West Jordan, UT

West Jordan Code section 7-3-6 bars leaving any vehicle on a public street for more than 72 straight hours. A parking enforcement official or police officer can cite, tow, or impound a…

West Jordan City Code prohibits parking, storing, or leaving any wrecked, junked, partially dismantled, inoperative, or abandoned motor vehicle on private or public property for more…

West Jordan requires a 220-volt electric vehicle charging station in every parking structure built for mixed-use, multi-family, or townhome development inside the Interchange Overlay…

West Jordan requires dedicated off-street loading berths for any building over 25,000 square feet of gross floor area used for retail, office, industrial, hospital, or non-self-service…

West Jordan requires vehicles and construction equipment parked in residential zones to sit on an approved hard surface: asphalt, concrete, grasscrete, pavers, or gravel mix at least…

West Jordan City Code section 7-3-11 bars parking any vehicle or semitrailer on the street during a snow event and bars parking anywhere it would obstruct a plow or emergency vehicle…

West Jordan City Code section 7-3-5 tells drivers exactly how to sit at the curb: right-hand wheels within 12 inches on a two-way street, wheels within 12 inches of the curb in the…

West Jordan City Code section 13-8-14(C) lets residents park a boat, trailer, camper, RV, or motor home in a residential zone only in the rear or side yard, or extending into the front…

West Jordan prohibits parking classes 6 through 13 vehicles, semitrucks, box trucks, and heavy equipment, in residential zones. Section 13-8-14(B) allows only a semitruck tractor…

Salt Lake County Code §11.26.010 lets residents in the unincorporated county petition the county council to designate their neighborhood a permit-only, on-street parking area…

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 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…

West Jordan doesn't ban any dog breed by name; instead it regulates behavior. Section 6-3D-7 requires the owner of any fierce, dangerous or vicious animal to keep it muzzled and…

West Jordan limits any residence to four adult dogs and four adult cats at one time under section 6-3B-4, whether owned, harbored or merely licensed there. Licensed kennels, catteries…

West Jordan's animal shelter won't release an unaltered dog or cat to a private adopter. Section 6-3C-5.B requires the animal to be spayed or neutered by a licensed veterinarian, at…

West Jordan makes it unlawful for any dog or cat to run at large or trespass onto someone else's property, and owners are strictly liable under section 6-3D-2 even if they took…

West Jordan does not outlaw pet shops selling dogs or cats, but City Code section 6-3D-11 requires every pet shop to disclose a sold animal's breeder name, city, contact information…

West Jordan allows backyard chickens under a required Fowl Keeping Permit: City Code section 6-3E-3 caps a lot at five egg-laying hens and five chicks, bans roosters and crowing hens…

West Jordan allows honeybee keeping in every zoning district, but City Code section 6-3H-2 requires each beekeeper to register with the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food and…

In West Jordan, a veterinary service for small animals is not allowed by right in any zone. City Code § 13-5E-3 lists the use as "conditional" (C) in the C-G, C-M, SC-1, SC-2 and SC-3…

West Jordan bans owning, selling, or keeping any wild animal within city limits under Code section 6-3D-12, defining a wild animal as any species that is wild in its natural state and…

Every cat in West Jordan must carry a City license once it turns four months old, renewed each year with proof of rabies vaccination, through the Division of Animal Control. Cats…

Operating a groomery, kennel, cattery, pet shop, riding stable or veterinary clinic in West Jordan requires a regulatory permit from the Division of Animal Control under section…

West Jordan makes it unlawful to harbor, feed or keep any lost or strayed dog or cat on your property, unless you're a licensed animal welfare society. Section 6-3D-1 requires anyone…

Salt Lake County doesn't require every pet to carry a microchip, but any animal impounded by the county must be microchipped before it's released back to its owner, under Code…

West Jordan limits retaining walls built to reduce steep manmade slopes to six feet in height measured from finished grade, caps terracing at two tiers, and requires stone or…

West Jordan caps residential fences at four feet in a sight-obscuring front yard location, six feet once behind the required front setback, and eight feet along a side or rear line…

West Jordan declares barbed wire, razor wire, and concertina wire fencing a nuisance in residential zones along or adjacent to streets and between neighboring residential lots, under…

