Long Range Plans

View the General Plan, projections, and detailed information about the anticipated growth we'll experience over the coming decades.

Accessory Apartments

If it's not on the list, it's not legal.

Planning Calendar

View Planning Commission and
Board of Adjustment Meeting Times

Current Planning & Public Hearing Notices

Did you recently receive a notice in the mail announcing a proposed change to a nearby property and/or a public hearing to take place? Please click on the link below.
This will take you to a public Dropbox folder containing the relevant files. Please refer to your notice for the name of the project in the event that there are multiple projects currently being considered.

Reporting a Zoning / Ordinance Violation

The Neighborhood Preservation Unit (NPU) enforces city code and nuisance ordinance violations, concentrating on drug/party houses, illegal accessory apartments, cluttered and junky yards, abandoned vehicles, health issues, and illegal or unlicensed businesses.

If you have an issue to report, you can use the link below. However, be aware that violations take time to resolve.

Orem Brownfields Program

The Imagine Orem: Geneva Road area plan focuses on developing a strategy for addressing brownfields in the Geneva Road corridor.

The 2019 EPA Community-Wide Assessment Grant helps property owners assess potential contamination and improve their ability to maximize the value of their property.

Orem Municipal Code

Contact Info

General Planning & Zoning Questions

Phone: 801.229.7183

Planning Division Staff

Jason Bench, AICP - Planning Division Manager

jwbench@orem.gov | 801.229.7238

Grant Allen - Senior Planner

grallen@orem.gov | 801-229-7095

Matt Taylor, AICP - Senior Planner

mjtaylor@orem.gov | 801.229.7267

Cheryl Vargas - Associate Planner

chvargas@orem.gov | 801-229-7183

Makayla Wagstaff - Associate Planner

mkwagstaff@orem.gov | 801-229-7239

Emma Tenney - Planning Intern

ectenney@@orem.gov | 801-229-7055