Salt Lake City, UT

Salt Lake City caps front-yard fences at 4 feet and side/rear fences at 6 feet in residential zones, and requires a building permit for nearly every fence under Zoning Code Section…

In Salt Lake City's Foothills Protection and FR-1/FR-2/FR-3 districts, retaining walls cap at 4 feet above established grade, and any wall taller than that needs a state-licensed…

Salt Lake City zoning bans barbed wire, razor wire, and electric security fences on residential property, limiting them to agricultural, commercial, and manufacturing zones.

Salt Lake City requires a building permit before building almost any fence, with a fee tied to construction cost or valuation.

Under Utah Code Section 4-26-103, a qualifying grazing or agricultural landowner can require an adjoining qualified landowner to pay half the cost of a partition fence, and recover…

Salt Lake City ties short-term rental occupancy caps to fire and building code limits rather than a flat headcount, enforced under the citywide STR license.

Salt Lake City STR licensees must control noise and nuisance, and three verified violations in 12 months can get the license suspended.

Salt Lake City suspends a short-term rental license after three verified nuisance, noise, or parking violations in twelve months, and revokes it after three suspensions.

Salt Lake City limits licensed short-term rentals to 200 nights of occupancy per year under the annual license period.

Salt Lake City requires every licensed short-term rental to provide at least one off-street parking stall reserved for guests, sited per zoning rules.

Salt Lake City requires a short-term rental business license before any dwelling can be advertised or rented for stays under 30 days.

Salt Lake City levies a 1% transient room tax on short-term rental stays under 30 days, collected by the state tax commission; short-term rental license holders must also collect and…

Salt Lake County does not require an owner or host to live on site at a licensed short-term rental. Instead, Code §5.19.070(C) requires every licensee to name a responsible party based…

Salt Lake City adopts the Utah Wildland Urban Interface Code as part of its fire code, applying only to properties shown on the official Salt Lake City Wildland Urban Interface Map…

Salt Lake City's housing code sets exact mounting locations for smoke detectors in existing dwelling units, plus a mandatory hardwired detector in any habitable room under 7'6" ceiling…

Salt Lake City requires property owners to cut weeds and dry vegetation to 6 inches or less to prevent fire hazards, with a minimum 15-foot firebreak on large parcels.

Salt Lake City lets residents burn campfires and recreational fires without a permit only if a responsible person controls them and they stay within the size set for a recreational…

Salt Lake City bars burning trash, garbage, or other waste in any open fire unless it fits a listed no-permit exemption or gets a Salt Lake Valley health department permit.

Salt Lake City requires a license to sell fireworks and only allows sale or discharge on the dates set by state law, with strict rules for outdoor stands.

In unincorporated Salt Lake County mobile home parks, LP-gas containers must be securely fastened against overturning, and no vessel can be stored inside or under a structure without…

Salt Lake City bans overnight and other hour-restricted street parking wherever the city posts signs or markings, with no citywide blanket curfew needed.

Salt Lake City designates preferential parking permit areas near commuter magnets like hospitals and university complexes, exempting resident and business vehicles from parking limits…

New multi-family buildings must dedicate 1 EV charging space per 25 parking spaces and wire 20% of spaces as EV-ready.

Salt Lake City paints curbs red to mean no stopping, standing, or parking at any time, enforced citywide by the transportation engineer.

Salt Lake City bars parking restricted vehicles, over 45 feet long, wider than 8 feet loaded, or 36,000+ pounds, on any street, including residential blocks, except while loading or on…

Commercial vehicles need a city freight license parking permit to stop in freight curb loading zones, and stops are capped at 30 minutes for actual loading or unloading.

Salt Lake City tows any vehicle left on a public street for more than 48 hours without being moved, and impounds it as a declared nuisance under the city's traffic code.

Salt Lake City bars parking within five feet of any driveway and requires vehicles on two-way streets to park facing the direction of traffic within twelve inches of the curb, each…

Salt Lake City caps outdoor RV parking at one motor home or travel trailer plus a total of two recreational vehicles per residence, and bans front or corner side yard parking entirely.

