2-3-020 Scope
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 It may be out of date.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.
The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to any use, structure, lot, or other circumstance governed by this Code which legally existed before the current zoning designation of the land where the circumstance is located and because of subsequent zoning changes does not conform with applicable requirements of this Code.
A. Continuation. Any nonconforming use, noncomplying structure, nonconforming lot, or other nonconformity may be continued only to the extent it was lawfully created, and as provided in this Chapter.
B. Illegal Nonconformities. Any nonconforming use, noncomplying structure, nonconforming lot, or other nonconformity not authorized under a previously existing zoning ordinance, or which was illegal under such ordinance, shall remain unauthorized and illegal unless expressly authorized or permitted by the provisions of this Code.