Early Notification Requirements
(Recognized Organization Ordinance Amendments)
At the request of Mayor Biskupski and the Salt Lake City Council, the Planning Division has been
working on proposed changes to City regulations relating to early notification of the public about
various projects. Most of the proposed changes relate to amendments of Section 2.60 of the City
Code (Recognized Community Organization Ordinance) but there are also some proposed
changes to the Subdivision and Zoning Ordinance. The Recognized Community Organization was
initially adopted in the 1980s and has been updated as late as 2012. In the recent past, it has
become clear that the way the rules are written may be confusing. In addition in clarifying the
rules, additional rules may be appropriate to ensure the intent of the early engagement process is
being met. The Mayor and Council are requesting that the ordinance be reviewed and revised to
encourage increased awareness and participation by the public of various types of projects the
City works on while still affording a timely review process for projects.
Over the last year, the City has solicited input from the public on this project. The engagement
efforts have included Open Houses, Focus Groups, an Open City Hall topic, information on the
City’s website and a survey of community council executive board members. Click here to view
the results of the survey. All of this input has been used to help formulate the proposed changes
to the Recognized Community Organization Ordinance.
The purpose of the ordinance is to identify the responsibilities of the City to Recognized
Community Organizations and the responsibilities of the Recognized Community Organizations
with the City.
Your comments on the draft ordinance will help City staff identify how to make the ordinance
work better for applicants, the public and decision makers. Click here to view the proposed
ordinance changes.
For More Information Contact:
Nick Norris, Planning Director
(801) 535-7757