Historic Preservation in Utah (2026)
10 rules on the books across Utah, 10 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Historic-Cultural Monuments
How buildings, sites, and trees are nominated and designated as Historic-Cultural Monuments, the protections that follow, and the demolition-stay process.
Lehi
Significant RestrictionsLehi designates individual properties as Landmark Sites when they impart high artistic, historic, or cultural values…
Read full rule →Provo
Significant RestrictionsProvo designates historic buildings, structures, objects and sites to its Landmarks Register under City Code Chapter…
Read full rule →Salt Lake City
Significant RestrictionsSalt Lake City designates landmark sites and historic districts through the Historic Landmark Commission using criteria…
Read full rule →St. George
Significant RestrictionsSt. George's city council can designate a building, structure, or site a landmark site if it is at least 100 years old…
Read full rule →West Jordan
Significant RestrictionsWest Jordan designates buildings, sites and districts to its historic landmark register under Title 13, chapter 6…
Read full rule →Eagle Mountain
Some RestrictionsEagle Mountain designates important historical and archaeological sites as landmark structures on its city register…
Read full rule →Salt Lake County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Salt Lake County, historic designation is a two-step act: the Historic Preservation…
Read full rule →Sandy
Some RestrictionsSandy designates historic areas, districts, landmark sites, and buildings of significance under City Code 21-18-3…
Read full rule →South Jordan
Some RestrictionsSouth Jordan's Historic Preservation Committee designates buildings and sites at least 50 years old to a city historic…
Read full rule →Orem
Light RestrictionsOrem's Historic Preservation Advisory Commission can designate a building, site, or district to the Historic Landmark…
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