Orem, UT Fire Regulations: Wildfire Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Orem City Code § 7-1-1
- Last amended
- Ord. No. O-2025-0016, 12/9/2025
- Adopted code
- Utah Wildland Urban Interface Code
- Scope
- New and existing structures citywide
- Penalty
- Class B misdemeanor, up to $1,000/6 months per day
Summary
Orem builds wildfire-prone construction rules straight into its adopted code: Section 7-1-1 pulls in the Utah Wildland Urban Interface Code, the State Construction Code, and the State Fire Code by reference, covering every new building and any alteration, addition, or repair to an existing one, citywide, not just in mapped interface zones.
The City hereby approves and adopts the State Construction Code, as defined in section 15A-2-103 and 104, Utah Code Annotated, as amended or superseded, the Utah Wildland Urban Interface Code as adopted by section 15A-2-103, Utah Code Annotated, as amended or superseded, and the State Fire Code, as defined in section 15A-1-403, Utah Code Annotated, as amended or superseded, are hereby adopted as the construction standards to be applied to the design, construction, quality of materials, erection, installation, alteration, remodeling, location, relocation, replacement, addition to, repair and other miscellaneous construction for existing buildings as well as new construction including the occupancy of all structures and buildings in the City of Orem.
Full Breakdown
Section 7-1-1, amended most recently by Ordinance No. ' The ordinance applies these as the construction standards governing design, construction, quality of materials, erection, installation, alteration, remodeling, location, relocation, replacement, addition to, repair, and other miscellaneous construction, for existing buildings as well as new construction, including occupancy of all structures and buildings in the City of Orem. Because the Wildland Urban Interface Code is adopted city-wide rather than confined to a mapped overlay in this section, any Orem property owner building, remodeling, or adding onto a structure is subject to whatever ignition-resistant materials, defensible-space, and roofing standards the current state WUI code requires, as administered by Orem's Building Safety Division.
Section 7-1-2 separately adopts the 1997 Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, and Section 7-1-3 leaves permit fee-setting to the City Council's annual budget.
Violations & Fines
Building, altering, or occupying a structure out of compliance with the adopted State Construction Code, Wildland Urban Interface Code, or State Fire Code is a Class B misdemeanor under Section 7-3-9, punishable by a fine of up to $1,000, up to six months in jail, or both, with every day the violation continues counted as a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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