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🔥 Fire Regulations
Fireworks
Some RestrictionsTaylorsville limits fireworks sales to licensed temporary stands operating June 20 through July 25 and December 20 through January 2, plus fifteen days before Chinese New Year, under…
Outdoor Burning
Significant RestrictionsOpen burning is prohibited in Taylorsville except for a short list of specific, permit-free activities and anything covered by a Salt Lake Valley Fire Department permit. Section…
Fire Pits & Backyard Fires
Some RestrictionsBackyard campfires and fire pits are allowed in Taylorsville without a permit, as long as the flames stay inside a ring no larger than three feet across. Section 9.36.010(B)(2) permits…
Smoke Detectors
Some RestrictionsEvery rental dwelling unit and ADU in Taylorsville must have at least one operable smoke detector in each room occupied or intended for sleeping, under Taylorsville City Code §…
Wildfire Zones
Some RestrictionsTaylorsville has adopted the Utah Wildland Urban Interface Code as a construction standard, and a companion Exhibit A map divides the city into high-risk and non-high-risk…
Propane Storage
Some RestrictionsSalt Lake CountyIn 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…
🚗 Parking Rules
RV & Boat Parking
Some RestrictionsTaylorsville City Code lets a recreational vehicle or travel trailer sit on a public street for up to 24 consecutive hours, but bans parking or storing one anywhere in the city beyond…
Preferential Parking Districts
Some RestrictionsTaylorsville's city council can designate residential streets near schools, colleges and large buildings as preferential parking permit areas when commuter vehicles crowd out…
Abandoned Vehicles
Some RestrictionsTaylorsville treats an inoperable vehicle left on a property as a nuisance under Taylorsville City Code section 9.08.030(C)(14), grouped with junk, scrap metal, and abandoned furniture…
Street Parking Limits
Some RestrictionsTaylorsville City bars parking within five feet of a driveway, ten feet of a mailbox during delivery hours, twenty feet of a crosswalk, or thirty feet of an intersection. A separate…
Driveway Rules
Some RestrictionsEvery parking area on a Taylorsville residential lot, front, side or rear yard, must be paved with a hard surface under City Code § 13.24.040(A); parking on landscaped or…
Commercial & Oversized Vehicles
Significant RestrictionsTaylorsville limits commercial vehicles at homes under City Code § 13.24.040(E): they must sit in the side or rear yard, not the front, unless topography makes that impossible…
Loading Zones
Some RestrictionsCommercial and industrial buildings of ten thousand square feet or more in Taylorsville must provide at least one off-street loading space under City Code § 13.24.060(C). Loading and…
Overnight Parking
Some RestrictionsSalt Lake CountySalt Lake County Code §11.20.135 caps how long a vehicle can sit on any county street or alley in the unincorporated area at twenty-four consecutive hours; anyone who owns, possesses…
Curb Color Rules
Some RestrictionsSalt Lake CountySalt 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.
Snow Removal Parking Rules
Some RestrictionsSalt Lake CountyFrom 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…
EV Charging
Few RestrictionsUtahUtah 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…
Towing & Impound Rights
Some RestrictionsUtahUtah 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…
🏗️ Accessory Structures
ADU Rules
Some RestrictionsTaylorsville allows one accessory dwelling unit per lot, but only inside the footprint of a detached single-family home on a lot of at least 6,000 square feet. City Code Section…
ADU Rental Restrictions
Some RestrictionsTaylorsville bans short-term rentals of accessory dwelling units outright. City Code Section 13.11.010 requires any ADU tenancy to run 30 days or longer, and every ADU must carry an…
ADU Owner Occupancy
Some RestrictionsTaylorsville requires ADU applicants to prove they actually live on the property, submitting any two of eight listed documents such as a mortgage statement, property tax notice, or…
Shed & Carport Rules
Some RestrictionsTaylorsville requires a building permit for any residential accessory structure over 200 square feet or more than one story. On lots under 15,000 square feet, a rear-yard shed built by…
Garage Conversions
Some RestrictionsSalt Lake CountyAn existing garage in unincorporated Salt Lake County can become an accessory dwelling unit, but it must meet every ADU standard and pass building-code safety upgrades first.
