Salt Lake, Utah — 2025 Year in Review
Land use and zoning activity from city and county planning meetings in Salt Lake during 2025.
Salt Lake County indexed 7,107 projects with at least one decision in 2025, leading to 9,992 approved and 83 denied actions. Approval was effectively unanimous at 99.2% — typical for a county where most agenda items are administrative or staff-recommended. Activity was relatively distributed across West Valley City (629), Salt Lake City (554), and Bluffdale (518).
“Projects with decisions” counts unique projects. “Approved” and “Denied” count individual actions (one project can have multiple actions across meetings).
7,107
Projects with decisions
9,992
Approved actions
83
Denied actions
99.2%
Approval rate (of actions)
By city
| City | Projects | Approved actions | Denied actions | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alta | 161 | 300 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Bluffdale | 518 | 698 | 8 | 98.9% |
| Brighton | 82 | 87 | 1 | 98.9% |
| Copperton | 134 | 193 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Cottonwood Heights | 279 | 385 | 4 | 99.0% |
| Draper | 255 | 354 | 9 | 97.5% |
| Granite | 126 | 138 | 1 | 99.3% |
| Herriman | 312 | 445 | 3 | 99.3% |
| Holladay | 45 | 52 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Kearns | 52 | 61 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Magna | 65 | 76 | 2 | 97.4% |
| Midvale | 502 | 956 | 6 | 99.4% |
| Millcreek | 444 | 646 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Murray | 105 | 135 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Riverton | 262 | 344 | 1 | 99.7% |
| Salt Lake City | 554 | 774 | 5 | 99.4% |
| Sandy | 202 | 281 | 0 | 100.0% |
| South Jordan | 196 | 243 | 3 | 98.8% |
| South Salt Lake | 217 | 325 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Taylorsville | 68 | 88 | 1 | 98.9% |
| West Jordan | 204 | 259 | 2 | 99.2% |
| West Valley City | 629 | 967 | 4 | 99.6% |
| White City | 95 | 117 | 6 | 95.1% |
Data from public meeting documents processed by Boardwalk. Coverage varies by jurisdiction. Not all cities are included.