    3. No vehicle, boat or trailer, or parts thereof, that is in a wrecked, junked, dismantled, inoperative or abandoned condition, attended or not, may be parked or stored for longer than seventy two (72) hours unless stored within a completely enclosed building or behind an opaque fence enclosure that completely obscures said vehicle or parts from public view. No more than two (2) such vehicles may be so stored on a lot, except in conjunction with approved vehicle repair use.
    4. Public address and music systems shall be designed and operated so they are not discernible at the property line of any lot or parcel containing a single-family home.
    5. Commercial uses in Agricultural or Residential Zones shall be located on a legal lot or parcel with frontage and access to a collector or arterial street.
  2. Specific Regulations By Commercial Use:
    1. Animal Services: All commercial uses involving animals shall be conducted within an enclosed facility that is maintained and operated so that neither the sound nor smell of any animals kept on the premises can be discerned on adjacent lots or parcels. Outdoor animal runs may be approved as an accessory use with a conditional use permit and shall meet the following requirements: located a minimum of three hundred feet (300') from the property line of a Residential Zone, educational institution, or place of worship.
    2. Arts And Recreation: All gun ranges require a conditional use.
    3. Daycare: Daycare use in Residential Zones, excluding those operating as an approved home occupation business, are required to be located on a minimum one acre legal lot or parcel.
    4. Financial Institution, Nondepository:
      1. Establishments shall be located no closer than one mile from other similar establishments.
      2. Use activities shall be limited to short term title loan and short term consumer installment loan business.
      3. The following services are specifically prohibited: "cash for gold", "cash for precious metals", and the processing or storage of repossessed vehicles or other repossessed property.
      4. All business activity, including customer queuing, shall be accommodated inside the building.
    5. Gas Station: Where buildings in the MU Zone are built to the street, associated vehicle bays, gas pumps, and vacuums shall be located to the side or rear of the main building.
    6. General Retail; C-N Zone: Secondary metals dealer, recycler, and other similar businesses are prohibited in the C-N Zones.
    7. Kiosks, Freestanding: Kiosks, freestanding use may only be conducted with an approved site plan. Kiosks shall not be allowed on parcels less than three (3) acres in size and shall be separated by a minimum distance of four hundred (400) linear feet from all other outdoor kiosks. Kiosks shall not be allowed within required landscaped yard areas, building setbacks, within fifty feet (50') of a building or within thirty feet (30') of the public right-of-way. Kiosk structures shall not exceed twenty (20) square feet in area nor ten feet (10') in height and shall incorporate materials and colors of surrounding buildings as determined by the Planning Director. Kiosks with drive-up facilities shall be designed to allow for a minimum of two (2) vehicles to be queued at any one given time without obstructing drive aisles or other functionality of other parking stalls as determined by the City Engineer. There shall be multiple twenty four (24) hour video surveillance and adequate illumination as determined by the City's Public Safety Department. All kiosks shall be securely mounted and anchored to the ground as determined by the City building official.
    8. Medical/Dental Office Or Clinic: Medical/dental office or clinic buildings in the C-N Zone shall not exceed five thousand (5,000) square feet.
    9. Office: Office buildings in the C-N Zone shall not exceed five thousand (5,000) square feet.
    10. Outdoor Recreation: Where facilities are approved within three hundred feet (300') of the property line of a Residential Zone, all outdoor lighting shall be extinguished when the facilities are not operating, or by ten o'clock (10:00) P.M. on Sundays through Thursdays, and by eleven o'clock (11:00) P.M. on Fridays and Saturdays, whichever is earlier.
    11. Personal Services: Laundry/dry cleaning activities require a conditional use permit in the BH-MU Zone.
    12. Restaurant: Drive-through facilities associated with a restaurant use are prohibited in the P-O Zone.
    13. Self-Storage:
      1. C-C Zone: Self-storage uses shall not exceed six (6) total acres in the C-C Zone.
      2. C-F Zone: Self-storage uses shall not exceed six (6) total acres in the C-F Zone, and shall not be located on any property with a General Plan designation of TOD or on property located east of 250 West Street.
      3. P-O Zone: Self-storage uses shall not exceed three (3) acres in the P-O Zone.
    14. Shopping Center/Department Store: Shopping center/department store uses shall have direct access to a major collector or arterial road. Individual uses in a shopping center/department store use shall each comply with the requirements of this Code.
    15. Vehicle Sales And Rental: Uses involving vehicle sales shall include a building of not less than eight thousand (8,000) square feet.
      1. BH-MU Zone: Vehicle inventory, which includes vehicles kept for sale or rental, shall only be kept within a completely enclosed building.
    16. Vehicle Services:
      1. Where buildings in the MU Zone are built to the street, vehicle bays and vacuums shall be located to the side or rear of the building.
      2. Car washes are prohibited as a primary use, except that the use and structure of a car wash that was legally established and complied with this title as of July 18, 2017, shall not be considered non-conforming by this subsection.
HISTORY
Amended by Ord. 2017-05 on 3/7/2017
Amended by Ord. 2017-22 on 7/18/2017
Amended by Ord. 2019-01 on 3/5/2019
Amended by Ord. 2024-01 on 1/2/2024

