Provo, UT Building Safety: Scaffold & Sidewalk Shed (2026)

010 to include public rights-of-way, footpaths, walkways, sidewalks, streets, roads, and alleys. 020 requires anyone desiring to perform work of any kind in a public way to apply for a permit, with the City Engineer weighing the public way's capacity to accommodate the proposed structure, potential damage to existing improvements, and the public interest in minimizing disruption. 030(2) restricts who may even apply: licensed general contractors, utility providers, certain property owners doing small sidewalk or driveway work, and, critically, persons offering a service that requires occupying the public way, such as scaffold or staging, staging of a crane, installing or maintaining electric signs, or painting or cleaning buildings.

The City Engineer can deny a permit to any applicant whose past performance shows they will not consistently follow engineering regulations or design standards. 160 makes working without a permit punishable by a penalty fee equal to four times the total permit fee, on top of a possible stop order. 080 requires the site to carry a sign with the permittee's name and after-hours contact number, and barricades must remain in place, clearly outlined from sunset to sunrise, until equipment and materials are removed and the surface is restored.