6-2-050 Issuance of a Building Permit
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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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Prior to the issuance of a building permit for any minor subdivision lot, the following shall be provided to the County:
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A. A site plan showing the location of the proposed building in relation to parcel boundaries, prepared by a surveyor licensed in Utah, to ensure that the building meets safety setback standards.
B. Evidence of the physical presence, legal right to and availability of culinary water acceptable to Box Elder County or proof of an approved water right, from the Utah Division of Water Rights, for a private water well.
C. Evidence of the actual physical presence, legal right and availability of a sewer system or septic tank for the proposed building, approved by the Bear River Health Department.
D. Evidence of legal access to the lot that complies with the following minimum road standards:
1. Road to be built a minimum of 20 feet wide of granular material with a gradable gravel surface.
2. Construct a minimum 5 foot wide borrow ditch on each side of the road with a 4:1 slope.
3. Property owner’s engineer is to provide California Bearing Ratio (CBR) tests on the ground where the proposed roadway will be built and submit a design to determine an acceptable road section. This design will show a cross section of the proposed road with the depth of granular material and road base needed to carry a 20 ton loading.
4. A plan and profile of the proposed road needs to be submitted. This drawing will show the grade of the road along with topography showing contours and location of culverts that are needed to drain water across road, in the low areas, and periodically along the road to prevent buildup of water.
5. The road will need to be constructed from the nearest road that has been improved to these same standards or better, to and across the involved property.
HB 1001 Exemption