Council adopts change to street-access thresholds to match fire code

Oct 7, 2026

The Provo City Council voted unanimously to amend engineering street standards so second-access requirements for new developments align with the city's adopted fire code (raising single-family threshold to 30 units and multifamily to 100), a change staff said removes a contradictory standard and simplifies permitting.

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The Provo City Council voted to amend city engineering street-access standards so they match Provo’s adopted fire code, a change staff said will remove a conflicting rule that made some infill projects difficult to build.

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