Community Development
The Community Development vision is to promote a high quality of life to the community. It is responsible for overseeing the growth and development of Vineyard City, while enhancing the quality of life for citizens. It is composed of the following divisions:
Planning and Zoning
Business Licensing
Economic Development
Neighborhood Services
- As a detached structure with at least 12,000 square foot lot
- Within a home provided the lot is at least 5,200 square feet and meets all applicable building and fire codes.
- Mobile homes, travel trailers, boats, or similar RVs are not permitted as an ADU.
Visit our applications page
Either click on “register account” or “Sign into existing account” depending on if you have an account with City Inspect.
- Once you are signed into City Inspect, click on the “Business Licenses” module.
- In the top right corner, right below your name and the “Business Licenses” tab, there is a link that says, “Apply for a new license”, click on that.
- Select “New Application”
- Fill out the application
- Application Date: Today’s date
- Expiration Date: Today’s date
- Permit Type: Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU)
- Category: Rentals
- Business Name: Whatever name you decide for the business
- Business Phone: Your phone number
- Business Email: Your email address
- Display Name: Owner
- Is this a residence: Yes
- Site Address: Your address
- Skip the rest of the information and click “continue” at the bottom of the page.
- On the “License Info” page, change Located in a Residence to “yes” then click “continue”.
- For the “License Files” page, we need you to upload two documents.
- Parking Plan: This will show us that you have 2 designated parking spots for the ADU on your property. These two spots cannot park tandem with the property owner. You could upload a picture of your drive way and explain which section belongs to the tenets or upload a drawing with measurements.
- Floor Layout: This layout will show us what exactly is the ADU in your house. We need to see exactly what the current floorplan is. We also need it to indicate your total square footage for the ADU.
- Once you upload those, you can click on “Submit License”.
- We will then review your documents.
- We will contact you about the payment needed for the license and inspection ($100)
- Once paid, we will schedule a time to inspect the ADU for accuracy.
- If passed, our office will email you your business license.
- If failed, any corrections will need to be made to the ADU and a new inspection will be completed
When you fill out the application, you have a couple of options for the business name:
- Your legal name with nothing else added. IF you use your legal name only, then you do not need to register a business name with the state. OR:
- A business name, which you will first need to register with the state of Utah Department of Commerce’s OneStop Business Registration website. This will reserve your business name and register your business as a legal entity in the state of Utah. You will be issued a business entity number, which you will include on the city business license application. To register your business name, go to:
After submitting the online application, these are the two things that you will also need to do before your ADU Business License can be issued.
- ADU inspection - Schedule and pass an inspection with Planning and Zoning Department by contacting Rachel Stevens by email (rachels@vineyardutah.org ) or phone (at the number below and select option 2 for Planning and Zoning).
- Fee - The initial fee for the ADU business license is $100. You may pay with either cash or check, or pay with a credit card. We are charged a 3% fee for credit card payments, which we pass along to you, making the total $103. If you wish to pay with a credit card, just let me or Cache know and we will email you a secure payment link.
Once I receive fee payment and Planning/Zoning advises me that the ADU has passed the inspection, I will issue the ADU Business License.
Every two years you will need to renew this license, at which time a $50 renewal fee will be due and you will need to schedule an inspection with the Planning Technician/Code Enforcement Officer. After the inspection is approved, I will renew the license.
If you would like more information about ADU zoning regulations, please see the Accessory Dwelling Units section of the Vineyard Zoning Code, and call the Planning and Zoning Department with any questions.
https://vineyard.municipalcodeonline.com/book?type=zoning#name=15.34.060_Accessory_Dwelling_Units
• Additionally, All outdoor jacuzzi tubs, or other similar small pools, may be protected by a solid locking cover in place of a protective fence,However, if you do not have a solid locking cover, a protective fence must be used instead (Section 1716).
The number of livestock or domestic fowl that may be kept where the area is used exclusively for the keeping of domestic livestock or fowl is one (1) acre, shall be as follows:
- Limited to a maximum of one (1) domestic animal per acre (Section 1712).
- Fowl may be kept on lots equal to, or larger than one (1) acre, provided the number of fowl maintained does not exceed twenty-five (25) fowl for each acre (Section 1712).
- Domestic livestock, fowl, and other animals, but excluding all prohibited animals, may be kept on lots of five (5) acres or larger without restriction on the number of domestic livestock or animals kept (Section 1712)
- All yards, barns, shelters, cages, areas, places, and premises where domestic livestock, animals, or fowl are kept shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition so that flies, dust, or odors do not disturb the health of any person or animal or create a nuisance to any adjoining property (Section 1712).
- Additionally, all household pets shall be kept in such a manner that they do not disturb the peace, comfort, or health of any person or animal (Section 1711).
• Additionally, walls and fences are permitted, so long as they comply with the requirements of Section 1622 and required approval by a Land Use Authority
than fifty (50) feet (Section 1618). Lot frontage is all the property fronting on one (1) side of the
street between intersecting or intercepting streets, measured along the street line
building
• Accessory building and accessory uses can only be authorized concurrently with, or following, the establishment of the primary building or primary use (Section 1703).
- The required setbacks for accessory buildings are three (3) feet from the sides and rear of the property line, and six (6) feet minimum distance from the primary building. Accessory buildings are limited to a maximum of twenty five (25) feet in height, but the side and rear setbacks must increase one (1) foot for every foot above fifteen (15) feet in height (Section 606)
- Additionally, no shipping container, cargo container, shipping crate, box, trailer, or similar moveable piece of equipment or object is permitted to be used as an accessory building (Section 1703).
- No accessory buildings can be rented, leased, or sold separately from the rental, lease, or sale of the primary building, except as allowed for accessory dwelling units (Section 1703)