17.07.040 GENERAL DEFINITIONS
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 It may be out of date.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 Cache County code is at https://www.cachecounty.gov/assets/department/clerk/cachecountyut-ut-2.pdf.
Text pulled 2026-10-19 from this source.
Titles 16 and 17 only, from the PDF on the county's own website (prepared by its code publisher; publisher notes removed).
Tables (like use tables) may not copy cleanly, so check any table against the official code.
Confirm anything here with Cache County planning before you rely on it.
ACCESS: The provision of vehicular and/or pedestrian ingress and egress to buildings, structures, facilities, or property.
AGENT: The person with written authorization to represent an owner or owners.
AGRICULTURE: The primary use of land for the science, art, or practice of cultivating the soil, producing crops, or raising livestock.
ANTENNA: Any apparatus designed for the transmitting and/or receiving of electromagnetic waves including, but not limited to, telephonic, radio or television communications. Types of antennas include, but are not limited to: omni-directional (whip) antennas, sectorized (panel) antennas, multi or single bay (FM and TV), yagi, or parabolic (dish) antennas.
APPEAL: A review by the identified appellate body of a final decision of the approving body.
APPEAL AUTHORITY: A person, board, commission, agency, or other body designated by ordinance to decide an appeal of a decision of a land use application or variance.
APPLICANT: The owner of title or agent for property that is the subject of an application.
APPLICATION: The necessary form and all accompanying documents and other materials required by the Land Use
Authority for development review purposes.
APPROVAL: A decision signed and issued by the Land Use Authority stating that a proposed use complies with this Code.
AVERAGE DAILY TRAFFIC (ADT): The average of one-way vehicular trips that use a road during a twenty four (24) hour period.
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS (BOA): The officially constituted and appointed body of Cache County, as authorized by the laws of the State of Utah, to perform those duties, as allowed by State law and this title.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES: As provided for in section 8.20.040, "Board Of Trustees", of this Code.
BOUNDARY LINE ADJUSTMENT: The relocation of the property line between two (2) or more adjoining lots or parcels.
BUILDABLE AREA: The portion of a parcel of land which is within the envelope formed by the required setbacks of the zoning district in which the parcel is located and as limited by any sensitive areas as defined in this title.
BUILDING: A structure having a roof supported by columns or walls for housing, shelter or enclosure of persons, animals, processing, equipment, goods, materials, or property of any kind.
BUILDING CODE: The most recently adopted family of International Building Codes used to regulate the construction of buildings and structures located within Cache County.
BUILDING HEIGHT, MAXIMUM: The vertical measure from the average elevation of that portion of a lot or parcel covered by the building to the roof beams in a flat roof; to the highest point on the deck of a mansard roof; to a level midway between the level of the eaves and highest point of pitched, hip, or gambrel roofs.
BUILDING PERMIT: Legal authorization, as required by the adopted Building Code(s) of Cache County, authorizing the erection, alteration, or extension of a structure.
BUILDING, PUBLIC: For purposes of this title only, a public building is a building owned and operated, or owned and intended to be operated by the County, a public agency of the United States of America, the State of Utah, or any of its political subdivisions. The use of a public building, with immunity, is nontransferable and terminates if the structure is devoted to a use other than as a public building with immunity. A public building referred to as with immunity under the provisions of this title includes:
A. Properties owned by the State of Utah or the United States government which are outside of the jurisdiction of the County Land Use Authority as provided under section 17-27a-304, Utah Code Annotated, 1953, as amended, and;
B. The ownership or use of a building which is immune from the County Land Use Authority under the supremacy clause of the United States Constitution.
CACHE COUNTY, UNINCORPORATED: All unincorporated areas, lying within the boundaries of the County, and outside any corporate boundary of a municipality.
CACHE COUNTYWIDE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: The General Plan as authorized by the laws of the State of Utah for the unincorporated areas of the County, as may be adopted and amended from time to time by the Cache County Council.
CAMPSITE: An area within a campground designed or used to accommodate one party in a single travel trailer, recreational vehicle, or tent.
CARRIER ON WHEELS OR CELL ON WHEELS (COW): A portable self- contained cell site that can be moved to a location and set up to provide personal wireless services on a temporary or emergency basis. A COW is normally vehicle-mounted and contains a telescoping boom as the antenna support structure.
CAT, ADULT: A cat is considered an adult when it is six (6) months of age or older.
CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY: A certificate issued by the County building official after final inspection and upon a finding that the building, structure, or development complies with all provisions of the applicable County codes, permits, requirements, and approved plans.
CLUSTERING: A development or subdivision design that concentrates buildings or lots on a part of the site to allow the remaining land to be used for agriculture, recreation, common open space, and/or preservation of environmentally sensitive areas.
CO-LOCATION: The practice of siting multiple wireless carriers, service providers, and/or radio common carrier licensees on the same antenna support structure or attached wireless communication facility using different and separate antennas, feed lines, and radio frequency generating equipment.
CODES, COVENANTS, AND RESTRICTIONS (CC&Rs): An agreement that binds and restricts the land in the hands of present owners and subsequent purchasers. They are enforced only by the land owners involved and not by the City or other public agency.
COMMON LIVING AREA: An enclosed area or room which is available for use by more than one person, is intended as a gathering area for living, cooking, or recreational purposes, and is a habitable space as defined by the Building Code. Examples include: living room, kitchen, family room, recreational room, laundry room, and similar areas. Common areas that do not meet this definition include: corridors, stairways, hallways, breezeways, bathrooms, closets, garage, storage room,
patio, sunroom, and similar areas.
CONDITIONAL USE: A land use that, because of its unique characteristics or potential impact on the County, surrounding neighbors, or adjacent land uses, may not be compatible in some areas or may be compatible only if certain conditions are required that mitigate or eliminate the detrimental impacts.
DENSITY: The number of net acres required per dwelling unit as specified in section17.10.040, table 17.10.040 of this title. Net acreage shall be calculated by taking the total gross acreage and subtracting non-developable sensitive areas (wetlands, open water, steep slopes) and the area in rights-of-way for roads. In A10 zones, the area in rights of way for roads shall not be subtracted.
DEVELOPABLE ACREAGE: The land area within a subdivision excluding: areas defined as undevelopable underchapter 17.18, "Sensitive Areas", of this title, and areas dedicated to the public, such as parks and public rights-of-way. In A10 zones, areas dedicated to the public, such as parks and public rights of way, shall not be excluded.
DEVELOPMENT: The act, process, or result of erecting, placing, constructing, remodeling, converting, altering, relocating, or demolishing any structure or improvement to property, including grading, clearing, grubbing, mining, excavating, or filling of such property. Also includes the improvement or subdivision of land for the purpose of building.
DISABILITY: As defined within section 57-21-2(10) of the Utah Code Annotated, 1953, as amended.
DISPOSAL: The discharge, deposit, injection, dumping, spilling, leaking or placing of any solid or hazardous waste into or on any land or water so that such waste or any constituent thereof may enter the environment, be emitted into the air or be discharged into any waters, including groundwater.
DOG, ADULT: A dog is considered an adult when it is six (6) months of age or older.
DRY LOT: A lot approved through a subdivision process that does not have a State approved domestic water right associated with it.
DWELLING UNIT: One or more rooms in a dwelling designed for or occupied as separate living quarters which provide sleeping, sanitary facilities, kitchen or set of fixed cooking facilities, all for exclusive use by a single family maintaining a household.
EASEMENT: One or more of the property rights granted by the property owner to and/or for the use by another person or entity for a specified use or purpose.
FAMILY: One individual, or two (2) or more persons related by blood, marriage, or adoption, living together in a single dwelling unit and maintaining a common household, or no more than four (4) nonrelated persons living together. The term "family" shall not be construed to mean a group of nonrelated individuals, a fraternity, club or institutional group.
FENCE: An artificially constructed barrier of wood, masonry, stone, wire, metal, or other manufactured materials or combination of materials erected to enclose, screen, or separate areas.
FINDINGS: Statements of the Land Use Authority identifying the reasons and basis for the action taken. Also referred to as findings of fact.
FLOODPLAIN: An area adjoining a river, stream, watercourse, or body of standing water in which a potential flood hazard exists when the area experiences a 100-year storm, including any area designated as a floodplain by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) of the United States government. These areas have additional regulations located within title 15, chapter 15.28 of this Code.
GEOLOGIC HAZARD: A hazard inherent in the crust of the earth or artificially created, which is dangerous or potentially dangerous to life, property, or improvements due to the movement, subsidence, or shifting of the earth. The term includes, but is not limited to, unstable slopes, faults, landslides, and rock fall.