Salt Lake City zoning bars parking stalls in a required front or corner side yard, but a compliant driveway in the FR, R1, R2, or SR-1A districts can still hold a vehicle without…

From November through April, Salt Lake County Code §11.20.130 bans parking on any county street in the unincorporated area whenever it is snowing or snow is already on the street. A…

Utah caps what a nonconsensual tow can cost and how long you can be made to wait. Under the 2026 Non-Consent Towing Fee Schedule that UDOT publishes under Utah Code § 72-9-603(16), a…

Salt Lake City allows home daycares as a home occupation in any dwelling except M-1 and M-2 industrial zones, capping group size at 16 children and confining outdoor play to rear or…

Salt Lake City caps home occupation client visits at two per hour, one client at a time, and only between 8 a.m. and 10 p.m.

Salt Lake City caps home occupation signage at one small, nonilluminated nameplate mounted flat against the house: no lit signs, no freestanding signs, no exceptions.

Salt Lake City allows home occupations in any dwelling citywide, but the business must stay clearly secondary to residential use and follow strict operating limits under § 21A.36.030.

Utah runs two separate home food routes and the cottage food one is the registered route. Utah Code 4-5-501(4) requires the operator to register with the Department of Agriculture and…

Utah Code § 26B-7-416 lets a resident sell ready-to-eat meals cooked in a home kitchen once the local health department issues a microenterprise home kitchen permit. The core operating…

Dogs and cats adopted from Salt Lake City's Animal Services must be sterilized within the timeframe set in the adoption agreement, backed by a criminal penalty for noncompliance.

Veterinary offices are a permitted, by-right use in Salt Lake City's MU-2 through MU-11 mixed-use districts, while an attached kennel for overnight boarding needs a separate…

Salt Lake City lets dog and cat owners microchip instead of using a collar tag, but only if the chip is registered with animal services.

Salt Lake City sets no numeric limit on how many dogs or cats a resident can own, as long as every animal is licensed, vaccinated for rabies, and doesn't create a nuisance.

Salt Lake City requires every cat four months or older to carry an annual Animal Services license, but exempts cats living in a registered feral colony under the city's…

Salt Lake City bans dogs from running at large; owners must keep dogs restrained by a six-foot leash, secure enclosure, or on their own property, with strict liability for violations.

Salt Lake City pet shops can't sell dogs, cats, or rabbits unless the animal came from a shelter, animal control agency, humane society, or nonprofit rescue.

Salt Lake City bans taking or killing any bird, or robbing or destroying a bird's nest, egg, or young, when the act violates state wildlife law.

Salt Lake City requires anyone operating a pet grooming business, termed a "groomery" in the code, to get a regulatory permit from the Office of Animal Services, plus sign-off from…

Salt Lake City classifies dogs as dangerous or vicious by documented behavior, not breed: no dog breed is banned or singled out by name in the city code.

Salt Lake City bans owning, keeping, or selling wild or exotic animals as pets, including big cats, bears, wolves, primates, and venomous snakes.

Salt Lake City allows up to 5 hives on most residential lots (10 on half-acre-plus lots) with mandatory setbacks, flyway barriers, and state registration.

Salt Lake City allows up to 15 hen chickens (no roosters) per residential lot for egg production, with a permit, a predator-resistant coop, and setback rules.

Salt Lake City requires trees and landscaping to keep 7 feet of clearance above sidewalks and 10 feet above streets, with street tree pruning controlled by Urban Forestry.

Salt Lake City's zoning code bans artificial turf in any area where landscaping is required, including park strips, parking lot buffers, and other regulated landscape zones under Title…

Salt Lake City requires nearly all required shrubs, perennials, and groundcover to be drought-tolerant, adapted, or native species, and bans turf grass in park strips citywide.

Salt Lake City caps weeds and grass at 6 inches on any real property, with noxious species like puncturevine and poison ivy removed regardless of height.

Salt Lake City's mayor can proclaim mandatory water-use restrictions during drought or supply shortages, activating a graduated water shortage contingency plan enforced by the public…

New development in Salt Lake City must preserve city forester-designated specimen trees or pay into the tree fund and replant at a 2-caliper-inch-per-dbh-inch ratio before removing one.

