General Contractor in West Bountiful, Utah

Under Chapter 17.82 of the West Bountiful Municipal Code, replaced in full by Ordinance 515-26 on September 15, 2026, an ADU that meets the chapter's standards is a permitted use wherever single-family housing is one, after the Land Use Administrator approves an accessory dwelling unit permit. Section 17.82.040 sets these standards for an internal ADU, in its own order.

• The owner of record living on the property as a principal residence, apart from a business, medical, military service, or religious absence of up to three continuous years with an on-site manager designated, and never both the home and the ADU rented separately
• One ADU per lot or parcel
• Off-street parking under the residential parking rules of Chapter 17.52 and state law, with garage and driveway space counting; replacement parking when the unit is created in a garage or carport; outdoor stalls paved with concrete, masonry, asphalt, or concrete pavers, or surfaced with gravel; and at least one added off-street space designated for the ADU
• No separate utility metering, with the service in the owner's name
• A building permit, and the construction and housing codes in effect when the unit is built, designated as an ADU, or remodeled
• Any separate entrance on the side or rear of the home, never facing the front yard
• An ADU agreement on the city's form, recorded with the County Recorder, that runs with the land and requires a new owner to reapply and live on the property
• A separate address using the letter B
• Language in any lease ending it when the property is sold
• Additions kept within the zone's lot coverage and setbacks
• No short-term rental of the home or the unit, a term the city's ADU page defines as a rental or lease for less than 30 days

Section 17.82.050 carries over the same occupancy, one-unit, parking, short-term rental, agreement, address, lease, and lot coverage terms to a detached ADU, apart from the number of added spaces. The owner may live in either the home or the unit. The section adds these standards, in its own order.

• A lot of at least 11,000 square feet in every single-family residential zone
• A gross floor area of 201 square feet up to the smaller of 50 percent of the home's footprint or 1,000 square feet, counting the entire accessory structure that holds the unit, with garage, workshop, and storage space included
• At least one added off-street parking space designated for a unit smaller than 650 square feet, and at least two for one larger than 650 square feet
• No placement in the front yard
• Rear setbacks of 30 feet in the A-1 and R-1-22 zones and 20 feet in the R-1-10 zone, and in each of those zones, 10 feet from a side property line, 20 feet from a street side property line, and 8 feet from the home
• The height limit for a main structure in the zone
• Conversion of an accessory building, such as a detached garage, that received a building permit on or before October 1, 2026, only where it was legally constructed and meets the detached ADU setbacks
• A building permit, the same construction and housing codes, and no septic tank or other onsite wastewater disposal system

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

Sources: West Bountiful Municipal Code, Chapter 17.82; Ordinance 515-26; Accessory Dwelling Unit Application, revised October 2026; Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU); Utah Code 10-21-304; Utah Code 10-21-101. We confirm the lot size, setbacks, sewer connection, and parking for your property with the city during preconstruction.

Utah ADU Law and Building Code