GOLF COURSE: A tract of land laid out with at least nine (9) holes for playing a game of golf and improved with tees, greens, fairways, and hazards. A golf course may include a clubhouse, restrooms, driving range, and shelters as accessory uses.
GRADE: The ground surface elevation(s) of a parcel of land.
GRADE, EXISTING: The grade of a property prior to any proposed development or construction activity.
GRADE, FINAL: The finished or resulting grade after completion of the proposed development activity.
GRADING: Any change of existing surface conditions by excavating, placing of any soils or rocks, or stripping of vegetation.
GUEST HOUSE: An attached or detached building that provides living quarters for guests and: a) contains no kitchen or cooking facility; b) is clearly subordinate and incidental to the principal residence on the same building site; and c) is not rented or leased, whether compensation be direct or indirect.
HOUSEHOLD PET: Animals ordinarily kept in a dwelling for personal use and not for commercial purposes. As relates to kennels, this includes up to six (6) adult dogs.
IMPROVEMENT AGREEMENT: An agreement between a developer and the County, reviewed and issued by the Director of Development Services that clearly establishes the developer's responsibility(ies) regarding project phasing, the provision
of public and private facilities, improvements and/or conditions as imposed by ordinance and/or by a Land Use Authority, and any other mutually agreed to terms and requirements.
IMPROVEMENT SURETY: A form of security that is posted in favor of Cache County that may include a letter of credit and/or a bond in an amount and form satisfactory to the County. Letters of credit must be issued by a federally insured financial institution. Bonds must be issued by a financial institution, insurance company, or surety company with an A.M. Best rating of not less than A-:IX.
IMPROVEMENTS: Buildings, structures, facilities, and site work including, but not limited to, grading, surfacing, paving, water mains and lines, water meters, fire hydrants, sanitary sewers, storm drainage facilities, culverts, bridges, public utilities, or other such installations.
INTENSITY: The concentration of activity, such as a combination of the number of people, cars, visitors, customers, hours of operation, outdoor advertising, numbers of buildings, numbers of livestock, etc.
JUNK: Any scrap copper, brass, rope, rags, batteries, paper, trash, wood, rubber debris, waste, or junked, dismantled, or wrecked automobiles or parts thereof, iron, steel, and other old or scrap ferrous or nonferrous material.
KITCHEN: An area for the preparation of food and containing a sink and stove.
LAND USE AUTHORITY: A person, board, commission, agency, or body, designated by the local legislative body to act upon a land use application; or, if the local legislative body has not designated a person, board, commission, agency, or body, the local legislative body.
LIVESTOCK: Farm animals kept or raised for use, pleasure, or profit. This includes but is not limited to uses such as piggeries, dairies, dairy and beef cattle ranching, feedlots, chicken, turkey and other poultry farms, rabbit and mink farms, apiaries, aquaculture, and aviaries. This does not include cats or dogs.
LOT/PARCEL: A property within the boundaries of Cache County that has been recorded in the Office of the Cache County Recorder.
A. A lot/parcel may qualify as either:
1. Legal, conforming; or
2. Legal, nonconforming; or
3. Restricted.
B. A lot/parcel may be identified as legal or restricted as follows:
1. Legal: To qualify as legal lot/parcel a property must:
a. Be in the same size and configuration as approved by the County Land Use Authority on the recorded subdivision plat and as required by Utah Code; or
b. If not part of an approved and recorded subdivision plat, be an existing, recorded parcel as of August 8, 2006.
2. Restricted: A property that has been recorded without the necessary Land Use Authority approval.
a. A restricted lot/parcel is not eligible to receive building permits, zoning clearances, or conditional use permits, but may be issued a zoning clearance for an agricultural structure as reviewed and approved by the Director of Development Services.
C. A lot/parcel may be identified as conforming or nonconforming as follows:
1. Conforming: A property that lawfully exists and meets the minimum requirements of the zoning district in which it is located.
2. Nonconforming: A property that lawfully existed prior to the enactment of the requirements of this title, but does not currently meet the minimum requirements of the zoning district in which it is located.
LOT/PARCEL COVERAGE: The percentage of the area of a lot/parcel which is occupied by all buildings, other impervious surfaces, or other covered structures.
LOT/PARCEL FRONTAGE: That portion of a development site that abuts a public or private roadway. For the purposes of determining setback requirements on corner lots, all sides of a lot adjacent to a roadway shall be considered frontage.
LOT/PARCEL SIZE: The total area of a lot, parcel, or tract of land.
