Sandy, UT

Sandy City Code Section 13-2-4 bans operating a loudspeaker or sound-amplifying equipment, fixed, mobile or mounted on a sound vehicle, on any street, sidewalk, park or public property…

Sandy City caps motor vehicle noise at 80 dB(A) on roads with a 40 mph or lower speed limit and 84 dB(A) above 40 mph for standard vehicles, with higher limits for heavy trucks…

Sandy City Code Section 13-2-5 caps stationary noise sources by land-use district and time of day: 50 dB(A) at night and 55 dB(A) by day in residential zones, 55/60 dB(A)…

Sandy City Code Section 13-2-4 bans flying an internal-combustion-powered model aircraft, tethered or not, or firing model rockets, between 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., or at any time in a…

Sandy City Code Section 13-2-4 bars running a radio, TV, stereo, musical instrument or similar sound device between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. loud enough to be plainly audible at the…

Sandy City makes it unlawful to willfully possess, maintain, or keep any animal or fowl, including a barking dog, that emits loud or offensive noises or disturbs the peace and quiet of…

Sandy short-term rental owners must pay every tax and fee tied to the rental: the special use permit fee, the business license fee, property tax, sales tax, and the Utah transient room…

Sandy prohibits leasing any dwelling for under 30 days without first obtaining both an STR special use permit and a short-term rental business license, and caps the citywide permit…

Sandy caps short-term rental occupancy at eight renters and forbids renting to more than one party at a time. The rule sits inside the City's STR special use permit and license system…

Sandy lets an owner rent out a portion of their home, rather than the whole dwelling, for all 365 nights of the year. The allowance is written into the STR occupancy rules at §…

A second noise violation at a Sandy short-term rental within any 72-hour period forces the owner to immediately evict every renter. Section 21-11-26 ties STR licensing directly to the…

Sandy only permits short-term rentals inside a home the owner actually lives in. The owner must reside there at least 183 days a year and prove it with tax returns, government ID and a…

Sandy limits whole-dwelling short-term rentals to 182 nights per year. The annual cap is written directly into the STR occupancy rules of § 21-11-26 of the Sandy City Code, alongside…

Sandy requires every short-term rental to have a written off-street parking plan limited to the existing garage, driveway and dedicated parking spots. On-street parking cannot count…

A Sandy short-term rental owner who racks up a third violation notice in any 12-month period loses the STR license and special use permit automatically and is banned from applying…

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…

Sandy Traffic Code Section 14-7-3 bars parking any vehicle on a city street or alley for more than a consecutive 24-hour period, a year-round limit separate from the seasonal winter…

Sandy designates four residential areas, including Wallace Heights and Mount Jordan Meadows subdivisions, as Permit Parking Areas where only permit-displaying vehicles may park on the…

Sandy Traffic Code Section 14-7-2 bars stopping, standing or parking a vehicle with its wheels on a stall line, or in front of, within five feet of, or directly across from any public…

Sandy prohibits parking a commercial vehicle, defined as more than four wheels, over 19 feet long, a semi-tractor, or a unit with housekeeping facilities, on any public street without…

Sandy Traffic Code Section 14-7-3 bans parking on any street for more than one hour between midnight and 7:00 a.m. from November 1 through April 30, and bars parking during any…

Sandy City Code § 19-1-8 caps outdoor junk-vehicle storage at one per lot, and only if the vehicle sits on a hard-paved surface, is covered with a fitted vehicle cover instead of a…

Sandy City requires every area used to park a vehicle at a home, front, side, or rear yard, to be paved with concrete, asphalt, brick, or another water-impenetrable surface, and caps…

Sandy City requires commercial and industrial buildings of 10,000 square feet or more to provide at least one off-street loading space, kept off the street, screened from view, and set…

Sandy Traffic Code Section 14-7-5 makes it unlawful to park, store or leave any recreational vehicle, camper, boat, boat trailer, utility trailer or automobile hulk on a public street…

Salt Lake County's traffic engineer marks curbs red for no stopping or parking at any time, and yellow 'Restricted Zone' curbs limit parking except as posted.

