“Satellite receiving station” means any apparatus or device designed for the purpose of transmitting and/or receiving radio, television, satellite microwave, or other electromagnetic energy signals between terrestrially and/or orbitally based uses. This definition includes but is not limited to what are commonly referred to as satellite earth stations, satellite microwave antennas, TVROs or dish antennas. This definition does not include conventional television antennas.

“Screen” or “screened” means the act, process, or result of visually and/or audibly shielding or obscuring a structure or use from adjacent property by fencing, walls, berms, densely planted vegetation or other features.

“Seasonal flower stand” means a temporary structure from which live flowers are sold.

“Seasonal food stand” means a small temporary structure from which to sell food items for immediate consumption during a limited time period.

“Seasonal produce stand” is defined as the sale of fresh fruits and vegetables sold from a temporary location.

“Self-service storage facility” means a building or group of buildings consisting of separate, individual and private units of varying sizes leased or rented to individuals, organizations or businesses for the self-service storage of personal property for varying periods of time. A self-service storage facility may include outdoor storage in conjunction with storage buildings. In no case shall storage spaces be used for manufacturing, retail, office, commercial service, or residential uses.

“Senior affordable housing” means a residential development/use restricted to persons fifty-five and older, where a minimum of eighty percent of the units are affordable to a household making fifty percent of the area median income (AMI) or less. Project must be guaranteed to remain affordable, as defined above, for a minimum of fifty years. With the exception of the parking space requirement that is called out separately, all senior affordable housing developments shall be considered under the applicable multi-family residential or medium and high density residential development standards.

“Sensitive or specially valued species” means federally threatened and endangered species; state threatened and endangered species; state species of concern as identified in the document State of Utah Threatened and Endangered Species; animals and plants of special concern to the community as identified in the general plan as in need of special protection.

“Service sign” means a sign that is incidental to a use lawfully occupying the property upon which the sign is located, and which sign is necessary to provide information to the public, such as direction to parking lots, location of restrooms, entrance and exits, etc.

“Setback” means the required minimum distance between a building or structure and the closest of the following:

Setback, sign. See “Sign setback.”

“Shared parking” means the development and use of parking areas on two or more separate properties for joint use by the businesses or residents on those properties.

“Shopping center” means a group of commercial establishments planned, constructed, and managed as a total entity, with customer and employee parking provided on-site, provision for goods delivery separated from customer access, aesthetic considerations and protection from the elements, and landscaping and signage in accordance with an approved plan. Minimum site area is five acres.

“Side lot line” means any lot or property line other than a front or rear lot line.

“Side yard” means the area between the sideline of the building and the side lot line and extending from the front yard to the rear yard. The width of the side yard shall be the minimum distance between the side lot line and the sideline of the closest structure.

“Sight distance triangle” means a triangular area at the intersection of two streets bounded by top back of curb and a line connecting them at points thirty feet from the intersection of the two curb lines.

“Sign” means any words, letters, parts of letters, figures, numerals, phrases, sentences, emblems, devices, trade names or trademarks, by which anything is made known, such as are used to designate an individual, a firm, an association, a corporation, a profession, a business, a commodity, or product, which are visible from any public way. “Sign” also includes the sign structure supports, lighting system and any attachments, ornaments or other features intended to draw the attention of observers.

Sign, abandoned. See “Abandoned sign.”

Sign, above-canopy. See “Above-canopy sign.”

Sign, A-frame. See “A-frame sign.”

Sign, animated. See “Animated sign.”

Sign, awning. See “Canopy sign.”

Sign, balloon. See “Balloon sign.”

Sign, banner. See “Banner sign.”

Sign, campaign. See “Campaign sign.”

Sign, canopy. See “Canopy sign.”

Sign, changeable copy (automatic). See “Changeable copy sign (automatic).”

Sign, changeable copy (manual). See “Changeable copy sign (manual).”

Sign, channel letter. See “Channel letter sign.”

Sign, construction. See “Construction sign.”

Sign, directional or instructional. See “Directional or instructional sign.”

Sign, double-faced. See “Double-faced sign.”

Sign, flag banner. See “Flag banner sign.”

Sign, flashing. See “Flashing sign.”

Sign, flat. See “Flat sign.”

Sign, freestanding. See “Freestanding sign.”

Sign, freeway-oriented. See “Freeway-oriented sign.”

Sign, identification. See “Identification sign.”

Sign, illegal. See “Illegal sign.”

Sign, illuminated. See “Illuminated sign.”

Sign, inflated. See “Inflated sign.”

