Overview
Code type
euclidean
Naming convention
standard numeric (R-1/R-2/R-3/R-4, C-1/C-2, MU, I-1/I-2); no parenthetical or density-encoded variants
Standard Euclidean metropolitan-scale code. Title 7 structures zoning; base districts in §7-2 (residential), §7-3 (commercial), §7-4 (industrial); overlays in §7-10 series. State-preemption footprint is substantial (HB 462 SAP + MIH, HB 406 ADU, HB 37 affordability, SB 174, LUDMA framework).
Districts
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| Code | Name | Category | Min lot | Height | Coverage | FAR | Du/ac | Parking | Setbacks F/S/R |
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| R-1 | Single-Family Residential Low Density | res_sf | 6,500 sf | 35 ft | 0.45[1] | 0.45[2] | 6[3] | 2 | 20 / 6 / 25 |
| R-2 | Single-Family / Duplex — Medium Density | res_sf | 12,500 sf | 40 ft | 0.55[4] | 0.7[5] | 14[6] | 1.75 | 20 / 10 / 20 |
| R-3 | Medium-Density Multi-Family | res_mf | 17,500 sf | 45 ft | 0.62[7] | 1[8] | 25[9] | 1.4 | 20 / 10 / 15 |
| R-4 | High-Density Multi-Family | res_mf | 25,000 sf | 60 ft | 0.67[10] | 2[11] | 50[12] | 1 | 15 / 10 / 15 |
| C-1 | Neighborhood Commercial | com | 7,500 sf | 45 ft | 0.75[13] | 0.8[14] | — | 4 | 15 / 5 / 10 |
| C-2 | General / Highway Commercial | com | 12,500 sf | 55 ft | 0.8[15] | 1.2[16] | — | 3.5 | 20 / 10 / 15 |
| MU | Mixed-Use / Downtown (Fairbourne Station area) | mu | — | 80 ft | 0.95[20] | 3[21] | — | 2 | 0[17] / 0[18] / 5[19] |
| I-1 | Light Industrial | ind | 30,000 sf | 50 ft | 0.65[22] | 0.45[23] | — | 3 | 25 / 15 / 20 |
| I-2 | Heavy Industrial | ind | 50,000 sf | 75 ft | 0.55[24] | 0.6[25] | — | 1.5 | 30 / 20 / 25 |
Confidence: confirmed partial under review not found
Overlays
FP
Floodplain Overlay
floodplainAH
Airport Hazard Overlay — SLC International Part 77
airport_airspaceHP
Historic Preservation Overlay — Chesterfield District
historic_heritageTOD
Transit-Oriented Development Overlay — TRAX Green Line / Blue Line
tod_transitGPR
Gravel Pit Reclamation Overlay
environmental_resourceState preemptions
UT-HB82-InternalADUapplies
Qualifying condition
Applies to all Utah cities. West Valley City is a 1st-class city (pop 140,230 per Census PEP 2024) with residential R-1/R-2 zones — internal ADUs must be permitted by right in all residential zones.
UT-HB406-ADUExpansionapplies
Qualifying condition
HB 406 (2024) applies to all Utah cities. WVC's R-1/R-2 standards are subject to the strengthened ministerial-approval requirement. WVC may not impose minimum lot size, owner-occupancy, or discretionary CUP review on internal ADUs.
Qualifying condition
Salt Lake County is in WFRC MPO (Wasatch Front Regional Council). WVC pop 140,230 (Census PEP 2024) far exceeds 5,000 threshold for HB 462 MIH mandate. City must include MIH element in general plan, select ≥3 of 24 menu strategies (Utah Code §10-9a-403(2)(b)(ii)(A-X)), submit annual progress report to Utah DWS Workforce Services Housing Division by Oct 1.
UT-HB462-StationAreaPlan-SAPapplies
Qualifying condition
WVC contains UTA TRAX Green Line fixed-guideway stations (West Valley Central at 2750 W 3590 S; Decker Lake at 2200 W 2630 S; Redwood Junction) and borders Blue Line stations. HB 462 requires cities with UTA fixed-guideway stations to adopt certified Station Area Plans within ½-mile radius of each station, achieve minimum weighted residential density (≥10 du/ac SAP-wide), and report biennially to WFRC.
UT-HB37-HousingAffordabilityapplies
Qualifying condition
HB 37 (2023) applies to cities over 10,000 population. WVC pop 140,230 (Census PEP 2024) exceeds threshold. City must submit affordable housing plan amendment and is prohibited from adopting blanket moratoria on residential development.
Qualifying condition
Applies to all Utah cities. WVC R-1/R-2 single-family standards subject to SB 174 material/aesthetic limits beyond Utah Construction Code.
UT-LUDMA-LandUseDevelopmentManagementActapplies
Qualifying condition
LUDMA is the statewide framework statute governing all Utah city zoning. Applies to WVC without threshold condition.
Non-applicable laws (1)
UT-DensityHeightBroadPreemptionnot_applicable
Adopted building codes
Statewide; local may lag
Click a code label to open its state-by-state adoption atlas.
Quirks & notes
Formulas
Definitions
- height
- Measured from grade to roof peak or parapet, excluding mechanical and antennas per Title 7
- lot_coverage
- Building footprint (all structures) / total lot area
- far
- Gross building floor area / total lot area
- du_ac
- Dwelling units per acre; calculated as 43,560 sf ÷ minimum lot size
- parking
- Spaces per dwelling unit (residential) or per 1,000 sf GFA (non-residential)
Capacity calculations
- max_footprint_sf
lot_area_sf * lot_coverage- max_gfa_sf
lot_area_sf * far- max_units_residential
lot_area_sf / min_lot_sf_per_unit- tod_sap_density_floor
≥10 du/ac weighted average within SAP ½-mi buffer (HB 462)
Massing explorer
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Sources & references
Primary source
Retrieval failure: WVC DocumentCenter delivers Title 7 as large binary PDFs (not HTML-parseable section by section); MuniCode mirror is JS-rendered SPA. Section-level dimensional tables require browser-mediated retrieval; base-district bulk values below carry status=partial pending direct PDF parse or Planning Dept request.
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Research status
Publication gates
| primary url present | passed | |
|---|---|---|
| no aggregator cited | passed | |
| confidence tags full form | passed | |
| overlays have parameters trigger confidence | passed | |
| preempt section city specific | passed |
Data quality
62%completeness19 confirmed47 partial22 inferred
Documented gaps
- Title 7 §7-2 residential dimensional table — scripted retrieval blocked by DocumentCenter PDF delivery and MuniCode SPA
- Title 7 §7-3 commercial / §7-4 industrial dimensional tables
- Parking ratios by use type
- TOD overlay boundary geometry and WFRC-certified SAP density thresholds per station
- Chesterfield Historic District boundary map
- Gravel pit reclamation standard tables
- FAA Part 77 imaginary surface parcel-specific heights for north WVC
- Utah DWS MIH annual report submission status (to verify compliance)
Known issues
cohort:needs-dom-retrievalblocker:municodedata:gaps-present
Verification
| last_verified_at | 2026-04-19T00:00:00Z |
|---|---|
| verifier_specialist | verification-pass |
| verifier_version | 1.0 |
| verification_result | passed |
| atomic_claims_checked | 54 |
| atomic_claims_passed | 54 |
| atomic_claims_failed | 0 |
| failed_claims | |
| narrative_ref | zoning/narratives/west-valley-city-ut/09-verification-pass.json |
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