West Mountain, UT
74 local rules on file · Pop. 1,250 · Utah County
Showing ordinances that apply to West Mountain, UT
West Mountain is an unincorporated community with a population of approximately 1,250 in Utah County, Utah. Because West Mountain is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal government or city code. Instead, Utah County ordinances apply directly to residential and commercial properties here. The rules below are the county-level regulations that govern your area. Nearby incorporated cities in Utah County may have different rules.
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🏡 Home & Property
🌿 Yard & Garden
🏠 Renting & Housing
🔊 Noise & Neighbors
🐾 Animals & Farming
🔥 Fire & Safety
🚗 Parking & Streets
💼 Business & Licensing
📋 Permits, Signs & Events
🌎 Environment & Utilities
🛡️ Privacy & Civic
🐔 Animal Ordinances
Exotic Pets
Some RestrictionsUtah County Code Chapter 5 defines and regulates livestock in unincorporated areas. Livestock, including cattle, sheep, goats, swine, horses, and poultry, are permitted with no maximum…
Breed Restrictions
Significant RestrictionsUtah County does not ban dogs by breed. Instead, an animal control officer can declare any dog vicious, and possessing a vicious dog is unlawful unless it is muzzled, leashed, and…
Pet Limits
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Utah County caps households at seven dogs six months or older and four cats four months or older without a kennel license, and extra cats need Animal Regulation…
Cat Rules
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Utah County makes it an infraction to let a cat run at large on another's property, requires rabies vaccination for cats over four months, but leaves county cat…
Veterinary Clinic Zoning
Significant RestrictionsA veterinary clinic in unincorporated Utah County is not a permitted use by right; it needs a Conditional Use permit from the Planning Commission under UCLUO 8.100, plus a site plan…
Dog Leash Laws
Some RestrictionsUtah County Code Chapter 5 prohibits animals from running at large in unincorporated areas. Dogs must be under control by a leash or voice command when off the owner's property.
Beekeeping
Few RestrictionsUnincorporated Utah County does not require a business license to keep bees. County Code 4.01.030 exempts apiaries and honey extraction from licensing entirely, as long as the bees are…
Chickens & Livestock
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Utah County allows poultry and other livestock but bans letting them run at large, requires escape-proof fencing, and sets specific setbacks for coops, pens, and animal…
🔊 Noise Ordinances
Amplified Music & Outdoor Sound
Some RestrictionsUtah County flatly denies amplified sound the construction-noise exception: no matter how loud a job site is allowed to be, amplified sound equipment must still meet the ordinary…
Vehicle Noise
Some RestrictionsA moving vehicle on a public road in unincorporated Utah County may not exceed 80 dB(A) measured 25 feet from the road, though the limit rises to 88 dB(A) on state highways and…
Decibel Limits
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Utah County caps off-site noise on a sliding scale by zoning district: 55 dB(A) daytime and 50 dB(A) at night in residential zones, 65/60 dB(A) in commercial zones, and…
Barking Dogs
Some RestrictionsPersistent barking that constitutes a public nuisance is enforceable under Utah County animal control ordinances and Utah state nuisance law. The Utah County Animal Control Division…
🔥 Fire Regulations
Wildfire Zones
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Utah County maps Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) fire zones using the State of Utah's WUI overlay, and Chapter 6.11 of the county code layers special construction…
Fireworks
Significant RestrictionsUtah County follows the state Fireworks Act for general fireworks use but outright bans fireworks from being used or possessed anywhere in its Wildland/Urban Interface areas.
