Service areas
Where We Work
Salt Lake City is home base. We also work in 23 surrounding cities, and each city page covers what is specific to masonry there.
Why the city matters for masonry work
Brick and mortar behave the same in Sandy as they do in Bountiful. The rules around them do not. Permit triggers for retaining walls, the office that issues permits, and historic preservation steps all vary by city.
A few examples. Salt Lake City exempts some retaining walls up to four feet, measured from the bottom of the footing to the top of the wall (SLC permit FAQs). Herriman requires a permit at four feet of unbalanced fill, and for shorter walls carrying a surcharge (Herriman). Kearns and Magna get building permits through the Greater Salt Lake Municipal Services District, not a city building department. Each city page below links to the official office for that city.
Salt Lake County
Salt Lake City
Home base. Historic districts, older brick neighborhoods and the city's own permit and preservation rules.
West Valley City
Postwar suburbs on old farm communities; specific grade change rules near property lines.
Millcreek
Documented mid century brick in Mountair Acres; clear rules for fill, grading and the Neff's Creek Floodplain.
Taylorsville
Zoning clearance comes before building permits; one individually listed historic house.
Murray
Historic Downtown Residential District and a local registry with a materials change process.
Kearns
Much of the housing predates 1980 (2020 data); permits through MSD.
Holladay
Detailed retaining wall rules: setbacks, easements, cut vs. backfill, and tree protection.
Midvale
Industrial era Main Street and the Avenues worker housing neighborhood.
West Jordan
Separate building and land disturbance review; fence rules do not cover retaining walls.
Cottonwood Heights
Canyon mouth terrain near Little Cottonwood Canyon; permit thresholds not yet verified.
Magna
Copper boom town downtown historic district; documented 2020 earthquake masonry damage.
Sandy
National Register historic district with documented Victorian, bungalow and postwar brick.
South Jordan
Daybreak planned community alongside larger lot neighborhoods; CityView permits.
Riverton
Soils reports for new homes, utility easement limits, and reused granite foundation stones.
Draper
Separate building, grading and geotechnical review; mapped special study areas.
Herriman
Clear retaining wall permit triggers, stamped geotechnical designs, easement limits.
Davis County
Bountiful
National Register historic district; engineered designs and inspections for walls 4 ft and up.
Kaysville
Historic Preservation Commission documents historic sites before demolition or major alteration.
Layton
Established neighborhoods alongside planned town centers; Building Division checklists.
Syracuse
Masonry fences need permits; wall height measured from the bottom of the footing.
Clearfield
Postwar neighborhoods tied to Hill AFB growth; grading permits and hazard review.
Weber County
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