Home additions · Saratoga Springs, UT
Before you add on in Saratoga Springs, check two numbers: your rear setback and the 50 percent lot coverage cap. City code sets both by zone. We measure your lot against them first, so the plans fit before you pay for them.
Home additions in Saratoga Springs
Saratoga Springs caps lot coverage at 50 percent in its residential zones. That means buildings can cover no more than half your lot. A big new footprint on a smaller lot can hit that limit fast.
The rear setback is the other limit. Chapter 19.04 of the city code lists 25 feet in the R1-10 zone and 20 feet in R1-9 and R2-8. Side yards start at 8 feet in R1-10 and R1-9, with a larger combined total for both sides.
A house can be up to 35 feet tall in these zones. So when the back yard is tight, building up over the garage is often the better path. We check your plat and zone before any design work starts.
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Aren Bybee · Repeat referrerAdditions we build in Saratoga Springs
Add a bedroom, a family room, an office, or a sunroom onto your Saratoga Springs home.
Push out a wall a few feet to grow a kitchen, dining nook, or bathroom.
A big new primary bedroom with a walk-in closet and full bath. A favorite in the newer subdivisions.
Add a whole floor on top to gain bedrooms and baths on a smaller lot.
Separate-entrance suites and mother-in-law units, built legal to code.
Turn the garage into a bedroom, office, gym, or small apartment.
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Saratoga Springs permit rules
Saratoga Springs runs a paperless Building Department, and an addition can touch more than one city office. Here is what to expect.
Permits go in through the city's Cityworks online portal. The city asks for a complete application, every required document and the deposit at submittal to avoid delay. Once approved, a printed plan set at least 18 by 24 inches must stay on site.
The Building Department says SWPPP permits are required before ground is disturbed. Digging footings disturbs ground. We ask the city if your addition needs one and plan for it before the excavator shows up.
Engineering uses a Floodplain Development Permit for work in a mapped flood area, and additions are a listed activity. It asks for the FEMA map panel, flood elevation and finished floor heights. We check your lot on the FEMA map early.
City code lets an unenclosed entry, porch or deck reach up to 5 feet into the front or rear setback and 3 feet into a side setback. An open deck may fit where a closed room cannot.
"Dakota was excellent with communication, fair pricing, and great subs. He is methodical and reasonable. By the time we ran into a problem, he already was churning up a solid permanent solution."
Sinjun Halladay · Solved problems on siteHow it works
Dakota walks your Saratoga Springs home, talks through what you want to add, and gives you one honest price in writing.
We draw the addition, get it engineered, help you pick finishes, and pull the city permit.
Foundation through finish work, on schedule, site kept clean, and you updated the whole way.
Final inspection, a walkthrough with you, and we stand behind the work.
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