Salt Lake County, UT Property Maintenance: Property Blight (2026)
Key Facts
- Adopted code
- 1997 UCADB, ICBO
- Enforcing officer
- County building official
- Scope
- Unincorporated Salt Lake County only
- Citation
- Salt Lake County Code § 15.16.010
Summary
Salt Lake County has adopted the Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, giving the building official legal authority over unsafe structures in the unincorporated area.
...as well as the Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, 1997 Edition, published by the International Conference of Building Officials, is adopted and incorporated herein by reference into this code.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 49).
Full Breakdown
Salt Lake County Code § 15.16.010 adopts the 1997 Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, published by the International Conference of Building Officials, by reference alongside the county's other technical construction codes. The adoption gives the county building official the legal basis to order repair, vacation or demolition of buildings in the unincorporated area found to be structurally unsafe, unsanitary or a fire hazard, using the notice, hearing and order procedures set out in that referenced code.
Violations & Fines
Enforcement follows the adopted abatement code's own notice, hearing and order procedures; the building official can direct repair or demolition, and unresolved dangerous conditions can lead to county-ordered removal at the owner's expense.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Salt Lake County have a dangerous building ordinance?
Does this cover Salt Lake City or West Jordan?
Sources & Official References
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