Ogden, UT

Ogden City Code § 15-13-33 caps every residential lot at three accessory buildings, sets a footprint ceiling tied to the main house, and limits height to the standard set in § 15-13-5…

Ogden allows one accessory dwelling unit per single-family parcel in any residential zone. A detached ADU must run 300 to 800 square feet and cannot cover more than 25% of the rear…

Ogden requires the property owner to live in either the main house or the accessory dwelling unit as a permanent, principal residence to qualify for an ADU. Titleholders must sign a…

Ogden caps the non-owner-occupied unit of an ADU property at two related or unrelated adults, and bars renting out the vacant permanent residence while the owner is away at a seasonal…

Utah regulates tiny homes through the State Construction Code. Tiny homes on permanent foundations must meet the IRC including Appendix Q for dwellings under 400 square feet. Tiny…

Ogden City runs a preferential parking permit program under Title 10, Chapter 9, letting residents and businesses near commuter-heavy destinations like Weber State University and the…

Ogden City bans parking a motor vehicle, trailer or boat in a residential front yard, though a compliant driveway or slab leading to rear or side parking is exempt. Oversized…

Ogden City lets the city traffic engineer establish marked passenger and truck loading zones on public streets under section 10-3-2, and vehicles may only stop there temporarily while…

In Ogden City, every driveway or accessway leading from a public street must be paved under City Code Section 15-12-8, and the required front yard setback cannot be used for parking at…

Ogden City makes it unlawful to abandon a vehicle on any highway or street, presuming abandonment after forty eight hours unattended under section 10-5-20. The city's impoundment…

Ogden City bans stopping, standing, or parking in intersections, on crosswalks, or on sidewalks, and bars parking in front of any driveway, within fifteen feet of a fire hydrant, or…

Ogden City restricts overnight and extended street parking through posted signs under sections 10-5-3 and 10-5-4, which ban parking during specified hours or beyond a posted time…

Ogden City bars 'restricted vehicles' such as trucks over 18,000 pounds gross, over one and a half tons rated capacity, or longer than 45 feet, from parking on residential streets…

Ogden City requires electric vehicle charging spaces in downtown-zone parking lots of 50 or more spaces, scaled by lot size under a set table, and requires EV-ready garage wiring or an…

Utah caps what a nonconsensual tow can cost and how long you can be made to wait. Under the 2026 Non-Consent Towing Fee Schedule that UDOT publishes under Utah Code § 72-9-603(16), a…

Ogden City requires every motor vehicle exhaust system to run through a working muffler and caps drive-by sound at 80 dBA (88 dBA for trucks over 10,000 pounds by day), measured 25…

Ogden limits noisy construction to set hours under Section 12-14-6(E). Equipment operation and construction activity, apart from emergency work, are allowed only between 7:00 A.M. and…

Ogden restricts sound amplification devices and musical instruments under Section 12-14-6(D). Near homes, they can't run between 10:00 P.M. and 7:00 A.M. if clearly audible at the…

Ogden caps outdoor sound at fixed decibel levels under Section 12-14-5 whenever the background sound level can't be measured. Residential property lines are capped at 55 dBA daytime (7…

Ogden treats leaf blowers as "domestic power equipment" under Section 12-14-3, and Section 12-14-6(G) limits when that equipment can run: only between 7:00 A.M. and 10:00 P.M., with no…

Ogden's noise ordinance doesn't cap aircraft sound. Section 12-14-7(F) exempts any aircraft operated in conformity with state statute, federal law, or federal air traffic control…

Ogden treats a dog that barks, whines, howls or makes other disturbing noises for an extended period of time as a public nuisance under § 13-2-7(A)(4). A first violation is enforced…

On and around Pineview Reservoir, Weber County bars any activity or noise that unreasonably distracts other users of the reservoir, campgrounds, and shorelines between 10 p.m. and 6…

In Ogden City, a written land use permit from the Community and Economic Development Director is required before installing any fence taller than four feet in a required yard, or any…

In Ogden's Sensitive Area Overlay Zone, cuts and fills over ten feet require planning commission approval, and any structure built near the top of a cut or the base of a fill must set…

