Alcohol Proximity Considerations

Utah imposes strict regulations on the siting of alcohol-serving establishments, restricting their proximity to community-oriented uses. The diagrams below illustrate how state-mandated buffer zones - 300 feet for restaurants and 600 feet for other types of alcohol outlets - shape where these establishments may be located. These spatial constraints are a key consideration in ground-floor planning and ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements.

Proposed Community Locations With Required Buffers

Site parcel plan locating Horizonte Instruction and Training Center, the proposed Public Library, and Challenger School in relation to parcels A through L.

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The site includes two existing community facilities: Horizonte Instruction and Training Center and Challenger School as well as a proposed public library at the corner of 1300 South and Main Street, which is also considered a community location.

Alcohol-Serving Restaurants Must Be 300 Feet from Protected Uses

Parcel plan showing 300-foot walking-distance routes from outlet entrances to community-location property boundaries.

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This diagram measures 300 feet in pedestrian walking distance from the nearest patron entrance of the proposed outlet to the property boundary of the community location.

All Other Alcohol Outlets Must Be 600 Feet from Protected Uses

Parcel plan showing 600-foot walking-distance routes from outlet entrances to community-location property boundaries.

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This diagram measures 600 feet in pedestrian walking distance from the nearest patron entrance of the proposed outlet to the property boundary of the community location.

Allowable Locations for Restaurants and All Other Alcohol Outlets

Parcel plan marking allowable frontages for restaurants and other alcohol outlets after buffer rules are applied.

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This diagram show the remaining eligible locations for alcohol-serving restaurants and other alcohol outlets after applying buffer regulations.

  • Restaurants Serving Alcohol
  • All Other Alcohol Outlets
Diagram description

The north block is parcels A–C, north of 1300 South; the south block is parcels D–L. Horizonte Instruction and Training Center lies east of the north block, while the proposed Public Library is east of D and Challenger School is farther east. In the first diagram, shaded areas mark the protected locations. The second and third diagrams show arrowed purple walking routes, with 300 ft and 600 ft tags, between proposed outlet entrances and community-location property boundaries. In the final diagram, restaurants serving alcohol may front the southwest edge of C and the western portion of D, where the red segment runs horizontally along D’s northwest edge, turns briefly south, then angles down and right. They may also front the west edge of F; the hatched other-alcohol frontage runs along the southwest edge of F.