Provo, UT Property Maintenance: Vacant Lot Maintenance (2026)

080(8) is a supplemental landscaping requirement applying citywide: vacant lots in all zones awaiting construction shall be maintained free of unsightly storage of equipment, construction materials, or overgrown weeds and nuisance vegetation. 070(2) separately requires that where landscaping does exist, the owner, registered agent, manager, or other responsible party keep it in a live and thriving condition, fertilized, mowed, trimmed, edged, mulched, and free from weeds, dead plants, litter, refuse, or debris, consistent with regionally accepted horticultural practice. 070(2)(e). The vacant-lot standard is enforced as part of the same supplemental development standards that govern minimum tree counts, foundation plantings, and berm requirements by zone, meaning a developer holding a vacant, unimproved parcel cannot use it for unpermitted material or equipment storage or let vegetation go unmanaged while waiting to build, regardless of whether the lot sits in a residential, commercial, or industrial zone.