Ogden City caps front-yard fences at four feet and side or rear yard fences at seven feet, with a special corner-lot rule allowing six feet on a street-facing side yard if a clear-view…

Ogden City bans razor ribbon and barbed wire on residential fences, limits barbed wire in commercial zones to three strands at least six feet up and out of front yards, and confines…

Under Utah Code Section 4-26-103, a qualifying grazing or agricultural landowner can require an adjoining qualified landowner to pay half the cost of a partition fence, and recover…

Ogden City bans removing any street tree or park tree without a written permit from the Public Ways and Parks Division. Removing a healthy tree can require the applicant to pay for its…

Ogden City requires trees and shrubs overhanging streets or sidewalks to be trimmed to a minimum clearance: 14 feet over city-maintained lanes, 16 feet over UDOT-maintained lanes, and…

Ogden City's water shortage management plan authorizes mandatory irrigation and water-use restrictions once a severe, extreme, or exceptional shortage is declared, based on the Surface…

In Ogden's Sensitive Area Overlay Zone, which covers hillside and geologically sensitive land mapped on the 1985 zoning plat, revegetation after site disturbance must mix trees…

Ogden City allows artificial turf as ground cover only if it meets pile-height, weight and warranty specs, is kept out of drainage features and rights-of-way, and stays under fifty…

Ogden City Code section 12-4-3 caps weeds and grasses at six inches on most private property and park strips, twelve inches on vacant lots, open space zoned land, and ditch or railroad…

Utah Code 73-3-1.5 lets homeowners capture rainwater on their own parcel. Up to 200 gallons in two covered containers needs no registration; storing more, up to a 2,500-gallon maximum…

In Ogden City, taking or killing a bird, or robbing or destroying a bird's nest, eggs, or young in violation of state law is charged as animal cruelty under City Code Title 13. The…

Ogden City Code Chapter 13-4 authorizes beekeeping on residential lots subject to hive limits, setback rules, flyway barriers, and state registration. Lots up to half an acre may keep…

Ogden City Code § 13-2-6 bans letting any dog run at large and requires that dogs be restrained on a proper leash at all times on the public right of way and in public places. Narrow…

Ogden requires every cat six months or older to carry a city license, renewed annually through Ogden Animal Services. License tags must stay on the cat's collar at all times except at…

Ogden City Code § 13-2-2(A)(3) caps most residences at two dogs, six cats and two ferrets over six months old. A third dog is allowed only if it is a certified therapy dog, an ADA…

Ogden City Code § 13-3-6 makes it unlawful to sell, keep or purchase a wild animal, a term § 13-2-1 defines to include big cats, primates, bears, wolves, raccoons, skunks and venomous…

Ogden allows up to six residential chickens as an accessory use on owner-occupied single-family lots with at least 2,000 square feet of open rear yard. Roosters are banned, slaughter…

Ogden does not require microchips for ordinary dogs and cats, but every licensed ferret must carry an implanted microchip under § 13-2-2(G)(2), and any dog registered as dangerous or…

Ogden City Code does not require pet owners to spay or neuter dogs, cats or ferrets. Instead, § 13-2-2(A)(1)(e) lets an owner keep an intact animal by purchasing an "unaltered pet…

Ogden does not ban any dog breed by name. Instead, § 13-2-8 lets Animal Services declare an individual dog dangerous or potentially dangerous based on its own bite or aggression…

Ogden City zones pet grooming businesses under its commercial use table at Ogden City Code section 15-38-5. A groomer needs a conditional use permit from the planning commission to…

Ogden City Code section 15-41-7 sets whether a veterinary or small-animal grooming, training or daycare service can operate in the city's Neighborhood Commercial zones. The use needs a…

Weber County classifies coyotes as 'wild unprotected animals' along with raccoons, foxes and skunks under Code § 6-1-3. Section 6-4-19 authorizes animal control to abate these nuisance…

Ogden City's fire marshal designates hazardous areas, including wildland urban interface land east of Harrison Boulevard, where drought and fuel conditions raise wildfire risk. Once…

Whether you can light a backyard fire pit in Ogden City depends on the fire marshal's current restriction level for hazardous areas. Yellow level allows small open-flame pits at least…

