West Jordan, UT Environmental Rules: Erosion Control (2026)

Before any land disturbance, grading, clearing and grubbing, or earthmoving begins, section 11-2-1 requires the developer, builder, or contractor to obtain a land disturbance permit from the city; for projects needing site plan or subdivision approval, that permit generally cannot issue until the final site plan or final subdivision plat is approved, with a narrow exception for large, high-value economic development projects under subsection B. Section 11-3-18 then sets the erosion-control content of that permit application: the developer must show, on the project drawings and in the project description, which erosion-control and revegetation best management practices (BMPs) will be used, in accordance with the city's Land Disturbance Design and Construction Standards (LDDCS).

BMPs are defined broadly in section 11-1-5 to include seeding, mulching, vegetative buffer strips, sod, plastic coverings, riprap, gabions, other channel-armoring methods, burlap coverings, and watering. Inspection responsibility shifts as a project moves forward: the City Engineering Department inspects erosion and sedimentation control measures at the subdivision level, both during construction and once subdivision construction is complete, while the Building Division takes over lot-level inspections once individual-lot improvement work begins, checking BMPs before any disturbance, during construction, and once lot-level construction is complete. Section 11-3-19 lets the City Engineer require a wet weather plan and modify erosion-control or revegetation plans if weather causes unforeseen delays.

Enforcement runs through chapter 6: the City Engineer and other enforcement authorities can issue a notice of violation or citation, suspend or revoke the land disturbance permit, require a bond or other security, or issue a stop work order, and each day a violation continues is a separate offense.