9 rules for unincorporated Davis County, Utah.
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Davis County cities set the mowing rule. Layton caps weeds at 12 inches; Bountiful is stricter at 6 inches on improved lots. Overgrown vegetation is a code-enforceable nuisance.
Layton City Code 6.24.070
All weeds on property must be maintained so they do not exceed 12" in height.
Davis County cities make the adjacent owner keep trees and bushes cleared above walkways and roads. Layton requires 7 feet of clearance over the sidewalk and 13 feet 6 inches over the street.
Layton City Code 19.16.080
Trees and bushes must be cut and maintained 7' above the sidewalk and 13'6" above the street.
Davis County and its cities set no permit requirement for removing an ordinary tree on your own private land. The catch is park-strip and street trees, which are city-controlled and need approval.
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 public nuisance.
Utah Code 4-17-7(3)
An owner or person in possession of property who fails to take action to control or prevent the spread of noxious weeds as specified in the notice is maintaining a public nuisance.
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 few days per week.
Weber Basin Water Conservancy District — Irrigation Basics
Don't irrigate between 10 AM and 6 PM.
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 registration.
Utah Code 73-3-1.5
A person may collect and store precipitation without registering in no more than two covered storage containers if neither covered container has a maximum storage capacity of greater than 100 gallons.
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 turf in new commercial and multifamily projects.
Bountiful Land Use Code 14-16-115
Thirty-five to fifty percent (35-50%) of the parkstrip area shall consist of live vegetation.
No Davis County or Utah law bans artificial turf on private yards. Cities regulate where and how it counts toward landscaping; Bountiful's park-strip live-vegetation rule effectively limits fake turf in that strip.
No Davis County ordinance bans backyard composting for personal yard and food waste. Keep piles contained and odor-free so they don't become a nuisance; the county's Wasatch Integrated waste district handles larger green-waste disposal.
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