Utah limits homeowners associations from banning an electric-vehicle charging station an owner installs on their own lot or limited common area. Community associations are governed by…

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…

Sandy City prohibits discharging fireworks in mountainous or brush-covered terrain, within 200 feet of waterways, trails, canyons or vacant lots, and anywhere in the wildland urban…

Sandy City has adopted IBC Appendix L, designating Wildland-Urban Interface Areas along the Wasatch foothills where new buildings must use ignition-resistant construction. The Fire…

In the Sandy Area Watershed, covering Little Cottonwood Canyon and the foothills above the city, Section 8-6-2 lets the Public Utilities Director designate zones where campfires or…

Salt Lake County Code §15.32.050(F) requires every rental property owner in the unincorporated county to "provide smoke detectors and fire extinguishers as required by code." If a…

Salt Lake County lets residents build recreational campfires without a permit as long as a responsible person controls the fire, it fits an eight-foot fire ring, and it isn't a…

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…

Sandy Code § 12-1-7 requires that at any residence licensing three dogs without a hobby license, at least one of the three must be spayed or neutered within 60 days of acquiring the…

Sandy Code § 12-1-11 makes it unlawful to let any animal run at large at any time, defined as not being under restraint by leash or other direct physical control. A first offense is an…

Sandy Code § 12-1-25 runs a trap-neuter-return program for feral and community cats: impounded cats that are healthy and pose no threat must be sterilized, ear-tipped, and…

Sandy Code § 12-1-7 caps most households at three dogs at any address unless the owner obtains a hobby license, which allows up to five dogs. Keeping a fourth dog without the license…

Sandy Code § 12-1-28 bans selling, keeping, or purchasing any wild animal or hybrid, including bears, big cats, venomous snakes, and primates, with exceptions only for zoos, veterinary…

Sandy City bars pet shops, retail businesses, and other commercial establishments from selling live dogs, cats, or rabbits unless the animal came from a city or county shelter, a…

Sandy Code § 12-3-4 requires every owner of a dog declared dangerous to implant a microchip before registering the dog with the Division of Animal Services. For other cats and dogs…

Sandy City runs no cull or hazing program in its code. Instead, § 12-3-3 makes it flatly illegal to keep a coyote, wolf, or any coyote-dog or wolf-dog hybrid within city limits, and…

Sandy City treats a commercial dog- or cat-grooming business, a "groomery" in the code, as a licensed use: operating one requires a business license from the Community Development…

It's unlawful in Sandy City to intentionally feed or leave food out for deer, elk, or moose on any private or public property, covering fruit, grain, hay, salt licks, vegetables, nuts…

Sandy City has no breed-specific ban. Instead, § 12-3-3 lets a court declare an individual dog "dangerous" based on its own bite or attack history, training, or behavior, regardless of…

Sandy City Code allows up to ten chickens on any residential lot with no rezoning or hobby license, on top of six common household pets (dogs, cats, rabbits, ducks), as long as the…

Sandy City's land use matrix bars animal hospitals and veterinary offices from every residential, civic and open-space zone, marking the use "N" in all sixteen districts from R-1-40…

Beekeeping is a permitted use in the county's A-1 agricultural zone, but an apiary needs at least a 10,000-square-foot lot.

Sandy City requires a valid building permit before any grading connected to a residential swimming pool, per Sandy City Code § 21-27-12. Private pools must also sit at least five feet…

Sandy requires any private pool not fully enclosed by a building's solid walls to sit back at least five feet from property lines and be completely surrounded by a fence or wall at…

Sandy requires the property owner to reside in the primary dwelling as their actual primary residence before an accessory apartment permit is granted, and owners must prove it with tax…

Sandy City prohibits renting an accessory apartment, extended living area, or guesthouse for less than 30 consecutive days unless the property has separate short-term rental approval…

Sandy caps most residential accessory buildings at 25 percent of the rear yard or a set square-footage ceiling based on lot size, holds side and rear setbacks to as little as two feet…

