Before placing a manufactured home on land you own in Utah, confirm what the parcel and proposed home require. Start with the office that handles land use for the parcel, then work through delivery access, utilities, and the home’s installation requirements. Have the parcel and the proposed home reviewed together.
This checklist helps you gather answers before ordering. It does not determine whether a particular property is approved or tell you how to design its foundation.
1. Identify the office responsible for your parcel
Have the parcel number and property address ready. Ask the planning office to confirm which jurisdiction handles zoning and which office handles building permits. Do not rely on the city name in a mailing address.
For example, Utah County’s building department serves unincorporated Utah County and directs properties within cities to the relevant city. Other Utah parcels may fall under different offices.
Keep a record of the office, contact person, date, and any written response. Confirm who can review the proposal for this exact parcel.
2. Ask about the proposed home and use
Describe the home as a manufactured home, give the proposed dimensions, and explain whether it would be the primary residence, a replacement home, or an additional dwelling. Ask planning staff:
- Is this proposed use and type of home allowed on this parcel?
- What zoning review or approval is needed before a building permit application?
- What setbacks, placement restrictions, or other site requirements should the plan show?
- Are there overlays or parcel-specific conditions that need a separate review?
Emery County’s permit process advises buyers to clear zoning before ordering a manufactured or modular home. Confirm the requirements for your parcel with the responsible local office.
Also ask your title professional or attorney about recorded easements, access rights, and private restrictions. Keep those questions separate from the planning office’s review. If a restriction is unclear, get advice about the document itself rather than assuming a zoning response resolves it.
3. Have the transporter review access
Ask the proposed transporter to assess the route and the entrance for the actual sections being delivered. Ask:
- Can the delivery equipment handle the turns, gate, driveway, and slope?
- Do trees, overhead lines, bridges, or other obstructions need further review?
- Is there enough working space for delivery and installation?
- Who will arrange any required road access permissions, transport permits, escorts, or utility coordination?
UDOT’s manufactured-home transport guidance addresses load dimensions and permit provisions. Have the transporter confirm what applies to the planned move. Have the transporter assess the route even if you can drive it in a passenger vehicle.
Do not trim around power lines or move utility equipment yourself. Take clearance questions to the transporter and utility owner.
4. Confirm utility service for the proposed location
Contact the providers that would serve the parcel. Ask where connections would be made, whether service is available for the proposed home, what work or applications they require, and who would pay for and complete that work.
Keep separate answers for water, wastewater, electricity, and any planned gas service. Even if a line runs near the property, confirm whether a connection is available and what your purchase includes.
If the property would use septic or a private well, start with the appropriate local health department. Utah DEQ’s local health department directory identifies local health departments as the primary contact for septic systems and private wells. Ask what evaluations and approvals are needed and which professionals should handle them before relying on either option.
5. Match the home to a reviewed site and foundation plan
Ask the building official what plans and site information are needed. Then confirm who will prepare them and who will handle installation. HUD’s homeowner resources identify soil, foundation and anchoring, drainage, site access, utilities, and local permits as installation considerations. HUD also directs buyers to the retailer and state or local building officials about installation.
Bring the proposed home’s dimensions and manufacturer information to that discussion. Ask:
- What site, soil, drainage, or hazard review is needed here?
- Which model-specific installation documents must be submitted?
- Does this proposal need an engineer or another qualified design professional?
- Who will confirm that the home and installation documents meet the design conditions that apply to this site?
- What inspections and final approvals are required before occupancy?
Leave footing dimensions, anchoring, grading, and structural decisions to the responsible professionals. A neighbor’s installation or a generic foundation drawing does not establish what will be accepted for your proposal.
Keep one worksheet for the unanswered questions
For each item below, record the responsible contact, the document or response received, and the next unresolved step:
- Jurisdiction and planning review.
- Proposed home type, dimensions, use, and placement.
- Recorded access rights and private restrictions.
- Transport route, entrance, and working-space review.
- Water, wastewater, power, and any gas connection.
- Site information, foundation plans, and installation documents.
- Permit applications, inspections, and occupancy requirements.
Ask each participant to state their scope in writing. Identify who supplies plans, submits applications, completes site work, installs the home, and schedules inspections. Resolve gaps before relying on a quote or delivery estimate.
Build a shortlist with the parcel information in hand
You can browse Affordable Home Concepts’ floor plans while gathering these answers. Keep a shortlist of layouts and dimensions, then share the parcel location and remaining questions when discussing a home.
Contact Affordable Home Concepts with your parcel location and plan shortlist to ask what home information is available and what a proposal would include. Confirm separately who is responsible for permitting, engineering, utilities, delivery, and installation.
