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Show Salt Lake City Watershed Management Plan ' 99 and protection of the canyons. Two divisions in the Salt Lake County Public Works Department have administrative land- use roles: the planning and development services divisions. The planning division is responsible for the preparation of master plans to guide public and private development. The land- use section of the planning division prepares amendments to the zoning ordinance and prepares and maintains development standards to insure uniform quality of design and construction. The development services division consolidates all processes associated with public and private development into a single operation. At the beginning of a proposed project, builders and developers meet with staff members to coordinate the requirements of their projects. These staff members coordinate the engineering review of plans and administer the issuance of building permits. After a permit is issued, development services has the responsibility to inspect structures for compliance with building codes. 1. Zoning With the exception of Emigration Canyon, Salt Lake County canyon zoning was first implemented in 1972 with the establishment of forestry zones. Previously, applicants for canyon developments only had to comply with the existing building code and the health department requirements. Designations of forestry zones include: F- l, FR- 0.5,1, 5,10, and 20, and FM - 10 and 20. The numbers in each FR zone designate the minimum lot size in acres. The numbers included in each FM zone designate units per acre allowed ( twice the number of guest rooms are permitted). All the canyons in the watershed are included in the Foothill Canyon Overlay. The C2ZC zone is specified for commericial development based on a conditional use which is subject to review by the planning commission. Portions of Emigration Canyon along the highway were zoned prior to the establishment of forestry zones. With the exception of the C2ZC zoned areas, the entire canyon is FR zoned of differing acreages from .5 up to 20 acres. Revised Sensitive Lands Protection Regulations were adopted by Salt Lake County on January 21,1998. Two notable changes were made to the ordinance that involve watershed concerns. First, the stream set- back for new buildings was extended from 50 to 100 feet. This new regulation will strengthen current watershed protection measures already in place. The second significant change involved site development. A new Page 33 |