5-1-310 Corner Lots
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 It may be out of date.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.
Confirm anything here with Box Elder County planning before you rely on it.
On a corner lot, there are two front yards.
5-1-320
Flag Lots
1. All flag lots shall be reviewed, and if needed, modified to meet the provisions of this Code and approved by the Zoning Administrator through an Administrative Conditional Use Permit application. The flag lot shall be granted approval only if: a. The staff of the flag lot has a minimum width of thirty (30) feet. b. The staff of the flag lot has a maximum length of two hundred fifty (250) feet; c. The flag lot, exclusive of the staff portion, meets all the zoning requirements of a lot in the area in which it is located; or be a minimum of ½ acre in lot size, whichever is greater.
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d. The applicant for a flag lot has prepared a plan showing the location of fire hydrants to serve the flag lot and that plan has been approved by the Fire Marshall.
2. The staff portion of a flag lot shall be used only for ingress/egress and utilities. The staff portion shall be improved to a private road standard as found in the Box Elder County Public Works Standards. The stem shall not be used for any lot area calculations.
3. All improvements to the flag lot, including installation of the hard surface and fire hydrants, shall be performed at the applicant’s expense. No certificate of occupancy shall be issued for the proposed flag lot until the improvements are fully installed.
5-1-330.
LARGE SCALE UTILITY LINE INSTALLATIONS
(Ordinance 300; 8-5-2008)
A. INTENT
The intent of this section is to allow the installation of major electric power, natural gas, and water transmission lines, and other public and private utility lines while meeting the responsibility to provide for the health, safety, and general welfare of the public and protect the environment.
B. SCOPE
Large-scale utility line installations shall be permitted only when in compliance with this ordinance and the regulations set forth in this section. The following are large-scale utility line installations:
1. Electric power transmission lines with a voltage greater than one hundred thirty eight [138] kV or more, or that cross a distance of 12 miles or more.
2. Gas transmission lines design pressure of six hundred [600] psi or more, or a pipe diameter of sixteen [16] inches or more, or that cross a distance of 12 miles or more.
3. Water transmission facilities with a capacity of fifty [50] second-feet or more, or that cross a distance of 12 miles or more, except those providing irrigation water to agricultural operations within Box Elder County limits.
4. Other utility installations such as, but not limited to, fiber optic, oil, telephone, cable television/internet service which are sized such that they could provide service to 1000
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residences or more, or that are being constructed to provide services primarily outside of Box Elder County and crosses a distance of 12 miles or more.
C. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT/ GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT REQUIRED
In all areas of unincorporated Box Elder County, whether zoned or un-zoned, any proposed large-scale utility line installation which will not be located or co-located within 150 feet, for its entire length, of an existing utility line of equivalent size, height and capacity, can be approved as a conditional use only if the General Plan of Box Elder County has first been amended to identify the proposed location of the large-scale line as an approved public utility corridor. No such amendment to the Box Elder County General Plan shall be required if the proposed large-scale utility line installation will be located or co-located within 150 feet of an existing utility line of equivalent size, height and capacity for its entire length.
The general plan amendment application and conditional use permit application may be processed concurrently, provided the general plan amendment is adopted prior to the conditional use permit being issued. If the applications are processed concurrently and the general plan amendment is not adopted the conditional use permit fees will not be refunded and any conditional use approvals shall be void.
In the event an amendment to the General Plan of Box Elder County is required, the amendment shall be accomplished in accordance with the requirements of the Box Elder County Land Use Management & Development Code and any other requirements imposed by Utah law. The individual and/or entity seeking such amendment shall be responsible for the costs of consultants hired by the Box Elder County to review and manage the General Plan amendment process.
In the event an amendment to the General Plan of Box Elder County is not required, the individual and/or entity seeking approval of the proposed large-scale utility line shall conform to the Box Elder County Land Use and Management Code requirements for approval of a conditional use permit.
5-1-340.
BOX ELDER COUNTY MINIMUM ROAD STANDARDS
(Ordinance 330)
A. INTENT
The intent of this section is to provide a minimum standard for present and future development involving inhabited structures in the zoned and un-zoned areas of unincorporated Box Elder
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County and appropriately provide for the health, safety, and general welfare of the public and to protect the environment.
B. SCOPE The drawings of this Chapter shall serve as minimum standards to the development and use standards set forth in other chapters of this Code, including but not limited to base zones, special purpose and overlay zones, development regulations of general applicability, regulations for specific uses, and subdivisions. The drawings of this Chapter shall not be construed to prohibit or limit other applicable provisions of this Code, the Box Elder County ordinances, or other laws; provided, however, that the drawings of this Chapter shall prevail over conflicting provisions of any other requirement in this Code unless a different standard is expressly authorized.
C. MINIMUM STANDARD DRAWINGS (Ordinance 618)
See Box Elder County Road Department’s Public Works Standards
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