Environmental Rules in Utah County, UT (2026)

Utah County Code Section 8.19.020 (Land Disturbance Permits)

Every person will be required to obtain a land disturbance permit from the County Engineer in the following cases: land disturbing activity generally affecting one (1) or more acres of land; land disturbing activity affecting less than one (1) acre of land if the activity is part of a larger common plan of development or sale of which collectively affects one (1) or more acres of land; land dis...

Utah County Code § 8.19.020 (Land Disturbance Permits)

Every person will be required to obtain a land disturbance permit from the County Engineer in the following cases: land disturbing activity generally affecting one (1) or more acres of land; land disturbing activity affecting less than one (1) acre of land if the activity is part of a larger common plan of development or sale of which collectively affects one (1) or more acres of land... No bui...

Utah County Code § 6.16

No Structure or land use shall hereafter be constructed, located, extended, converted, altered or otherwise developed without full compliance with the terms of this section... Encroachments, including Fill, New Construction, Substantial Improvements, and other Development are prohibited unless a written report is provided of a study conducted by a professional engineer licensed to practice in t...

Utah County Code, UCLUO Section 8.32 (Marinas)

Any application for a Marina shall be accompanied by a site plan having a scale of one (1) inch equals one hundred (100) feet or larger... Approval from the Utah County Health Department for water, restroom facilities and any food concessions. The Marina shall have twenty (20) double-length Parking Spaces per each twenty-foot-width of the launching ramp in addition to the Parking Spaces require...

Utah County Code § 6.11.060 (Defensible Space Requirements)

Minimum Requirements: Unless otherwise specified by the Fire Marshal, minimum vegetation clearance will be as follows: Grass and Groundcovers: Dry or non-fire resistive grass and groundcovers shall be cleared and maintained to a maximum of five (5) inches in height within thirty (30) feet of the structure and a maximum of eighteen (18) inches in height from thirty (30) to fifty (50) feet from t...

Utah County Code § 6.16

Base Flood elevation data shall be provided for any Large-scale Development proposal which contains at least 50 Lots or 5 acres (whichever is less)... Any New Construction or Substantial Improvement to any Structure used as a Dwelling shall have the lowest floor (including basement) raised one (1) foot above the elevation of the Base Flood. Within areas designated AO and AH on the FIRM map, all...