Tiny Homes
Some RestrictionsUtahUtah 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…
💼 Home Business
Zoning & Home Occupation Permits
Some RestrictionsTaylorsville limits home occupations to two per dwelling unit and requires a home occupation business license under Title 5 before starting. City Code Section 13.11.040(C) caps…
Customer Traffic Restrictions
Some RestrictionsTaylorsville caps client and customer traffic at home occupations to no more than two business-related visitors per hour under Taylorsville City Code § 13.11.040(C)(5). Direct retail…
Home Daycare
Some RestrictionsTaylorsville allows residential child day care as a licensed home occupation for between five and 12 qualified children under Taylorsville City Code § 13.11.040(D), citing Utah Code §…
Signage Rules
Some RestrictionsSalt Lake CountyA home business in unincorporated Salt Lake County gets exactly one sign: a nameplate no larger than three square feet, never illuminated, attached to a wall or window of the dwelling…
Cottage Food Operations
Few RestrictionsUtahUtah 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…
Home Kitchen Operations
Some RestrictionsUtahUtah 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…
🐔 Animal Ordinances
Pet Limits
Some RestrictionsTaylorsville caps household pets at two adult dogs or cats and no more than four total animals combining dogs, cats, or Vietnamese potbellied pigs on a noncommercial, nonnuisance…
Exotic Pets
Heavy RestrictionsTaylorsville City Code section 8.10.001 makes it unlawful for anyone to sell, offer for sale, barter, give away, keep, own, harbor, or purchase any wild, dangerous, or exotic animal in…
Breed Restrictions
Significant RestrictionsTaylorsville regulates dangerous animals by behavior, not breed: City Code § 8.04.015 makes it unlawful to own or keep a dangerous animal, defined by its conduct such as an unprovoked…
Dog Leash Laws
Some RestrictionsIn Taylorsville City it is unlawful for an owner, handler, or anyone harboring an animal to let it run at large at any time, and liability is strict: precautions taken or lack of…
Pet Groomer Rules
Some RestrictionsAny Taylorsville animal grooming parlor is a 'commercial animal establishment' under City Code § 8.01.004, and it is unlawful to operate one without a division inspection confirming…
Microchipping
Light RestrictionsTaylorsville doesn't require every pet to carry a microchip, but two categories must: City Code § 8.05.004(C) makes an implanted, registered microchip mandatory for every licensed…
Chickens & Livestock
Some RestrictionsTaylorsville lets residents keep chickens and ducks on single-family, owner-occupied lots where zoning allows it, but only under a residential fowl permit issued by City Code §…
Cat Rules
Some RestrictionsEvery dog, cat, and ferret kept in Taylorsville must be individually licensed under § 8.05.001, but feral cats are carved out: § 8.05.010(C) exempts feral cats from licensing outright…
Bird Protection
Heavy RestrictionsKilling a wild bird, or robbing or destroying its nest, egg, or young, is a standalone Taylorsville offense: City Code § 8.09.013 makes it unlawful outright, folding the city's own…
Veterinary Clinic Zoning
Light RestrictionsA veterinary office or animal hospital is a permitted, by-right use in most of Taylorsville's commercial and office zones under City Code § 13.08.020's use table: Regional, Boulevard…
Beekeeping
Some RestrictionsSalt Lake CountyBeekeeping is a permitted use in the county's A-1 agricultural zone, but an apiary needs at least a 10,000-square-foot lot.
