Zoning Overlays & Bonuses in Utah (2026)
22 rules on the books across Utah, 14 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Density Bonus Law
California Density Bonus Law (Gov Code §65915) and local implementations granting up to 50% density bonuses for affordable-housing projects.
Iron County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Iron County, the Performance Subdivision Option lets developers earn extra lots on R-1/2 zoned land…
Read full rule →Layton
Some RestrictionsLayton lets Planned Residential Unit Developments earn up to a 40% density bonus above base zoning, for example taking…
Read full rule →Lehi
Some RestrictionsLehi's Planned Community (PC) Zone lets developers exceed the base density of three units per acre by up to 40 percent…
Read full rule →Ogden
Some RestrictionsOgden City Code Section 15-8-6 lets Planned Residential Unit Developments exceed each zone's baseline housing density…
Read full rule →Provo
Some RestrictionsProvo's Performance Development (PD) Overlay Zone rewards residential projects with extra dwelling units for specific…
Read full rule →Salt Lake County
Some RestrictionsCluster developments in unincorporated Salt Lake County's Foothills and Canyons Overlay Zone can earn a density bonus…
Read full rule →Sandy
Some RestrictionsIn Sandy's SD Magna/2000 East Planned Unit Development Subdistrict, developers can raise density from a…
Read full rule →St. George
Some RestrictionsSt. George grants bonus density units in the Hillside Development Overlay Zone when developers transfer density off…
Read full rule →Washington County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Washington County's PDR Planned Development Residential zone, base density is capped at 5 units per…
Read full rule →Weber County
Some RestrictionsWeber County's Master Planned Development Overlay Zone requires a base project of at least 24 dwelling units on 4 acres…
Read full rule →West Jordan
Some RestrictionsWest Jordan lets developers in the West Side Planning Area (WSPA) earn density above the base rate by installing…
Read full rule →Salt Lake City
Light RestrictionsSalt Lake City lets RMF-30 property owners add one or two bonus dwelling units, beyond normal zoning limits, if they…
Read full rule →Downtown Design Guide
LA's Downtown Design Guide and Community Plan governing high-rise massing, ground-floor activation, and adaptive-reuse standards in DTLA.
Ogden
Significant RestrictionsOgden's 25th Street Historic District carries its own design-review layer on top of normal zoning: any external…
Read full rule →Orem
Significant RestrictionsOrem's City Center District (CCD) zones along State Street impose detailed downtown design standards: minimum building…
Read full rule →Salt Lake City
Significant RestrictionsSalt Lake City's D-1 Central Business District ties downtown building form to urban-design goals, requiring Chapter…
Read full rule →Sandy
Significant RestrictionsEvery building proposed in Sandy's Central Business District must clear a dedicated architectural review committee…
Read full rule →St. George
Significant RestrictionsBuildings in the St. George Arts District Overlay Zone downtown must follow city design guidelines covering signage…
Read full rule →West Jordan
Significant RestrictionsWest Jordan's City Center zone is governed not only by City Code article 13-5I but by the adopted West Jordan downtown…
Read full rule →Layton
Some RestrictionsLayton requires every commercial, office, and mixed-use building in the Gordon Avenue and Highway 89 Town Center to be…
Read full rule →Lehi
Some RestrictionsLehi's Development Code sets binding design standards for downtown streets, sidewalks, plazas, and fencing under…
Read full rule →Provo
Some RestrictionsNew buildings in Provo's DT1, DT2, GW, WG, and ITOD downtown zones must meet City Code Section 14.34.295 design…
Read full rule →Taylorsville
Some RestrictionsTaylorsville has no traditional downtown, but its City Center Design District (CCDD) Overlay Zone under Taylorsville…
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