MANUFACTURED HOME: A transportable, factory built housing unit constructed on or after June 15, 1976. According to the Federal Home Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (HUD Code), in one or more sections, and when erected on site, the home must be at least twenty feet (20') in width at the narrowest dimension, have exterior and roofing materials in conformance with adopted Building Codes, have a minimum roof pitch of two to twelve (2:12), and be located on a permanent foundation and connected to the required utilities, including plumbing, heating, air conditioning and electrical systems. A manufactured home shall be identified as real property on the property assessment rolls of Cache County. All manufactured homes constructed on or after June 15, 1976, shall be identified by the manufacturer's data plate bearing the date the unit was manufactured and a HUD label attached to the exterior of the home certifying the home was manufactured
to HUD standards.
MOBILE HOME: A transportable, factory built housing unit built prior to June 15, 1976, in accordance with a State Mobile Home Code which existed prior to the Federal Manufactured Housing and Safety Standards Act (HUD Code). Said unit must be placed on a permanent foundation and meet adopted Building Codes. The following are excluded from this definition: travel trailers, motor homes, camping trailers, or other recreational vehicles.
NUISANCE: Any use or activity which emits noise, smoke, dust, odor, or vibration in amounts sufficient to substantially depreciate values of surrounding buildings or lands, or a use or activity which substantially deprives the owners of adjoining property of a property right.
OFF PREMISES: Located outside the lot or parcel lines of the principal use.
OFFICIAL ZONING MAP: The map adopted by the County Council showing the geographical distribution of the zoning districts of the County.
ON PREMISES: Located within the lot or parcel lines of the principal use.
OWNER: Any person, group of persons, or entity, having record title to the property.
PARKING ANALYSIS: An analysis that demonstrates sufficient accommodation for the safe and efficient flow of vehicles and pedestrians, and that minimizes the impact to public streets and environmental resources due to the proposed use. This analysis must include:
A. A site plan at a useable scale;
B. All calculations used to demonstrate that the performance standards for access, design, parking supply, and landscape and lighting have been met and/or exceeded.
PARKING, OFF STREET: An area adjoining a building providing for the parking of automobiles which does not include a public street but has access to it.
PERMIT: Written permission issued by the Land Use Authority, empowering the holder thereof to proceed with some act not forbidden by law.
PLANNING COMMISSION: An official body of Cache County as authorized by the laws of the State of Utah, to perform those duties, as allowed by State law and this title.
PROPERTY FRONTAGE: The length of the property line abutting the road, street, or highway right-of-way or a line drawn parallel to the road, street, or highway right-of-way line and located at the front yard setback.
PROPERTY LINE: The boundary line of a lot, parcel, or tract of land.
PUBLIC HEARING: As defined by section 17-27a-103, of Utah Code Annotated, 1953, as amended.
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT: Any publicly owned and maintained drainage ditch, roadway, street, parkway, sidewalk, pedestrian way, landscaping, off street parking area or other facility or amenity.
PUBLIC MEETING: As defined by section 17-27a-103, of Utah Code Annotated, 1953, as amended.
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION: A change in a rule, policy, practice, or service necessary to afford a person with a disability equal opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling. As used in this definition:
A. "Reasonable" means a requested accommodation will not undermine the legitimate purposes of existing land use regulations, notwithstanding the benefit that the accommodation would provide to a person with a disability.
B. "Necessary" means the applicant must show that, but for the accommodation, one or more persons with a disability likely will be denied an equal opportunity to enjoy housing of their choice.
C. "Equal opportunity" means achieving equal results as between a person with a disability and a nondisabled person.
RECLAMATION: Actions performed during and after excavation operations to shape, stabilize, revegetate or otherwise treat the land affected in order to achieve a safe, stable, ecological condition. The excavated lands will be rehabilitated to a usable condition which is readily adaptable to alternate land uses and creates no danger to public safety. The rehabilitation process may extend to affected lands surrounding the excavated lands and may require backfilling, grading, recoiling, revegetation, soil compaction, stabilization and other measures.
REMAINDER: A property within a development that is essentially unimproved. This property does not count toward the total number of lots allowed in a subdivision. A remainder must qualify as one of the following:
A. Agricultural Remainder: To qualify as agricultural, any single parcel must:
1. Have a minimum size no less than the requirements of section 59-2-5 of Utah Code Annotated, 1953, as amended.
2. Include a recorded deed restriction, or note on the recorded subdivision plat, stating that the remainder is nonbuildable except for agricultural structures. This restriction can only be removed by the appropriate Land Use Authority.