Sandy allows only one accessory apartment or extended living area per single-family home, requires an administrative special use permit and business license, and mandates that the unit…

Sandy allows an existing garage, shed, or workshop to be converted into a guesthouse if it meets all guesthouse standards and the Building Code, but the conversion cannot eliminate the…

Utah regulates tiny homes through the State Construction Code. Tiny homes on permanent foundations must meet the IRC including Appendix Q for dwellings under 400 square feet. Tiny…

A Category I home daycare in Sandy tops out at eight children at a time and eight per day, counting the provider's own kids under six, plus required outdoor play space. Providers who…

Every home occupation in Sandy must be licensed by the Business License Office unless a narrow exemption applies, and the city sorts businesses into a by-right Category I or a Planning…

Sandy limits a home occupation to one unanimated, nonilluminated flat sign per street frontage, capped at one square foot, placed in a window or on the exterior wall of the home or its…

Sandy caps a home occupation's client traffic at two business-related visitors per hour and eight per day, plus no more than two deliveries or pickups daily. Exceeding those numbers…

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…

A property-line retaining wall in Sandy cannot exceed five feet under City Code 21-28-8. Taller cuts or fills must be stepped into terraces at least five feet apart, and the Planning…

Sandy caps residential side and rear fences at six feet and front-yard fences at three feet solid or four feet open under City Code 21-28-3. Corner lots must keep a clear…

Sandy bans barbed wire and similar intrusion-deterrent fencing on residential and vacant lots unless the Director approves it for public safety, health or welfare, including…

Inside Salt Lake County's Foothills and Canyons Overlay Zone, no fence may be constructed or installed unless it is shown on an approved site plan first. County Code § 19.72.100.A…

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…

Sandy City requires property owners to keep tree branches pruned to eight feet above any public sidewalk and 14 feet above any road they overhang, and treats a hazardous tree left…

Sandy City bans sprinkler irrigation of any public or private landscape between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. under City Code Section 8-3-2, aiming to cut evaporation loss from the…

In the foothills and canyons overlay zone, a significant tree removed from inside the approved limits of disturbance must be replaced with two new trees on the same lot.

When Salt Lake County reviews a landscape plan under Chapter 19.77, not less than eighty percent of the trees and shrubs used on the site must be water conserving species capable of…

Salt Lake County does not actively enforce a grass-height ordinance at the county level - the Salt Lake County Health Department (SLCoHD) explicitly states it cannot investigate…

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…

Pre-1978 homes in Sandy are subject to federal EPA Renovation, Repair, and Painting rule requiring lead-safe work practices and disclosure to buyers and renters.

Sandy City Code § 18-1-1 adopts the National Electrical Code, alongside the International Building, Mechanical, Plumbing, Fuel Gas, Energy Conservation, Residential, and Existing…

Sandy requires every short-term rental dwelling to maintain at least one working carbon monoxide detector on each floor, verified both in the special use permit application and by a…

Sandy's fire code amendment requires automatic sprinklers only in buildings where required fire flow exceeds 2,000 gallons per minute, and it expressly exempts worship buildings, Group…

Sandy City doesn't write its own fire-safety code for day cares and preschools; Section 20-2-1 instead adopts the Utah State Fire Prevention Board's R-710-008 Day Care Rules wholesale…

Sandy City Code Section 18-1-1 adopts the International Plumbing Code, along with the Building, Mechanical, Fuel Gas, Energy Conservation and Residential Codes, as amended by the State…

Under Sandy City Code Section 21-2-3, no building or structure may be designed, erected, altered, used, or occupied except for a use permitted in its zoning district, and no building…

Sandy declares blowing dust, soil and sand a public nuisance under §21-27-9 and makes every property owner responsible for stopping it. The City Engineer can order a landowner to treat…

Sandy caps engine idling at one minute on public property and on private property open to the public, including parking lots and drive-throughs. Sandy City Code § 14-7-8 lists narrow…

Sandy City Code § 18-1-3 amends the International Wildland-Urban Interface Code so extra ignition-resistant construction, on exterior walls, decking, and glazing, is required only on a…