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…

West Jordan City Code section 7-4-1(D) lets the city post signs along designated truck routes banning dynamic engine braking devices, the compression-release Jake brakes that produce a…

West Jordan's nuisance code exempts natural animal noises like mooing or crowing, but explicitly excludes dog barking from that exemption. City Code section 5-3-2A requires owners…

West Jordan maps a Noise Zone (An) around Salt Lake City Municipal 2 Airport wherever projected aircraft activity reaches 65 decibels. Inside that zone, hotel and motel developers must…

West Jordan City Code section 8-1-2 confines construction or operations work involving existing city infrastructure, or requiring a city inspection, to normal business hours: Monday…

In Salt Lake County's MD-1 and MD-3 mixed development zones, noise from any use may not exceed five decibels above the ambient level measured at the property line, under county Health…

West Jordan's short-term rental license conditions, at City Code section 4-2R-4(B)(2), require that parking for guests stay entirely on the rental property. Parking areas and the…

West Jordan requires a short-term rental license under City Code section 4-2R-4 before anyone rents a dwelling, or part of one, for stays under 30 consecutive days. The landlord must…

West Jordan ties a short-term rental's license fee and its renewal to money owed the city. City Code section 4-2R-4(B)(4) requires the license fee set in the consolidated fee schedule…

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…

Salt 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…

Short-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…

West Jordan requires any permanent swimming pool three feet deep or more, including above-ground pools, to sit back at least five feet from every property line and be completely…

Salt 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…

Renting out either half of an agricultural-zone accessory dwelling unit in West Jordan requires a valid city business license. Note 3 to section 13-5A-2 also caps every A-1, A-5 and…

An attached garage that was required to meet a home's parking standards cannot become living space in West Jordan unless a replacement two-car garage goes in first. Note 3.A.6 to…

West Jordan allows one accessory dwelling unit per residential lot, internal or detached, under section 13-5B-8. A detached ADU (DADU) needs a platted lot of at least 10,000 square…

West Jordan limits accessory buildings, including sheds, to 20 percent coverage of the rear, corner side, or front yard where they sit. Section 13-8-3 requires a building permit for…

The property owner must live in either the main house or the ADU on any accessory dwelling unit lot in unincorporated Salt Lake County, with only narrow exceptions.

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…

West Jordan restricts a home occupation to one unanimated, nonilluminated wall sign under City Code § 13-11-2J. The sign must sit in a window or on the front exterior wall, cannot…

West Jordan caps most home occupations at six customers or clients per hour under City Code § 13-11-2K, provided off-street parking is available and the neighborhood is not adversely…

West Jordan lets residents run a home occupation only as a secondary, subordinate use inside a dwelling, garage or one accessory structure, capped at 500 square feet and 25% of any…

West Jordan lists in-home daycare among its permitted home occupations, capped at four children during operating hours under City Code § 13-11-3, with no separate business license…

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…

West Jordan does not require a permit to remove a tree from private property, but any city-owned tree, including a park strip or park tree, needs written consent from the Urban…

West Jordan names artificial turf as an approved park strip material for multi-family, business/research park, commercial/professional office, and manufacturing developments, while…

West Jordan does not restrict which plants you use. Instead it caps lawn: sod and turf cannot exceed 250 square feet or 35% of the front or side yard landscaped area, whichever is…

Any tree overhanging a West Jordan street or right-of-way must be pruned by its owner to keep fourteen feet of clearance over the street and eight feet over the sidewalk, per City Code…

West Jordan caps how much lawn a property can carry and locks in efficient irrigation under City Code section 13-13-5. New construction must use drip irrigation or bubblers outside…

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…

West Jordan's Hillside Development Overlay Zone requires vegetation clearance around structures in fire-prone areas. Where the fire chief determines a hillside location is highly…

West Jordan permits only Class C common state approved fireworks, and bans discharging them within twenty feet of a home, dwelling or other structure, or onto someone else's property…

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…

Open flames, unenclosed smoking, and fireworks are banned within 300 feet of Salt Lake County's designated wildland-urban interface areas to cut wildfire risk.