🌿 Landscaping Rules
Weed Ordinances
Some RestrictionsTaylorsville caps weeds at six inches on every lot in the city. City Code section 9.28.020 requires weeds to be maintained at a height of not more than six inches (6") at any time and…
Tree Removal & Heritage Trees
Some RestrictionsTaylorsville City Code lets the department condemn and order removal of any dead, diseased or otherwise undesirable tree, stump, shrub or vine on city roads and rights of way after…
Tree Trimming
Some RestrictionsTaylorsville requires trees and landscaping that hang over a street to be trimmed back to at least thirteen and a half feet above the pavement under City Code § 14.12.050, and…
Water Restrictions
Some RestrictionsTaylorsville's Water Efficient Landscaping standards restrict above-ground irrigation to the hours between 8:00 P.M. and 10:00 A.M., and ban new lawn in street park strips, along…
Native Plants
Light RestrictionsTaylorsville's landscaping code doesn't mandate native species, but it defines and encourages low-water planting: § 13.25.010(D)(2)(k) recommends choosing 'plants that are well suited…
Rainwater Harvesting
Few RestrictionsUtahUtah 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…
🏊 Swimming Pools & Spas
Fencing & Safety Requirements
Some RestrictionsTaylorsville requires every private swimming pool not fully enclosed inside a building to sit back at least five feet from property lines and be completely surrounded by a fence or…
Pool Permits
Some RestrictionsSalt Lake CountySalt Lake County's amended building fee schedule treats residential swimming pools as an R-3/U occupancy requiring plan review before a building permit issues, with the review fee set…
🔊 Noise Ordinances
Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound
Significant RestrictionsTaylorsville City requires a City permit before anyone plays amplified sound or music in a city park. The City can deny a permit if it reasonably believes the sound would disturb park…
Barking Dogs
Some RestrictionsA dog that keeps up continued and repeated howling, barking, or whining loud enough to cause unreasonable annoyance, disturbance, or discomfort to neighbors is legally a 'nuisance…
Decibel Limits
Some RestrictionsIndustrial and research park uses in Taylorsville can't exceed a set noise ceiling at the property line. City Code § 13.23.250(B)(1)(a) caps steady sound at six dBA over the ambient…
Aircraft Noise
Significant RestrictionsSalt Lake CountySalt Lake County's Airport Overlay Zone divides land around county airports into five noise-based Airport Restriction Zones, A through E, keyed to how much aircraft noise the area…
🧱 Fence Regulations
Height Limits
Some RestrictionsTaylorsville City Code caps residential fences at six feet in required side and rear yards and three feet (solid) or four feet (open, like wrought iron) in front yards. A thirty-foot…
Material Restrictions
Significant RestrictionsTaylorsville City Code section 13.28.070 bans barbed wire, concertina, and similar fencing on residential, mixed-use, and open-space properties unless the Director specifically…
Retaining Walls
Some RestrictionsTaylorsville City Code section 13.28.080 caps a lot-line retaining wall at five feet and requires taller walls to be stepped and separated horizontally by at least five feet. A…
Fence Permit Requirements
Some RestrictionsSalt Lake CountyInside 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…
Neighbor Fence Rules
Light RestrictionsUtahUnder 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…
🏠 Short-Term Rentals
Short-Term Rental Permits
Some RestrictionsSalt Lake CountyShort-term rental license applications in unincorporated Salt Lake County must list the property, room and guest counts, a property manager, and a 24-hour local contact.
Host Presence Rule
Some RestrictionsSalt Lake CountySalt 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…
Occupancy Limits
Light RestrictionsSalt Lake CountySalt Lake County sets no county-written guest number for short-term rentals; instead §5.19.080 requires a permanent nameplate sign near the front entrance stating the building's…
Noise Rules
Some RestrictionsSalt Lake CountyShort-term rentals in unincorporated Salt Lake County must be laid out so noise and foot traffic don't substantially intrude on neighbors, with written neighbor consent if access is…
Taxes & Fees
Some RestrictionsSalt Lake CountyA short-term rental in unincorporated Salt Lake County pays the same annual fee as a general business license, set in the county's consolidated fee schedule, not a flat dollar amount…
🚪 Soliciting & Door-to-Door
Solicitor Permits
Significant RestrictionsTaylorsville requires anyone doing door-to-door solicitation to register with the city's license official and obtain a permit before knocking on a single door. A temporary permit…
No-Knock Registry
Some RestrictionsAny Taylorsville resident can post a "no solicitation" sign at the main entrance or property line, and it is a chapter violation for a solicitor, permitted or exempt, to knock, ring…
🔑 Rental Property Rules
Repairs & Habitability
Some RestrictionsTaylorsville does not run a separate landlord-tenant habitability code; instead, its nuisance ordinance in Taylorsville City Code section 9.08.030 treats any building unfit for human…
Rental Registration
Some RestrictionsIn Taylorsville City, every rental dwelling unit and accessory dwelling unit needs a business license before it can be rented out, and co-owners are jointly liable for getting one. The…
Just Cause Eviction
Few RestrictionsSalt Lake CountyUtah 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…
Rent Control
Few RestrictionsSalt Lake CountySalt 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…
Eviction Notice & Process
Some RestrictionsUtahUtah 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…
Landlord Entry & Notice
Some RestrictionsUtahUnder 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…
