Davis County, UT Ordinances (2026)

Davis County sets no countywide trash-can storage rule. Each city contracts its own hauler, and residents separate garbage and recycling into the carts provided. Cities generally…

Take bulky items to the Wasatch Integrated Waste Management District landfill in Layton, which accepts all large items except vehicles. District residents pay a $10 Small Load Flat Fee…

Curbside recycling is voluntary and city-run. Wasatch carts take empty cans, empty plastic bottles/containers (caps off), and flattened paper and cardboard only. No glass, food…

Davis County Code chapter 8.16 requires every hauler, including private trash collectors, to deliver all processible waste generated in the unincorporated county to the district's…

Utah Code section 76-9-1802 makes it a class C misdemeanor to drop, throw, deposit or discard litter, including trash, garbage, cans and construction debris, on public or private land…

STRs must follow city noise ordinances. Bountiful requires no audible sound at the property line from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. Layton and unincorporated areas apply general noise and nuisance…

Utah defines a short-term rental as a stay under 30 consecutive days. No Davis County city imposes an annual night cap, and state law bars local governments from punishing residents…

Davis County Code 6.16.010 makes a barking dog a nuisance at any time of day or night. The threshold is incessant barking for 30 minutes or more, or intermittent barking for 60 minutes…

Recreational fire pits are allowed in Davis County when built as approved fire rings no larger than about 3 feet across, kept 25 feet from structures, attended by someone 18 or older…

Utah bans fireworks except within narrow state windows: July 2-5, July 22-25 (Pioneer Day), Dec 31-Jan 1, and Chinese New Year's Eve. Discharge is 11 a.m.-11 p.m. (later on the 4th…

Residential and agricultural open burning in Davis County is tightly controlled for air quality. You must obtain the Utah Division of Air Quality online open-burn permit, and burning…

Much of Davis County's east bench sits in the wildland-urban interface. When wildfire danger rises, the county issues Stage 1 (and higher) fire restrictions barring open fires…

Unincorporated Davis County enforces brush-clearance and construction standards through the 2003 International Wildland-Urban Interface Code, folded into county law and amended by…

Utah's Noxious Weed Act makes every property owner control listed noxious weeds. The Davis County Weed Control Board can order abatement, and ignoring the notice makes the land a…

Davis County cities encourage and, for new landscaping, sometimes require water-wise plants over turf. Bountiful mandates 35 to 50 percent live vegetation in park strips; Layton caps…

Utah has no statewide mandatory homeowner watering ban. In Davis County, the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District issues conservation guidance: skip midday watering and water only a…

Rain collection is legal in Davis County under Utah Code 73-3-1.5. You may keep up to 200 gallons in two containers without registering, or up to 2,500 gallons after a free state…

Davis County makes it unlawful for a tree or shrub on private property to overhang a sidewalk, street, or right-of-way so it blocks traffic, a streetlamp, or a road sign. Once County…

Beyond the overnight ban, Davis County bars parking any vehicle in a fire lane, blocking essential-service access, undergoing roadside repair, or left inoperable on any unincorporated…

Under Utah Code 41-6a-1408, a vehicle left unattended over 48 hours on a highway, or over seven days on public or private property without consent, is abandoned and can be removed by a…

Davis County's zoning ordinance requires every commercial and industrial use to provide off-street loading berths sized at least 12 by 35 feet on the same lot, kept out of the front…

Unincorporated Davis County bars parking in a required front yard under County Code Section 15.20.140, except for driveways running to a garage or a properly sited parking area. Paving…

From November 1 through March 1, Davis County bans parking any vehicle on an unincorporated public street between midnight and 6 a.m. Emergency personnel and residents holding a…

Davis County doesn't restrict dog breeds; it regulates individual animals through dangerous-animal declarations under Chapter 6.16. A potentially dangerous animal must be microchipped…

Davis County makes it unlawful for any dog, cat or other animal to run at large in the unincorporated county under Section 6.16.080. An animal is 'at large' whenever it's off its…

Davis County Code section 6.28.080 makes it unlawful for any pet shop to sell or offer for sale a dog or cat. A pet shop may only host adoption displays run by a rescue or public…

Utah Code section 17-41-403 protects agricultural activity, including raising chickens and other livestock, inside a designated agriculture protection area from nuisance complaints…

Davis County Code section 6.20.060 bars the county animal shelter from transferring an unsterilized dog or cat for adoption unless the recipient signs a written agreement to have it…

Davis County Code section 6.16.130 makes it unlawful to own, possess, keep or sell any wild animal in the unincorporated county, with narrow exceptions for zoos, veterinarians…

Davis County caps ownership at three dogs or cats, in any combination, per residence in the unincorporated county under Section 6.12.060. An Animal Care Division permit lets a…

Every cat over four months old in unincorporated Davis County needs a county license tag showing current rabies vaccination, under Section 6.12.010. Sterilized, microchipped cats cost…

Davis County's residential zones control density through minimum lot size and yard setbacks rather than a fixed lot-coverage percentage. R-1 requires a 9,000-square-foot lot with…

