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City attorney outlines plan to standardize enforcement across code titles; council asks for redlines

Tooele City Council · April 16, 2026
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Summary

City Attorney Matthew Johnson proposed a phased project to reorganize enforcement provisions across Titles 4 (building), 5 (business), 7 (zoning), and 8 (health/sanitation) to create uniform civil fine tiers and clearer abatement authority; council requested specific redlines and further review before Planning Commission referral.

City Attorney Matthew Johnson told the Tooele City Council on April 15 that staff is preparing a phased reorganization of enforcement provisions across Titles 4, 5, 7 and 8 of the municipal code to make civil penalties and enforcement tools more consistent.

Johnson said the first phase would set a uniform structure per title (for example: step‑level civil…

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