Utah Code 73-3-1.5 lets homeowners capture rainwater on their own parcel. Up to 200 gallons in two covered containers needs no registration; storing more, up to a 2,500-gallon maximum…

Salt Lake City's zoning code defines a "Tiny House" as its own building type, capped at 400 square feet on a permanent foundation, but only inside the RMF-30 Low Density Multi-Family…

Salt Lake City lets pre-1995 garage-to-living-space conversions on single-family and two-family lots become legal only after a building permit, a life-safety inspection, and…

Salt Lake City requires the property owner to live on-site wherever an accessory dwelling unit is built, with narrow carve-outs for duplexes, multi-family, and temporary absences.

Salt Lake City requires a building permit for accessory structures like sheds and limits them to one foot from side and rear lot lines, with footprint capped at fifty percent of the…

Salt Lake City allows one accessory dwelling unit per lot, but the property owner must live on site, and a detached ADU is capped at 1,000 square feet and 17 feet tall.

An ADU in unincorporated Salt Lake County cannot be rented at all without a business license, and once licensed it can only be leased for 30 consecutive days or longer: Code Section…

Salt Lake City bars construction and demolition equipment noise in residential and commercial zones from 9 PM to 7 AM on weekdays and Saturdays, and until 9 AM on Sundays and holidays.

Salt Lake City requires every motor vehicle to keep a working muffler and bars exhaust modifications that boost engine noise, while capping drive-by sound at 80 to 88 dBA measured 25…

Salt Lake City caps stationary industrial noise at 75 dBA overnight and 80 dBA daytime, measured at the property line under Salt Lake City Code § 9.28.060.

Salt Lake City bans new homes, schools, and hotels in high-noise airport influence zones near the international airport, unless builders add sound attenuation and air circulation…

Salt Lake City requires a permit before running loudspeakers or amplified music outdoors on streets, sidewalks, parks or public property once the sound violates zone noise limits or…

Salt Lake City bars audible radios, TVs, and musical instruments between 9 PM and 7 AM (9 AM on Sundays/holidays) if plainly audible at the property line.

Salt Lake City code makes excessive, continuous, or untimely barking a declared animal nuisance, exposing the owner to citation regardless of intent.

Salt Lake City folds the International Swimming Pool and Spa Code into its building code by ordinance, so a built-in or permanently wired hot tub or spa needs a Division of Building…

Salt Lake City requires above-ground and portable swimming pools to sit at least 5 feet from every lot line, and any enclosing fence over 6 feet needs 80% transparency.

Salt Lake City imposes a 1% transient room tax on hotel, motel, tourist home, and trailer court stays booked for less than 30 consecutive days, layered on top of state and county…

Salt Lake City prohibits building or converting any billboard to an electronic format, with only a narrow legally-compelled exception under strict brightness, motion, and curfew limits.

Political signs are exempt from Salt Lake City's sign-permit and size rules on private property, but must come down within three days after election or voting day.

Salt Lake City won't allow more billboards than already exist along its freeway gateways. I-15, I-80 and I-215 among them. A new billboard permit issues only if the applicant holds…

Salt Lake City caps window signs at 25% of the total window area per floor in zoning districts citywide, with no limit on the number of signs.

Salt Lake City caps garage/yard sale signs at 6 square feet and 4 feet tall, one per street frontage, without needing a permit.

Salt Lake City's building official can order repair, vacation, or boarding of any building declared dangerous, then repair or board it at the owner's expense after 10 days' notice if…

Salt Lake City property owners must clear a 42-inch path of snow, ice, and sleet from abutting sidewalks within 24 hours after snowfall ends, or face escalating daily civil fines.

Salt Lake City licenses wrecker services and bars non-consent tows from private property unless the lot is posted with compliant signs or the vehicle is abandoned.

Selling cigars or tobacco in Salt Lake City, wholesale or retail, requires a city license before any sale, offer, or barter can occur.

Sexually oriented businesses need a city business license and must clear a 1,000-foot buffer from schools, parks, churches, homes and daycares before they can open.

