# Utah Code § 17-79-621: Structure height

> Utah · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T17_S17_79_621

## Section

- **Citation:** Utah Code § 17-79-621
- **Heading:** Structure height
- **Jurisdiction:** Utah
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-79 / § 17-79-621

## Text

(1) A county may regulate: (a) the number of habitable stories that a structure may contain; and (b) the overall height of a structure. (2) If a land use authority approved a land use application for a commercial lodging structure on or before September 1, 2025, and the land use application is subject to land use regulations described in Subsection (1) that conflict, the land use authority may not limit the number of above-ground habitable stories the land use applicant builds within the maximum overall height that the land use authority approved for the structure.

## Nearby sections

- [Utah Code § 17-79-101 § 17-79-101. Purposes -- General land use authority -- Limitations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T17_S17_79_101.md)
- [Utah Code § 17-79-102 § 17-79-102. Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T17_S17_79_102.md)
- [Utah Code § 17-79-103 § 17-79-103. County standards.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T17_S17_79_103.md)
- [Utah Code § 17-79-201 § 17-79-201. Required notice.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T17_S17_79_201.md)
- [Utah Code § 17-79-202 § 17-79-202. Applicant notice -- Waiver of requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T17_S17_79_202.md)
- [Utah Code § 17-79-203 § 17-79-203. Notice of intent to prepare a general plan or comprehensive general plan amendments in certain counties.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T17_S17_79_203.md)
- [Utah Code § 17-79-204 § 17-79-204. Notice of public hearings and public meetings to consider general plan or modifications.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T17_S17_79_204.md)
- [Utah Code § 17-79-205 § 17-79-205. Notice of public hearings and public meetings on adoption or modification of land use regulation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T17_S17_79_205.md)
- [Utah Code § 17-79-206 § 17-79-206. Third party notice -- High priority transportation corridor notice.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T17_S17_79_206.md)
- [Utah Code § 17-79-207 § 17-79-207. Notice for an amendment to a subdivision -- Notice for vacation of or change to street.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T17_S17_79_207.md)
- [Utah Code § 17-79-208 § 17-79-208. Hearing and notice for petition to vacate a public street.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T17_S17_79_208.md)
- [Utah Code § 17-79-209 § 17-79-209. Notice challenge.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T17_S17_79_209.md)
- [Utah Code § 17-79-210 § 17-79-210. Notice to county when a private institution of higher education is constructing student housing.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T17_S17_79_210.md)
- [Utah Code § 17-79-211 § 17-79-211. Canal owner or operator -- Notice to county.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T17_S17_79_211.md)

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