Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules in Utah County, UT (2026)

2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 4 cities in Utah County, Utah.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Utah County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Obstruction Rules

Utah County Code § 8.04.030 bans placing or maintaining any obstruction on a sidewalk in the unincorporated county, covering open ditches, headgates, logs, building material, vehicles and dumped dirt. The rule reaches only public sidewalks outside Provo, Orem and the county's other cities, which enforce their own codes. Violators face Title 8's class B misdemeanor penalty of up to $1,000 and six months in jail.

Utah County Sidewalk Obstruction Ban

Some Restrictions

Utah County Code § 8.04.030 (Obstruction Of Sidewalks)

It shall be unlawful for any person to construct, place, keep or maintain upon or across any sidewalk in the county any open ditch, flume, conduit or waterway, or any headgate, log, building material, vehicle, or railway without suitable crossing for pedestrians or other obstruction; and it shall be unlawful to pile any dirt, or other material, or make any other defacement on any sidewalk so as...

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Encroachment Permits

Placing a driveway, pipeline, sign, billboard, or other structure inside a county road right-of-way in unincorporated Utah County requires prior permission from the County Commission, or the County can remove it, bill the owner, and add ten dollars per day it stayed.

Utah County Right-of-Way Encroachment Permit

Significant Restrictions

Utah County Code § 8.03.010(A) (Obstructions And Encroachments - Generally)

Enforcement: If any person places, constructs, or maintains any approach road, driveway, pole, pipeline, conduit, sewer, ditch, culvert, billboard, advertising sign, or any other structure or object of any kind or character within the right-of-way of any county road, without first obtaining permission from the County Commission, the Commissioners may: remove such installation from the right-of-...

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Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules by City in Utah County

4 cities in Utah County have their own sidewalk & pedestrian rules rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.

ProvoPop. 115,162

3 verified rules • Encroachment Permits, Obstruction Rules

OremPop. 99,487

2 verified rules • Encroachment Permits, Obstruction Rules

LehiPop. 75,907

1 verified rule • Obstruction Rules

Eagle MountainPop. 47,341

2 verified rules • Encroachment Permits, Obstruction Rules

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