5-1-110 Yards to be Unobstructed – Exceptions
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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.
Chapter 5-4 (Flood Damage Prevention) is a scanned image on the county's site and is not included.
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Every part of a required yard shall be open to the sky, unobstructed except for permitted accessory buildings in a rear yard, the ordinary architectural projections of skylight, sills, belt courses, cornices, chimneys, flues, and other ornamental features which project into a yard not more than two and one half (2 ½) feet, and open or lattice-enclosed fire escapes, fireproof outside stairways and balconies opening upon fire towers projecting into yard not more than five (5) feet.
5-1-100 Yard Space for One Building Only · 5-1-120 Exceptions to Height Limitations