Salt Lake City requires anyone buying, bartering, or selling secondhand goods, junk, or precious metals to hold a city license before opening for business.

Salt Lake City flatly bans running an auto repair business out of a home. It's listed first among businesses that can never qualify as a home occupation, no matter how small the…

Salt Lake City requires a city license before anyone can operate as a pawnbroker, backed by a $5,000 bond and strict recordkeeping rules enforced by the police department.

Operating a massage establishment anywhere in unincorporated Salt Lake County without a county business license is unlawful under Code §5.16.020. Applicants must submit a state massage…

Salt Lake City bans standing, sitting, or lying on a sidewalk for more than two minutes if it blocks pedestrians, and gives police the power to order a move after one minute.

Salt Lake City makes it unlawful to camp, cook, build a fire, or pitch a tent on public grounds, streets, parks, or playgrounds without authorization, with a five-minute removal order…

Salt Lake City caps engine idling at two minutes citywide under City Code § 12.58.030, with exceptions for traffic control, emergencies, and vehicle maintenance.

Salt Lake City bans dumping anything but stormwater into its storm drains, backed by fines up to $10,000 per violation per day.

New homes and additions in Salt Lake City's mapped floodplain hazard area must have the lowest floor built at or above the base flood elevation before any permit is finaled.

Construction permit holders in Salt Lake City must install erosion and stormwater runoff controls to keep sediment and debris from washing into streets, gutters, or storm drains.

Boat docks and piers near the Jordan River, Surplus Canal, or other protected waterbodies need a conditional use permit plus Army Corps and state sign-off, not a simple building permit.

Salt Lake City requires anyone who lives next to or has an interest in a foothills parcel to get a fuel reduction permit from the Parks and Public Lands Division before clearing…

Building or development in a Salt Lake City floodplain hazard area requires a permit and elevation or floodproofing certification before work starts.

Salt Lake City requires a permit for solar panel installation on any new or existing building, with fees set by system size under the city's fee schedule.

Utah Code § 57-8a-701(2)(a) says no governing document other than a declaration may prohibit a detached dwelling owner from installing a solar energy system, which is the crucial…

Salt Lake City adopts the International Plumbing Code as promulgated by the state, requiring a permit and inspection for plumbing work under Title 18.

The building official inspects every permitted job and must sign off before you get a certificate of occupancy.

Salt Lake City's Fit Premises Ordinance makes a broken exterior door or an inoperable or missing exterior door lock a mandatory repair item landlords must fix on a city-set deadline.

Salt Lake City requires a City Engineer permit before erecting any scaffold, fence, or temporary structure over a public sidewalk or street, with the permit fee paid before work begins.

Salt Lake City requires carbon monoxide detectors in dwelling units under the International Residential Code it adopts in Section 18.04.040, and its Existing Residential Housing…

Salt Lake City requires a permit before any electrical installation, alteration, or improvement, and has adopted the National Electrical Code as part of the city code.

Salt Lake City requires a building permit before erecting, altering, or enlarging any structure - including decks and patios - with fees based on project valuation and no local size…

Under the Fit Premises Ordinance, Salt Lake City landlords must promptly repair an inoperable required fire sprinkler system in a rental dwelling once the housing division issues…

Salt Lake City forces existing residential buildings to meet energy-efficiency upgrades, insulation, double-pane windows, 80%-efficient mechanical equipment, whenever remodeling, a…

Salt Lake City requires a special event permit before any parade, festival, or similar entertainment event can use city streets or property, with applications due 30 days ahead and…

Salt Lake City allows outdoor restaurant dining in the public right-of-way only under a city lease agreement plus zoning sign-off, not as a matter of right.

Block parties that close a city street need a special event permit, but the city waives its usual event fees for them.

Any festival, fair, carnival, or other entertainment event on Salt Lake City streets or property needs a special event permit from the city's events coordinator, filed at least 30 days…

Salt Lake County treats movie and television filming as an 'entertainment event' under its special events ordinance, so any unincorporated-area film shoot involving more than 50 people…

A gathering at a Salt Lake County park or recreation center that qualifies as a special event cannot be permitted until the county parks and recreation division has reviewed the…

Salt Lake City sets aside dedicated AG, AG-2, AG-5 and AG-20 zoning districts to preserve land for local food production, with 2- to 40-acre minimum lots and buffer rules protecting…

Utah Code 78B-6-1101 protects established agricultural operations from nuisance lawsuits when surrounding land uses change toward residential development.

