Utah Zoning

Statewide-code state · 8 cities profiled · IBC 2021.

Overview

Preemption classification
Tier B — Pro-housing moderate

2021 ADU preemption plus rent control preemption. SB 174 and related middle-housing bills emerging. Rapid population growth driving reform.

Governance
Statewide

Building and zoning code adoption is mandated at the state level.

Adopted building codes

Statewide; local may lag

2021
2024
2023
2021
IECC (Residential)
2021
IECC (Commercial)
2021
City-level IBC adoptions (4)
CityIBCAmendment notes
Ogden2021
Provo2021
St George2021
Tremonton2021

Profiled counties

Cities

Showing 8 of 8
CityPopulationCodeStatusIssues
Brigham CityV2 ✓cohort:needs-dom-retrievalfreshness:stableblocker:amlegal
OgdenV2 ✓cohort:needs-dom-retrievalfreshness:volatileblocker:amlegal
ProvoProvo City Code Title 14 (Zoning), Title 15 (Land Use and Development), Title 16 (Landmarks) · 13 districtsV2 ✓
Salt Lake CitySalt Lake City Code, Title 21A — Zoning · 30 districtsV2 ✓cohort:needs-dom-retrievalfreshness:volatileblocker:amlegaldata:gaps-present
St. GeorgeSt. George City Code Title 10 (Zoning Regulations) · 16 districtsV2 ✓
TooeleV2 ✓freshness:volatiledata:gaps-present
TremontonChapter 1.07 — Residential Zone Districts; Zoning Ordinance · 9 districtsV2 ✓cohort:tremonton-ruralfreshness:stable
West Valley CityWest Valley City Municipal Code, Title 7 — Land Use and Development · 9 districtsV2 ✓cohort:needs-dom-retrievalblocker:municodedata:gaps-present

Research status

Data quality

100%completeness8 confirmed