Salt Lake County Code section 9.72.140(B) bars burning trash, garbage or other waste in any open fire and bars open-air salvage operations anywhere in the unincorporated county, unless…

West Jordan city parks open at 6:00 a.m. and close at 10:00 p.m. during the open season, running the first Monday in April through the first Sunday in October, under City Code section…

Salt Lake City Code §11.44.070 sets a tiered juvenile curfew: minors under 16 may not loiter on sidewalks, streets, alleys, or public places between 11:00 PM and 5:00 AM, and minors…

West Jordan property owners must clear sidewalk snow and ice within 24 hours after it stops falling, per City Code section 8-5-1. Shoveled snow must go onto private property or the…

Large undeveloped parcels get a break from West Jordan's twelve-inch weed limit. City Code section 5-3-1A9b lets an owner of five or more contiguous acres of undeveloped ground leave…

West Jordan adopts the 1997 Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, letting the city order the repair, vacation, or demolition of any structure that endangers life…

West Jordan's encroachment chapter bars any encroachment maintained across a sidewalk or highway shoulder, and separately bans anything in the right-of-way that blocks the sight…

West Jordan pays materials and labor to repair sidewalks, curbs and gutters it finds hazardous, subject to available funds, under City Code section 8-5-2. Adjacent property owners take…

Anyone who wants to work in or use a West Jordan public right-of-way, from digging a trench to placing a structure, must get an encroachment permit from the city engineer first under…

West Jordan makes it unlawful to camp or lodge in any city park, recreational facility, plaza, open space, or other city property under City Code section 8-13-6(F). The ban applies…

West Jordan bans smoking on or near public seating in its parks under City Code section 8-13-8. The rule reaches anyone sitting or standing on the rodeo arena bleachers at Veterans…

West Jordan makes it unlawful to consume or even possess beer or any alcoholic beverage inside a city park or recreational facility under City Code section 8-13-6(B). The only…

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…

Loitering, prowling or wandering on someone else's private property without a visible or lawful reason is disorderly conduct in unincorporated Salt Lake County under County Code…

Urinating anywhere other than a restroom facility is public indecency in unincorporated Salt Lake County when it happens where others could reasonably be expected to see it. County…

West Jordan bans dumping anything but stormwater into its municipal storm drain system and applies the rule to every parcel inside the incorporated city. Chapter 11 exempts specific…

West Jordan requires a land disturbance permit before any grading, clearing, or earthwork, and section 11-3-18 makes the developer detail the erosion-control and revegetation best…

West Jordan layers a Floodplain Overlay Zone (F-P) onto any base zoning district that FEMA's flood insurance rate maps show as a special flood hazard area. The overlay's regulations…

West Jordan requires new construction and substantial improvements in a special flood hazard area to have the lowest floor elevated above the base flood elevation. Manufactured homes…

No 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.

West Jordan's contracted hauler collects household solid waste, green waste, and recyclables only under an executed City contract, and City Code section 5-5-3(A) sets the deadline…

West Jordan's regular curbside service will not take large appliances or furniture: City Code section 5-5-3(B)(1)(a) bans collection of "bulky waste," meaning stoves, refrigerators…

West Jordan defines green waste narrowly: compostable tree and plant trimmings, grass cuttings, dead plants, leaves, weeds, chips, shavings, and sawdust under City Code section 5-5-1…

West Jordan requires every dumpster to be screened citywide under City Code section 13-14-3(C), which sits in the fencing and screening chapter that applies to all zoning districts…

In West Jordan, recyclable materials cannot be picked up curbside on your own arrangement: City Code section 5-5-2(A) makes collection of recyclables, green waste, and mixed waste from…

West Jordan defines recyclables by contract, not by a fixed list in the code: City Code section 5-5-1 covers "discarded household items acceptable for recycling as described in the…

West Jordan tells residents exactly where and when a solid waste container can sit on the street. City Code section 5-5-3(D) requires curbside placement on the driveway's edge opposite…

West Jordan's collection crews only empty solid waste that is entirely inside the City-issued container, wheels facing away from the street, lid fully closed, per City Code section…

Salt Lake County Code section 9.52.180 makes it unlawful to dump or dispose of refuse or garbage anywhere in the unincorporated county except at a lawfully established dump, meaning…