In the unincorporated R-1 single-family zone, Davis County Code Sec. 15.20.1540 caps homes at two stories and thirty feet, alongside a 9,000-square-foot minimum lot, 75-foot lot width…

In unincorporated Davis County's R-1 Residential Single-Family zone, County Code Section 15.20.1540 sets a 25-foot front yard, 25-foot rear yard, and 8-foot side yards on a minimum…

Utah has two paths for selling homemade food. A Cottage Food registration (Utah Code 4-5-9.5) allows retail/wholesale sale of non-hazardous foods after applying and paying a fee. The…

Utah, not Davis County, licenses home child care. Caring for four or fewer unrelated children is generally exempt; five to eight qualifying children requires a Residential Child Care…

Davis County Code Section 15.20.150 holds a home occupation's vehicle traffic to what is common for the neighborhood it sits in. Heavy trucks, frequent deliveries or other traffic that…

Davis County Code Section 15.20.150 caps a home occupation at 20 percent of the dwelling's floor area or 400 square feet, whichever is smaller, bars any employee who does not live in…

Utah law makes an internal accessory dwelling unit a permitted use in residential zones. Layton, Bountiful, and other Davis County cities must allow one internal ADU inside an…

Converting a garage to living space needs a building permit. Utah law lets an attached garage count as an internal ADU when it is habitable and joined to the home by a common wall…

Davis County Code Section 15.20.130 caps how big an accessory building can get and where it can sit. A shed, barn or garage cannot cover more than 25 percent of the required rear yard…

Unincorporated Davis County protects farmland through its AE Agriculture Estate/Limited Agriculture zone, reserved for large-lot family food production and limited animal keeping. The…

Unincorporated Davis County enforces plumbing work through the 1997 edition of the International Plumbing Code, adopted by reference under Section 14.04.200. A plumbing permit is…

Unincorporated Davis County requires a building permit for the erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration or use of any structure, and the Building Official cannot issue one…

Unincorporated Davis County enforces electrical work through the 1999 edition of the National Electrical Code, adopted by reference under Section 14.04.220. An electrical permit…

Building, filling or developing anywhere in a Davis County FEMA special flood hazard area requires a development permit from the County Zoning Administrator before work begins, on top…

Unincorporated Davis County requires a development permit before recording any subdivision plat, and a construction permit before any building work begins, inside a critical flood…

In Davis County's unincorporated special flood hazard areas, new residential construction and substantial improvements must have the lowest floor, including the basement, elevated to…

Anyone disturbing one acre or more of ground in unincorporated Davis County must obtain a General Construction County Storm Water Permit from the Public Works Department and get a…

Davis County caps engine idling at two minutes for any motor vehicle, under the county's vehicle emissions program. Section 10.12.060(L) exempts traffic queues, refrigerated cargo…

Davis County's land use title leaves private covenants alone. Section 15.01.070 says the county's zoning and land use rules don't cancel out stricter private covenants, and the county…

Davis County requires door-to-door solicitors to obtain a Registration Certificate from the License Director before selling wares, magazines, or subscriptions house to house in the…

Davis County requires a Public Works excavation permit before anyone digs into, replaces, or alters improvements within a County right-of-way, road, street, or highway. Applicants must…

Davis County bars parking any vehicle across the public easement between a sidewalk and the curb, or in any way that blocks the sidewalk surface itself, on unincorporated streets…

In unincorporated Davis County's agricultural zones, corn mazes, harvest festivals, and any other fee-charging public gathering need a conditional use permit under Davis County Code…

Reserving a facility or grounds at the county-owned Western Sports Park requires a signed written agreement with Davis County and a 25% non-refundable rental deposit before any…

Davis County imposes a 4.5% transient room tax on hotels, motels, tourist homes, trailer courts, and short-term rental accommodations in the unincorporated county, under Section…

Davis County requires a separate sexually oriented business license under Chapter 5.04 Article J before operating an adult bookstore, adult theater, semi-nude entertainment venue…

A private backyard pool in unincorporated Davis County counts as an accessory structure under the zoning code: it must sit at least 4 feet from the side and rear lot lines and at least…

Every public or residential pool in unincorporated Davis County needs a 6-foot perimeter fence or barrier under County Code Section 15.20.130, with no gap wide enough to pass a…

Unincorporated Davis County bars property owners and occupants from letting unsightly or deleterious objects, structures, abandoned vehicles, noxious weeds, trash or garbage accumulate…

Davis County Code section 9.08.010 bars anyone under sixteen from being on a public street, park, square or public place between 11 p.m. and daylight, unless with a parent or guardian…

Davis County Code Section 15.20.120 bans leaving rodent- or insect-attracting materials outdoors: anything edible by or attractive to vermin has to go in a closed container. The same…

Unincorporated Davis County has no separate digital-billboard category. Davis County Code Sec. 15.44.930 requires an Enforcement Officer permit before any sign is erected or relocated…