3. Be reviewed and approved by the Land Use Authority to confirm the promotion and/or preservation of agriculture.
B. Open Space: Land within or related to a development that is designed and intended for the use or enjoyment of one or more of the resident(s) of the development.
RESIDENCE: A home or domicile; a dwelling unit where an individual is living at a given point in time and intends to remain for more than half of the calendar year, and is not a place of temporary sojourn or transient visit.
RIGHT-OF-WAY: Land occupied or intended to be occupied by a public or private trail, street, road, highway, railroad, other public transportation use or other utility uses.
ROAD, PRIVATE: As defined within the Cache County Manual of Roadway Design and Construction Standards.
ROAD, PUBLIC: Any highway, road, street, alley, lane, court, place, viaduct, tunnel, culvert or bridge laid out or erected as such by the public, or dedicated or abandoned to the public, or made such in an action for the partition of real property, and includes the entire areas within the public right-of-way.
SENSITIVE AREA: A. Non-Developable: The following sensitive areas shall not be considered developable. Any acreage encumbered by said areas shall not be considered when calculating development density and no development shall occur therein except for required public utilities and/or facilities.
1. Wetlands: As defined by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
2. Steep slopes: The rise or fall of the land is equal to or exceeds thirty percent (30%) over a horizontal distance of twenty feet (20') or greater.
3. Natural waterways: As defined by this title.
B. Potentially Developable: The following areas are determined to be sensitive areas of Cache County and are subject to the requirements of this title. Development may occur in these areas in compliance with this title and any other applicable County, State, and/or Federal requirements.
1. Moderate Slopes: The rise or fall of the land is equal to or exceeds twenty percent (20%) over a horizontal distance of twenty feet (20') or greater and is less than thirty percent (30%).
2. Ridgelines: One hundred (100) vertical feet on either side of the crest of a significant ridgeline or hill top.
3. Floodplain And/Or Floodway: As identified and defined by Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM), and areas of shallow groundwater susceptibility as identified by the Utah Geological Survey (UGS).
4. Important Habitat Areas: As identified in the Important Habitat Areas Map.
5. Geologic Hazards: Major geographic and geologic features, the depth of bedrock, structural features, folds, fractures, etc., and potential slide and other high hazard areas such as mine shafts and avalanche paths.
6. Wildfire Hazards: Areas of the County designated as wildland-urban interface.
7. Historic, Prehistoric, And Cultural Resources: Any sites and/or structures determined to have historical or archaeological significance to the community, the region, or the State of Utah. This includes properties eligible for the National Register of Historic Places.
SETBACK: The minimum required distance between any structure and the property lines of the lot in which it is located. The front, rear, and side setbacks are illustrated in chapter 17.10 of this title and defined as follows:
Front: The area of a lot or parcel of land extending across the frontage and being the minimum horizontal distance between a street or road right-of-way/easement line and the principal building or any projection thereof other than steps, unenclosed balconies and unenclosed porches. The front setback of a corner lot is the area adjacent to the designated front lot line.
Rear: The area of a lot or parcel of land extending across the rear width and being the minimum horizontal distance between the primary building, or any projection thereof other than steps, unenclosed balconies and unenclosed porches, and the rear lot line.
Side: An area of a lot or parcel of land extending between the side lot line and the principal building or any projection thereof other than steps, unenclosed balconies and unenclosed porches.
Other: Any distance required between a structure or site improvement and a set feature (i.e., floodplain, geologic hazard, etc.).
SIGN: Any device for visual communication, including any structure or natural object or part thereof that is used for the purpose of bringing the subject thereof to the attention of the public, but not including any flag, badge, or insignia of any government or governmental agency, or any civic, charitable, religious, patriotic, fraternal or similar organization.
SITE PLAN: An accurately scaled plan that illustrates the existing conditions on a land parcel and the details of a proposed development including, but not limited to: topography; vegetation; drainage; floodplains; wetlands; waterways; landscaping and open space; walkways; means of ingress and egress; circulation; rights-of-way or easements; utility services; structures and buildings; lighting; berms, buffers, and screening devices; development on adjacent property; and any other information that may be required to make an informed decision.
