West Jordan, UT Historic Preservation: Historic-Cultural Monuments (2026)

Article C of Title 13, chapter 6 creates West Jordan's historic preservation program, administered by the historic preservation commission established under title 2, chapter 5. Section 13-6C-5(C) sets the designation criteria for the historic landmark register: a property must be located within the official boundaries of the city, and it must either already be listed on the National Register of Historic Places with the approved national register form on file with the commission, or, if not yet listed, retain its historic integrity and meet at least one national register criterion, such as association with a significant historical event, association with an important historical figure, or embodying a distinctive architectural type, period or construction method.

Nominations move through a multi-step review under section 13-6C-4: the historic preservation commission notifies the nominating party and property owner at least fourteen days before considering a nomination, then forwards its recommendation either to the planning commission or directly to the city council, which must hold a public hearing noticed five to ten days in advance before approving the designation by ordinance or resolution. Designation carries real consequences under section 13-6C-6(D): proposed exterior work on a designated landmark, or on any contributing or noncontributing property inside a designated historic area, needs a certificate of historic appropriateness from the historic preservation commission before a building, sign or demolition permit can issue, with a ten day review turnaround for compliant applications.

Section 13-6C-9(A) further lets the zoning administrator delay a demolition permit for a designated resource up to thirty days, extendable twice more in thirty day increments by the city council, to let the commission document the structure and explore preservation options.