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Council amends definition of 'building, attached' to close accessory-structure loophole
Summary
Pleasant Grove adopted Ordinance 2026-015 to revise the municipal definition of 'building, attached' so only structures sharing a common wall or floor‑to‑ceiling assembly are treated as attached; council also replaced a slash with the wording 'to' for clarity and approved the change unanimously.
The Pleasant Grove City Council unanimously adopted Ordinance 2026‑015 on April 14 to revise the city code definition of “building, attached.” The change clarifies that buildings are considered attached only when they are physically joined by a common wall or a floor‑to‑ceiling assembly, and it excludes breezeways longer than 6 feet.
Director Cardenas framed the change as a fix to prevent accessory buildings from claiming main‑house height allowances by being built very near an existing structure: “Attached building is a structure physically joined to another structure by building or building, sorry, by a common wall or floor-ceiling assembly to become one continuous structural building, not including breezeways greater than 6 ft in length,” he explained during the hearing as staff proposed clarified wording.
Councilmember Williams proposed a minor wording amendment to replace the slash with the phrase “to” in the phrase “floor-to-ceiling” to avoid ambiguous interpretation; the council approved the ordinance and the text change by unanimous roll call. Staff said the revision will help planners consistently apply height and accessory‑structure rules when reviewing accessory buildings and backyard units.
