Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Murray, Utah

Murray’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Construction, alteration, repair, or removal of a building or structure governed by Murray City Title 17.

  • A building permit must first be issued by the Building Inspection Division.
  • The provision applies as provided or restricted in Title 17.

  “The construction, alteration, repair, or removal of any building or structure or any part thereof, as provided or as restricted in this title shall not be commenced or proceeded with, except after the issuance of a building permit for the same by the Building Inspection Division. (Ord. 07-30 § 2)”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Murray City limits.

  • The cited title contains regulations and restrictions enacted for inhabitants of the city.

  “This title and the regulations and restrictions contained herein are designed and enacted for the purpose of promoting the health, safety, morals, convenience, order, prosperity and general welfare of the present and future inhabitants of the city to:”

• Zoning districtsPartial

  Land-use classification and distribution inside Murray City limits.

  • The opened provision establishes that Title 17 regulations provide classification of land uses; individual district names and tables were not retrieved.

  “Provide classification of land uses and distribution of land development and utilization;”

• Mandatory utility hookupConditional

  Proposed development projects inside Murray City limits.

  • The City may deny or delay approval where public-utility capacity or availability is inadequate.

  “The City may deny or delay approval of a development project if there is not adequate capacity or availability of public utilities for a proposed development. (Ord. 15-24)”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Divisions of real property located within Murray City.

  • A final subdivision plat must be approved and recorded before transfer of subdivided property.
  • A parcel is subdivided when divided into two or more parts for sale or building development.

  “It is unlawful to transfer, sell, convey, give or assign any subdivided property before a final subdivision plat for the property to be transferred, sold, conveyed, gifted or assigned is approved and recorded pursuant to the requirements of this title and applicable state law.”

• Permit feesVariable (with conditions)

  Applications for lot-split subdivisions inside Murray City limits.

  • The fee is payable when the application is submitted.
  • The Mayor establishes the written fee schedule in an amount reasonably necessary to defray processing costs.
  • The written schedule is available for public inspection in the Department.

  lot split subdivision application fee: Established by Mayor's written fee schedule (Amount reasonably necessary to defray application-processing costs.)

  “The City charges a fee for applications for lot split subdivisions, which must be paid at the time the application is submitted. The fee will be established by the Mayor in a written fee schedule in an amount reasonably necessary to defray costs of processing an application. The written fee schedule will be made available for public inspection in the Department.”

• Permit processPartial

  Title 17 building permits inside Murray City limits.

  • A building permit must be issued by the Building Inspection Division before the specified work commences or proceeds.
  • The cited section does not provide the full application procedure.

  “The construction, alteration, repair, or removal of any building or structure or any part thereof, as provided or as restricted in this title shall not be commenced or proceeded with, except after the issuance of a building permit for the same by the Building Inspection Division. (Ord. 07-30 § 2)”

Rules another office applies inside Murray

Murray does not set these itself; the county, a health district or the state does, and they apply to every address inside its limits.

• Building code adoptedAdopted (with conditions)

  Statewide uniform technical construction codes, including for construction inside Murray City.

  • The codes are as amended by the State.
  • The listed codes are stated to be in force in Murray City by State law.

  “Pursuant to title 15A of Utah Code Annotated, and administrative rulemaking authority, the State of Utah has adopted Statewide uniform technical construction codes which include, as amended by the State, without limitation, the International Building Code, International Residential Code, International Mechanical Code, International Plumbing Code, International Fuel Gas Code and the National Electrical Code, which are, by State law, in force in Murray City. (Ord. 17-31)”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-built residential construction inside Murray City limits.
• Inspections — Building work inside Murray City limits.
• Certificate of occupancy — Buildings inside Murray City limits.
• Minimum dwelling size — Residential zoning districts inside Murray City limits.
• Minimum lot size — Residential zoning districts inside Murray City limits.

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 Murray 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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