Late Fees & Grace Periods
Some RestrictionsUtahUtah 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…
Lease Termination & Notice to Vacate
Some RestrictionsUtahTo 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…
Security Deposit Rules
Some RestrictionsUtahUtah 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…
Squatter's Rights & Adverse Possession
Heavy RestrictionsUtahUtah 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…
🏪 Business Licensing & Operations
Towing Companies
Significant RestrictionsAny wrecker service that tows vehicles in Taylorsville, or wants police rotation calls, must register and be permitted by the city under Chapter 11.40. Nonconsensual tows off private…
Auto Repair on Residential Property
Significant RestrictionsTaylorsville bars garages and accessory buildings from being used for home occupations, permitting them only to park an approved business vehicle or trailer, which effectively shuts…
Massage Establishments
Some RestrictionsIn Taylorsville City, operating a massage establishment or working as a massage technician requires proof of a current Utah state massage license before the city will issue a business…
Pawnbrokers
Significant RestrictionsIn Taylorsville City, every pawnbroker needs a separate police-vetted license per location, must stay open only between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. absent written police permission, and may…
Secondhand Dealers
Significant RestrictionsIn Taylorsville City, secondhand dealers, junk dealers, junk collectors, antique dealers, coin dealers, and precious metal processors all need a police-vetted license per location…
Adult Entertainment
Heavy RestrictionsIn Taylorsville City, sexually oriented businesses and their employees each need a separate license, may operate only in zones allowed for that use, and cannot locate within 660 feet…
Tobacco Retail License
Significant RestrictionsTaylorsville bars a tobacco specialty business license within 1,000 feet of a school, church, park, library or other community location, within 600 feet of another tobacco specialty…
Tattoo & Body Modification
Significant RestrictionsTaylorsville's Land Use Table bans tattoo parlors from every commercial, office and mixed-use zone in the city and allows them only in the Industrial District (ID) as an Administrative…
📋 Code Violation Reporting
Common Violations
Some RestrictionsTaylorsville's nuisance ordinance, Taylorsville City Code section 9.08.030, spells out dozens of specific conditions that count as reportable code violations, from stored construction…
Response Times
Some RestrictionsTaylorsville's Community Development Department gives a responsible person ten days to fix a violation after a courtesy notice under City Code section 18.03.020. Missing that window…
🏚️ Property Maintenance
Property Blight
Significant RestrictionsTaylorsville's nuisance ordinance treats a blighted or dangerous building as a code violation under Taylorsville City Code section 9.08.030(C)(24). A structure left abandoned or…
Vacant Lot Maintenance
Some RestrictionsTaylorsville classifies noxious weeds on vacant lots, along sidewalks, or at the edge of any public street as a nuisance under City Code section 9.08.030. The city can order abatement…
Snow & Sidewalk Clearing
Some RestrictionsTaylorsville City Code gives owners, occupants, lessors or agents of property abutting a paved sidewalk 24 hours after snow, hail or sleet stops falling to clear the sidewalk and any…
🚷 Public Conduct
Public Urination
Some RestrictionsTaylorsville treats a property where people are allowed to publicly urinate or defecate as a nuisance under Taylorsville City Code section 9.08.030(C)(27)(b). The rule targets any…
Skateboarding Rules
Some RestrictionsSkateboards and scooters are welcome on most city property in Taylorsville, but section 9.61.100 bars riding them on any stairway, wall, bench, parking lot, roadway or landscaped area…
Outdoor Smoking Restrictions
Heavy RestrictionsTaylorsville City prohibits smoking outright in every City-owned park, trail, trailhead, and recreation facility, including their parking lots. Smoking here covers lit or heated…
Loitering Rules
Significant RestrictionsTaylorsville City makes it a Class C misdemeanor to loiter under circumstances warranting alarm, near a school without legitimate reason, or in a public area while refusing a police…
Aggressive Panhandling
Significant RestrictionsSalt Lake CountyAccosting 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…
Public Alcohol Use
Significant RestrictionsSalt Lake CountyPossessing or drinking any alcoholic beverage on the grounds of a Salt Lake County-owned or -operated park is unlawful under Code §6.10.190, with no exception unless the county mayor…
🗑️ Trash & Recycling
Collection Schedule
Some RestrictionsTaylorsville does not operate its own garbage trucks. City Code section 9.24.080 requires every resident to follow the collection, container and removal rules set by Salt Lake County…
Illegal Dumping
Heavy RestrictionsTaylorsville bans dumping trash anywhere within city limits, not just on someone else's property. City Code section 9.24.040 makes it unlawful to dump or dispose of any refuse or…
Bin Placement Rules
Some RestrictionsTaylorsville treats a garbage can left at the curb outside the collection window as a civil nuisance. City Code § 9.08.030(C)(19) bars leaving a garbage can or refuse container in the…
Dumpster Rules
Some RestrictionsCommercial dumpsters in Taylorsville must sit inside a screened trash enclosure under City Code § 13.23.090. Enclosure walls have to be solid masonry at least six feet high with…
Pickup Rules & Schedules
Some RestrictionsSalt Lake CountyEvery property owner, lessee or occupant in Salt Lake County must supply approved garbage and trade-waste receptacles at locations the board of health directs.
