West Valley City, UT Public Health Rules: Rodent Control (2026)
Key Facts
- Duty
- prevent rodent harborage in storage
- Storage rooms
- must be rodent-proof
- Applies to
- every premises citywide
- Enforced by
- City solid waste Department
Summary
West Valley City law requires every property owner to store solid waste so it can't attract, harbor, or breed insects and rodents, with rodent-proof construction required for any storage building or room.
The owner or occupant of any premises, residence, business establishment, institution, industry or recreation area shall ensure that all solid waste generated by such premises or establishment is stored to prevent the attraction, harborage, or breeding of insects or rodents or both and eliminate conditions harmful to public health or that create safety hazards, odors or nuisances. (12.1)
(2) Sufficient containers required. Except as otherwise provided herein, each premises, residence, business establishment, institution, industry, construction or demolition project, or recreation area shall provide a sufficient number of containers meeting the requirements in Sections 24-2-112(4), 24-2-112(5), 24-2-112(6), and 24-2-112(7) of these regulations, suitable for the type of material accumulated. The containers shall be sufficient to prevent overflowing and to accommodate all waste and litter accumulated between scheduled collections. (12.2)
(3) Automated-collection residential solid waste containers.
a. All single-family and duplex residential dwellings units shall utilize the City-furnished automated-collection residential solid waste containers.
b. It shall be unlawful to deface or otherwise damage City-furnished automated-collection residential solid waste containers.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 26-30, passed June 23, 2026).
Full Breakdown
Under the City's Health Ordinance, the owner or occupant of any premises, residence, business, institution, industry, or recreation area must store solid waste to prevent insects or rodents from being attracted to it, harboring in it, or breeding in it, and to eliminate conditions that harm public health or create odors and nuisances. Any storage house, room, or area used to hold solid waste must be of rodent-proof construction, readily cleanable, properly drained, and, if unrefrigerated, adequately vented with screened openings. Creating conditions for rodent propagation is separately listed as a prohibited act citywide.
Violations & Fines
Storing waste so it attracts or shelters rodents, or maintaining an unscreened, unsanitary storage room, is a prohibited act under §§ 24-2-106(11) and 24-2-112(11); the Department can issue a notice of violation under § 24-2-117 with penalties under § 24-2-120.
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