A. Purpose Statement: The purpose of this section is to permit the establishment of taverns, bar establishments, and brewpubs as defined in chapter 21A.62 of this title, subject to licensing procedures, and where appropriate, conditional use standards.
B. License Required: No tavern, bar establishment, or brewpub shall be established, operated, or maintained within the City without a valid license issued by the Utah State Division of Licensing, and without a valid business license issued by the City.
C. Taverns, Bar Establishments, And Brewpubs; Authorized As Permitted Uses: Taverns, bar establishments, and brewpubs shall be permitted pursuant to subsection B of this section in zoning districts noted in the tables of permitted and conditional uses.
D. Taverns, Bar Establishments, And Brewpubs; Authorized As Conditional Uses: Taverns, bar establishments, and brewpubs may be allowed as conditional uses pursuant to the provisions of chapter 21A.54 of this title, and pursuant to subsection B of this section in zoning districts noted in the tables of permitted and conditional uses provided the following standards are achieved:
1. In approving a conditional use permit for a tavern, bar establishment, or brewpub, the Planning Commission shall:
a. Require that a security and operations plan be prepared by the applicant and approved by the Salt Lake City Police Department and the building official, and filed with the City Recorder's Office, which shall include:
(1) A complaint-response community relations program; and
(2) A provision for a representative of the tavern, bar establishment, or brewpub to meet with neighbors upon request in order to attempt to resolve any neighborhood complaints regarding the operations on the business premises;
(3) Design and construction requirements to ensure that any sound level originating within the premises, measured within fifteen feet (15') from an exterior wall or door thereof, does not exceed the maximum permissible sound level set forth for the applicable zoning district in title 9, chapter 9.28 of this Code;
(4) A provision stating that live entertainment shall only be located within an enclosed building subject to the foregoing sound limit;
(5) Prohibiting electronically amplified sound in any exterior portion of the premises;
(6) Designation of a location for smoking tobacco outdoors in conformance with State law;
(7) A provision stating that any trash strewn on the premises be collected and deposited in a trash receptacle by six o'clock (6:00) A.M. the following day, including any smoking and parking lot areas; and
(8) A provision stating that portable trash receptacles on the premises be emptied daily and automated receptacles be emptied at least weekly. Automated receptacles shall be located only within a City approved trash storage area; and
(9) A parking management plan which shall include consideration of the impact of parking on surrounding neighborhoods;
b. Require a review and approval of the site and floor plan proposed for the premises by the Salt Lake City Police Department. Such review may require design features for the purpose of reducing alcohol related problems such as consumption by minors, driving under the influence, and public drunkenness;
c. Require buffering where a tavern, bar establishment, or brewpub abuts a residentially zoned parcel. Said buffering shall include vegetative landscaping or walls along any property line or within any required yard area on the lot where the premises are located;
d. Require that landscaping be located, and be of a type, that cannot be used as a hiding place; and
e. Require that the exterior of the premises be maintained free of graffiti, including the main building, any accessory buildings or structures, and all signs. Graffiti shall be removed from the exterior of the premises within forty eight (48) hours, weather permitting.
2. If necessary to meet the standards for approval of a conditional use set forth in section 21A.54.080 of this title, the following conditions may be imposed:
a. Limit the size and kind of signage located on the outside of any building in conformance with chapter 21A.46 of this title;
b. Require parking area lighting to produce a minimum foot-candle that provides safe lighting for pedestrians, but does not intrude on residents' enjoyment of their homes; and
c. Consider the proposed location of an outdoor smoking area in the security and operations plan and the potential effect on neighboring residences, businesses, and buildings and designating a new area if the potential effects of the area in the security and operations plan appear to adversely affect neighboring residences, businesses, and buildings.
E. Minimum Area: In the CN and RB Zoning Districts, an alcohol related establishment shall only be allowed if such zoning district in which the alcohol related establishment is proposed is at least one-half (1/2) acre in contiguous area.
F. Concentration Prohibited: In the CN and RB Zoning Districts, not more than one alcohol related establishment as noted in the table of permitted and conditional uses shall be located within six hundred feet (600') of another alcohol related establishment as measured linearly without regard to intervening structures from the nearest point on the property line of one establishment to the nearest point on the property line of the second establishment. In CB Zoning Districts, not more than one bar establishment, brewpub, or tavern shall be located within three hundred fifty feet (350') of another alcohol related establishment as measured linearly without regard to intervening structures from the nearest point of the property line of one establishment to the nearest point on the property line of the second establishment. (Ord. 23-18, 2018)