Recycling Requirements
Some RestrictionsUtahIn 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…
🌙 Curfew Laws
Park Curfew
Some RestrictionsEvery city park in Taylorsville closes at 10:00 p.m. and reopens at 6:00 a.m. Section 9.61.080 makes it unlawful for any unauthorized person to be in a park, on foot or in a vehicle…
Juvenile Curfew
Significant RestrictionsTaylorsville City bars minors under 16 from sidewalks, streets, alleys, or other public places between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m., and minors aged 16 or 17 between 1:00 a.m. and 5:00…
🔧 Building Safety
Carbon Monoxide Detectors
Some RestrictionsAccessory dwelling units in Taylorsville must have interconnected smoke and carbon monoxide detectors before occupancy, per Taylorsville City Code § 13.11.010(B)(11)(h), which ties the…
Childcare Center Rules
Significant RestrictionsIn Taylorsville City, running a residential child day care, preschool, or children's instruction business out of a home requires a home occupation license, and every adult connected to…
Building Permits
Some RestrictionsTaylorsville Code section 15.08.040 bars any utility company from connecting service to a building or wiring that needs a permit until the building official signs off, and section…
Electrical Permits
Some RestrictionsTaylorsville does not print its own electrical code; section 15.08.010 adopts the National Electric Code edition Utah currently has in force as the city's construction standard for…
Plumbing Permits
Some RestrictionsTaylorsville folds plumbing work into its building permit fee structure rather than charging for it separately: section 15.08.030 waives plumbing subpermit fees when the work is done…
🍔 Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors
Food Truck Permits
Some RestrictionsNo one may operate a food truck, catering truck, or street vending business in Taylorsville without a City business license, under Taylorsville City Code § 13.11.170(B)(1). Licenses…
Sidewalk & Mobile Vending
Some RestrictionsTaylorsville requires a mobile food business using the public right-of-way to face its vending window toward the sidewalk or private property and to keep at least four feet of sidewalk…
Vending Zones
Some RestrictionsTaylorsville limits food trucks, catering trucks and street vendors to commercial and industrial land use areas, requiring a City business license and, for right-of-way vending, a…
🛏️ Homelessness & Encampment Rules
🛴 Mobility & Curb Rules
Shared E-Scooter Rules
Some RestrictionsTaylorsville City bans operating any motor assisted scooter, gas or electric, with a stand-up deck or a seat, on public sidewalks or walkways citywide. It is a Class C misdemeanor for…
Golf Carts & Low-Speed Vehicles
Significant RestrictionsUtahIn 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)…
🔍 Rental Inspections
Inspection Programs
Some RestrictionsIn Taylorsville City, submitting a rental dwelling license application is irrevocable consent for the city to enter and inspect the unit whenever it investigates a reported violation…
Tenant Complaint Process
Some RestrictionsSalt Lake CountySalt 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…
🚶 Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules
Sidewalk Repair
Some RestrictionsTaylorsville City Code puts the duty to repair and maintain public curbs, curb ramps, gutters and sidewalks on the owner of the abutting property, not the city. The department can…
Obstruction Rules
Some RestrictionsTaylorsville City Code makes it unlawful to place any obstruction on a sidewalk, curb ramp or highway, or to drive or park a vehicle, animal or object on one in a way that impedes…
Encroachment Permits
Some RestrictionsTaylorsville City Code requires a department permit before anyone builds or cuts a sidewalk, curb ramp, curb and gutter, or driveway in the public right of way. Contractors must also…
🎪 Special Events & Permits
Block Party Permits