Sandy City Code Chapter 9-1, the Storm Water Quality and Enforcement ordinance, bars discharging pollutants into the City's storm drain system and requires SWPPPs for developments…

Sandy City requires every new or substantially improved residential structure in a mapped flood hazard area to elevate its lowest floor, including any basement, at least one foot above…

Sandy City regulates development in FEMA-mapped flood hazard areas through its Floodplain Overlay Zone under City Code Chapter 21-16. A Floodplain Development Permit from the…

Sandy requires a business license before anyone operates a massage establishment or works as a masseur, and every such business must be a subsidiary use inside an approved health, spa…

Sandy requires a City license, backed by a Sandy Police Department background check, before anyone deals in used or secondhand merchandise under Chapter 15-7, with garage sales…

Sandy requires every pawnbroker to hold a City license before operating, with a mandatory Sandy Police Department background investigation on the individual applicant and business…

Sandy's zoning code defines a tattoo parlor as any business that operates tattoo equipment to inject ink or otherwise modify skin for decoration (Sec. 21-37-21). The city's land use…

Sandy City requires a sexually oriented business license before any adult bookstore, adult cabaret, adult motel, adult theater, or semi-nude model studio can open, plus a separate…

Sandy's Land Development Code treats a vape shop as an "alcohol or tobacco specialty store" once it hits set sales or floor-space thresholds, and the definition of tobacco product…

Sandy City Code § 21-11-5 flatly prohibits auto body repair, motor vehicle repair, and the storage, service, or sale of automobiles, tow trucks, ATVs, or other motorized vehicles as a…

Sandy City bars loading, unloading or handling boxes, crates, containers or garbage containers between 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. if it violates the district noise limits or causes a…

Sandy City limits power equipment rated over five horsepower, including generators, to 82 dB(A) at 50 feet, and bars running it outdoors in residential or commercial zones between 9:00…

Sandy City holds a bar or nightclub, like any commercial-agricultural district source, to 60 dB(A) by day and 55 dB(A) at night measured at the property boundary, and separately caps…

A rooftop or condenser unit in Sandy is a stationary noise source and cannot push sound above 50 dB(A) at night or 55 dB(A) by day at a residential property boundary, with a five…

Sandy makes it unlawful to run a car radio, CD player, or musical instrument so loud it is plainly audible 100 feet from the vehicle on public property or rights-of-way. Sandy City…

Sandy City makes it a Class B misdemeanor to loiter, idle, wander or play on any school, college or university grounds or building without lawful business there. The rule also reaches…

Sandy bans drinking any alcoholic beverage in a public place lacking the required alcohol licenses and permits, and separately bans beer or liquor consumption anywhere on the grounds…

Sandy Traffic Code Section 14-3-2 bars roller skates, skateboards, coasters and similar devices from any roadway except when crossing at a marked crosswalk, where the rider must follow…

Sandy City Code Section 13-1-11 makes it a Class C misdemeanor to urinate or defecate anywhere in public other than a restroom, if the person should know the act will likely cause…

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…

Sandy bars minors under 16 from public places between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m., and minors under 18 between 1:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. Parents and businesses who knowingly let a minor…

Sandy City Code Section 13-1-14 opens city parks at 6:00 a.m. every day and closes them at 10:00 p.m., or 10:30 p.m. at parks with lighted playing fields. Anyone found inside a closed…

Sandy City bars weeds over six inches on any real property, vacant lots included, and requires cuttings hauled away. A one-acre-plus lot can instead cut just a 30-foot firebreak around…

Property owners, occupants, lessees, or anyone in control of property next to a paved sidewalk in Sandy have 24 hours after hail, snow, or sleet stops falling to clear it off. Missing…

Sandy City Code § 19-1-2 defines 'blight' broadly, covering debris, rotting or crumbling structures and fences, and dead or overgrown landscaping, regardless of neighboring conditions…