Ogden City Code makes it unlawful to build or maintain a fire on any city street, and bars any open fire or open flame, including lit smoking materials, in a location the fire marshal…

Ogden requires a mayor-issued permit to discharge fireworks or firearms year-round, but allows state-approved consumer fireworks without a permit during set July and New Year's…

Ogden City Code section 16-2-2 adopts the International Fire Code and National Fire Protection Association standards as part of the state construction and fire code, which is where the…

Weber County has adopted the Utah Wildland Urban Interface Code by reference as the county's own WUI code, covering vegetation and fire-hazard rules in canyon and mountain zones. It…

Ogden City Code shields short-term rental hosts from punishment based solely on a listing itself. A property owner or the owner's agent cannot be fined, charged, prosecuted, or denied…

Ogden ties short-term rental licensing directly to noise compliance. A short-term rental that becomes a nuisance through violations of the city noise ordinance gives the city just…

Ogden will not pull a short-term rental license over a single parking or visitor complaint. Revocation requires a Hearing Officer's findings of fact, and even then a lone violation…

Ogden City taxes short-term rentals as public accommodations: Ogden City Code § 5-2D-2 levies a one percent transient room tax on the gross rents from every stay, on top of a $250.00…

Ogden City Code § 15-13-38(J)(9) requires every short-term rental to keep an agent available during the rental period who can personally reach the property within 30 minutes, with that…

Ogden City Code § 15-13-38(J)(1) caps every short-term rental at two guests per sleeping room, counting any long-term occupants present in an owner-occupied unit, and layers on a…

Ogden City Code § 15-13-38(D) makes it unlawful to rent a dwelling as a short-term rental without a valid current Ogden City short-term rental license, which doubles as the property's…

In Ogden City's R-1 zones, § 15-13-38(C)(1) limits short-term rentals to owner-occupied units, defined in Subsection B as a dwelling that is the owner's actual primary residence…

Ogden City Code § 15-13-38(J)(4)-(5) ties every short-term rental to an on-site parking table, from two spaces for one to four sleeping rooms up to added spaces for larger units, and…

Ogden City Code § 15-2-9 defines a lawful home occupation as work confined to family members living on-site, with no exterior or interior alterations, no accessory-building or yard…

Ogden City limits home-based licensed family child care to 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. operation, a fenced outdoor play area, staggered pickup so no more than eight children arrive or leave at…

A Weber County home occupation may display only one flat sign or name plate, capped at two square feet, mounted on the house or mailbox. A land use permit is required before installing…

Weber County allows only one home occupation with visiting clientele per property, and bars them entirely from buildings with four or more dwelling units. Operators must provide…

Utah runs two separate home food routes and the cottage food one is the registered route. Utah Code 4-5-501(4) requires the operator to register with the Department of Agriculture and…

Utah Code § 26B-7-416 lets a resident sell ready-to-eat meals cooked in a home kitchen once the local health department issues a microenterprise home kitchen permit. The core operating…

Ogden City requires every outdoor family swimming pool to be completely enclosed by a substantial fence at least six feet high that no person can pass through, plus a ten-foot setback…

Weber County requires a building permit before installing an in-ground pool, then holds it to Code § 108-7-18: at least a ten-foot setback from every property line and a complete…

In Ogden City, garbage and refuse collection is run by the operations division of the public works department under a mandatory automated cart system. Every billing address is issued a…

Ogden City requires automated garbage and recycling carts to be at the curb by 5:30 a.m. on collection day, spaced three feet from other carts and five feet from trees, parked cars or…

Ogden City tells customers exactly how material has to be prepared before an automated cart is picked up: everything goes inside the cart with the lid fully closed, cardboard must be…

Ogden City runs no routine curbside yard-waste pickup. Brush, tree limbs and similar bulky items go out only during mayor-designated special cleanup days under City Code section…

Ogden City bans dumping litter, garbage or debris on any public or private property citywide, and separately makes it unlawful to dump waste at the city's sanitary landfill anywhere…

Ogden City collects bulky items like tree limbs, appliances, mattresses and furniture only on special cleanup days the mayor designates, not as part of normal weekly service. Large…

