Iron County, UT Code Violation Reporting: How to Report (2026)

Section 8.20.090 names the zoning officer, building inspector, county weed control board (for weed complaints under Section 8.20.050), sheriff, county attorney, or another duly designated county officer as the enforcement officer charged with enforcing Chapter 8.20's nuisance provisions, and authorizes that officer to examine and investigate real property in the county to determine compliance. Once a complaint is investigated, Section 8.20.100 requires the officer to first attempt voluntary compliance before pursuing any other remedy. If a nuisance is found, Section 8.20.110 requires written notice to the responsible person, in person or by mail, describing the nuisance and giving 30 days to abate it; if notice was already served once that calendar year, no further notice is required to compel abatement.

Section 8.20.120 allows a voluntary correction agreement, capped at six months to complete, before the county resorts to citations. If compliance still fails, Section 8.20.140 authorizes an administrative citation, and Section 8.20.130 authorizes a criminal citation for a Class B misdemeanor. Filed appeals under Section 8.20.200 go to the sheriff's department or the building and zoning department within 30 days of service. Section 8.20.090 also makes clear that a county agent's failure to pursue a remedy does not legalize the underlying violation.