2-1-040 Legislative Authority
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 It may be out of date.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 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.
Tables (like use tables) may not copy cleanly, so check any table against the official code.
Confirm anything here with Box Elder County planning before you rely on it.
A. For the purposes of this Code, the Box Elder County Commission will serve as the legislative authority. See the County Commission powers and duties set for in Utah Code Annotated §17-50-302, as amended.
B. Powers and Duties Related to this Code. In addition to the powers and duties of the County Commission set forth in Subsection (A) of this section, in administering this Code the County Commission shall have the powers and duties set forth below. Each of such powers and duties shall be exercised pursuant to the procedural and other applicable provisions of this Code.
1. Establish a county-wide planning commission for the unincorporated areas of the county which will serve as the land use authority for the county;
2. Adopt, modify, or reject a proposed General Plan or any amendment thereto for all or part of the unincorporated area of the County;
3. Adopt, modify, or reject proposed amendments to the text of this Code and to the zoning map; and
4. Establish a fee schedule for applications required by provisions of this Code; 5. Approve or not approve land use applications which have been reviewed by the
Planning Commission.