Ogden City lets the public works director decide which materials the city will actually accept as recyclables, based on whether the city can recycle them in a reasonable, economical…

Every billing address in Ogden City gets one automated recycling cart free from the city, compatible with the automated collection system, alongside the regular garbage cart. Materials…

In Ogden's C-1, C-2, and C-3 commercial zones, City Code Section 15-38-4 requires dumpsters to sit in enclosures built from materials matching the main building, screened one foot…

Ogden City requires a working carbon monoxide detector outside every sleeping area in any residential occupancy with a fuel-fired appliance or attached garage. Tampering with or…

In Ogden City, a building permit from the Building Official is required before erecting, constructing, reconstructing or altering any building, or changing its use or occupancy, and no…

Ogden City Code section 16-2-2 adopts the National Electric Code as part of the state construction code that governs all wiring work in the city. Anyone who starts electrical work…

Ogden City requires a daycare center to be licensed under Utah's daycare licensing chapter, fence and time-limit outdoor play to 8 a.m.-8 p.m., and provide off-street parking under the…

Ogden City Code section 16-2-2 folds the International Plumbing Code into the state construction code that applies to every building in the city. Starting plumbing work before pulling…

Weber County charges set fees for each building inspection stage under Code § 12-3-8: $115 to re-inspect failed work, $125 an hour for an after-hours inspection the county building…

Weber County does not impose a blanket residential sprinkler mandate. Inside the county's Wildland Urban Interface area, its amended fire code lets the code official accept installed…

In Ogden City, repairing a cracked or broken sidewalk starts with the abutting property owner. Ogden City Code § 7-7-2 lets an owner hire a licensed contractor at the owner's own cost…

Building or maintaining any encroachment over, under or upon Ogden's public way requires a permit from the mayor. Only the abutting property owner (or a lessee with the owner's written…

Owners and occupants abutting an Ogden sidewalk, parking strip or gutter cannot place or allow rubbish, building material, lumber or other obstructions there. City sponsored cleanup…

Camping on any public property in Ogden City, including sidewalks, parks and rights of way, is unlawful, and personal property cannot be left on public property for more than fifteen…

Ogden City Code bars sitting, lying or standing on a sidewalk for more than two minutes if it blocks foot traffic, and bars remaining more than one minute after a police officer asks a…

Ogden City Code Article 5-8D sets strict notice, signage, fee, and licensing standards for towing operators and booting companies that remove vehicles from private property without…

Ogden's Sexually Oriented Business and Employee Licensing Ordinance, City Code Chapter 5-15, bars adult live entertainment businesses within 330 feet of any alcohol-licensed business…

Ogden City requires every massage establishment to hold a massage business license from the Building Services Division before opening, on top of DOPL registration. Operating without…

Anyone buying and reselling old metal, glass, rags or secondhand goods and clothing in Ogden City must keep records under City Code Title 5, Chapter 12, Article B. Secondhand dealers…

Operating a pawnshop in Ogden requires a license and a $1,000 surety bond from the business license coordinator under City Code § 5-12A-2, and pawnbrokers may only accept goods in pawn…

Ogden City Code § 15-13-35 keeps new retail tobacco specialty businesses, which by definition include vapor and e-cigarette liquid retailers, at least 1,000 feet from schools…

Ogden City Code section 15-41-7 bars tattoo and piercing businesses outright from both Neighborhood Commercial zones, NC-1 and NC-2, listing "personal services which involve tattoos"…

Weber County flatly prohibits auto, truck, or recreational vehicle repair or sales as a home occupation anywhere in the unincorporated county, one of eight uses barred outright under…

Ogden City bans rollerskates, in-line skates, skateboards and similar coasting devices on public sidewalks and streets across a defined block of the Historic 25th Street downtown core…

Ogden City Code bars soliciting money or sales in an aggressive manner, defined as unwanted physical contact, intimidating following, blocking someone's path or using threatening…

Ogden police may order people to disperse from police-chief-designated areas when an officer reasonably believes a person is loitering with criminal street gang members to control…