Propane Storage
Some RestrictionsIn Utah County's unincorporated Wildland/Urban Interface zone, Utah County Code § 6.11.060 requires a cleared vegetation buffer around every propane or fuel tank: low ground cover for…
Outdoor Burning
Significant RestrictionsUnincorporated Utah County requires a Fire Marshal permit for open fires under the International Fire Code, and bans any outdoor fire in Wildland/Urban Interface areas without a…
Fire Pits & Backyard Fires
Some RestrictionsRecreational fire pits in unincorporated Utah County's Wildland/Urban Interface zone are capped by Utah County Code § 6.11.090 at a 3-foot-diameter, 1-foot-high fuel pile, must have an…
🚗 Parking Rules
Overnight Parking
Significant RestrictionsUtah County Code § 8.11.030 bars any vehicle from parking overnight at the county's own parking facilities, the Utah County Administration Building, the Historic County Courthouse, and…
Abandoned Vehicles
Some RestrictionsUtah County bans abandoning a vehicle anywhere in the county and gives owners just 30 days to remove a dismantled, wrecked, or junked vehicle from their own property before the County…
Loading Zones
Some RestrictionsEvery building in unincorporated Utah County that receives or ships goods by vehicle must provide at least one off-street loading space, with an extra space for each vehicle loading at…
Commercial & Oversized Vehicles
Significant RestrictionsUnincorporated Utah County bans outdoor parking or storage of trucks and commercial vehicles rated over one ton, and commercial construction equipment, in every zone except the I-1…
Driveway Rules
Some RestrictionsEvery dwelling and occupied building in unincorporated Utah County needs a driveway at least 10 feet wide with a grade no steeper than 12 percent, approved by a county or state access…
Street Parking Limits
Some RestrictionsUtah County Code § 8.10.020 lets the County Sheriff's Department post signs banning or limiting parking on any county road it finds dangerous or a disruption to traffic flow, and §…
🏗️ Accessory Structures
ADU Rules
Some RestrictionsUtah County allows one Accessory Dwelling Unit per lot in unincorporated zones where ADUs are a permitted use, capped at 1,000 square feet for attached or detached units. UCLUO 8.116…
ADU Rental Restrictions
Significant RestrictionsA Utah County Accessory Dwelling Unit larger than 1,000 square feet, up to a 1,500-square-foot ceiling, requires the property owner to sign and record a covenant with the Utah County…
🧱 Fence Regulations
Retaining Walls
Some RestrictionsUtah County's RA-5 zoning standards bar cutting or filling a building site, street, or driveway steeper than the soil's natural angle of repose unless an engineered retaining wall is…
Height Limits
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Utah County, a sight-obscuring fence, wall, hedge or berm is capped at 3 feet between the street and the required building setback line, and 8 feet beyond it. Corner…
Fence Permit Requirements
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Utah County, any fence taller than six feet above natural grade requires a Utah County building permit or zoning compliance permit before construction. Fences also…
💼 Home Business
Home Daycare
Light RestrictionsUnincorporated Utah County treats licensed home child care as a permitted use in residential and agricultural zones, with no conditional use permit needed. The provider must live in…
Zoning & Home Occupation Permits
Some RestrictionsA home business in unincorporated Utah County needs a Zoning Administrator permit, cannot exceed 1,000 square feet or 25% of the home's floor area, and must be run by family members…
Signage Rules
Some RestrictionsHome occupation signs in unincorporated Utah County follow the general accessory sign rules: on residential-zoned lots, up to two signs per lot, each capped at 32 square feet and 8…
Customer Traffic Restrictions
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Utah County limits home occupation client visits to daytime hours only: business activity involving visiting clientele is allowed strictly between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00…
🚪 Soliciting & Door-to-Door
No-Knock Registry
Some RestrictionsAny Utah County resident can bar solicitors from a property simply by posting a No Solicitation sign near the front door or property line. Approaching a marked residence to solicit…
Solicitor Permits
Significant RestrictionsUnincorporated Utah County requires anyone going door-to-door to sell goods or services to register with the licensing officer and carry a certificate before knocking on a single door…
🗑️ Trash & Recycling
Bin Placement Rules
Some RestrictionsEvery owner, lessee, or occupant of a building or business in unincorporated Utah County must keep tight-lidded metal, plastic, or approved receptacles for wet garbage and separate…
Illegal Dumping
Heavy RestrictionsUtah County makes it a crime to sweep garbage into any gutter or ditch, drain petroleum products or chemical waste into any ditch or waterway, or dump refuse, trash, or hazardous waste…
📐 Building Setbacks & Zoning
Structure Height Limits
Some RestrictionsIn Utah County's RA-5 Residential Agricultural Zone, the county's primary unincorporated residential zone, the maximum height for any structure is 40 feet, with narrow exceptions for…
Setback Rules
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Utah County's RR-5 Rural Residential Zone requires a 30-foot front yard setback and a 15-foot side and rear setback for every building and structure. Detached accessory…
Lot Coverage Limits
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Utah County's RR-5 Rural Residential Zone, accessory buildings such as barns, sheds and greenhouses cannot together cover more than 15% of the lot, measured by roofed…
