Taylorsville council lets home businesses use detached backyard structures up to 1,000 square feet, 5-0 (draft minutes)
October 7, 2026, 6:30 p.m.
Taylorsville's City Council voted 5-0 on Oct. 7 to adopt Ordinance 26-09, a zoning text amendment allowing home occupations in detached accessory structures capped at 1,000 square feet, with a limit of two licenses per parcel, the business secondary to the residence, and residential daycares in detached structures prohibited. The city has about 461 home occupation licenses on 518 parcels. These are the city's draft minutes. The briefing session covered the annual community development block grant report and a draft detached ADU ordinance.
From the draft minutes. Updated October 30, 2026.
In brief
1 item came up for a decision or discussion: 1 approved.
This write-up links 2 source documents.
5 members were present.
The previous City Council meeting was on September 16, 2026: Solstice at 54th receives four conditional 5–0 approvals
The next one was on October 21, 2026: Taylorsville council adopts detached accessory dwelling unit rules with a one-to-one height setback, 5-0 (draft minutes)
Decisions at a glance
| Item | Result |
|---|---|
| Home occupations in detached accessory structures (Section 13.11.040) | Approved · 5-0 |
Agenda, item by item
Item Ordinance 26-09 · Development
Home occupations in detached accessory structures (Section 13.11.040)
Approved · 5-0
Planner Terryne Bergeson said the request began with a resident who had received a permit for a detached structure for growing and selling plants. The 1,000-square-foot cap is about half the average home footprint (2,127 sq. ft.); about 30 percent of home-occupation parcels already have a detached structure averaging 549 square feet. Murray and West Valley City do not allow the use; several other cities do with conditions. The Planning Commission voted 6-1 to recommend approval after a hearing with no public comment.
- Cap: 1,000 sq. ft.
- Two licenses per parcel
- Residential daycares barred in detached structures
What residents said
The minutes record no public comment on the ordinance.