WILDFIRE MITIGATION

Salt Lake City Code tit. 17, div. I, ch. 17.21

in effect

Salt Lake City Code § 17.21.010 DEFINITIONS

17.21.010: DEFINITIONS: As used in this chapter: APPLICANT: | Any person who applies for a fuel reduction permit. CITY: | Salt Lake City Corporation. DIVISION: | The Salt Lake City Parks and Public Lands Division. FUEL REDUCTION PERMIT: | A permit issued under this chapter that allows a property owner to perform permitted wildfire mitigation activities on public property. PERMITTED FUEL REDUCTION ACTIVITY: | Fuel reduction activities either (i) expressly permitted under the city policies and procedures established pursuant to this chapter; or (ii) expressly permitted in the specific fuel reduction permit issued to the permittee. PERMITTEE: | Any person who has been issued a fuel reduction permit. PERSON: | Means and includes any natural person, partnership, firm, association, corporation, company, organization, or entity of any kind. PROPERTY OWNER: | Person having legal title to real property and/or an equitable interest in the property, or the ranking official or agent of a company having legal title to real property and/or an equitable interest in the property. PUBLIC PROPERTY: | Real property in which the City has a legal interest and that is managed by the City's Parks and Public Lands Division. (Ord. 40-2020, 2020)

Salt Lake City Code § 17.21.020 FUEL REDUCTION PERMIT REQUIRED

17.21.020: FUEL REDUCTION PERMIT REQUIRED: A person residing at, or having an interest in, a parcel of real property adjacent to public property must obtain a fuel reduction permit from the division before performing fuel reduction activities on that public property. (Ord. 40-2020, 2020)

Salt Lake City Code § 17.21.030 FUEL REDUCTION PERMIT APPLICATION

17.21.030: FUEL REDUCTION PERMIT APPLICATION: A. An applicant shall file an application for a fuel reduction permit with the division on a form or forms to be furnished by the division, that contain, as applicable: 1. The name, address, and telephone number of the applicant. If an applicant is not the owner of the parcel of real property adjacent to the public property on which the fuel reduction work will be performed, then the applicant also shall include in the application the name, address, and telephone number of the property owner; 2. The address of the parcel of real property adjacent to the public property on which the permitted fuel reduction activities will be conducted; 3. A description of the proposed fuel reduction activities; 4. The dates on which the permitted fuel reduction activities will be conducted; 5. Evidence that the property owner (if not the applicant) has given permission to the applicant to perform the work on behalf of the property owner; and 6. Any other information or certifications required by the division. B. The division may approve or deny a fuel reduction permit at the division's discretion upon determining that: 1. The applicant resides at or has an interest in a parcel of real property adjacent to public property; and 2. The proposed fuel reduction activities are appropriate for the current conditions on the public property at issue. (Ord. 40-2020, 2020)

Salt Lake City Code § 17.21.040 POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

17.21.040: POLICIES AND PROCEDURES: A. The mayor, or the mayor's designee, may adopt policies and procedures to implement the requirements of this chapter. B. A permittee must comply with: 1. The requirements of this chapter; and 2. Any policies and procedures adopted to implement the provisions of this chapter. (Ord. 40-2020, 2020)

Source: Salt Lake City, Utah, City Code (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/saltlakecityut/latest/saltlakecity_ut/0-0-0-74772Fetched: 11/1/2026