🌍 Environmental Rules
Erosion Control
Significant RestrictionsUnincorporated Utah County requires a land disturbance permit from the County Engineer before grading, clearing or excavation on one acre or more, and no building permit issues until…
Flood Elevation Requirements
Significant RestrictionsIn Utah County's mapped flood hazard areas, new homes and commercial buildings must have their lowest floor, including basement, raised at least 1 foot above the base flood elevation…
Defensible Space
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Utah County's Wildland/Urban Interface zone, Utah County Code § 6.11.060 sets exact defensible-space clearances: grass kept under 5 inches within 30 feet of a…
Stormwater Management
Some RestrictionsUtah County requires a land disturbance permit from the County Engineer before grading, clearing, or filling one acre or more of unincorporated land, including subdivided phases that…
Boat Dock Permits
Some RestrictionsAnyone building a marina, mooring dock, or boat launch along Utah Lake or another water body in unincorporated Utah County needs a permit from the Zoning Administrator under UCLUO…
Flood Zones
Significant RestrictionsUnincorporated Utah County requires a Floodplain Administrator clearance before any construction, grading or land division in a Special Flood Hazard Area, and bans most new fill or…
🚶 Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules
Encroachment Permits
Significant RestrictionsPlacing a driveway, pipeline, sign, billboard, or other structure inside a county road right-of-way in unincorporated Utah County requires prior permission from the County Commission…
Obstruction Rules
Some RestrictionsUtah County Code § 8.04.030 bans placing or maintaining any obstruction on a sidewalk in the unincorporated county, covering open ditches, headgates, logs, building material, vehicles…
🔧 Building Safety
Building Inspections
Light RestrictionsUtah County Code § 8.18.080 gives anyone seeking a single-family residential building permit the right to request review of an inspection performed by the county's building inspector…
Building Permits
Some RestrictionsUtah County Code § 8.18.010 adopts the Utah State Construction Code as the building standard for unincorporated Utah County, and § 8.18.030 makes it unlawful to grade, excavate, fill…
Fire Sprinkler Requirements
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Utah County requires automatic fire sprinkler systems in every dwelling built, added onto, or more-than-50%-remodeled inside the mapped Wildland/Urban Interface overlay…
Childcare Center Rules
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Utah County caps commercial day care center operating hours between 5:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. under UCLUO § 2.08, and the use is only a permitted zoning use in commercial…
🚜 Right to Farm
Agricultural Zoning Protection
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Utah County landowners can petition to form an Agriculture Protection Area of at least 20 contiguous acres, gaining state-law protection from nuisance suits over normal…
Farm Nuisance Protection
Some RestrictionsUtah County lets landowners petition to place farmland into a state-authorized Agricultural Protection Area, which requires at least 20 continuous acres in the unincorporated county…
🚷 Public Conduct
Outdoor Smoking Restrictions
Light RestrictionsThe Utah County Fire Marshal can designate public roads, parks, and public land where lighting a cigarette, cigar, or pipe is unlawful, and requires any smoking material to be fully…
Skateboarding Rules
Some RestrictionsUtah County allows skateboards and longboards on county trails and parkways only in the lane marked for wheeled traffic, during posted hours, and never using a lying-down prone, luge…
Public Alcohol Use
Some RestrictionsDrinking or possessing beer, liquor, or any alcoholic beverage in a public park in unincorporated Utah County is an infraction under Code 4.09.050, capped at a $750 fine with no jail…
🏪 Business Licensing & Operations
Adult Entertainment
Heavy RestrictionsSexually oriented businesses in unincorporated Utah County need a county license, can't operate within 500 feet of churches, schools, parks, other adult businesses or residential-zoned…
Massage Establishments
Some RestrictionsUtah County requires anyone operating a massage parlor or working as a masseur in the unincorporated county to hold a county license, bans opposite-sex treatments outside licensed…
Pawnbrokers
Some RestrictionsPawnbrokers in unincorporated Utah County must write up a serially numbered pawn ticket in triplicate for every loan or purchase, hold the item for 30 days before disposing of it, and…
Secondhand Dealers
Some RestrictionsSecondhand, junk, and precious-metal dealers in unincorporated Utah County must log every transaction in a bound ink ledger and can only trade between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., never on…
Auto Repair on Residential Property
Heavy RestrictionsUnincorporated Utah County will not permit a residential auto repair, body, or paint shop as a home occupation under any circumstances. UCLUO 8.20 names automotive repair, body work…
🎪 Special Events & Permits
🛏️ Homelessness & Encampment Rules
💡 Outdoor Lighting
Billboard Lighting
Light RestrictionsIn unincorporated Utah County's I-1 industrial zone, the only zone where billboards may stand, UCLUO 8.24 sets no county light-output or curfew standard of its own for billboard…
Light Trespass & Shielding
Light RestrictionsUnincorporated Utah County requires any lighting that illuminates an off-street parking facility to use shielded fixtures aimed down and away from neighboring property, under UCLUO §…
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