Taylorsville, UT Environmental Rules: Flood Zones (2026)

Chapter 17.02 governs flood damage prevention citywide. Section 17.02.050 applies the chapter to all areas of special flood hazard the Federal Emergency Management Agency identified for Taylorsville in its 2009 Flood Insurance Study and the accompanying flood insurance rate maps, adopted by reference along with later revisions, and requires a flood plain encroachment permit to ensure conformance before any structure or land is located, altered, or has its use changed. Section 17.02.060 appoints the City Engineer or a designee as floodplain administrator, with duties that include reviewing and approving or denying every development permit application under the chapter, checking that federal approvals such as Clean Water Act section 404 permits are in hand, interpreting disputed flood hazard boundaries, and notifying FEMA and neighboring communities before any watercourse is altered or relocated.

Where a regulatory floodway has not been designated, the administrator must block new construction in mapped A1-30 and AE zones unless the applicant proves the project will not raise the base flood water surface more than one foot anywhere in the community. Applicants submit plans in duplicate showing the elevation of the lowest floor of every new or substantially improved structure. The chapter treats its flood protection standards as minimums only, construed in the City's favor, and does not make the City liable for flood damage that follows a lawfully made administrative decision.