Salt Lake City, UT Environmental Rules: Defensible Space (2026)

Under Salt Lake City Code section 17.21.020, a resident or property interest-holder next to city-owned public property cannot perform fuel reduction, brush, weed, and vegetation clearing for wildfire mitigation, on that public land without first obtaining a fuel reduction permit from the Parks and Public Lands Division. Applicants must describe the proposed work, the dates, and the parcel involved; the division then decides case by case whether the applicant actually has an interest in the adjacent parcel and whether the clearing fits current conditions on the public property, and it may deny the permit outright.