Salt Lake City was warned it was violating code with weeds on land it owns in Millcreek two days before mowing there sparked apartments fire
Millcreek City Council member Thom DeSirant — whose District 2 includes the Willow Glen Apartments buildings destroyed in the Friday blaze — said a city resident had complained to him about the nearby tall weeds a week before the fire.
The field south of the apartments is owned by Salt Lake City, according to DeSirant and to Salt Lake County records. On Monday, DeSirant reported the issue of neglect on that property to Millcreek’s city code compliance office, he said, and Salt Lake City was then issued a citation.
Although DeSirant used the term “citation,” the document was labeled as a notice. The first step to enforce Millcreek city codes can be a notice or a citation, city manager Mike Winder said Monday. The notice, sent to Salt Lake City Wednesday, said “further legal action” could be taken if the violations were not fixed.