Utah Landscape & Recreation (S330) Contractor License

The Landscape & Recreation (S330) Contractor License allows you to do the following work:

• Grading and preparing of land for architectural, horticultural, or decorative treatment
• Arrangement and planting of gardens, lawns, shrubs, vines, bushes, trees, or other decorative vegetation
• The following letters below are an indicator of which the Landscape & Recreation (S330) Contractor License can construct, fabricate and install:
  • A

    • Swimming pools
    • Prefabricated pools
    • Spas
    • Decorative pools
    • Tanks
    • Fountains
    • Sprinkler systems
    • For systems that are not connected to the culinary water system, or that are connected to the culinary water system but separated from the culinary water system by a backflow prevention device, the contractor may connect the system to the backflow prevention device
  • B

    • Metal fireboxes
    • Fireplaces
    • Wood or coal-burning stoves, including the installation of venting and exhaust systems if the individual performing the installation is RMGA-certified
  • C

    • Retaining walls except retaining walls that are intended to hold:
    • Vehicles
    • Structures
    • Equipment
    • Non-natural fill materials
    • Within the area located within a 45 degree angle from the base of the retaining wall to the level where the additional weight bearing
  • D

    • Pergolas
    • Patios
    • Patio areas
    • Decking (including the deck structure and substructure)
  • E

    • Hothouses
    • Greenhouses
    • Walks
    • Garden lighting of class two or class three power-limited circuits
  • F

    • Flag poles
    • Fences
    • Guardrails
    • Handrails
    • Barriers
  • G

    • Sports and athletic courts
    • Ranges
    • Fields
    • Including:
      • Football fields
      • Tennis courts
      • Racquetball courts
      • Handball courts
      • Basketball courts
      • Bowling alleys
      • Shooting ranges
      • Running tracks
      • Playgrounds
      • Playground equipment
      • Rock climbing walls
      • Any similar court, field, surface, or related components; this includes:
        • Poles
        • Standards
        • Surface painting or coatings
        • Floors
        • Floor subsurface
        • Wall surface
        • Perimeter walls
        • Perimeter fencing
        • Scoreboards
        • Other equipment
        • Incidental concrete, excavation, or asphalt work related to the scope of practice

How to Get the Landscape & Recreation (S330) Contractor License in Utah?

1. Fill out the trade application form
   • Apply online on My License E-Government
2. Complete an approved 25-hour pre-licensure course from one of the following Utah-approved providers:
   • Associated General Contractors of Utah (AGC)
   • Utah Home Builders Association (UHBA)
   • Associated Builders and Contractors Inc (ABC)
3. Attain a General Liability Insurance Certificate with the minimum required coverage of $100,000 for each incident and $300,000 in total and where DOPL is listed as certificate holder
4. Register your business entity with the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code
5. Obtain a Federal Employee Identification Number (EIN) from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
6. Acquire the following if the applicant has employees:
   • Certificate of worker’s compensation insurance with the DOPL as the certificate holder
   • Unemployment registration from the Utah Department of Workforce Services
   • State withholding tax registration from the Utah State Tax Commission
7. Obtain the following if the applicant does not have employees:
   • Workers Compensation Coverage Waiver from the Utah Labor Commission
8. Send the corresponding documents to:
   DOPL
   Heber M. Wells Building
   160 East 300 South
   P.O. Box 146741
   Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6741
9. Expect a response from the department in a 4 to 6-week period