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SALT LAKE CITY LIVING MEANS BEING A GOOD NEIGHBOR
Annual Cleanup: Once each year the city picks up trash, junk and debris; placed on the street (not park 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. Prior to 10 days or after pickup: 313-6641
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 Marshall: 284-6350
Garbage Cans: Out by 7 am; 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 3 days in length, each calendar year; signs removed in 3 days. 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 this (paint, batteries, oil, cleaning supplies, chemicals) in trash or annual cleanup. Take to landfill or annual hazardous waste collection sponsored by Health Department: 313-6700. 3rd Thursday of month: Costco, 1818 S. 300 W. – 7 am – 10 am, May – September; 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
Lighting Maintenance: 1-800-814-4311 or 535-7147; 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 pm to 7 am (Sun – 9 am), 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 pm to 7 am. Police Department: 799-3000
Outdoor Burning: Not permitted within the city. Large gatherings with a barbeque 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, 20 feet of crosswalk, 30 feet of stop sign, over sidewalk, on parking strip; only one car per licensed driver on street. Parking Enforcement: 535-6628
Park Strips: Property owner or tenant responsible; no weeds; must be 33% vegetation; vegetation/landscaping 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: 972-7818.
Pests (rats, mice, raccoons, skunks): Attracted by food & water (pet food, fruit, garbage); bait/traps for rats & 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
Sidewalks: Repair - Property owner responsible; assistance available through city; report cracks, root damage, raised sections – Streets: 535-6959. Obstructions: 535-6248
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: 313-6641.
Traffic Signs: Requests for new signs – Transportation, 535-6630; missing or damaged signs – Sign Shop, 535-6990
Weeds: Any weeds over 6 inches is violation; enforcement normally done April through October; Housing and Zoning: 535-7902
ADA/Accessibility Issues: 535-7971 Other Issues, Questions, Information – Community Affairs: 535-6333
Barry Esham, 535-7971
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