Salt Lake City permits dockless shared scooters only through registered operators, who must keep devices out of designated no-ride zones and specific no-park areas citywide.

Salt Lake City bans motor vehicles from stopping or parking in marked bicycle lanes, with a narrow exception for transit and school buses loading passengers.

In Utah a golf cart may not be driven on any highway unless the municipality whose jurisdiction that highway sits in has passed an ordinance allowing it. Utah Code 41-6a-1510(1)(b)…

Salt Lake City makes it unlawful to urinate or defecate in any place open to public view, alongside other disorderly public conduct.

Skateboards, roller skates, and scooters are banned on downtown and Sugar House district sidewalks and on all roadways except crosswalks and bike lanes.

Salt Lake City bans crossing outside a crosswalk unless the nearest crosswalk is 700+ feet away, and requires marked crosswalks between signaled intersections.

Salt Lake City fines property owners, not just partygoers, when police find an unruly gathering on their land: a warning notice first, then a $1,000 civil citation for a repeat within…

Salt Lake City bans smoking in all city parks, cemeteries, trails, and golf courses, plus near bus stops, mass gatherings, and light rail stations.

Salt Lake City makes it unlawful to stand, sit, or lie on a sidewalk for more than two minutes if it blocks pedestrian passage, or to stay there past one minute after a police officer…

Salt Lake City bans opening, possessing, or drinking from an open alcohol container in unpermitted public places like streets, sidewalks, and public property.

Accosting another person in a public place, or a place open to the public, for the purpose of begging is disorderly conduct in unincorporated Salt Lake County under County Code…

Electronic billboards in Salt Lake City can't raise ambient light more than 0.3 foot-candle at set distances and must go dark overnight near homes.

On-site lighting in Salt Lake City residential districts must be directed and shielded to contain light and glare within the property: no spillover onto neighbors' yards allowed under…

In every residential zoning district, onsite lighting must be located, directed, or designed to contain light and glare to the property it's on: no spillover onto neighbors.

Every Salt Lake City residence with a refuse container is automatically issued a green waste bin for yard trimmings and fruit or vegetable scraps at no extra charge, though owners can…

Salt Lake City automatically bills every residence for weekly refuse collection unless the owner cancels water/sewer/refuse service or notifies the sustainability director in writing…

Salt Lake City runs bulky item pickup only through occasional special collection events the city schedules at its own discretion, not on a fixed calendar.

Placing a dumpster, roll-off box, or other obstruction in the public way in Salt Lake City requires a City Engineer permit, with a narrow exemption for short-term placement tied to…

Salt Lake City limits when you can set automated refuse and recycling containers out and requires empty carts pulled back same day.

Dumping solid or liquid waste on any street, alley, lot, or premises in Salt Lake City without Salt Lake Valley Health Department permission is unlawful under City Code § 9.08.145, and…

Salt Lake City requires recyclables to be separated from refuse and green waste, with only city-approved items allowed in blue recycling carts.

Every residence with city refuse service gets at least one automated green waste container for yard trimmings and grass clippings, collected free alongside regular refuse pickup, with…

Every Salt Lake City residence with city refuse service is automatically issued at least one recycling container at no added charge, and opting out still requires following the city's…

City-issued carts can hit the curb only the evening before pickup and must be out by 7:00 AM on collection day, spaced 3 feet from obstructions.

Flying a drone on or near Salt Lake City's Airport System is prohibited unless the Airport Director gives express written approval in advance, a rule that covers the airport grounds…

Recreational drone flying in Salt Lake County is governed primarily by FAA Part 107 / 49 USC §44809 (TRUST test, sub-400 ft AGL, visual line of sight, no flight in controlled airspace…

Commercial drone work in Salt Lake County (real estate photography, construction progress mapping, inspections, surveying, ski-resort marketing) requires the FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot…

Salt Lake City requires at least one street tree per park strip, with more added based on frontage length, and Urban Forestry Division approval before any planting, pruning, or removal.