Sign, interior. See “Interior sign.”

Sign, mobile changeable copy. See “Mobile changeable copy sign.”

Sign, monument. See “Monument sign.”

Sign, name plate. See “Name plate sign.”

Sign, off-premises. See “Off-premises sign.”

Sign, off-premises directional. See “Off-premises directional sign.”

Sign, on-premises. See “On-premises sign.”

Sign, pedestal. See “Pedestal sign.”

Sign, pole banner. See “Pole banner sign.”

Sign, projecting. See “Projecting sign.”

Sign, property. See “Property sign.”

Sign, pylon. See “Pylon sign.”

Sign, roof. See “Roof sign.”

Sign, service. See “Service sign.”

Sign, snipe. See “Snipe sign.”

Sign, temporary. See “Temporary sign.”

Sign, transient. See “Transient sign.”

Sign, upper level. See “Upper level sign.”

Sign, vehicle. See “Vehicle sign.”

Sign, wall. See “Wall sign.”

Sign, window. See “Window sign.”

“Sign alteration” means a change or rearrangement in the structural part or design of a sign whether by extending on a side, by increasing in area or height, or by relocating or changing position.

“Sign area” means the area of a sign that is used for display purposes, excluding the minimum frame and supports. In computing sign area, only one side of a back-to-back or double-faced sign shall be computed when signs are parallel or diverge from a common edge by an angle of not more than ten degrees. For signs that do not have a frame or a separate background, the sign area shall be computed on the basis of the least rectangle, triangle or circle large enough to frame the display. Sign areas in the shape of a sphere, prism, cylinder, cone, pyramid, square or other such shape shall be computed as one-half of the total surface area.

“Sign maintenance” means the upkeep of signs in a safe, presentable and good condition, including the replacement of defective parts, repainting, cleaning and other acts required for the maintenance of said sign.

Sign or sign structure, nonconforming. See “Nonconforming sign or sign structure.”

Sign replica, traffic. See “Traffic sign replica.”

“Sign setback” means the minimum distance that any portion of a sign or sign structure shall be from any street property line.

“Sign structure” means anything constructed or erected supporting a sign which requires locations on or below the ground or attached to something having location on or below the ground.

Signboard, promotional. See “Promotional signboard.”

“Significance” means the value placed on a building relating to its architectural or historical importance.

“Significant vegetation” means and includes all large trees six inches in diameter or greater measured four and one-half feet above the ground, all groves of small trees, and all clumps of oak or maple covering an area fifty square feet or more measured at the drip line.

“Significant wetland” means all wetlands that occupy a surface area greater than one-tenth acre or are associated with permanent surface water or that are adjacent to, or contiguous with, a stream corridor.

“Single family dwelling” means a building containing not more than one dwelling unit, with the exception of an IADU.

“Site cover” means the area covered by an impervious surface such as a structure, deck, pool, parking lot, patio, walk, or driveway.

“Site development standards” mean regulations unique to each zone concerning standards for development including, but not limited to, lot areas, setbacks, building height, lot coverage and open space.

“Site plan design” means a detailed, engineered or otherwise professionally created drawing or set of drawings of the full proposed development of a site, including location, design and dimensions of grading, buildings, parking, streets, sidewalks, utilities, landscaping, irrigation, fences, screening, and other required and voluntary elements of a development.

“Slope” means the level of inclination of land from the horizontal plane determined by dividing the horizontal run, or distance, of the land into the vertical rise, or distance, of the same land and converting the resulting figure to a percentage value.

“Slum condition” means a condition conducive to ill health, transmission of disease, infant mortality, juvenile delinquency, or crime, or detrimental to the public health and safety due to a predominance of buildings or improvements, whether residential or nonresidential, by reason of the following: by reason of dilapidation, deterioration that is excessive and uncorrected, age or obsolescence; by reason of inadequate provision for ventilation, light, air, sanitation, or open spaces; by reason of high density of population and overcrowding; by reason of the presence of hazardous material; by reason of flooding or inundation; by reason of the existence of conditions which endanger life or property by fire and other causes; or by reason of any combination of such factors.

“Small scale master planned development” means a concept approval for proposed development which commits the applicant to specific design, public amenities, and on- and off-site improvements for any project from one to five acres in area.

“Snipe sign” means a temporary sign or poster which is attached to the supports for another sign, a public utility pole, tree, fence, etc.

“Soils report” means a report by a soils laboratory indicating soil type(s), soil depth, uniformity, composition, bulk density, infiltration rates, and pH for the top soil and subsoil for a given site. The soils report also includes recommendations for soil amendments.

