Text Amendment Petitions Regarding Fence Height Increases
Petition Number: PLNPCM2025-00138 & PLNPCM2025-00045
Application Type: Text Amendments
Project Location & Zoning Districts: City-wide residential zoning districts for PLNPCM2025-00045 & City-wide M-1 (Light Manufacturing) zoning districts for PLNPCM2025-00138
Council District: All- city-wide
The Salt Lake City Council has initiated a text amendment to increase front yard hedge heights alongside property lines from 4-feet to 6-feet, as well as to increase back yard fence, hedge, and wall heights from 6-feet to 7-feet in residential zoning districts.
A separate petition – PLNPCM2025-00138 – has been initiated by the Planning Commission to increase fence heights to 6 ft. in front yards in all M-1 (Light Manufacturing) zoning districts city-wide.
These petitions will be processed concurrently.
Additional Information
Next Steps
- Notice of this application has been sent to all city-wide Community Council Chairs, who may choose to schedule the matter for an upcoming meeting. Please contact the chair(s) of these organizations to determine whether a community council will review this petition and when and how that meeting will occur. The contact information for these groups is as follows:
- A 45-day period to respond before a public hearing with the Planning Commission has started.
- During and following this comment period, the Planning Division will evaluate the proposal against the applicable standards, taking into consideration public comments as they relate to the standards, and develop a recommendation for the Planning Commission.
- The Planning Commission will then hold a public hearing for additional public comments and make the final decision on the matter.
What is the role of the Planning Staff in this process?
Planning Staff processes the application, communicates with the applicant to understand the project, and seeks input from the community.
Public Comments and Questions
We want to hear from you! To submit a comment or question please contact the staff planner via email or leave a voicemail, your questions will be answered within a week after the comment period has ended.
- Start of Comment Period: March 3, 2025
- End of Comment Period: April 17, 2025
During and following this comment period, the Planning Division will evaluate the proposal against the applicable zoning standards, taking into consideration public comments as they relate to the standards, and develop a recommendation for the Planning Commission.
Project Planners:
Jason Berntson, Associate Planner // jason.berntson@slc.gov // 801-535-6247
Diana Martinez, Senior Planner // diana.martinez@slc.gov // 801-535-7215