Salt Lake City requires new development to preserve 'specimen trees', sound, healthy trees over 10 inches in trunk diameter, and replace or pay into the city's tree fund when the city…

Salt Lake City requires developers to preserve city forester-designated "specimen" trees on private land, fence off their root zones during construction, and replace or pay into the…

Salt Lake City lets RMF-30 property owners add one or two bonus dwelling units, beyond normal zoning limits, if they keep an existing house or apartment building standing instead of…

Salt Lake City's D-1 Central Business District ties downtown building form to urban-design goals, requiring Chapter 21A.59 design review for most buildings over 100 feet.

Sharps -- needles, syringes, lancets, and scalpel blades -- may never be set out in a container or otherwise for the city's refuse service to collect; residents have to route them…

Salt Lake City requires every business and residential building to be ratproofed by the owner and kept rat-free by the occupant, with the health director empowered to inspect, order…

Salt Lake City designates landmark sites and historic districts through the Historic Landmark Commission using criteria tied to local, state, or national historic, architectural, or…

Salt Lake City splits its annual business license fee into a base fee that differs for home occupation versus nonhome occupation businesses, plus add-on regulatory and disproportionate…

Salt Lake City's open-burning code exempts outdoor grills, smokers, and fireplaces used to prepare food from the permit and community-waste-disposal rules that apply to trash and…

Salt Lake City zoning code bans turf grass in park strips, parking lot landscaping, buffers, and tight or sloped spots, and caps turf at 33% in most required yard landscaping.

Salt Lake City confines sidewalk carts to specific downtown and Sugar House districts, city parks, and Washington Square, and requires a business license plus a revocable land use…

Salt Lake City confines sidewalk vending carts to five designated zones, the expanded and Secondary Central Business Districts, the Sugar House Business District, city parks, and…

Salt Lake City requires a business license for every mobile food truck before it can operate, plus location and operating-hour limits in the public right-of-way.

Salt Lake City taverns, bar establishments, and brewpubs approved as conditional uses must cap sound at the district noise limit and keep amplified sound off outdoor areas.

Salt Lake City bans loud loading and unloading of delivery trucks between 9 PM and 7 AM (9 AM on Sundays/holidays) if it violates the noise ordinance.

Generators count as a stationary noise source and can't push sound past 50-55 dBA in residential zones under the city's noise ordinance.

Salt Lake City treats outdoor air conditioners, heat pumps and other HVAC condensers as stationary noise sources, capping their sound at 50 dBA overnight and 55 dBA daytime at a…

Salt Lake City requires property owners to remove and eradicate noxious weeds, including every species named on the Utah Noxious Weed Act list, from real property citywide.

Salt Lake City permits medicinal cannabis pharmacies by right in every zoning district except those that are primarily residential, subject to state spacing rules and a required city…

Salt Lake City bans medicinal cannabis pharmacies from every residential zone and requires state-set spacing from schools, parks, and other sensitive uses under Utah Code before a…

Salt Lake City requires every owner, lessee, or agent operating a rental dwelling to hold a current, unrevoked business license before renting it out.

Salt Lake City's Existing Residential Housing Ordinance requires every rental dwelling unit's permanent heating system to keep habitable rooms and bathrooms at least 68 degrees…

Utah is an at-will, no-just-cause eviction state, and Salt Lake County is preempted from imposing just-cause requirements on private residential landlords. A landlord in Salt Lake…

Salt Lake County and every city within it (Salt Lake City, West Valley City, West Jordan, Sandy, Murray, Taylorsville, South Jordan, Draper, Riverton, Cottonwood Heights, Holladay…

Utah eviction begins with a notice to quit under Utah Code 78B-6-802. Nonpayment of rent requires a 3-business-day pay-or-quit notice; lease violations require a 3-calendar-day…

Under the Utah Fit Premises Act, a landlord must give the renter at least 24 hours' prior notice before entering the rental unit, unless the rental agreement provides otherwise (Utah…

