A. Salt Lake City Corporation (the "City") recognizes that its public parks are public forums for free expression activities. The City also recognizes that it may exercise its own government speech in certain situations.
B. On occasion, the City receives requests by private persons or entities to allow the placement in a City park of a monument, marker, plaque or memorial.
C. The City has an important interest in avoiding overcrowding, clutter or saturation of City parks with donated monuments, markers, plaques or memorials.
D. The City desires to set forth a policy that will guide the City's decisions regarding whether to allow the placement in City parks of such monuments, markers, plaques or memorials.
E. The City may exercise selectivity and place some, but not all, offered privately donated monuments, markers, plaques and memorials in City parks. The final decision regarding whether to accept a particular monument, marker, plaque or memorial will be made by the City Public Services Director.
F. The City may select or place monuments, markers, plaques or memorials that portray what the City believes is appropriate for the park in question, taking into account such factors as aesthetics, history and local culture. Therefore, the monuments, markers, plaques and memorials accepted are meant to convey (and have the effect of conveying) the City's message, which constitutes government speech of the City.
G. The City may prohibit privately donated monuments, markers, plaques and memorials in City parks where conservation easements or identified conservation values require protecting the land in a predominantly undeveloped state. (2019 Compilation)