1-1-070 Licenses and Permits to Conform
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The official Box Elder County code is at https://www.boxeldercountyut.gov/241/Land-Use-Management-Development-Code.
Text pulled 2026-10-19 from this source.
Chapter 5-4 (Flood Damage Prevention) is a scanned image on the county's site and is not included.
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A. Conformance Required. The provisions of this Code shall be construed as the minimum requirements necessary to promote public health, safety, morals, convenience, order, prosperity and welfare of the present and future inhabitants of the County. Each department, official, and employee of the County vested with the duty or authority to issue permits or licenses shall conform to the provisions of this Code and shall issue no permit or license for a use, building, or purpose where the same would conflict with the provisions of this Code. Any permit or license issued in violation of this Code shall be null and void.
B. Permits Required. No building or structure shall be constructed, reconstructed, altered, or moved, nor shall the use or status of land be changed except after the issuance of valid permits which conform to the requirements of this Code, unless no permit is required by this Code or by the construction codes applicable to the County.
C. Utility Service. No electrical, sewer, telephone, water, or other utility line or septic tank shall be installed to serve any lot, parcel, building, or structure, or any portion thereof if such installation will violate the provisions of this Code.
1-1-060 Organization of Code · 1-1-080 Construction and Use to Conform to Plans