17.18.030.060: INDUSTRIAL USE REGULATIONS

  1. General Industrial Use Regulations:
    1. There shall be no open storage of trash, debris, materials, equipment, goods or inventory, except for the following: those activities specifically allowed in conjunction with an approved use on the premises; temporary displays of products associated with a retail business that are removed daily; outdoor storage of inventory or products such as firewood, water softener salt, landscaping materials, and other building materials in screened areas designated on an approved site plan. No more than twelve (12) small party balloons and six (6) weatherproof placards, each not exceeding two (2) square feet, per business may be attached to temporary displays and shall be removed daily with the displays. Allowed outdoor activities, temporary displays, and approved outdoor storage shall be located a minimum distance of five feet (5') from any travel lane, located outside of public rights-of-way, and shall allow for pedestrian walkways that are a minimum width of six feet (6') to remain unobstructed.
    2. All industrial uses shall be conducted within completely enclosed buildings, except as otherwise allowed in this chapter, including, but not limited to, those uses defined herein that allow outdoor activities, accessory uses per section 17.18.030.070 of this chapter, and allowed temporary uses per section 17.18.030.080 of this chapter.
    3. No vehicle, boat, or trailer, or parts thereof, that is in a wrecked, junked, dismantled, inoperative, or abandoned condition, whether attended or not, may be parked or stored for longer than seventy two (72) hours unless stored within a completely enclosed building or behind an opaque fence enclosure that completely obscures said vehicle or parts from public view. No more than two (2) such vehicles may be so stored on a lot, except in conjunction with approved commercial service and repair, heavy equipment sales and rental, storage yards, or salvage uses.
    4. Industrial uses in agricultural or residential zones shall be located on a legal lot or parcel with frontage and access to a collector or arterial street.
  2. Specific Regulations By Industrial Use:
    1. Storage Yard: Storage activities associated with a storage yard use shall be enclosed by a six foot (6') tall obscure fence or wall.
HISTORY
Amended by Ord. 2017-05 on 3/7/2017