Ogden City makes it unlawful to knowingly possess or use marijuana anywhere in the city, mirroring the ban in Utah Code section 58-37-8. The city treats a violation as a Class B…

Ogden City Code makes public urination a class B misdemeanor whenever a person urinates in a public place in the presence of another, or under circumstances the person should know will…

Ogden City Code bars drinking or carrying an open container of an alcoholic beverage on any public street, sidewalk, park, publicly owned building or vacant commercial lot without a…

Ogden owners, occupants, lessors or agents of property abutting a paved sidewalk must clear falling snow within twelve hours after it stops, or within twelve hours of sunrise if it…

Ogden City requires owners of undeveloped property and vacant lots to keep weeds and grasses no taller than 12 inches, double the 6-inch limit that applies to developed properties…

Ogden City Code section 16-8A-6 declares a building a public nuisance once the building official inspects it and finds it dangerous under a list of structural and hazard conditions…

Ogden City's Urban Forestry Advisory Committee represents the city in applying to the state's heritage tree advisory committee for heritage tree designation. Before applying, the…

Ogden City requires a written permit from the Public Ways and Parks Division before planting any street tree in a parking strip, and bans planting large trees in strips narrower than…

Ogden City levies a 1% transient room tax on gross rents charged by hotels, motels, bed and breakfasts, and short-term rentals for stays under 30 consecutive days. The tax is collected…

Every rental dwelling in Ogden City, from a single rented house to a large apartment building, needs a business license under section 5-10-2 before anyone rents it out. Buildings with…

Ogden City Code section 16-8A-6 lets the county health department declare a dwelling a public nuisance when inadequate maintenance, dilapidation or poor light, air or sanitation makes…

Utah eviction begins with a notice to quit under Utah Code 78B-6-802. Nonpayment of rent requires a 3-business-day pay-or-quit notice; lease violations require a 3-calendar-day…

Utah does not require just-cause for eviction and uses a streamlined unlawful detainer process under Title 78B Chapter 6 Part 8. Landlords may terminate month-to-month tenancies with…

Under the Utah Fit Premises Act, a landlord must give the renter at least 24 hours' prior notice before entering the rental unit, unless the rental agreement provides otherwise (Utah…

Utah does cap residential late fees. Under the Fit Premises Act, an owner may not charge a late fee exceeding the greater of 10% of the rent or $75 (Utah Code 57-22-4(5)(a)). Any fee…

To end a month-to-month tenancy in Utah, the owner must serve notice to quit at least 15 calendar days before the end of the rental period (Utah Code 78B-6-802(1)(b)(i)). A tenancy at…

Utah prohibits local rent control. State law bars any county, city, or town from enacting an ordinance or resolution that controls rents or fees on private residential property unless…

Utah sets no statutory cap on how much a landlord can charge for a security deposit. After a tenant moves out, the landlord has 30 days to return the deposit and any prepaid rent, with…

Utah adverse possession requires continuous occupation and claim of land for seven years AND payment of all taxes levied and assessed on it during that period (Utah Code 78B-2-208…

Ogden sidewalk food vendors must submit proof of a current food handler's permit with their license application under City Code § 5-13B-5(A)(6), and must keep following the Utah food…

Ogden City treats conditions that breed rodents, like accumulated garbage, refuse or overgrown vegetation on private property, as an abatable nuisance under its administrative…

Ogden City's noise ordinance exempts a vehicle alarm from the general noise limits only if it shuts itself off within five minutes of going off. An alarm that keeps sounding past that…

Ogden City Code doesn't set a separate bass or low-frequency decibel limit. Instead, Section 12-14-3 defines a noise as "clearly audible" whenever an enforcement officer can hear it…

Ogden bars noisy loading and unloading near homes overnight. Section 12-14-6(I) stops handling boxes, crates, containers, or bulk materials, including deliveries, between 10:00 P.M…

Inside Weber County South Fork Memorial Park and North Fork Park, running a generator or other motor-driven equipment loud enough to disturb other visitors is a prohibited act. Any…

Ogden City treats open air fairs and similar street events as Class I special events when held on city property with vendors, food, structures or entertainment, requiring a permit…

