Utah § 17-78-1002 - Regulation of drive-through facilities.

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§ 17-78-1002. Regulation of drive-through facilities.

Effective 11/6/2025
17-78-1002.  Regulation of drive-through facilities.
(1)As used in this section:
(a)"Business" means a private enterprise carried on for the purpose of gain or economic profit.
(b)
(i)"Business lobby" means a public area, including a lobby, dining area, or other area accessible to the public where business is conducted within a place of business.
(ii)"Business lobby" does not include the area of a business where drive-through service is conducted.
(c)"Land use application" means the same as that term is defined in Section 17-27a-103.
(d)
(i)"Motor vehicle" means a self-propelled vehicle, including a motorcycle, intended primarily for use and operation on the highways.
(ii)"Motor vehicle" does not include an off-highway vehicle.
(e)"Motorcycle" means a motor vehicle having a saddle for the use of the operator and designed to travel on not more than two tires.
(f)"Off-highway vehicle" means any snowmobile, all-terrain type I vehicle, all-terrain type II vehicle, or all-terrain type III vehicle.
(2)A county may not withhold a business license, deny a land use application, or otherwise require a business that has a drive-through service as a component of its business operations to:
(a)allow a person other than a person in a motorized vehicle to use the drive-through service; or
(b)offer designated hours of the day that a customer is accommodated and business is conducted in the business lobby that are the same as or exceed the hours of the day that a customer is accommodated and business is conducted in the drive-through service.


Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 14, 2025 Special Session 1

Source: official Utah text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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