West Jordan, UT Property Maintenance: Property Blight (2026)

Section 10-1-4 incorporates the entire 1997 edition of the Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings (UCADB) as promulgated by the International Conference of Building Officials, giving West Jordan a cumulative remedy alongside the International Building Code adopted at section 10-1-2. Any building or structure that, from any cause, endangers the life, limb, health, morals, property, safety, or welfare of the public or its occupants can be ordered repaired, vacated, or demolished under the UCADB procedures. are automatically adopted by the city without further council action.

Wherever the UCADB uses the term "jurisdiction," West Jordan's code defines it to mean the City of West Jordan, and a certified copy of the adopted code is kept on file at the City Recorder's Office for public inspection. The code is expressly construed to give effect to the state statutes authorizing cities to abate dangerous buildings, and the city may not impose a more restrictive procedure than state statute requires. If the city abates a dangerous building itself, section 10-1-4(D)(2) lets it recover the abatement costs by attaching them to the property owner's property taxes rather than filing a separate collection action.

Enforcement runs through the Building and Safety Division under chapter 2 of the same title, and disputed orders can be appealed to the five-member Board of Building Appeals created by chapter 3.