Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Bountiful, Utah

Bountiful’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside Bountiful city limits (Davis County)

  • City web copy may not contain most recent changes; official copy kept at the planning department.

  “the official copy of the bountiful city zoning ordinance is maintained at the bountiful city planning department.”

• Minimum lot sizeDistrict specific (with conditions)

  Single-family R subzones (R-4, R-3, R-1, R-F) inside Bountiful city

  • Each subzone has minimum lot size and buildable area; R-F standards vary by average slope.
  • The extracted table is flattened; column-to-subzone alignment of lot sizes should be re-verified against the PDF.
  • Agricultural/rural district not separately examined.

  R-4 max density: 4 units/acre · R-3 max density: 3 units/acre · R-1 max density: 1 units/acre

  “table 14-4-104a subzone r-4 r-3 r-1 max. density (units/acre) 4 3 1 table 14-4-104b subzone avg. slope r-f r-f r-f r-f r-f r-f 0 -15% 15 - 20% 20 - 25% 25 - 30% 30 - 35% 35% + min. lot size (sq ft) 8,000 11,000 40,000”

• SetbacksSpecified

  Single-family (R) zone inside Bountiful city

  • Front yard may be reduced to 20 feet except corner lots where ground elevation differs 10 feet or more from curb level.
  • Side yard minimums vary by subzone (8 ft minimum shown for R-3, R-4, R-1); rear yard not captured.

  front yard setback: >= 25 feet (20 ft where ground differs 10 ft or more from curb (not corner lots))

  “each lot or parcel shall have a front yard setback of not less than twenty-five (25) feet from the front lot line.”

• Building heightSpecified

  Single-family (R) zone inside Bountiful city

  • Chimneys, flagpoles, church towers and similar accessory elements not for human occupancy are excluded.
  • In the R-F zone, no building may extend above the closest ridgeline.

  maximum height: <= 35 feet (measured at average grade)

  “no building or structure in the (r) zone shall exceed thirty-five (35) feet in height as measured at the average grade.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Bountiful or Davis County directly.

• Building permit — Building permits inside Bountiful city
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder inside Bountiful city
• Building code adopted — Building code inside Bountiful city
• Inspections — Building inspections inside Bountiful city
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificates of occupancy inside Bountiful city

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.