Sandy City Code § 6-15-1 levies a 1.5 percent municipal transient room tax on amounts charged for tourist home, hotel, motel, or trailer court accommodations regularly rented for less…

Sandy City requires written permission before anyone holds a parade, celebration, or paid activity in a City park or recreation facility, and a reservation with the Parks and…

A festival, bazaar, or fair in Sandy needs a temporary use permit under the City's Land Development Code, capped at 15 consecutive days per applicant per calendar year and limited to…

No parade or procession, other than a funeral, may use a Sandy street without a permit from the City Transportation Engineer and the Chief of Police. Sandy City Code § 14-10-8 requires…

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…

Throwing a block party on a street in unincorporated Salt Lake County requires a special event permit under §14.56.040, and §14.56.070(A)(9) adds one requirement unique to block…

Sandy City Code Section 13-11-3 prohibits camping, lodging or remaining overnight in any city park or recreation facility unless the area is specifically designated for that purpose…

Sandy City Code Section 13-11-3 bans open fires in city parks and recreation facilities except inside barbecue or grill areas the City or Salt Lake County has provided. The Parks and…

Sandy City Code Section 14-6-2 authorizes photo-radar speed cameras in school zones citywide, and allows use elsewhere only after the Police Chief finds a demonstrable public safety…

Sandy Code Chapter 10-9 recognizes class 1, 2, 3 and programmable electric assisted bicycles and bans anyone under 16 from operating a class 3 e-bike. All e-bikes must use bikeways or…

Sandy bars motor vehicles from driving, stopping, or parking within a marked bicycle lane except to briefly cross it when turning. Sandy City Code § 14-10-9 requires a turning driver…

Sandy requires a business license under Title 15 before any company can put shared e-scooters on city streets, with the license expiring every December 31. Operators must carry…

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)…

Sandy requires anyone conducting business in the city, including door-to-door solicitors, to hold a business license before starting, a Class B misdemeanor if skipped. Sandy City Code…

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…

Sandy City Code Section 19-5-1 makes it unlawful to deposit, store, or collect junk, junk vehicles, or rubbish anywhere in the city, including on your own property, streets, alleys, or…

Sandy City Code requires every garbage receptacle to have a tightfitting lid and sit where crews can reach it, never in a street or alley. Bins cannot be stored in the front yard…

Sandy City requires solid waste service to remove garbage and rubbish from subscriber premises at least once every week. The City Council sets collection fees by resolution, can bill…

Only haulers authorized and approved by Sandy City may collect, remove, or dispose of garbage or newspaper within city limits, though residents can still haul their own waste to the…

Sandy runs scheduled Bulk Waste Clean-Up events, announced online and by postcard at least 30 days ahead, where residents may set out up to 20 cubic yards of eligible bulk waste and…

Sandy City requires every dumpster serving a commercial or industrial site to sit inside a solid masonry enclosure with opaque gates, kept out of the front setback, and placed at least…

In Utah, throwing a lead acid battery in the trash is illegal. Utah Code 19-6-602 bans disposing of any lead acid battery in a landfill; every battery must go to a retailer…

Sandy City requires a Community Development Department permit before anyone places a newsrack on a public sidewalk or right-of-way, and bans any newsrack that cuts the clear passageway…

Sandy City Code Section 10-6-1 makes property owners responsible for defective sidewalk and curb concrete abutting their lot, letting a residential owner hire a permitted contractor at…

Sandy City requires anyone working in the public right-of-way, including a homeowner installing a driveway approach or replacing a sidewalk, to get a permit from the City Engineer…

Sandy allows mobile food trucks and street vendors only in commercial and industrial land use areas, plus limited public right-of-way spots the City approves in writing. Vendors need a…

Sandy City caps street vendor carts at 3.5 feet wide by 8 feet long, requires vendors to keep at least a four-foot clear sidewalk path, and bars carts within ten feet of hydrants, curb…

Sandy requires every mobile food truck or cart to hold a Sandy City business license, carry general liability insurance, and display the license, fire inspection certificate, and…