West Jordan limits mobile food truck vending in the public right-of-way to specific zoning districts under City Code section 4-2V-3: PC, BR-P, C-G, C-M, SC-1 through SC-3, M-P, M-1…

Every mobile food business in West Jordan must obtain a City business license from the Business Licensing Division before operating, under City Code section 4-2V-4. Applicants must…

West Jordan requires mobile food trucks vending in the public right-of-way to keep sidewalks clear. City Code section 4-2V-8E bars any right-of-way use, including the sidewalk, that…

West Jordan's nuisance ordinance bans noxious weeds on any property in the city. City Code section 5-3-1A9a folds the State Commissioner of Agriculture's noxious weed list, adopted…

West Jordan requires anyone doing door-to-door residential solicitation or running an ice cream wagon to hold both a city business license and a separate residential solicitation…

West Jordan lets any resident post a "No Solicitation" sign at the main entrance or property line, and every solicitor, registered or exempt, must check for it and stay away. Ignoring…

West Jordan requires anyone conducting a massage business to hold both a general business license and a specialty massage license under City Code section 4-2H-2. Establishments must…

West Jordan pawnbrokers must hold a general business license plus a special pawnshop license and post a $5,000 bond before operating, under City Code sections 4-2O-1 and 4-2O-2. Shops…

West Jordan requires a general business license plus a special secondhand/junk license to operate as a secondhand, computer, compact disc, precious metal, junk, or antique dealer under…

West Jordan bars wreckers and tow operators from moving a vehicle off a public street, or off private property, without the owner's or custodian's consent, under City Code section…

West Jordan requires a retail tobacco specialty business, including vape and e-cigarette retailers meeting the state definition, to hold a city business license plus a retail tobacco…

West Jordan allows tattoo and body engraving establishments as a conditional use in only one commercial zone: SC-3, the regional shopping center zone. City Code section 13-5E-3 leaves…

West Jordan does not list vehicle or engine repair among its permitted home occupations, and its zoning code defines a home business as a "service establishment" that specifically…

West Jordan confines sexually oriented businesses to M-2 zoning and requires 600 feet of separation from each other and from homes, churches, schools, parks, historic sites, medical…

West Jordan's only codified garage sale frequency limit sits inside its secondhand dealer licensing law. City Code section 4-2N-6 caps anyone licensed under that article at two sales…

West Jordan makes every licensed rental subject to inspection under City Code section 4-2R-5, and section 4-2R-6 turns a pattern of code enforcement or police contacts, or a refused…

Every rental unit in West Jordan needs a general business license plus a rental property, Good Landlord, or short-term rental license, and City Code section 4-2R-5 puts all licensed…

West Jordan caps maximum building coverage by zoning district under City Code section 13-5B-3(A). Standard R-1 lots run 35% to 45% depending on minimum lot size, R-2 duplex/twin-home…

West Jordan's standard residential zones, R-1-5 through R-1-14, R-2, R-3, and the rural R-R/R-E zones, cap building height at thirty five feet (35') under City Code § 13-5B-3's Lot and…

West Jordan's R-1 subzones set minimum yards by lot size rather than a single citywide number. Section 13-5B-3 requires a 25-foot front yard (22 feet on cul-de-sacs) on the smallest…

West Jordan lets developers in the West Side Planning Area (WSPA) earn density above the base rate by installing approved amenities. City Code section 13-5J-5 sets base and maximum…

West Jordan's City Center zone is governed not only by City Code article 13-5I but by the adopted West Jordan downtown revitalization design guidelines and land use element, prepared…

West Jordan requires all plumbing work, from installation to repair, replacement, and relocation, to follow the entire 2015 International Plumbing Code, adopted wholesale under section…

West Jordan requires electrical work to follow the entire 2014 National Electrical Code, adopted under section 10-1-6 to safeguard persons and property from electrical hazards. The…

West Jordan requires builders who need a city inspection outside normal hours, Monday through Friday 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., to file a written application at least 24 hours in advance…

West Jordan's answer to a green building code is section 10-1-8, which adopts the entire 2015 International Energy Conservation Code as the controlling energy-efficiency standard for…

West Jordan requires compliance with the entire 2015 International Building Code, adopted wholesale by city ordinance and controlling for any construction, alteration, or occupancy…

