Showing ordinances that apply to West Mountain, UT
West Mountain is an unincorporated community (population 1,250) in Utah County, Utah. Because West Mountain is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Utah County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The frequency limits rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Provo limits residential garage sales to 3 per calendar year per property under §14.34.020. Orem caps at 4 sales per year per §14-8-5. Exceeding limits triggers home occupation zoning rules.
Provo Municipal Code §14.34.020(D) restricts casual garage and yard sales to three per calendar year, maximum 3 consecutive days each, to prevent residential conversion to retail use. Orem Code §14-8-5 permits four sales annually, maximum 2 consecutive days. Lindon §15-17 and Pleasant Grove §10-3 set similar 3 to 4 sale limits. Utah County unincorporated areas have no frequency limit under the Land Use Ordinance. Exceeding local limits triggers home occupation regulations under Provo §14.34 or Orem §22-7, requiring conditional use permit and often prohibiting outdoor display and customer traffic. Multi-family or neighborhood-wide sales count as one event per household. BYU-area R1LO zones in Provo enforce limits strictly due to historic retail-conversion concerns near campus. Church and charity sales are exempt as nonprofit activities under Utah Code §59-12-104(8).
Exceeding frequency (Provo §14.34.090): $100 to $500 per violation. Classified as illegal home occupation. Repeated violations: zoning enforcement action and mandatory cease-and-desist. Charitable sales: no limit if compliant with Utah Code §59-12-104(8).
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