Property Maintenance in Washington County, UT (2026)
2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Washington County, Utah.
Verified from official government sources
Property Blight
Washington County treats a rundown or unsafe structure, or a lot depreciated by lack of maintenance, as a public nuisance the building inspector can order abated. Owners who miss the deadline face county abatement at their expense plus a class B misdemeanor charge.
Public Nuisance Abatement in Washington County
Significant RestrictionsWashington County Code of Ordinances § 4-1-1
PUBLIC NUISANCE: Any fence, wall, shed, deck, house, garage, building, structure or any part of any of the aforesaid; or any tree, pole or smokestack; or any excavation, hole, pit, basement, cellar, sidewalk subspace, dock, wharf or landing dock; or any lot, land, yard, premises or location which, in its entirety, or in any part thereof, by reason of the condition in which the same is found or ...
Vacant Lot Maintenance
In Washington County's C-1, C-2, C-3 and PDC commercial zones, no trash, rubbish, weeds or combustible material may sit outside approved containers on any lot, and no junk, debris or junk cars may remain on the property.
Trash & Weeds on Commercial Lots, Washington Co.
Some RestrictionsWashington County Code of Ordinances § 10-10-4
10-10-4: SPECIAL PROVISIONS: A. Storage Of Materials And Merchandise: All materials and merchandise, except vehicles in running order, shall be stored in an enclosed building or within an enclosure surrounded by a sight obscuring fence or wall of not less than six feet (6') in height, and no material or merchandise shall be stored to a height greater than that of the enclosing fence or wal...
Property Maintenance by City in Washington County
1 cities in Washington County have their own property maintenance rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
All Washington County ordinances
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