3.12 Side Yard Exceptions
Unofficial copy. It may be out of date. Not legal or zoning advice. Zoning rules change, and only the city or county can say for sure what is allowed on a property. Confirm with the city or county planning department before you buy, sign or build.
The official Amalga code is at https://www.amalgautah.gov/amalga-town-code.
Text pulled 2026-10-19 from this source.
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The area of a required side yard shall be open and unobstructed except for the following and similar uses:
(a) The ordinary and reasonable projections of window sills, belt courses, cornices, and other ornamental features.
(b) The ordinary and reasonable projection of an eve.
(c) The ordinary and reasonable projection of steps or a porch.
(d) Awnings projecting an ordinary and reasonable distance over doorways and windows.
(e) A bay window or chimney not over ten feet long projecting a resonable and ordinary distance from the outer wall.
(f)
A light or window well of reasonable and ordinary proportions.
(g) Walls or fences not more than six feet in height.
(h) A driveway leading to a properly located garage or parking area; however, a side yard cannot be used for a parking area except as hereinafter provided, nor for storage, nor can it be hard surfaced in such a way as to make possible the parking of automobiles or other vehicles unless it is a driveway that leads to a garage or a properly located parking area in the rear yard.
(i)
A detached garage may be located in a side yard provided said garage
meets the requirements specified for the district in which it is located,
and the requirements of the Building and Fire Codes for buildings in
close proximity to the lot lines.
(j)
Hot tubs, decks or similar uses at ground level shall be allowed in a
side yard provided they are located at least ten feet from a dwelling on
an adjoining lot or five feet from property line.