Logan, UT Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules: Encroachment Permits (2026)

In Logan City, Utah, Chapter 12.06 (Right of Way Construction) is the permit system for private use and disturbance of the public way. Section 12.06.020 makes any person desiring to perform work of any kind in a public way apply for a permit, and § 12.06.010 defines the public way to include public rights of way and easements, footpaths, walkways, sidewalks, streets, roads, highways, alleys, utility easements and public drainageways. The code itself calls these "encroachments" when it sets fee waivers in § 12.06.050(B)(2).

Applications are filed with the city engineer. Under § 12.06.030, eligible applicants are state-licensed general contractors, providers, property owners installing, replacing or maintaining less than five hundred square feet or one hundred linear feet of sidewalk, curb and gutter or driveway approach adjacent to their residence, and persons offering a service that occupies the public way, such as scaffold or staging, crane staging, electric signs, awnings or building painting. Section 12.06.030(E) makes it unlawful to start work before the engineer approves the application and a permit issues. Hand digging for sprinklers and landscaping in nonpaved areas needs no permit, though City specifications apply. A denial can be appealed to the mayor by written notice within ten days, and the mayor decides within two weeks of notice.

Fees follow the fee schedule in the public works director's office under § 12.06.050. The city engineer can waive fees for an encroachment on the public way that is a beautification project, such as decorative street lighting, building facade lighting, flower and planter boxes, and landscaping. Under § 12.06.060, work must be completed within five days of the start date or as the engineer determines, and no extension can carry work into the winter period. Permits cannot be transferred or assigned under § 12.06.070.