Utah does cap residential late fees. Under the Fit Premises Act, an owner may not charge a late fee exceeding the greater of 10% of the rent or $75 (Utah Code 57-22-4(5)(a)). Any fee…

To end a month-to-month tenancy in Utah, the owner must serve notice to quit at least 15 calendar days before the end of the rental period (Utah Code 78B-6-802(1)(b)(i)). A tenancy at…

Utah sets no statutory cap on how much a landlord can charge for a security deposit. After a tenant moves out, the landlord has 30 days to return the deposit and any prepaid rent, with…

Utah adverse possession requires continuous occupation and claim of land for seven years AND payment of all taxes levied and assessed on it during that period (Utah Code 78B-2-208…

Salt Lake City lets anyone file a zoning complaint with a civil enforcement officer, who investigates and can issue written warning notices and civil fines.

Salt Lake City parks close to the public between 11:00 P.M. and 5:00 A.M., with earlier closing times set for several named parks and small parks under five acres.

Salt Lake City bars minors under 16 from public places 11 PM to 5 AM, and minors 16-17 from 1 AM to 5 AM, with listed exceptions.

In the R-1/7,000 single-family zone, Salt Lake City requires a 25-foot rear yard, 6-foot interior side yards (10 feet on one side of interior lots), and a front yard matched to the…

In the R-1/7,000 single-family zone, Salt Lake City limits building coverage, the footprint of every principal and accessory building, to 40% of the lot area, leaving the rest as yard…

Single-family homes in Salt Lake City's R-1/12,000 district top out at 28 feet to the ridge on a pitched roof, or 20 feet on a flat roof, measured from established grade.

Salt Lake City caps garage and yard sales at a private residence to two per calendar year, with each individual sale lasting no more than seven days, under the city's secondhand dealer…

Door-to-door sellers in Salt Lake City must get a police-issued solicitation permit and carry it before knocking on doors or workplaces to pitch goods or services.

Salt Lake County Code §5.17.140 gives any resident the right to post a 'No Solicitation' sign at the main entrance door or on the property line near the walkway, and requires every…

Salt Lake City bans placing lumber, boxes, merchandise, trash, or other material on a sidewalk if it blocks free passage, unless the mayor's designee grants permission.

Owners and tenants must report defective sidewalk concrete abutting their property to the city engineer and cover most of the replacement cost once notified.

Building over or occupying city sidewalk, street, or alley space requires a permit from the mayor's office plus a $25,000 bond and liability insurance.

Filming with more than 4 people that blocks a street or sidewalk needs a special event permit from the city's events coordinator before shooting.

Salt Lake City requires a special event permit for still commercial photography shoots involving more than four people on city streets, sidewalks, or parks.

Film and TV shoots in Salt Lake City don't get an automatic noise pass. Production sound stays subject to the citywide noise ordinance unless the Salt Lake Valley Health Department…

Data centers are permitted only in Salt Lake City's M-1 and M-1A manufacturing districts, and the M-1A location requires a closed-loop cooling system under the zoning use table.

Salt Lake City inspects licensed rental dwellings any time a tenant complaint gives the Building Services and Civil Enforcement Division cause, even outside the normal four-year…

Salt Lake City requires a rental dwelling business license and runs a tiered inspection program: single-family homes and duplexes self-certify, while buildings with 3+ units get…

HOAs in Salt Lake County (Salt Lake City, West Valley City, West Jordan, Sandy, Murray) are governed by the Utah Community Association Act (Utah Code Title 57, Chapter 8a). Section…

Under Utah Code §57-8a-301, a Salt Lake County HOA automatically holds a lien on a lot for unpaid assessments, late fees, interest, court costs, reasonable attorney fees, and certain…

Utah Code §57-8a-208(4) gives any lot owner 30 days to request an informal hearing before the board after notice of a fine. Section 57-8a-208(5) lets the owner appeal an adverse…

HOA architectural review committees (ARCs) in Salt Lake County HOAs operate under Utah Code §57-8a-218 (limits on rules and design criteria), §57-8a-217 (rulemaking procedure), and…

