5-1-220 Construction Subject to Geologic and Flood Hazards
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 It may be out of date.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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A. Whenever development or construction is or may be subject to geologic or flood hazards, the Planning Commission may require the applicant to submit a geologic and soils survey report prepared by a qualified professional team.
B. When such report indicates a lot to be subject to unusual potential or actual geological or flood hazards, the applicant shall meet the special conditions required by the Planning Commission to reduce or eliminate such hazard, or if such conditions cannot be met or will not be met, the application for a building or conditional use permit shall be denied.
Reg. of General Applicability: Regulations Applicable To All Zones 5-1- 7
(Updated 7-08; 8-8-08; 1-6-10, 3-23-10, 4-1-10, 8-10-10; 1-22-2014, 1-22-2025, 11-7-2025, 3-31-2026 7-29-2026
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