Some RestrictionsTaylorsville City Code defines a block party or neighborhood gathering as a socializing event with neighbors that closes a street, and requires a special event permit before holding…
Parade Permits
Some RestrictionsTaylorsville City Code treats a parade as an entertainment event and requires a special event permit before it can be held or advertised on city streets. Parades under one mile are…
Park Event Permits
Some RestrictionsTaylorsville City Code treats any city or county park event in Taylorsville with vendors, food or beverage concessions, or an anticipated crowd over 250 people as a mass gathering that…
Street Fair Rules
Significant RestrictionsTaylorsville City Code treats a street fair, carnival, or concert as an 'entertainment event' under the special events chapter, and it is unlawful to promote or hold one without a…
Commercial Filming on Public Right-of-Way
Some RestrictionsSalt Lake CountySalt 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…
☀️ Solar Energy
Panel Permits
Some RestrictionsTaylorsville routes every solar installation through a building permit reviewed by the Community Development Department under Section 13.11.200, which caps panel height at the roof…
HOA Restrictions
Light RestrictionsUtahUtah 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…
💡 Outdoor Lighting
Light Trespass & Shielding
Some RestrictionsTaylorsville's Section 13.20.055 bars unshielded lights, spotlights and wall-mounted floodlights in residential developments from spilling beyond the property line, and requires a…
Billboard Lighting
Some RestrictionsSalt Lake CountyBillboard 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…
Dark Sky Rules
Some RestrictionsSalt Lake CountyOutdoor lighting in Salt Lake County's Foothills and Canyons Overlay Zone must point down: light poles and building-mounted fixtures need fully shielded luminaires directed downward…
🌍 Environmental Rules
Erosion Control
Some RestrictionsTaylorsville requires a sediment and erosion control plan sealed by a Utah-licensed engineer under Section 17.05.190 for construction activity meeting the State of Utah's general…
Stormwater Management
Some RestrictionsTaylorsville requires a City Engineer-issued land disturbance permit for any project that disturbs an acre or more, plus a state UPDES stormwater permit at the same one-acre trigger…
Flood Zones
Some RestrictionsAny structure or land use change inside a Taylorsville flood hazard area needs a flood plain encroachment permit reviewed by the City Engineer acting as floodplain administrator, and…
Flood Elevation Requirements
Some RestrictionsNew or substantially improved homes in a Taylorsville flood hazard area must have their lowest floor, including any basement, built at least one foot above the base flood elevation…
Defensible Space
Some RestrictionsSalt Lake CountyNo permit is needed to create or maintain the defensible space Utah's Wildland-Urban Interface Code requires around structures in Salt Lake County's foothills and canyons.
📐 Building Setbacks & Zoning
Setback Rules
Some RestrictionsTaylorsville's Land Development Code sets a table of yard setbacks for every R-1 and R-2 single- and two-family zone under City Code § 13.20.020. Front setback to the living area runs…
Structure Height Limits
Some RestrictionsEvery R-1 and R-2 residential zone in Taylorsville caps the main structure at 35 feet measured to the peak of the roof under City Code § 13.20.020's development standards table…
Lot Coverage Limits
Some RestrictionsIn Taylorsville's Manufactured Home (MH) Residential District, City Code § 13.20.070(L) caps lot coverage at 75 percent, restricting how much of each mobile home lot can be covered by…
💧 Water Use Rules
Leak Reporting Duty
Some RestrictionsTaylorsville City Code § 13.36.240(B) gives water users a 48-hour window to fix a broken pipe, leaking sprinkler head or other plumbing malfunction once they discover it or the City…
Turf Replacement Rebates
Some RestrictionsSalt Lake CountyAny 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.