“Spacing” means the distance between the closer edges of adjoining driveways or driveways and right-of-way lines of intersecting streets.

“Special district” means all entities established under the authority of Title 17A, Special Districts of the Utah Code and any other governmental or quasi-governmental entity that is not a county, municipality, school district, or unit of the state.

“Special event temporary sales” is defined as the sale of merchandise related directly to a specific civic, cultural or sporting event from a temporary location.

“Spray sprinkler” means an irrigation head that sprays water through a nozzle.

“Stealth telecommunications facility” means a telecommunications facility which is disguised as another object or otherwise concealed from public view.

“Step back architecture” means physical design for mid-rise and higher buildings which preserves sidewalk level feel and scale by setting the building facade away from the street on successively higher stories, and which includes expansive glass areas, balconies, terraces, and landscape features and architectural elements.

“Storage yard” means the location of goods, wares, merchandise, commodities, equipment, materials or any other item outside of a completely enclosed building for a continuous period longer than twenty-four hours when such storage is a primary characteristic of a permitted use or constitutes more than fifteen percent of the lot area. The presence of hazardous materials, junk, junk cars, or debris not usually appurtenant to permitted on-site uses is prohibited. Storage yards shall be screened from public view by a minimum six-foot-high masonry fence and, when outdoor storage occurs in a front yard, side yard, or any other location within the public view, additional screening of a height and material determined by the planning commission. Storage yards shall not be permitted within two hundred fifty feet of a primarily residential zoning district boundary or within the public view from Union Park Road, 900 East, State Street, 7200 South or 7800 South. For the purposes of this title, construction yards, lumber yards, and like uses are considered to be storage yards as regulated herein. Compare with “Outdoor storage.”

“Story” means a habitable level within a building serving to define the building height. For the purposes of this title, each level of a parking structure is one story. Basements or parking structure levels that emerge less than four feet from grade or attics or equipment rooms not exceeding four feet at the kick wall shall not constitute an additional story.

“Stream” means a naturally fed watercourse that flows year-round or intermittently during years of normal rainfall. This definition excludes ditches and canals constructed for irrigation and drainage purposes.

“Stream corridor” means the corridor defined by the stream’s ordinary high water mark.

“Stream sprinkler” means an irrigation head that projects water through a gear rotor in single or multiple streams.

“Streamer” means a narrow strip of lightweight fabric or other nonrigid material suspended in a series from a rope, wire or string.

“Street” means a private or public right-of-way, highway, avenue, boulevard, parkway, road, lane, walk, alley, viaduct, subway, tunnel, bridge, public easement, and other way.

Street, private. See “Private street.”

Street, public. See “Public street.”

“Streetscape” means the distinguishing characteristics of a particular street including paving materials, adjacent space on both sides of the street, landscaping, retaining walls, sidewalks, building facades, lighting, medians, street furniture and signs.

“Structure” means anything constructed, the use of which requires a fixed location on or in the ground, or attached to something having a fixed location on the ground and which imposes an impervious material on or above the ground; definition includes “building.”

Structure, pre-existing. See “Pre-existing structure.”

“Studio apartment” means a dwelling unit consisting of a single room equipped for cooking, living, and sleeping, having a separate bathroom for the exclusive use of the dwelling.

“Subdivision” means any land, vacant or improved, which is merged, or which is divided or proposed to be divided into two or more lots, parcels, sites, units, plots, or other division of land for the purpose, whether immediate or future, for offer, sale, lease, or development, either on the installment plan or upon any and all other plans, terms, and conditions.

“Subdivision plat” means the final map or drawing on which the applicant’s plan of subdivision is presented to the city council for approval and which, if approved, may be submitted to the county recorder for filing. (Ord. 2024-01 § 1 (Att. F); Ord. 2021-19 § 1 (Att. A); Ord. 2015-06 § 1 (Att. B (part)); Ord. 2015-01 § 1 (Att. C (part)); Ord. 2014-04 § 1 (Att. A (part)); Ord. 2011-09 § 1 (Att. A (part)); Ord. 5/5/2009O-8 § 1 (Att. A (part)); Ord. 10/16/2007O-15 § 1 (part); Ord. 5/1/2007O-5 § 1 (part); Ord. 7/11/2006O-9 § 1 (part); Ord. 6/20/2006O-8 § 1 (part); Ord. 11/23/2004O-34 § 1(4) (part); Ord. 8/10/2004O-25 § 1(6) (part); Ord. 12/03/2002A § 1 (part); Ord. 12-11-2001C § 2 (part))