Anyone organizing a parade, motorcade or public assembly in Ogden City needs a special event permit before staging it on city streets, sidewalks or parks. The Community and Economic…

Restaurants and retailers on ground-level space in Ogden's C-ENT, C-MU, H25, C-9 and MU zones need a sidewalk use permit before placing tables, chairs or dining furnishings in the…

Ogden City lets the Mayor set rules for reserving parks, stadiums, golf courses and other recreation facilities, and may require a facility use agreement or written permit for group…

Weber County still requires a special event permit for a block party that closes a residential street, but the application must include a neighbor signature list instead of insurance…

Ogden City runs the Good Landlord Incentive Program, a business-license discount for rental owners who complete police-run landlord training, keep their properties free of code…

Commercial filming, meaning any media broadcast, motion picture or still commercial photography shoot other than for news purposes, is treated as a special event under Ogden City Code…

Ogden City requires an approved storm water pollution prevention plan (SWPPP) for construction disturbing more than an acre, with erosion controls that cap cut and fill slopes at 2:1…

Ogden City bans non-storm water discharges into its municipal storm drain system and prohibits illicit connections carrying sewage or wastewater into storm drains. Community and…

Ogden bars idling a heavy truck near homes for more than 10 minutes. Section 12-14-6(B) makes it unlawful to run the engine of any parked vehicle over 10,000 pounds gross vehicle…

Ogden's floodplain overlay zone, Title 15 Chapter 26, bars any structure from being built, altered or land developed within an area of special flood hazard without full compliance with…

Ogden's floodplain development standards require new construction and substantial improvements of residential structures in mapped A, A1-30, AH or AE flood zones to have their lowest…

Weber County's Hillside Development chapter requires building sites on steep terrain to leave ample room for adequate defensible area as defined by the fire code. Any parcel with…

Ogden City bars minors under 16 from public places between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m., and minors 16 or older between midnight and 5 a.m. School-age minors also face a daytime curfew during…

City Code section 11-3-2 makes it unlawful to enter or remain in any Ogden City park from one hour after sunset until one hour before sunrise, unless attending a city-sponsored or…

Anyone peddling goods or soliciting orders or donations door to door in Ogden City must get a license from the business license coordinator under City Code § 5-13A-2, unless exempt as…

Ogden City Code § 5-13A-9 bars peddlers and solicitors, licensed or not, from entering a private residence posted with a "No Peddlers" or "No Solicitors" sign, and bans door-knocking…

Selling food, drinks, flowers, caps, T-shirts, souvenirs or crafts from a cart on an Ogden public sidewalk requires a sidewalk vendor business license under City Code § 5-13B-2, plus a…

Ogden restricts sidewalk vending carts to specific downtown commercial zones (C-MU, C-ENT, H25 and C-9) and the 25th Street/Monroe Avenue mixed-use area under City Code § 5-13B-6(B)…

Ogden City Code § 15-13-37 lets mobile food trucks and trailers park in private lots with owner approval or curbside in the public right-of-way, but bars them from residential zones…

Ogden City requires any monument, historical marker or statue proposed for city property to be approved by joint resolution of the City Council and Mayor, who must find the structure…

Ogden City Code section 14-5-4 requires every private subdivision, meaning one with private streets, private utilities, or common open space, to establish a homeowners' association…

Weber County will not knowingly license a short-term rental on property bound by private covenants that prohibit renting. Under Land Use Code Section 108-11-3, any short-term rental…

Utah's Community Association Act gives an HOA a statutory lien on a lot for unpaid assessments, collection costs, attorney fees, and qualifying fines (§ 57-8a-301). The association may…

Utah Code § 57-8a-227 gives a lot owner a records right with hard numbers attached: the association must answer a written request within 10 business days, may charge no more than 10…

Utah Code § 57-8a-231(2) bars an association from enacting or enforcing a governing document that prohibits, or has the effect of prohibiting, the owner of a detached dwelling from…

Utah Code § 57-8a-802 overrides any contrary governing document and forbids a homeowners association from prohibiting a lot owner from installing or using an electric vehicle charging…

