Salt Lake City's Urban Forest Action Plan directs Urban Forestry resources to neighborhoods with the lowest canopy cover, prioritizing west-side communities historically underserved by tree planting and most exposed to heat island and air-quality impacts.
Adopted to support Climate Positive 2040, the Urban Forest Action Plan analyzes canopy cover by neighborhood and channels planting budgets toward low-canopy west-side and Inland Port-adjacent areas. The plan uses heat-island mapping, social vulnerability indexes, and PM2.5 data to set priorities. Free street-tree giveaway programs, such as TreeUtah and the city's TreesForSLC events, distribute species suited to Wasatch climate. The plan complements Title 15.16 enforcement by ensuring that tree-replacement dollars flow to communities most affected by canopy loss and worst summer temperatures.
This is a planning document rather than a fineable rule. Title 15.16 enforcement still applies to tree removal everywhere, and equity analysis informs where replacement plantings are sited.
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Commercial inflatable signs (e.g., advertising balloons) are prohibited as 'balloon signs' under SLC Code Chapter 21A.46. Residential seasonal inflatables (s...
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Salt Lake City does not impose a specific calendar limit on residential holiday lights. Holiday decorations are not regulated as 'signs' under Chapter 21A.46...
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Outdoor kitchens in Salt Lake City are treated as accessory structures under SLC Code 21A.40 with associated trade permits (building, electrical, plumbing, g...
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Wood- and charcoal-fueled smokers fall under IFC 308.1.4 (open-flame cooking devices): not permitted on combustible balconies or within 10 ft of combustible ...
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Salt Lake City adopts the International Fire Code (IFC) Section 308.1.4: charcoal grills, smokers, and open-flame cooking devices cannot be operated on combu...
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