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17.10.190 - Utilities

Part of the Code of Ordinances of South Salt Lake, UT.

Local law · Updated May 27, 2026 · 1,732 sections

The text

A.

Location. Utility facilities including, but not limited to, gas, fiber, electric power, fiber, telephone, and cable TV, shall be located underground in new Subdivisions wherever underground location does not violate safety standards of the particular utility. Underground service connections for water and sewer shall be installed to the Street Property Line of each plated Lot at the expense of the Applicant, as shall adequate casings or conduits for fiber and all other underground utilities. This section does not apply to the City Facility and City Facility (CF) Overlay district. *

1.

The following are exempt from the requirement to relocate utilities underground:

a.

All City-owned property and any property zoned either Historic and Landmark District or City Facility.

b.

Any overhead transmission lines intended to carry high-voltage power between generators and substations.

B.

Easements.

1.

Easements shall be provided for private and municipal utilities. Such Easements shall be at least 10-feet wide along the front, side, and rear lot lines, when it does not negatively affect the location of the Development. The Easements shall not include those spaces occupied by an existing Building.

2.

The width may be reduced when new Development occurs. The provided Easements shall comply with the location and width and as shown on the table below. The Easements shall not include those spaces occupied by an existing Building.

Front Side Rear Project Perimeter

Commercial Corridor 10' 0' 0'

Commercial Neighborhood 10' 5' 0'

Commercial General 10' 0' 0'

TOD & TOD-Core 5' 0' 0'

Mixed-Use 5' 5' 20'

Business Park 10' 0' 0'

Flex 10' 0' 0'

Historic and Landmark 10' 10' 10'

Jordan River 10' 10' 10'

School 10' 10' 10'

R1 10' 5' 10'

Townhome Overlay 10' 0' 0' 8'

Residential Multiple 10' 5' 10'

Riverfront MPMU - Flex/Office 10' 5' 10'

Riverfront MPMU - R1 10' 5' 10'

Riverfront MPMU - RM1 10' 10' 10'

Riverfront MPMU - School 10' 10' 10'

Crossing MPMU - Anchor Tenant ** ** **

Crossing MPMU - 2100 S./State St. ** ** **

Crossing MPMU - Transit ** ** **

Downtown 5' 0' 0'

East Streetcar 5' 0' 0'

Granite Lofts Townhome Units 1-5,8-11,14-15,20-23 8' 0 10'

Granite Lofts Townhome Units 6,7,12,13,18,

19,24,25 8' 8' 0

Granite MPMU - Library ** ** **

Granite MPMU - Townhome ** ** **

HT Overlay ** ** **

* See 17.03.130

** See Approved MPMU, Overlay District, or Development Agreement. 3.

All easements shall be indicated on the Plat. Proper coordination shall be established by the Applicant between the applicable utility companies for the establishment of utility facilities and easements to adjoining Properties.

4.

Where necessary to ensure proper Access and maintenance, easement widths shall be increased as required by the City Engineer for the type of Development proposed. Easements for water lines shall be a minimum of thirty feet (30') wide.

(Ord. No. 2020-02, § IV(Exh. C), 1-8-2020; Ord. No. 2023-27, § 1(Exh. A), 9-12-2023; Ord. No. 2024-24, § I(Exh. A), 8-28-2024; Ord. No. 2025-10, § 1(Exh. A), 4-23-2025; Ord. No. 2025-32, § 2(Exh. A), 7-9-2025; Ord. No. 2025-38, § 1(Exh. A), 7-23-2025)