General Contractor in Pleasant View, Utah

Chapter 18.66 of the Pleasant View Municipal Code, as amended by Ordinance 2026-24 on September 22, 2026, covers internal, detached, and attached ADUs on an owner-occupied single-family property and sets conditions that include these, in its own order.

• An ADU that meets the chapter's requirements as a permitted use in a zone that allows single-family dwellings on lots greater than 11,000 square feet
• A notarized application by the owner, filed with the City Recorder for review by the Development Review Committee, with a floor plan, a site plan, and a deed restriction, recorded with the Weber County Recorder after city approval, stating that the owner occupies the primary dwelling or the detached ADU
• A permit that does not run with the land and is invalidated by a sale or other transfer of title, though a buyer can apply for a new one, which the city may grant when the ADU exists and every zoning condition is still met
• A re-evaluation every three years, with the permit extended for another such period when every condition is still met and the owner submits a notarized statement of continued occupancy of the primary dwelling
• Designation of an existing illegal ADU available by application to the City Recorder, with a permit possible when the applicant can substantially comply and a Building Code inspection identifying any life safety hazards to correct as a condition of approval
• One ADU per single-family lot
• Every building code met and every required permit obtained before the ADU is occupied
• An applicant holding fee simple title to the property
• An independent entrance that faces away from the street and keeps the existing structure's single-family appearance
• A unit completely independent of the primary structure, with locked access, and self-contained with cooking, sleeping, and sanitary facilities
• One additional parking space, with no vehicles parked on the front lawn or other landscaped areas
• An owner-occupant living on the property in the principal or accessory dwelling unit, apart from a bona fide, definite, and verifiable temporary absence of three years or less for an activity such as military service, a work assignment, or voluntary service, or a stay in a hospital, nursing home, assisted living facility, or other similar facility that provides regular medical care, excluding retirement independent living facilities and communities
• Rental only for periods of 90 consecutive days or more
• Connection to the same existing water, sewer, gas, and other utility service lines as the primary dwelling, after the meter, and an evaluation of the infrastructure's capacity to serve both units, with denial possible where it is insufficient and any service found inadequately sized increased before the permit is granted
• The primary dwelling's address number for an internal ADU, and the same address labeled Unit B for a detached ADU, posted where emergency responders can see it
• An internal ADU of at least 400 square feet and no more than 50 percent of the main dwelling, with exterior alterations that blend with the home so the unit is not apparent from the street
• An attached ADU that keeps the outward appearance of a single-family residence, without duplex features such as paired front doors and two garages or carports facing the street, and with a total area no greater than 50 percent of the square footage of the primary dwelling's building footprint
• Added parking equal to the original capacity of a garage converted into an ADU
• A detached ADU on a permanent foundation, similar in appearance to the main home, outside any recorded easement, with a size limit of 25 percent of the rear yard, and never larger than the primary dwelling
• No mobile home, recreational vehicle, or shipping container accepted as a detached ADU; no sale or division of one apart from the primary dwelling or lot unless it complies with the subdivision regulations; and no basement in one
• No part of a detached ADU more than 150 feet, measured along an approved route, from a public road or an approved fire-apparatus access road that runs from the public road to a location the Fire Code Official accepts
• Any such access road designed and built to the adopted fire code and the Fire Code Official's and City Engineer's requirements, with its plans and supporting engineering documentation submitted with the building permit application
• A licensed professional engineer's certification, where the city requires one, that the finished access complies with the approved plans and can support the imposed load of the applicable fire apparatus
• No certificate of occupancy for the unit until the road is inspected and signed off, upkeep of the road by the owner, and an obligation, recorded in the ADU notice or a separate covenant, to keep the road open and maintained

Table 18.66.040-1 sets a minimum lot size of 11,000 square feet and one off-street parking space for each type of ADU. It holds internal and attached units to the height rules for single-family dwellings and the primary dwelling's setbacks. A detached unit goes in the rear yard, no more than 24 feet tall at the peak, with 10-foot side and rear setbacks, and no larger than the main home's footprint.

Chapter 18.66 applies to internal ADUs its lot size rule, its standard of complete independence from the primary structure with locked access, its 90-day rental requirement, and its 400-square-foot minimum and 50 percent maximum on floor area.

Utah's ADU statutes apply in Pleasant View as well, as our ADU page explains.

Sources: Pleasant View, Ordinance 2026-24; Ordinance 2026-24 on the Utah Public Notice Website; Pleasant View Municipal Code; Utah Code 10-21-303; Utah Code 10-21-304; Utah Code 10-21-101. The city's code PDF, current as of July 14, 2026, still prints the earlier Attached Accessory Apartments chapter. These conditions come from the signed ordinance. We confirm with the city during preconstruction how the lot size, floor area, and fire access rules apply to your property.

Utah ADU Law and Building Code