Sandy bans unshielded floodlights, spotlights and wall-pack fixtures that point toward the street or spill glare past the property line. Section 21-23-11 requires all commercial…

Sandy City bars unshielded lights, floodlights, and wall packs from pointing toward public rights-of-way at commercial and industrial sites, requiring all fixtures to be shielded and…

Billboard lighting in unincorporated Salt Lake County is confined to the sign face itself: Code §19.82.185.H bars any lighting source that is directly visible to passersby. Internally…

In Sandy's SD Magna/2000 East Planned Unit Development Subdistrict, developers can raise density from a 15-unit-per-acre base up to 22 units per acre by providing amenities such as…

Every building proposed in Sandy's Central Business District must clear a dedicated architectural review committee, which checks design, colors, and materials against the Sandy City…

Sandy City caps residential garage sales at three per calendar year, each lasting no more than 48 consecutive hours and spaced at least 14 days apart. The sale must be held at the…

Sandy City Code requires every foundation, exterior wall, and roof to be built and kept in good repair so interior rooms stay weathertight, watertight, and rodentproof. Exterior…

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…

Salt Lake County itself does not run a county-wide rental registry, but every major city in the county requires a rental dwelling business license under authority of Utah Code…

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…

Sandy's citywide landscaping standards put parkstrip upkeep on the adjacent property owner and only allow street trees where the parkstrip is at least eight feet wide by eight feet…

Sandy's Urban Forester may identify, mark, and preserve historic and notable trees under the Utah Heritage Tree Act, nominating qualifying specimens to the Utah Heritage Tree Register…

Sandy treats solar energy systems as an accessory use requiring a building permit routed through the Community Development Department for design review. Roof-mounted panels must sit…

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…

Sandy designates historic areas, districts, landmark sites, and buildings of significance under City Code 21-18-3 through nomination to the Community Development Department, review by…

Sandy's zoning table sets minimum yard setbacks by R-1 and R-2 subdistrict: 30 feet to the living area in most zones, dropping to 25 feet in R-1-8 INF and R-1-6, with side yards as…

In Sandy's Central Business District, buildings and covered outbuildings cannot cover more than 40 percent of a lot, and total building-plus-pavement coverage cannot exceed 90 percent…

Every R-1 and R-2 zoning district in Sandy, from the half-acre R-1-40 down to the compact R-2-8, shares the same 35-foot maximum building height measured to the peak of the roof. The…

Sandy City limits window signs to ground-floor tenants, capping coverage at 50 percent of any single window and 33 percent of a grouped set of windows, with window and wall signs…

Only parcels fronting Interstate 15 or its frontage road, or lots within 100 feet of the I-15 right-of-way north of 9000 South, may apply for the taller freeway pylon signs Sandy's…

Off-premises signs, including billboards, are banned citywide under Sandy's sign code, and any digital or LED sign that is allowed is capped at one footcandle of brightness at the…

Sandy lets noncommercial opinion signs, including political yard signs, go up without a permit in every zone and with no display-duration limit. Section 21-26-8 caps each sign at 32…

Sandy treats holiday decorations as exempt, noncommercial displays under its sign code: no permit, size or number limit applies as long as they stay on the lot and don't interfere with…

County health and building officials can inspect licensed mobile home parks in unincorporated Salt Lake County at reasonable times to check compliance with the park code.

Salt Lake County's Fit Premises ordinance sets fixed deadlines for landlords to fix specific defects once a tenant gives written notice, from 24-hour toilet repairs to 96-hour window…

Salt Lake County requires every building owner to rat-proof it and keep it rat-free, with the health department inspecting, ordering fixes, and, if ignored, doing the work itself and…

Any lawn or turf area in Salt Lake County's landscape plans must be planted with drought-tolerant grass and must be at least 10 feet wide.

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…

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…

The county's A-1 agricultural zone protects low-density residential lots for limited farming, permitting agriculture, animals for family food production, apiaries and aviaries by right.

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

Blocking or closing any street or sidewalk in unincorporated Salt Lake County for a film shoot or other special event is unlawful without a special event permit and payment of the…

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…