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Salt Lake City development tracker

R-2 building coverage text amendment

Raises allowable building coverage for single-family homes in the R-2 single- and two-family district from 40% to 45% of the lot. Adopted Aug. 16, 2022.

Approved

Type
Code change
Location
Citywide, R-2 district

In brief

R-2 building coverage text amendment appears on one recorded agenda: the City Council meeting of August 16, 2022.

On record, it was approved once.

The most recent decision was approved (7-0) at the City Council meeting of August 16, 2022.

Follow the money and project delivery

R-2 building coverage text amendment

Approved

  1. Council action

    Approved: R-2 district building coverage text amendment (Ordinance 49 of 2022) · Approved minutes Record → · Aug. 16, 2022

  2. Money in the record

    No itemized amount linked in the records collected.

  3. Signed agreement and payments

    Execution and project-level disbursements are not verified by this tracker. They require separate records; meeting approval alone does not establish either.

  4. Work and operating costs

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Every hearing and vote

  1. August 16, 2022 · City Council

    R-2 district building coverage text amendment (Ordinance 49 of 2022)

    Approved · 7-0

    The Council amended city code so single-family homes in the R-2 single- and two-family district may cover 45% of the lot citywide, up from 40%. Duplexes were already allowed 45%.

    • Petition: PLNPCM2021-01228
    • Code section: 21A.24.110.F

    Moved by Council Member Dugan, seconded by Council Member Mano. Vote: 7-0