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Council approves notice of pending ordinance on retaining walls and building height
Summary
Herriman staff presented a notice of pending ordinance aimed at regulating retaining walls and how grading affects building height; council approved Resolution R04-2025 to notify applicants while staff drafts specific code language.
City planning staff and building officials presented a notice of pending ordinance on Jan. 22 to address large retaining walls and the calculation of building height where grade changes have been used to alter apparent elevations.
Todd (planning staff) described an example submitted by a neighbor that included a substantial retaining wall between two homes (staff estimated the wall to be roughly 20 feet tall and later participants referenced a figure near 26 feet); the neighbor’s concern centered on…
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