A. Natural Hazards: Construction of permanent or temporary structures shall not be permitted, erected, established or performed in such a manner as to place real and personal property and/or individuals at unreasonable risk of harm or injury from natural, geographic or topographic hazards, namely: floods, landslides, avalanches, a high water table, or inordinate soil erosion. In addition to compliance with the provisions of the building code governing topographic, structural, construction and design standards necessary to meet the maximum foreseeable risk of such hazards, persons developing, improving, managing or owning such property shall have the obligation and bear the burden of so developing and/or improving the property in such a manner that the property and/or the general public are safeguarded from unreasonable risk of harm or injury from such natural hazards to the satisfaction of the planning commission and the building official.
B. Board Of Health Approval: Prior to issuance of a conditional use permit by the planning commission or the town council, or issuance of a building permit by the building official, approval of all uses, regardless of size or number of units, shall be given in writing by the Salt Lake Valley health department, who shall certify as to the adequacy of the culinary water system and the sewage system. The approval of all culinary water and sewage facilities shall be in accordance with the regulations of the Salt Lake Valley health department and the state division of health.
C. Sewage System: Site plan approvals, conditional use permits or building permits shall not be issued until the complete sewage system design and specifications have been approved in writing by all appropriate governmental agencies with jurisdiction.
D. Building Materials: Buildings shall be designed to preserve the natural beauty of the canyon area. Only those building materials which will blend harmoniously into the natural environment shall be permitted. The use of wood and stone and other harmonious materials is encouraged.
E. Grading: To reduce the possibility of erosion and eliminate unsightly scars on the mountain slopes, all excavation, grading and cut and fill operations shall be done under the strict control and approval of the building official. All areas disturbed by construction activities shall be revegetated and maintained in accordance with an approved plan. No certificate of occupancy for any project shall be issued by the building official until all revegetation is complete.
F. Natural Vegetation: All existing and proposed vegetation shall be shown on the approved site plan, and existing vegetation shall not be removed except as shown thereon. The design of the project shall be such as to retain as much of the existing natural vegetation as possible.
G. Stream Regulations:
1. No dwelling unit, structure, improvement or appurtenance shall be constructed, raised or established within fifty feet (50') from the high water line of any Waterway or within the Top of Bank as determined by the building official.
2. Notwithstanding (1) above, in the Upper Albion Basin Protection Overlay Zone, no dwelling unit, structure, improvement or appurtenance shall be constructed, raised or established, within one hundred feet (100') from the high water line of any Waterway or within twenty feet (20') from the Top of Bank as determined by the building official.
3. Notwithstanding (1) and (2) above, On U.S. Forest Service property, Structures which are not Buildings and are for Commercial Recreation ski area operation or campground operations, such as lift towers, signs, avalanche control devices, snowmaking equipment, picnic tables and fire pits, are exempt from these setbacks so long as and only if, such structures comply with requirements of the regulatory bodies having jurisdiction, including US Forest Service , U.S. Army Corp Engineers, State Engineer's Office, Utah Division of Water Rights, Salt Lake Valley Health Department and the Salt Lake City Division of Public Utilities and such approval, if required by the regulatory bodies having jurisdiction, shall be submitted to the Building Official prior to the Structure being put in place. Written notification of the installation or construction of any Structure, whether or not an approval from the regulatory bodies is required, must be given to the Town Administration prior to the Structure being put in place or any site preparation for the structure.
4. The approved site plan shall depict the Waterway and Top of Bank setbacks and also indicate the extent and specific design of the proposed method of control of erosion during and after construction activities. The complete, approved erosion control system shall be installed and approved by the building official prior to commencement of any construction activities on any site.
H. Rehabilitation Of Existing Landscape Scars: In conjunction with submission of plans and documents for building permit plan or conditional use approval, the applicant shall submit for approval a detailed program for rehabilitation of existing scars on the landscape, if any, caused by unused roads, mine dumps, excavation, construction or other causes. A bond, in an amount determined by the building official, covering such rehabilitation program shall be deposited with the town to ensure that such rehabilitation will be completed. No certificate of occupancy shall be issued by the building official until all approved rehabilitation work is complete.
I. Parking Requirements: The planning commission shall determine the number of parking spaces required; however, the minimum requirements of chapter 12 of this title shall be satisfied. Covered parking is encouraged.
J. Utilities: All utilities shall be placed underground. (Ord., 6-8-1989; amd. Ord. 2021-O-1, 3-10-2021)