A Salt Lake County HOA may enforce its CC&Rs by fines, suspension of common-area privileges, or lawsuit, but must follow strict procedure. Utah Code §57-8a-208 caps initial fines and…

Utah Code § 57-8a-231(2) bars an association from enacting or enforcing a governing document that prohibits, or has the effect of prohibiting, the owner of a detached dwelling from…

Utah Code § 57-8a-802 overrides any contrary governing document and forbids a homeowners association from prohibiting a lot owner from installing or using an electric vehicle charging…

Utah Code § 57-8a-219 bars a homeowners association from prohibiting a lot owner's display of a United States flag inside the dwelling, on a limited common area, or on the lot, so long…

Utah Code § 57-8a-208 puts no dollar limit on an association fine. Subsection (3)(b) says only that the fine shall be in the amount provided for in the association's governing…

A Utah association can sell your home without a lawsuit, but Utah Code 57-8a-303 puts four separate locks on that power. It must deliver notice at least 30 calendar days before…

Utah Code § 57-8a-209(1)(a) expressly allows a homeowners association to cap the number and term of rentals or to prohibit rentals outright, so Utah runs the opposite way from states…

Utah Title 34 Chapter 40 establishes the state minimum wage and preempts local governments from enacting their own minimum wage ordinances.

Utah recognizes both a concealed firearm permit under Title 53 Chapter 5 and permitless concealed carry for qualifying adults statewide, preempting local restrictions.

Utah Code 53-5a-102 broadly preempts local firearm regulation, reserving authority to the Legislature with limited exceptions for state property and government buildings.

Utah generally allows open carry of firearms by adults who may lawfully possess them, with local regulation preempted by Utah Code 53-5a-102.

Utah's gambling statute defines a "lottery" to include any raffle or gift enterprise where entrants pay for a chance at a prize, and folds lottery directly into the criminal definition…

Utah Code § 76-9-1401(8) defines "gambling" as risking anything of value on a chance-based outcome tied to an agreement that someone will receive value: a definition with no exception…

Utah is one of only two states with zero legal gambling, and that includes sports betting: no retail sportsbooks, no mobile betting apps, and no daily-fantasy cash contests. Utah…

Utah allows sobriety checkpoints, but only with a magistrate's written authorisation obtained in advance. Utah Code Section 77-23-104 requires a command level officer to file a signed…

Utah wrote the protection directly into the interference offense. Utah Code Section 76-8-305(4) says that recording a peace officer with a camera, mobile phone or other photographic…

Utah is one of the states with a genuine stop-and-identify duty, but the duty is narrower than the questions an officer is allowed to ask. Utah Code Section 77-7-15 lets a peace…

Utah has no statute regulating consent to search a vehicle, no odour-based probable cause provision and no pretextual-stop reform. The one statutory limit on what a Utah officer may…

As of March 25, 2025, Utah bans selling electronic cigarette products with any characterizing flavor other than tobacco or menthol. The ban applies to all retailers, and every vape…

Utah wrote a dedicated auxiliary lighting provision into the traffic code in 2024. Utah Code Section 41-6a-1604(7) says an auxiliary light installed on a motor vehicle may only be…

Utah has no statute naming dash cameras, so the answer comes from three provisions that do apply. Utah Code Section 41-6a-1635(2)(a) prohibits operating a motor vehicle with an object…

Utah runs two rules at once and they are not the same thing. Lane splitting, riding a motorcycle between clearly marked lanes while traffic is in motion, is flatly prohibited by Utah…

Utah Code 41-1a-403(2)(a) says an individual may not attach to or over a license plate a license plate cover. There is no tint qualifier, no transparency exception and no exception…

A radar detector is legal in a private vehicle in Utah. The Utah Code contains no provision on radar detectors at all; what it does contain is Section 41-6a-609, which prohibits radar…

Utah Code 41-6a-1636(3) makes any stud, cleat, spike or other non-rubber protuberance on a tire unlawful, and then Subsection (5)(a) carves out the one thing most Utah drivers want…

Utah Code Section 41-6a-1635(1) bars operating a motor vehicle with a windshield allowing less than 70% light transmittance or a front side window allowing less than 35%, with no more…