Utah Code § 57-8a-219 bars a homeowners association from prohibiting a lot owner's display of a United States flag inside the dwelling, on a limited common area, or on the lot, so long…

Utah Code § 57-8a-208 puts no dollar limit on an association fine. Subsection (3)(b) says only that the fine shall be in the amount provided for in the association's governing…

A Utah association can sell your home without a lawsuit, but Utah Code 57-8a-303 puts four separate locks on that power. It must deliver notice at least 30 calendar days before…

Utah Code § 57-8a-209(1)(a) expressly allows a homeowners association to cap the number and term of rentals or to prohibit rentals outright, so Utah runs the opposite way from states…

During an Ogden fire marshal's orange-level restriction in a hazardous area, only gas fire pits and grills with flame control, charcoal grills with lids using commercial charcoal, and…

Ogden's single-family R-1-5, R-1-6, R-1-8 and R-1-10 zones set minimum front setbacks of 20 to 30 feet, side setbacks of 5 to 10 feet, and a 30-foot rear setback for the main dwelling…

In Ogden City's R-1-10, R-1-8, R-1-6 and R-1-5 single-family zones, Ogden City Code section 15-15-4(E) caps accessory buildings at twenty five percent of the rear yard area. A detached…

In Ogden City's R-1-10, R-1-8, R-1-6 and R-1-5 single-family zones, Ogden City Code section 15-15-4(D) caps new houses at two and one-half stories or thirty five feet, with a minimum…

Ogden City zoning treats medical cannabis pharmacies as a regulated downtown retail use, not a ban. In the R-MFV, R-MFH, C-MU, C-ENT, H-25 and C-9 zones, a pharmacy must sit at least…

Ogden City Code section 15-21-2 lists "medical cannabis pharmacy" as an allowed use, subject to special requirements, in every one of the city's manufacturing and industrial zones…

Ogden City Code § 15-2-19 caps a residential garage or yard sale at three days in any one calendar quarter; sell more often and the zoning code reclassifies the activity as a retail…

Ogden's 25th Street Historic District carries its own design-review layer on top of normal zoning: any external alteration or addition, from new construction to signs, awnings and…

Ogden City Code Section 15-8-6 lets Planned Residential Unit Developments exceed each zone's baseline housing density if the project earns density bonus points under Section 15-8-8, up…

Ogden City's arboricultural regulations, adopted under City Code section 6-2-5A, list tree of heaven (Ailanthus altissima) among the nonacceptable planting stock species barred from…

Ogden City Code's citywide lighting rule, found in Title 15's regulations applicable to every zone, bars spotlights and floodlights from casting direct rays into any residential zone…

Ogden City Code caps how far a light fixture can project from any sign structure, including off-premises billboards, at eight feet under the sign construction standards in Title 18…

Weber County's outdoor lighting code bars placing any light source at a location, angle, or height that trespasses onto a neighbor's property. Fixtures that already meet the general…

Ogden City Code section 18-3-26 exempts noncommercial opinion signs and political campaign signs on private property from the entire outdoor sign code. The city council adopted this…

Ogden City Code section 18-3-27 has banned new off-premises signs, the freeway billboards along I-15 and elsewhere, as a permitted or conditional use since August 20, 2001. Existing…

Ogden City Code section 18-3-29 confines electronic message display signs, the digital billboards with changing LED copy, to the C-1 neighborhood commercial, A-C and A-I zones. Each…

Window signs are allowed in every zoning district in unincorporated Weber County without a land use permit, but cumulative window signage cannot exceed 25 percent of the window area…

Unincorporated Weber County runs three agricultural zones, A-1, A-2 and A-3, that give farming and ranching legal priority over neighboring uses. Under Section 104-2-2, agriculture is…

Weber County protects existing farms from nuisance complaints filed by new subdivision residents by forcing the protection onto the plat itself. Section 106-1-5.020 requires every…

In Weber County's Form-Based (FB) zone, developers building street improvements must keep bike lanes clear at every point. Code section 104-22-7.020 bars curb extension bulb-outs from…

In Utah a golf cart may not be driven on any highway unless the municipality whose jurisdiction that highway sits in has passed an ordinance allowing it. Utah Code 41-6a-1510(1)(b)…

