Ogden, UT Zoning Overlays & Bonuses: Density Bonus Law (2026)

Ogden's Planned Residential Unit Development (PRUD) chapter, Title 15, Chapter 8, lets a developer build more housing than the underlying zone's baseline density normally allows, but only up to a fixed ceiling set zone by zone. Section 15-8-6 lists the baseline and maximum density for each residential zone eligible for a PRUD: R-1 zones range from a 2.9 unit-per-acre baseline up to 4.3, or as tight as a 4.8 baseline to 7.2 maximum in the densest R-1 category, R-2 moves from 5.4 to 7.2 units per acre, R-2A and R-2E each run 6.2 up to 8.7, R-3 jumps from a 7.3 baseline to a 20.3 maximum, R-3E from 8.7 to 20.3, and R-4 from a 7.3 baseline all the way to 26.0 units per acre, the largest ceiling in the chart.

The planning commission decides how much of that gap a project can actually claim under Section 15-8-7's calculation method: a project earns density bonus points for specific design features listed in Section 15-8-8, such as R-19 wall insulation and R-38 ceiling insulation worth 10 points, active or passive solar features worth 20 to 30 points, 80 percent brick or stone facade coverage worth 30 points, attached garages worth 25 points, or covered carports worth 10 points, plus design-theme elements like theme lighting, unified architectural details, or berm-and-landscape screening around parking lots of 20 or more stalls.

Each zone carries its own density coefficient, from 0.0175 in the loosest R-1 category up to 0.0492 in R-4, which the planning commission multiplies by the total bonus points earned to calculate the additional units per acre a project may add above the baseline, capped at the zone's chart maximum.