Salt Lake City Living Means Being a Good Neighbor

Here is a quick rundown of city ordinances and their effect upon you and your neighbors. If you have questions, the offices or names shown with each topic are the first persons you should call for help.

Annual Cleanup: Once each year the city picks up trash, junk and debris; placed on the street (not parking strip) no earlier than 10 days before scheduled pickup; notices will be delivered; no construction material; separate trash from woody waste. Community Affairs: 535-6333.

Fireworks: Only use approved fireworks, nothing over 15 feet in air; only 3 days before and after July 4, July 24, January 1, Chinese New Year. Violations - Police: 799-3000. Questions - State Fire Marshal: 284-6350

Garbage Cans: Out by 7 a.m.; may be out the night before pickup; must be off street by midnight on the day of pickup. Violations - Health Department: 313-6641. Missed pickup, missing can - Sanitation/Waste Management: 535-6970.

Garage/Yard Sales: Limit to 2 sales, no more than 7 days in length, each calendar year. Housing and Zoning: 535-7902

Graffiti: Must be cleaned off immediately; adopt a spot or call to report for cleanup - Off The Wall: 972-7885

Household Hazardous Waste: Do not throw hazardous waste (paint, batteries, oil, cleaning supplies, chemicals) in trash or into annual cleanup. Take to landfill or annual hazardous waste collection sponsored by Health Department: 313-6700. Fourth Thursday of month: Costco, 1818 S. 300 W. Tires: Landfill (limit 5) 974-6920

Housing Issues: Single housing unit - no more than three unrelated adults living together; must have heat & water; cannot collect junk/trash; no parking on lawn; fences not over 4 feet in front, 6 feet in back; vehicles must be on hard surface and be registered. House Numbers: Required, 3 inch, contrasting color. Housing and Zoning: 535-7902.

Illegal Dumping: The landfill (6030 West 1300 South) is available for excess materials, Monday - Saturday, 8 am - 4 pm. Illegal to dump waste on private or public property. Report to Health Department: 313-6641

Light Pollution: Lights not to shine or glare into neighbor's property.
Housing and Zoning: 535-7902

Litter: Must keep in garbage cans; not permitted to blow into street or neighbor's yard; do not sweep into street. Health Department: 313-6641

Loud Music and Noise: No loud music 9 p.m. to 7 a.m., or anytime if it bothers neighbors; music cannot be heard at property line; no horn honking, racing engines, defective vehicles, loud boisterous gatherings; no power equipment between 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. Police Department: 799-3000

Outdoor Burning: Not permitted within the city. Large gatherings with a barbecue or luau should be cleared by Fire Department: 799-4168; same for Sweat Lodge; report violations to Fire Department: 911

Parking: No parking on street for more than 48 hours without moving; cannot park within 5 feet of driveway, over sidewalk, or on parking strip; only two cars per licensed driver on street. Parking Enforcement: 535-6628

Parking Strips: Property owner or tenant responsible; no weeds; must be 33% vegetation; vegetation not over 18 inches high. Housing and Zoning: 535-7902; no parking Parking Enforcement: 535-6628; cannot plant, trim or remove city trees without permission - Urban Forester: 972-7885.

Pests (rats, mice, raccoons, skunks): Attracted by food & water (pet food, fruit, garbage); bait/traps for rats and mice; careful with poison; call exterminator; traps for wild animals - Wildlife Services: 975-3315

Pets: Dogs cannot run loose, must be on leash, be licensed, have vaccinations; only two per household; clean up feces weekly; barking dogs are nuisance. Cats: No license required; can trap wild/nuisance cats. Animal Services: 269-7499; After hours: 743-7045

Sidewalk Repair: Property owner responsible; assistance available through city; report cracks, root damage, raised sections - Streets: 535-6959

Signs: Signs may not be placed on public property (parking strips, utility poles, etc.) without permission from city. Signs on private property are controlled by ordinance. Information or violations, Housing & Zoning: 535-7902.

Snow Removal: Snow must be removed from entire sidewalk; enforcement begins 24 hours after snowfall; cannot move into the street. Help clear crosswalks. Streets: 535-6959; Parking Enforcement: 535-6628.

Standing Water/Auto Fluids: Causes odors, bacteria, mosquitoes; no auto fluids (oil, antifreeze) on the ground, street. Health Department: 313-6700.

Weeds: Any weeds over 6 inches is violation; enforcement normally done April through October; Housing and Zoning: 535-7902

Other Issues, Questions, Information - Community Affairs: 535-6333

Barry Esham, 535-7971, May 2004