17.18.030.070: ACCESSORY USE REGULATIONS

  1. General Accessory Use Regulations:
    1. Accessory uses and buildings are permitted only in conjunction with the regulations of this Code and only when commonly and customarily associated with and incidental and secondary to allowed and approved primary uses.
    2. When more than one accessory use is associated with a primary use, the accessory uses shall cumulatively remain incidental and secondary to the allowed uses.
  2. Specific Regulations By Use Type:
    1. Residential accessory uses and buildings may include, but are not limited to, accessory dwelling units, yard sales, caretakers, garages, sheds, swimming pools, recreational equipment, gardens and greenhouses.
    2. Commercial, industrial and public accessory uses and buildings may include, but are not limited to, parking lots, terraces and properly screened utility and loading areas. The following activities, commonly associated with allowed commercial uses, may be conducted as accessory uses only in conformance with an approved conditional use permit: drive-through facility, car wash and outdoor speaker or public address system.
      1. BH-MU Zone: Drive-through facilities on lots or parcels adjacent to a right-of-way shall be screened with landscaping and/or fencing to a height of not less than two feet (2') and not more than four feet (4') above the right-of-way sidewalk or driving surface of the drive-through, whichever is higher.
      2. C-C and C-F Zones: One electronic vending machine (e.g., food, beverage, kiosks, etc.) may be located outside of the building of an established business if the building has a minimum main level footprint or floor area of five thousand (5,000) square feet and a minimum facade width of fifty (50) linear feet. One additional outdoor electronic vending machine may be allowed for every additional ten thousand (10,000) square feet of main level floor area. All outdoor vending machines shall be located adjacent to the building and within fifty feet (50') of the building's main entrance. Electronic vending machines shall not exceed fifteen (15) square feet in area and no more than seven feet (7') high. Electronic vending machines shall not impede or obstruct vehicular and/or designated pedestrian pathways or access.
      3. MU Zone: Drive-through facilities shall be located at the rear of the structure.
      4. P-O Zone: The floor area used for storage of any type, including, but not limited to supplies, equipment, material, products, and the like, shall not exceed twenty percent (20%) of the floor area of any building.
      5. Outdoor storage shall only be allowed in association with plant nursery, vehicle repair, retail, or industrial uses and when located within sale/storage yards shown on an approved site plan and screened from view by a six foot (6') fence or wall. Sales/storage yards shall comply with yard area requirements of the applicable zone. Sales/storage yards require a conditional use permit when associated with vehicle repair or retail uses.
    3. The sale and distribution of fuel, not otherwise classified as a gas station, from aboveground tanks may be allowed as an accessory use in commercial and industrial zones and shall require the following: a conditional use permit, be located one thousand feet (1,000') from the property line of a residential zone, and be set back from any adjacent public right-of-way the same distance as the primary building on the site.
    4. Agricultural accessory uses may include, but are not limited to, barns, garages, silos, sheds, stables, paddocks, greenhouses, windmills, wells and water storage facilities.
      1. Agricultural Zones: Produce stands not exceeding one per legal lot or parcel and shall be no more than three hundred (300) square feet are allowed as an accessory use for selling produce grown on the premises.
      2. R-1.8 Zone: Animal husbandry and horticulture is allowed as an accessory use to an approved single-family, detached primary use in the R-1.8 Zone and as regulated in section 17.130.040, "Farm Animal Floating Zone", of this title.
HISTORY
Amended by Ord. 2018-14 on 7/17/2018
Amended by Ord. 2019-09 on 6/18/2019
Amended by Ord. 2020-10 on 9/15/2020

17.18.030.080: TEMPORARY USE REGULATIONS

  1. General Temporary Use Regulations:
    1. Temporary uses are uses that do not exceed sixty (60) days in duration and that do not require permanent structures or improvements that are not already established with an approved permanent use and site plan. Temporary uses that exceed sixty (60) days in duration or are not similar to allowed primary uses in a zone may only be authorized with a conditional use permit.
    2. A temporary use shall not cause or create a nuisance or hazard and shall conform to all requirements of this title. The property owner shall ensure that all trash is removed and the property is restored to a clean condition after a temporary use is terminated.
    3. Temporary uses shall obtain and/or provide the following:
      1. A City business license for commercial uses;
      2. Building or electrical permit (if necessary);
      3. Hours of operation;
      4. Salt Lake Valley Health Department approval;
      5. Plot plan showing the location of the use, buildings and structures, setbacks, parking, access to public streets and adjacent uses;
      6. Mass gathering permit (if necessary); and
      7. Property owner's authorization.
  2. Specific Regulations By Use Type:
    1. Temporary uses in commercial zones and the I-F Zone may include, but are not limited to, shaved ice kiosks, Christmas tree lots, fireworks stands, and sidewalk sales associated with an approved use on the property. Parking lot sales may be allowed as a temporary use in the BH-MU, C-C, C-F, and I-F Zones for up to four (4) 1-week periods per year when associated with an approved use on the property.
HISTORY
Amended by Ord. 2017-05 on 3/7/2017