Fire Regulations in Sandy, UT (2026)
3 verified fire regulations for Sandy, Utah, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Fireworks
Sandy City prohibits discharging fireworks in mountainous or brush-covered terrain, within 200 feet of waterways, trails, canyons or vacant lots, and anywhere in the wildland urban interface, citing hazardous environmental conditions. Retail sellers need a city license, and public displays need a Fire Chief-approved permit and insurance.
Sandy Bans Fireworks in Wildland Areas
Significant RestrictionsSandy City Code § 20-6-4
Due to the presence of existing hazardous environmental conditions, the discharge of fireworks, as defined in U.C.A. 1953, § 53-7-202(14), is hereby prohibited within, into, or over the following areas: Mountainous, brush-covered, forest-covered, or dry grass-covered areas; Within 200 feet of waterways, trails, canyons, washes, ravines, vacant lots, or similar areas where natural or unmaintaine...
Outdoor Burning
In the Sandy Area Watershed, covering Little Cottonwood Canyon and the foothills above the city, Section 8-6-2 lets the Public Utilities Director designate zones where campfires or bonfires are unlawful and confines fires to developed campgrounds or Forest Service fire rings. Violating the watershed's fire rules is a Class B misdemeanor.
Sandy Bans Campfires In Watershed Areas
Significant RestrictionsSandy City Code § 8-6-2
Campfires must be located only in developed campgrounds or established fire rings on U.S. Forest Service property. In the Sandy Area Watershed, the Director may: Establish areas in which making or having campfires or bonfires is unlawful; Prohibit smoking, except in designated areas; and Designate day-use only areas. ... Penalties. Any person guilty of conduct proscribed in this section will be...
Wildfire Zones
Sandy City has adopted IBC Appendix L, designating Wildland-Urban Interface Areas along the Wasatch foothills where new buildings must use ignition-resistant construction. The Fire Marshal determines which parcels fall inside the zone, and the 2006 International Wildland-Urban Interface Code sets the hazard severity rating that drives construction requirements.
Sandy's Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Code
Some RestrictionsSandy City Code § 18-1-3 (IBC Appendix L)
Appendix L BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES CONSTRUCTED IN AREAS DESIGNATED AS WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE AREAS AL 101.1. General. Buildings and structures constructed in areas designated as Wildland-Urban Interface Areas by Sandy City shall be constructed using ignition resistant construction as determined by the Fire Marshal. Section 502 of the 2006 International Wildland-Urban Interface Code (IWUIC), ...
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