{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-17-79-617","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 17-79-617","heading":"Residential rear setback limitations.","body":"(1) As used in this section:\n(a) \"Allowable feature\" means:\n(i) a landing or walkout porch that:\n(A) is no more than 32 square feet in size; and\n(B) is used for ingress to and egress from the rear of the residential dwelling; or\n(ii) a window well.\n(b) \"Landing\" means an uncovered, above-ground platform, with or without stairs, connected to the rear of a residential dwelling.\n(c) \"Setback\" means the required distance between the property line of a lot or parcel and the location where a structure is allowed to be placed under an adopted land use regulation.\n(d) \"Walkout porch\" means an uncovered platform that is on the ground and connected to the rear of a residential dwelling.\n(e) \"Window well\" means a recess in the ground around a residential dwelling to allow for ingress and egress through a window installed in a basement that is fully or partially below ground.\n(2) A county may not enact or enforce an ordinance, resolution, or policy that prohibits or has the effect of prohibiting an allowable feature within the rear setback of a residential building lot or parcel.\n(3) Subsection (2) does not apply to a historic district located within the unincorporated area of a county.","path":["Title 17 Counties","Chapter 17-79 County Land Use, Development, and Management Act","Part 17-79-6 Land Use Regulations - Particular Situations"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title17/Chapter79/17-79-S617.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"15fab207420041a392a4df4ffec662e253ddb5625bae57090e106aa0d866de78","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-17-79-616","next":"us-ut/utah-code-17-79-618"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}