General Contractor in Springville, Utah

Springville City Code Section 11-6-134, last amended by Ordinance 18-2025 on September 2, 2025, and the Land Use Matrix in 11-4-301 set these conditions.

• ADUs permitted in the A-1, R1-15, R1-10, R1-8, R1-5, R2, R-MF1, and R-MF2 zones
• An internal ADU converted from existing living area, built as an addition, or included in new construction of a single-family dwelling, with only conversion or new construction allowed in a twin home or townhome
• A detached ADU converted from part of an existing accessory building, added onto one, or included in a new one
• No recreational vehicle or mobile home used as an ADU, and every ADU in a detached accessory building on a foundation that meets the building code
• ADUs only on lots with one single-family detached or attached dwelling structure and no other dwelling structure
• No rental of an ADU for any period of less than 30 days
• One ADU on a lot with a single-family home
• An ADU never sold separately or subdivided from the principal single-family dwelling
• An owner occupant, holding 50 percent or more ownership by recorded deed or through a family trust, living in the home or the ADU as a primary residence, with suspension of this condition allowed after a year of residence for a bona fide temporary absence of three years or less or a stay in a hospital, nursing home, assisted living facility, or similar placement
• No more residents in the ADU than the code's definition of a family allows
• Home occupation businesses limited to a home office use that creates no customer traffic
• An ADU providing eating, sleeping, and sanitation facilities separate from the principal dwelling
• Registration with the Community Development Department and a zoning certificate
• Every requirement of local, state, and federal building and fire codes met
• At least one and no more than two meters for each water, gas, and electric service, each in the owner's name
• An addition built for an internal ADU within the zone's height, yard, and building coverage limits and other applicable land use rules
• Entrances to an internal ADU designed so the home still looks like a single-family dwelling
• At least one added on-site space for an internal ADU, measuring 9 by 18 feet or more, with tandem spaces allowed
• The accessory building setbacks of Sections 11-4-405 and 11-4-406 for a detached ADU, and a height of no more than 20 feet
• For a detached ADU, the residential site development regulations for accessory use structures, other applicable code sections, and the rules of the underlying zone and any overlay zone
• A detached ADU no larger than the city allows for an accessory building
• A detached ADU entrance facing an alley, a public street, or the rear of the house, or else a side or rear lot line at least 10 feet away, with exterior stairs kept 10 feet or more from those lines, except that the accessory building setback applies to the stairs along a line that adjoins an alley
• A minimum of two added on-site spaces for a detached ADU in the R1-10 and R1-15 zones, and at least one in every other zone, each 9 by 18 feet or larger, with tandem spaces allowed
• No detached ADU within a floodplain
• A zoning certificate application to Community Development first, then a building permit, with no certificate of occupancy until the zoning certificate is issued
• Documentation that an owner occupant lives on the property, and a notice recorded with the Utah County Recorder's Office for a lot approved for an ADU

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

Sources: Springville City Code, Section 11-6-134; Land Use Matrix, Section 11-4-301; ADU and Short-Term Rental FAQ; Utah Code 10-21-304. We confirm the zone, setbacks, parking count, and zoning certificate steps for your property with Springville during preconstruction.