4-2-010 Purpose and Intent
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 It may be out of date.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.
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The purpose of the Sensitive Area Overlay Zone, SA, is to designate and describe those areas within Box Elder County that possess physical and/or environmental characteristics which require special public consideration of applications for uses which might affect: the structure or the land; the management of surface or subsurface water; safety of future land occupants due to increased fire, earthquake, or storm hazards from the proposed development; or the uneconomic extension of public facilities and services. Of specific concern is development in flood-prone areas, earthquake zones, landslide areas, areas of steep slope or unstable soils, wetlands, noise or other pollution sensitive areas. Other sensitive areas also may require careful assessment prior to alteration or impact.
It is the intent of these regulations to permit the widest possible latitude in the use of property, while at the same time requiring design solutions which will avoid detrimental impacts on sensitive natural areas, as well as provide protection from adverse natural forces and hazards.
4-1-120 Airport development standards · 4-2-020 Permitted Uses