Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Holladay, Utah

Holladay’s own rules

• Building code adoptedAdopted (with conditions)

  Building construction, alteration, remodeling, and repair in Holladay city.

  • The code incorporates the state building code as adopted by the Uniform Building Code Commission.
  • The city additionally adopts the dangerous-buildings, property-maintenance, and wildland-urban-interface codes listed in § 15.08.010(B).

  “As provided in title 15a of the Utah code, the building code, national electrical code, residential one- and two-family dwelling code, plumbing code, mechanical code, fuel gas code, energy conservation code, and manufactured housing installation standard code as adopted by the uniform building code commission (collectively, the “state building code”) shall be applied to building construction, alteration, remodeling and repair, and in the regulation of building construction, alteration, remodeling and repair in the city.”

• Certificate of occupancyRequired

  Use or occupancy of any lot, parcel, or building inside Holladay city limits.

  • The building and the lot or parcel must conform to applicable Title 13 provisions and other city-adopted building codes and regulations before issuance.

  “No lot, parcel, or building shall be used or occupied until a certificate of occupancy has been issued pursuant to applicable provisions of building codes and regulations adopted by the city.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Holladay city limits.

  • City land use Title 13 establishes multiple zoning classes.

  “For the purpose of this title, the City is divided into the following classes of zones:”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Zoning districts inside Holladay city limits.

  • The published list includes forestry/recreation, residential, office, commercial, limited-use, mixed-use, village, and foothills/canyons-overlay zones.

  “Forestry and Recreation Zone | FR-0.5 [...] Residential Zone | R-1-4 [...] Professional Office Zone | PO [...] Commercial Zone | C-1 [...] Limited Use Zone | LU [...] Regional/Mixed-Use Zone | R/M-U [...] Holladay Village Zone | HV [...] Foothills and Canyons Overlay Zone | FCOZ”

• Mandatory utility hookupConditional

  Utility service to structures, buildings, equipment, or wiring for which a permit is required inside Holladay city limits.

  • Service cannot be provided until building-official approval is granted.
  • The building official may order termination where use is unauthorized or violates city building, land-use, or other ordinances.

  “It shall be unlawful for any utility company to provide service to any structure or building, or to service equipment or wiring for which a permit is required, until approval is granted by the building official. The building official may order the utility services terminated at any location where the use is not authorized or is in violation of the building, land use or other ordinances of the city.”

• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  Plan review and building-department services inside Holladay city limits.

  • For other R-3 and U occupancies, the plan-review fee is 40% of the building-permit fee; for all other occupancies it is 65%.
  • An expedited R-3/U review, including swimming pools and signs, may not exceed $30.
  • Plan-review fees are separate from and in addition to permit fees.

  plan review fee for other R-3 and U occupancies: 40 percent of building permit fee · plan review fee for all other occupancies: 65 percent of building permit fee

  “Forty percent (40%) of the building permit for other R-3 and U occupancies; and [...] Sixty five percent (65%) of the building permit fee for all other occupancies.”

• Permit processPartial

  Projects requiring submittal documents inside Holladay city limits.

  • Plan-review fee is due when the submittal documents are submitted for review.
  • The reviewed provision does not supply the complete building-permit application process.

  “When submittal documents are required by section 106.3.2 of the 1997 uniform building code, a plan review fee shall be paid at the time of submitting the submittal documents for review.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Holladay or Salt Lake County directly.

• Building permit — Residential construction inside Holladay city limits.
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built residential construction inside Holladay city limits.
• Inspections — Residential construction inside Holladay city limits.
• Minimum dwelling size — Principal dwellings in Holladay residential zones.
• Minimum lot size — Principal dwellings in Holladay residential zones.

Each answer was extracted from an official source and independently re-checked against that source by a second reviewer. That is an evidence check, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the authority before you buy or build.

Off-grid gear

Going off-grid in Holladay means bringing your own water and power. The kit we’d start with:

• Water Crystal Quest Filter any source — well, rain, or creek — to drinking-clean.
• Power Bluetti Solar generators and home battery backup for living off the grid.
• Septic Soil percolation test kit Run your own perc test before paying an engineer — the first thing a septic office asks about.
• Water Well water test kit Bacteria, nitrates, hardness — know what the well on a parcel is really pumping.

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