🗺️ Zoning Overlays & Bonuses
Downtown Design Guide
Some RestrictionsTaylorsville has no traditional downtown, but its City Center Design District (CCDD) Overlay Zone under Taylorsville City Code § 13.18.050 does the same job: it preserves the aesthetic…
Density Bonus Law
Some RestrictionsSalt Lake CountyCluster developments in unincorporated Salt Lake County's Foothills and Canyons Overlay Zone can earn a density bonus of up to 25 percent over the underlying zone's base density…
🪧 Sign Regulations
Holiday Displays
Light RestrictionsTaylorsville treats seasonal holiday decorations as a temporary sign exempt from a permit, but the display can't overstay its holiday: the city requires removal within ten calendar…
Digital Billboards
Some RestrictionsTaylorsville allows electronic message center (EMC) signs on permanent pylon and monument signs but caps brightness at one foot-candle at the property line and bans flashing or…
Freeway-Facing Signs
Significant RestrictionsOnly one freeway oriented pylon sign is allowed per parcel with at least 500 linear feet of frontage on Interstate 215, and the Planning Commission must approve it as a…
Political Signs
Some RestrictionsPolitical and other noncommercial message signs, including candidate and ballot-measure signs, need no permit in Taylorsville but are capped at 64 square feet per sign and 128 square…
Window Signs
Some RestrictionsWindow signs in Taylorsville's nonresidential zones are limited to ground floor tenants and can't cover more than 25% of any single window or 25% of a group of windows combined. Total…
🚁 Drone Rules
Recreational Drones
Some RestrictionsSalt Lake CountyRecreational 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 Drones
Some RestrictionsSalt Lake CountyCommercial drone work in Salt Lake County (real estate photography, construction progress mapping, inspections, surveying, ski-resort marketing) requires the FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot…
🏘️ HOA Rules
Board Procedures
Some RestrictionsSalt Lake CountyHOAs 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…
Assessment & Dues
Heavy RestrictionsSalt Lake CountyUnder 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…
Dispute Resolution
Some RestrictionsSalt Lake CountyUtah 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…
Architectural Review
Some RestrictionsSalt Lake CountyHOA 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…
CC&R Enforcement
Some RestrictionsSalt Lake CountyA 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…
Drought Landscaping Rights
Few RestrictionsUtahUtah 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…
EV Charger Rights
Light RestrictionsUtahUtah 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…
Flag Display Rights
Light RestrictionsUtahUtah 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…
HOA Fines & Enforcement
Some RestrictionsUtahUtah 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…
Lien & Foreclosure Limits
Some RestrictionsUtahA 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…
Rental Restriction Limits
Significant RestrictionsUtahUtah 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…
🚜 Right to Farm
Agricultural Zoning Protection
Few RestrictionsSalt Lake CountyThe 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.
Farm Nuisance Protection
Some RestrictionsUtahUtah Code 78B-6-1101 protects established agricultural operations from nuisance lawsuits when surrounding land uses change toward residential development.
💼 Employment Preemption
🔫 Firearms
Concealed Carry
Some RestrictionsUtahUtah recognizes both a concealed firearm permit under Title 53 Chapter 5 and permitless concealed carry for qualifying adults statewide, preempting local restrictions.
Local Firearms Preemption
Some RestrictionsUtahUtah Code 53-5a-102 broadly preempts local firearm regulation, reserving authority to the Legislature with limited exceptions for state property and government buildings.
Open Carry
Some RestrictionsUtahUtah generally allows open carry of firearms by adults who may lawfully possess them, with local regulation preempted by Utah Code 53-5a-102.
🎰 Gambling & Gaming
Charitable Bingo and Raffles
Heavy RestrictionsUtahUtah'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…
Social Gambling Rules
Heavy RestrictionsUtahUtah 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…
Sports Betting Law
Heavy RestrictionsUtahUtah 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…
⚖️ Know Your Rights
DUI Checkpoint Legality
Light RestrictionsUtahUtah 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…
Recording Police
Few RestrictionsUtahUtah 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…
Stop & Identify Laws
Some RestrictionsUtahUtah 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…
Vehicle Search & Consent
Light RestrictionsUtahUtah 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…
🚗 Vehicle Equipment Laws
Underglow & Auxiliary Lighting
Some RestrictionsUtahUtah 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…
Dash Cam & Windshield Mounting
Some RestrictionsUtahUtah 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…
Lane Splitting & Filtering
Some RestrictionsUtahUtah 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…
Plate Covers & Obstruction
Significant RestrictionsUtahUtah 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…
Radar Detector Rules
Few RestrictionsUtahA 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…
Studded Tire & Chain Rules
Light RestrictionsUtahUtah 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…
Window Tint Limits
Some RestrictionsUtahUtah 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…