West Jordan requires every parking lot light to be shielded and aimed away from adjoining properties, capping spill at one foot-candle at the property line under City Code section…

West Jordan's Planned Community Hillside (PCH) Zone requires all site lighting to be shielded against up-lighting and light trespass onto neighboring property. City Code section…

West Jordan caps how bright a digital billboard can shine under City Code section 12-3-3(D)(13), limiting illuminance to three-tenths of a foot-candle above ambient light at a distance…

West Jordan exempts window signs from its sign permit process under City Code section 12-2-5(K), covering posters, messages and displays mounted on the inside of a storefront window…

West Jordan lets businesses display an extra banner and freestanding sign during specific holiday windows under City Code section 12-2-5(P), on top of the regular temporary sign…

West Jordan caps the total number of billboards, digital or not, at 14 citywide under City Code section 12-3-3(D)(5), split evenly at up to seven on each side of Bangerter Highway…

West Jordan lets residents post political and other noncommercial signs without a permit under City Code section 12-2-5(E), so long as each sign stays at or under 8 square feet and…

West Jordan exempts garage and yard sale signs from its sign permit process under City Code section 12-2-5(L), so a homeowner does not need city approval to post one. The rule caps…

West Jordan confines freeway oriented signs to properties tied to an overall sign plan for a regional shopping center under City Code section 12-3-3(F). The code defines a freeway…

West Jordan shields farmland through three Agricultural Zones, A-1, A-5 and A-20, instead of a standalone right-to-farm ordinance. City Code section 13-5A-1 states the zones exist to…

West Jordan shields established farms and ranches from nuisance complaints tied to routine agricultural activity. City Code section 5-3-2B exempts properties in continuous active…

West Jordan's zoning code addresses only cannabis production establishments, not retail dispensaries, and confines them to the A-20 Agricultural Zone. Section 13-5A-2 lists cannabis…

West Jordan keeps cannabis production establishments away from sensitive uses through fixed buffer distances in section 13-5A-2. A facility may not sit within 1,000 feet of a school…

West Jordan's Urban Forestry Division and Parks Department keep a Heritage Tree List of rare or historically significant trees under City Code 13-18-15; any citizen can nominate a…

In West Jordan's City Center zone, street trees must go in a five-foot minimum amenity zone between the curb and walking path, and must be at least 2.5-inch caliper spaced 20 to 30…

West Jordan levies a 1% transient room tax on rents charged to transients staying at hotels, motels, motor courts, inns, bed and breakfasts, condominiums and resort homes rented for…

West Jordan allows barbecue grills in its city parks under City Code section 8-13-6(D), but cooking is banned under any pavilion or other structure, and a fire extinguisher must sit…

Salt Lake County Code section 9.72.140(C)(1) exempts devices used mainly to prepare food, such as outdoor grills, smokers and fireplaces, from the county's open-burning permit…

West Jordan treats a data center as a defined use permitted by right in only two districts: the M-1 Light Manufacturing zone under City Code § 13-5F-2, and the Southwest Quadrant Mixed…

West Jordan gives property owners at least 14 calendar days from service of a notice of violation to correct a code problem, and the same 14-day window to request an administrative…

West Jordan's land disturbance and land-use titles do not override a subdivision's own CC&Rs, HOA agreements, or similar covenants when those private documents are stricter. Section…

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…

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…

Reserving a West Jordan city park, pavilion, or recreational facility requires a reservation or permit approved by the city administrator under City Code section 8-13-3. Standard…

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…

Parades and other entertainment events over 50 people on unincorporated Salt Lake County streets or sidewalks need a special event permit before the event can be held.

West Jordan requires every residential landlord to hold a general business license under City Code section 4-2R-1, and landlords outside the Good Landlord Program or Short-Term Rental…

Landlords in unincorporated Salt Lake County must keep rental units safe, sanitary and code-compliant under the county's Fit Premises ordinance, covering everything from structural…

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…

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…

West Jordan designates buildings, sites and districts to its historic landmark register under Title 13, chapter 6, article C. A property must sit inside city limits and either carry a…

West Jordan reviews solar energy systems under section 13-8-22, requiring conditional use approval in some zones and specific submittal steps everywhere: proof the applicant's electric…

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…

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…

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…

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)…

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…