General Contractor in South Ogden, Utah

Section 10-14-23 of the South Ogden City Code, last amended by Ordinance 24-02 on March 19, 2024, covers internal, detached, and attached ADUs on an owner-occupied single-family property and sets these conditions, in its own order.

• No more than one ADU on a single lot
• No minimum lot size for an internal or attached ADU, as long as every applicable zoning and permitting requirement is met
• No detached ADU on a residential lot of less than 10,000 square feet
• No obvious evidence that more than one family lives on the property
• An ADU clearly incidental to the primary dwelling and the property it sits on
• The same address as the main structure, with mail to the ADU's occupants allowed to carry a unit or apartment number
• No short-term rental, defined as rental for a period of less than 30 days
• No maximum size for an ADU within or attached to the main building, subject to the same zoning and permitting requirements, and no more than 1,200 square feet for a detached ADU
• The primary building's height and setback requirements for an internal or attached ADU
• A detached ADU at least 10 feet and no more than 19 feet tall, or up to 24 feet with a pitched roof or 20 feet with a flat one where the side and rear yard setbacks increase 1 foot for each foot of height above 17 feet
• Side and rear yard setbacks of at least 5 feet for a detached ADU, which sits at least 6 feet from the main building and 10 feet from any dwelling on an adjacent lot, and on a corner lot, 20 feet from the property line on the side where the main dwelling's side yard faces the street
• Exterior wall treatment and roofing material similar to the primary building's for an attached or detached ADU
• No ADU in the front yard
• A kitchen and sanitation facilities of at least a 3/4 bathroom, each separate from the main dwelling
• At least one off-street parking space beyond the primary unit's required parking, with garage and carport spaces counted, no required ADU stall in a front yard, and every required stall meeting the off-street parking requirements of Section 10-17-2
• All utility services in the property owner's name
• Construction and remodeling under the building codes in effect at the time, with a building permit as applicable
• A South Ogden City Rental Dwelling Business License for an ADU that brings the owner any monetary compensation
• An ADU open to inspection by any appropriate city department or other governmental agency after a complaint, for compliance with building, fire, health, and safety codes
• No ADU approved without every required inspection and approval of the City Building Inspector, and no Rental Dwelling Business License without evidence of a Certificate of Occupancy
• No ADU that existed before the section was enacted treated as legal solely because it was used as one
• No part of the primary residence or ADU sectioned off so that someone living there cannot reach a portion of the home, with separate living quarters, a kitchen, or both, whatever the occupants' relationship, unless that part meets every requirement and standard of the section and an application has been made under it
• Ownership of the ADU never separated from the principal dwelling
• A notice, recorded by city staff with the Weber County Recorder's Office once the Residential Rental ADU License is approved, stating that the ADU may be used only if the owner lives in either the primary unit or the ADU
• An appeal to the Appeal Authority when city staff decline to issue an ADU permit

Utah's ADU statutes apply in South Ogden as well, as our ADU page explains.

Sources: South Ogden City Code, Section 10-14-23; Ordinance 24-02; Utah Code 10-21-304; Utah Code 10-21-101. We confirm the height, setbacks, parking, and any conversion path for a detached ADU on your South Ogden lot with the city during preconstruction.