5-1-060 Substandard Lots at Time of Code Passage
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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.
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(Ordinance 303)
Any lot legally held in separate ownership at the time of adoption of this Code, which lot is below the requirements for lot area or lot width or frontage for the district in which it is located and on which lot a dwelling would be permitted if the lot meets the area requirements of the Code, may be used for a single-family dwelling. The width of each of the side yards for such dwelling may be reduced to a width which is not less than the same percentage of the lot width as the required side yard would be of the required lot width, provided that in no case shall the smaller of the two yards be less than five (5) feet; nor shall the total width of the two yards be less than thirteen (13) feet; provided however, that when this Code replaces a previously adopted zoning ordinance, if a lot was legally created under the provisions of that ordinance, it shall be classified as a legal non-conforming lot under this Code.
5-1-050 Conditional Use Permit Required for Restricted Lots · 5-1-070 Lot Standards and Street Frontage