Salt Lake County v. Kartchner

MAUGHAN, Justice:

Defendant appeals from a decree of the district court ordering him to remove 6½ feet of the west portion of a carport situated on his property. The order further requires defendant to secure a building permit for any remaining portion of the structure, pay the fee plus a penalty. We reverse the order requiring destruction of the improvement; and affirm the order requiring a building permit, payment of the permit fee and penalty.

Defendant resides in an area of Salt Lake County zoned R-l-8. During the first part of 1972, he commenced building an addition to his existing…