Utah ADU regulation tracker

Statewide detached framework

Adopted legislation · operative October 1, 2026. This effective date is distinct from whether your city already allows a detached ADU.

Reference: Utah S.B. 284 enrolled text, effective-date provisions.

Local entries below are research leads. A meeting, recommendation or proposed amendment does not establish adoption. Use each city guide to find sources and ask staff for the enacted ordinance and effective date.

Alpine

Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-07

    American Fork

    Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-07

      Bluffdale

      Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-07

        Bountiful

        Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-07

        • Bountiful aligning detached ADU code with state law — recorded 2026-09-01
        • Administrative Committee approved a short-term rental within an accessory dwelling unit at 36 West 1350 North. — recorded 2026-01-26

        Brigham City

        Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-24

          Cedar City

          Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-24

          • Recommended approval of text amendments replacing specific state-code citations with general references and adding a definition for external ADUs. — recorded 2026-03-31

          Cedar Hills

          Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-07

            Centerville

            Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-07

              Clearfield

              Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-07

              • ADU chapter amendments adopted (2025) — recorded 2025-11-01

              Clinton

              Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-07

              • 2025-03: City Council Ord. expanding/clarifying attached & detached ADU standards (28-3-27 — recorded 2025-06-01

              Cottonwood Heights

              Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-24

              • Approved a conditional-use request (Project ADU-26-001) for an 800 sq ft detached ADU replacing a garage at 2982 E. 7375 S. — recorded 2026-06-03
              • Approved Ordinance 465 amending 19.75.050 and 19.76.030 regarding separate utility meters for ADUs and guest houses (5-0). — recorded 2026-05-20

              Draper

              Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-07

              • Planning Commission approved an I-ADU geographic-restriction deviation for Geri and Frank Zwicky (application 2025-0162-VAR). — recorded 2025-10-09
              • Planning Commission approved an I-ADU geographic-restriction deviation for Mallory White (application 2025-0087-VAR). — recorded 2025-06-26

              Eagle Mountain

              Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-07

              • Planning Commission tabled a code amendment so staff could revisit its animal, ADU and home business tables; the item did not advance that night. — recorded 2025-07-22
              • code cleanups clarifying ADU exception process (17.70.040/.050) — recorded 2025-06-01

              Erda

              Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-07

                Farmington

                Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-07

                • 2025-01: Farmington ADU + SSF Toolkit published — recorded 2025-06-01

                Farr West

                Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-07

                  Fruit Heights

                  Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-07

                    Grantsville

                    Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-07

                    • Ord. 2024-41 (2025-01-07) and Ord. 2025-39 (2025-12-03) amended ADU chapter (history lines — recorded 2025-06-01

                    Harrisville

                    Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-07

                      Heber City

                      Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-24

                        Herriman

                        Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-24

                        • City Council approved Ordinance 2026-11 permitting detached ADUs (10,000 sq ft minimum lot, one ADU per lot); vote taken from meeting transcript. — recorded 2026-05-27
                        • Planning Commission approved its Feb. 4, 2026 minutes with a correction to the detached ADU recommendation motion (7,000 sq ft lot, 1,000 sq ft max). — recorded 2026-03-05

                        Highland

                        Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-07

                          Holladay

                          Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-24

                          • Adopted Ord. 2024-18 rewriting §13.14.031 ADU standards (removed the prior lot-size threshold for external ADUs, added setback-reduction chart, conversion rules and 25-ft height) — recorded 2024-11-07

                          Hooper

                          Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-07

                            Hurricane

                            Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-24

                              Hyde Park

                              Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-24

                                Ivins

                                Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-24

                                  Kaysville

                                  Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-24

                                  • City Council approved an ordinance amending 17-31-3 to regulate internal and detached ADUs to comply with SB 284, with changes discussed; vote from transcript. — recorded 2026-09-17

                                  Kearns

                                  Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-24

                                    Layton

                                    Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-07

                                    • Detached ADU standards text amendment underway — recorded 2026-08-25

                                    Lehi

                                    Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-24

                                    • Approved Ordinance 2026-31 amending Chapter 26 detached ADU rules for SB 284: 11,000 sq ft minimum lot, 1 or 2 parking stalls by size, size cap tied to the main home, 6 ft from the house, and no CUP for conversions (5-0). — recorded 2026-07-14
                                    • City Council approved Ordinance #47-2025 amending Development Code Chapter 26 requirements for detached ADUs. — recorded 2025-08-26

                                    Lindon

                                    Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-07

                                      Logan

                                      Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-07

                                        Magna

                                        Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-24

                                        • Approved Ord. 2024-O-03: detached ADU minimum lot reduced to 8,000+ sq ft; two parking spaces per detached ADU (unanimous) — recorded 2024-02-27

                                        Mapleton

                                        Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-07

                                          Midvale

                                          Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-24

                                            Millcreek

                                            Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-07

                                              Murray

                                              Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-07

                                                Nibley

                                                Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-24

                                                • Approved Ord. 26-09 amending ADU standards (lot size, impact fees, conversion of existing accessory buildings) as recommended by the Planning Commission (4-0). — recorded 2026-08-06

                                                North Logan

                                                Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-24

                                                  North Ogden

                                                  Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-07

                                                    North Salt Lake

                                                    Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-07

                                                      Ogden

                                                      Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-07

                                                      • UDC FAQ confirms internal, attached, and detached ADUs — recorded 2026-09-07

                                                      Orem

                                                      Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-07

                                                      • Orem updating detached ADU (DADU) city code — recorded 2026-09-02

                                                      Park City

                                                      Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-24

                                                      • Approved Ord. 2026-19 amending the LMC (condo plat review to staff, S.B. 284 procedural alignment for planning commissioners, appeals and business licenses, TIS/TDM, historic-district fences); did not change ADU/accessory apartment rules — recorded 2026-08-13