Weber County treats a data center as a permitted, by-right 'data services' use in every manufacturing zone, M-T, M-1, M-2 and M-3, under Land Use Code Section 104-21-3.050, with no…

In unincorporated Weber County, a small solar energy system is allowed in every zoning district without a conditional use permit, but it must meet the same setback and height limits…

Utah Code § 57-8a-701(2)(a) says no governing document other than a declaration may prohibit a detached dwelling owner from installing a solar energy system, which is the crucial…

Weber County's Planning Division Director, acting as code enforcement official, investigates land use violations countywide in the unincorporated area. Report a suspected violation to…

Weber County Land Use Code § 108-7-12 limits irrigated turf grass in new development: single-family lots cap out at 35 percent of the front and side yard or 3,000 square feet…

Commercial drone use in Utah is governed primarily by FAA Part 107 with Utah's UAS preemption statute limiting local interference. State law adds restrictions for emergencies…

Utah expressly preempts local regulation of unmanned aircraft systems, reserving authority to the state and federal governments. Recreational drone operators must follow FAA rules and…

Utah Title 34 Chapter 40 establishes the state minimum wage and preempts local governments from enacting their own minimum wage ordinances.

Utah recognizes both a concealed firearm permit under Title 53 Chapter 5 and permitless concealed carry for qualifying adults statewide, preempting local restrictions.

Utah Code 53-5a-102 broadly preempts local firearm regulation, reserving authority to the Legislature with limited exceptions for state property and government buildings.

Utah generally allows open carry of firearms by adults who may lawfully possess them, with local regulation preempted by Utah Code 53-5a-102.

Utah's gambling statute defines a "lottery" to include any raffle or gift enterprise where entrants pay for a chance at a prize, and folds lottery directly into the criminal definition…

Utah Code § 76-9-1401(8) defines "gambling" as risking anything of value on a chance-based outcome tied to an agreement that someone will receive value: a definition with no exception…

Utah is one of only two states with zero legal gambling, and that includes sports betting: no retail sportsbooks, no mobile betting apps, and no daily-fantasy cash contests. Utah…

Utah allows sobriety checkpoints, but only with a magistrate's written authorisation obtained in advance. Utah Code Section 77-23-104 requires a command level officer to file a signed…

Utah wrote the protection directly into the interference offense. Utah Code Section 76-8-305(4) says that recording a peace officer with a camera, mobile phone or other photographic…

Utah is one of the states with a genuine stop-and-identify duty, but the duty is narrower than the questions an officer is allowed to ask. Utah Code Section 77-7-15 lets a peace…

Utah has no statute regulating consent to search a vehicle, no odour-based probable cause provision and no pretextual-stop reform. The one statutory limit on what a Utah officer may…

As of March 25, 2025, Utah bans selling electronic cigarette products with any characterizing flavor other than tobacco or menthol. The ban applies to all retailers, and every vape…

Utah wrote a dedicated auxiliary lighting provision into the traffic code in 2024. Utah Code Section 41-6a-1604(7) says an auxiliary light installed on a motor vehicle may only be…

Utah has no statute naming dash cameras, so the answer comes from three provisions that do apply. Utah Code Section 41-6a-1635(2)(a) prohibits operating a motor vehicle with an object…

Utah runs two rules at once and they are not the same thing. Lane splitting, riding a motorcycle between clearly marked lanes while traffic is in motion, is flatly prohibited by Utah…

Utah Code 41-1a-403(2)(a) says an individual may not attach to or over a license plate a license plate cover. There is no tint qualifier, no transparency exception and no exception…

A radar detector is legal in a private vehicle in Utah. The Utah Code contains no provision on radar detectors at all; what it does contain is Section 41-6a-609, which prohibits radar…

Utah Code 41-6a-1636(3) makes any stud, cleat, spike or other non-rubber protuberance on a tire unlawful, and then Subsection (5)(a) carves out the one thing most Utah drivers want…

Utah Code Section 41-6a-1635(1) bars operating a motor vehicle with a windshield allowing less than 70% light transmittance or a front side window allowing less than 35%, with no more…