3-7-070 Regulations for Specific Uses
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 It may be out of date.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.
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CODE SECTION
3-7-070-1 3-7-070-1.1
3-7-070-1.2 3-7-070-1.3
3-7-070-2 3-7-070-2.1 3-7-070-2.2 3-7-070-2.3 3-7-070-2.4 3-7-070-2.5 3-7-070-2.6 3-7-070-2.7
BOX ELDER COUNTY ZONING RESTRICTIONS
“P” = Permitted Use “C” = Conditional Use “C1” = Administrative Conditional Use “A” = Allowed Use “ -“ = Not permitted
CURRENT ESTABLISHED RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS
RR-20
R-1-20
ACCESSORY USES
Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental A A to agricultural uses, provided, however, that such accessory buildings are a minimum of 20 feet from any dwelling.
Swimming Pool
P
P
Temporary buildings for uses incidental to
C
C
construction work, including living quarters for
guard or night watchman, which buildings must be
removed upon completion or abandonment of the
construction work. Mobile homes for temporary
living quarters.
RESIDENTIAL
Single-family dwelling
A
A
Home Occupation
C1
C1
Residential facilities for the elderly and persons with
C
C
disabilities
Household pets
A
A
P
P
Accessory Dwelling Unit (Ordinance 376)
C1
C1
Internal Accessory Dwelling Unit
P
P
3-7-070-2.8
3-7-070-3 3-7-070-3.1 3-7-070-3.2 3-7-070-3.3 3-7-070-4 3-7-070-4.1 3-7-070-4.2 3-7-070-4.3 3-7-070-4.4 3-7-070-4.5 3-7-070-4.6
Residential Wind Tower Approval Standards are as follows:
1. 1.5 acre lot 2. Tower height - including any vertical
projection above the tower - shall not exceed the distance measured from the base of the tower to the nearest property line. 3. Clearance of Blades – shall not extend within 20’ of ground 4. Automatic Over Speed Controls – must meet design limits of residential wind energy systems. 5. Sound shall not exceed 60 dBA 6. Must be a certified Residential Wind Turbine (or submit a description of the safety features of the turbine prepared by a registered mechanical engineer). 7. Applicant must show proof they have notified utility company. 8. Compliance with building code, Federal Aviation Administration regulations, and National Electric Code.
AGRICULTURE
Agriculture
Animals and Fowl for Recreation and Family Food Production
Fruit/vegetable stand
PUBLIC USES
Public or quasi-public facilities
Essential service facilities
Private schools
Cemeteries
Churches
Dams and reservoirs/retention ponds
RR-20 -
A A C C C C C C C
R-1-20 C
A A C C C C C C C
3-7-070-5.7 3-7-070-5.8 3-7-070-5.9
Radio and television transmitting stations or towers (including repeating towers) Recreation trails
Railroad and utility lines rights-of-way and substations, etc.
RR-20 C
C C
3-7-060 Regulations of General Applicability · 3-7-080 Regulations for Uses