                                                      Payson

                                                      Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-07

                                                        Perry

                                                        Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-07

                                                          Plain City

                                                          Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-07

                                                            Pleasant Grove

                                                            Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-07

                                                            • Planning Commission recommended approval of a code text amendment to Section 10-15-47 revising parking requirements for accessory apartments. — recorded 2026-03-26

                                                            Pleasant View

                                                            Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-24

                                                              Providence

                                                              Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-24

                                                              • Adopted Ordinance 10-2026, IADU/ADU incentive extension amendment (city ordinance page lists adoption 06/17/2026; codifier history shows 6/29/2026). Vote tally not published in text form. — recorded 2026-06-17

                                                              Provo

                                                              Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-07

                                                              • City Council approved an intent statement regarding ADUs. — recorded 2025-11-11
                                                              • Council directed staff to draft an intent statement opposing applications to extend ADU eligibility beyond the established overlay zones. — recorded 2025-10-07

                                                              Riverdale

                                                              Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-07

                                                                Riverton

                                                                Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-24

                                                                  Roy

                                                                  Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-07

                                                                  • Detached ADU code drafts advancing for S.B. 284 — recorded 2026-07-28

                                                                  Salem

                                                                  Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-07

                                                                    Salt Lake City

                                                                    Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-07

                                                                    • CRA Board adopted Resolution 1 of 2026 amending and restating the terms of its Accessory Dwelling Unit Financing Program. — recorded 2026-05-12
                                                                    • CRA ADU financing program still active — recorded 2026-05-12

                                                                    Sandy

                                                                    Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-07

                                                                      Santa Clara

                                                                      Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-24

                                                                        Santaquin

                                                                        Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-07

                                                                          Saratoga Springs

                                                                          Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-24

                                                                          • City Council approved Ordinance 26-42 amending Chapter 19.20 to add detached ADU rules (11,000 sq ft min lot) to comply with state law; vote from transcript. — recorded 2026-09-15
                                                                          • City Council approved Ordinance 25-10 amending Chapter 19.20 (Internal ADUs) for the Sierra Estates Plat E subdivision. — recorded 2025-02-04

                                                                          Smithfield

                                                                          Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-24

                                                                          • Approved Ord. 2025-11 amending 17.92.020 to allow ADUs up to 75% of the original home's size (5-0). — recorded 2025-05-14

                                                                          South Jordan

                                                                          Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-24

                                                                          • City Council approved Ordinance 2026-24 amending definitions, zones and the ADU Floating Zone to conform with state law; vote from transcript. — recorded 2026-09-15
                                                                          • Motion made to approve Ordinance 2026-04 amending ADU Floating Zone prohibitions; the record does not state the result. — recorded 2026-02-17

                                                                          South Ogden

                                                                          Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-07

                                                                            South Salt Lake

                                                                            Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-07

                                                                              South Weber

                                                                              Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-07

                                                                                Spanish Fork

                                                                                Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-07

                                                                                  Springville

                                                                                  Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-07

                                                                                  • Ord. 2025-18 approved — expands internal ADUs to single-family attached dwellings — recorded 2025-06-01

                                                                                  St. George

                                                                                  Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-24

                                                                                  • City Council approved Ordinance 2026-068 allowing one attached plus one detached ADU on lots of 11,000+ sq ft to comply with SB 284; vote from transcript. — recorded 2026-08-20
                                                                                  • City Council approved Ordinance 2025-066 amending Title 10 regarding ADUs in multiple-family residential and mobile home zones. — recorded 2025-08-21

                                                                                  Sunset

                                                                                  Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-07

                                                                                    Syracuse

                                                                                    Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-07

                                                                                    • Planning Commission recommended City Council approval of proposed revisions to the city's ADU regulations. — recorded 2025-06-17
                                                                                    • 2025-06/07: PC/Council ADU zone & parking amendments; Council ratified PC recommendation ( — recorded 2025-06-01

                                                                                    Taylorsville

                                                                                    Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-07

                                                                                      Tooele

                                                                                      Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-24

                                                                                        Tremonton

                                                                                        Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-24

                                                                                        • Adopted Ord. 26-10 amending Chapters 1.03 and 1.07: defined small accessory structures, fixed accessory/main building height discrepancy, changed side setbacks for ADUs, allowed single-family homes in RM-8/RM-16 (5-0 roll call) — recorded 2026-07-07

                                                                                        Vineyard

                                                                                        Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-07

                                                                                          Washington

                                                                                          Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-07

                                                                                            Washington Terrace

                                                                                            Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-07

                                                                                              West Bountiful

                                                                                              Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-07

                                                                                                West Haven

                                                                                                Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-07

                                                                                                • ADU chapter building-code / C.O. updates — recorded 2024-07-03

                                                                                                West Jordan

                                                                                                Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-24

                                                                                                • City Council approved Ordinance 26-18 amending City Code 13-5B-8 (Accessory Dwelling Units); video shows the 6-0 vote on March 24, 2026. — recorded 2026-03-24
                                                                                                • Design Review Committee forwarded a positive recommendation to the Planning Commission for the SHARP external ADU at 7579 S 2200 West. — recorded 2026-03-24

                                                                                                West Point

                                                                                                Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-07

                                                                                                  West Valley City

                                                                                                  Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-07

                                                                                                    White City

                                                                                                    Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-07

                                                                                                      Woods Cross

                                                                                                      Local adoption status: verification required · Research recorded 2026-09-07

                                                                                                      • Detached ADU prohibition still on the books — recorded 2026-09-07

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