Eagle Mountain, UT Outdoor Cooking: Outdoor Kitchen Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Outdoor cooking exclusion
- Excluded from second-kitchen restrictions
- Indoor second kitchen requirement
- Deed restriction or ADU permit
- Governing definition
- EMMC 17.10.030, "Kitchen"
- Enforcement authority
- Planning director, EMMC 17.15.020.E
Summary
Eagle Mountain excludes outdoor cooking facilities from the second-kitchen permit regime entirely. A backyard outdoor kitchen does not need the deed restriction or accessory dwelling unit permit that an indoor second kitchen requires under the city's land development code.
“Kitchen” means any room and/or other place used, or intended or designed to be used, for cooking or the preparation of food that is at a minimum comprised of a set of fixed cooking facilities other than hot plates or other portable cooking units; includes kitchenettes. Second kitchens in a single-family dwelling are only allowed with a recorded deed restriction, or an approved accessory dwelling unit permit. Outdoor cooking facilities shall be excluded from second kitchen restrictions.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance O-34-2026, passed August 4, 2026).
Full Breakdown
69, an additional kitchen or kitchenette in a home or accessory structure normally needs planning director approval, an interior-access requirement, and a recorded owner's agreement restricting the property from becoming a second dwelling unit, filed with the Utah County recorder before a building permit issues. 030 defines a "kitchen" as a room with fixed cooking facilities other than hot plates or portable units, and it states directly that second kitchens in a single-family dwelling are only allowed with a recorded deed restriction or an approved accessory dwelling unit permit.
69 deed-restriction process, the interior-access rule, or the recorded owner's agreement that apply to an indoor second kitchen or kitchenette. E. Homeowners planning a full outdoor kitchen with a roof, walls, or plumbing should still confirm with the planning department whether the structure itself needs a building permit as an accessory structure, since the exclusion applies to the second-kitchen use restriction, not to ordinary construction permitting.
Violations & Fines
Because outdoor cooking facilities are excluded from the second-kitchen restriction, there is no deed-restriction or ADU-permit violation to enforce against a simple outdoor kitchen. If a resident tries to convert an outdoor kitchen area into an enclosed living or cooking space that functions as a second dwelling unit, that falls back under EMMC Chapter 17.69 and Title 17's general enforcement: the planning director can investigate and initiate proceedings to correct violations under EMMC 17.15.020.E, and the property owner's recorded agreement (where one exists) bars converting the primary dwelling or its accessory structures into two or more units without title-compliant approval.
Frequently Asked Questions
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