SITE SUITABILITY ANALYSIS: A comprehensive site analysis for a public infrastructure utility. This analysis shall consider data and provide findings, conclusions, and recommendations including but not limited to: public involvement including key concerns, issues, and comments, geologic hazard areas as defined by this title, archaeological, ecological, and culturally important areas, jurisdictional wetlands as defined by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, crucial wildlife habitat as identified by the State Division of Wildlife Resources and species of special concern, drinking water source protection areas, groundwater depth and recharge areas, structures and developed areas including existing dwellings, residential and commercial zones, schools, and churches, wildfire hazard areas, floodplains, national, State, or County parks, monuments, or recreation areas, prime, unique, and Statewide importance farmlands, State and National Historic Register sites, airports, national forests, visual analysis, cost comparisons, and site alternatives.
SKI FACILITY: A tract of land, with associated improvements, used for downhill or cross country skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, or other snow related activities. Associated improvements may include, but are not limited to: facilities for the preparation or sale of food, retail, and support services facilities; recreational and fitness facilities; parking facilities; and other facilities of a similar nature that are specifically authorized by the land use authority as part of the conditional use permit approval to operate a recreational facility.
SLOPE: The level of inclination of land from the horizontal plane determined by dividing the horizontal run or distance, of the land into the vertical rise, or distance, of the same land and converting the resulting figure in a percentage value.
SOLID WASTE: All putrescible and non-putrescible solid and semi- solid wastes, such as refuse, garbage, rubbish, paper, ashes, industrial wastes, demolition and construction wastes, abandoned vehicles and parts thereof, discarded home and industrial appliances, manure, vegetable or animal solid and semi-solid wastes and shall include other discarded material classified as solid waste by State and Federal law or regulation. This does not include sewage or another highly diluted water carried material or substance and those in gaseous form.
STEALTH COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY: A communications facility, accessory structure, or equipment compound that is not readily identifiable as such, and is designed to be aesthetically compatible with existing and proposed building(s) and uses on a site. There are two (2) types of stealth facilities:
A. Attached: Examples include, but are not limited to: painted antenna and feed lines to match the color of a building or structure, faux windows, dormers or other architectural features that blend with an existing or proposed building or structure.
B. Freestanding: Examples usually have a secondary, obvious function which may be, but is not limited to the following: church steeple, windmill, bell tower, clock tower, cupola, light standard, flagpole with or without a flag, or tree.
STREAM OR CANAL BANK, TOP OF: The land area immediately above and regularly confining a river, stream, canal, or wetland. The bank has a notably steeper slope than the surrounding landscape. The first major break in the slope between the top of the bank and the surrounding landscape shall be the top of the bank.
SUBDIVISION: Any land that is divided, re-subdivided, or proposed to be divided into two (2) or more lots, plots, parcels, sites, units, or other division of land after August 21, 1970, for the purpose, whether immediate or future, for offer, sale, lease, or development either on the installment plan or upon any and all other plans, terms, and conditions. Subdivision includes the division or development of land whether by deed, metes and bounds description, devise and testacy, lease, map, plat, or other recorded instrument.
SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE: Title 16 of this Code, as adopted.
SUPPORT STRUCTURE: A vertical projection composed of metal or other material with or without a foundation that is designed for the express purpose of accommodating antennas at a desired height. Support structures do not include any device used to attach antennas to an existing building, unless the device extends above the highest point of the building by more than ten feet (10') and not to exceed maximum structure height as identified in section 17.10.040 of this title. Types of support structures include, but are not limited to: guyed, lattice, and monopole structures, utility poles, and other freestanding, self- supporting structures.
TELECOMMUNICATION FACILITY: Any manned or unmanned location for the transmission and/or reception of radio frequency signals, or other wireless communications, and usually consisting of an antenna or group of antennas, transmission cables, and equipment cabinets, and may include an antenna support structure. Accessory uses include, but are not limited to, utility or transmission equipment, power supplies, generators, batteries, cables, equipment buildings, cabinets and storage sheds, shelters, foundations, concrete slabs or grade, guy anchors, generators, and transmission cable supports.
TELECOMMUNICATION FACILITY, TYPICAL MAINTENANCE: Ensuring that telecommunication facilities and support structures are kept in good operating condition. Typical maintenance includes inspections, testing and modifications that maintain functional capacity and aesthetic and structural integrity. For example, the strengthening of a support structure's foundation or of the support structure itself. Typical maintenance includes replacing antennas and accessory equipment on a like-for-like basis within an existing telecommunication facility and relocating the antennas of approved telecommunication facilities to different height levels on an existing monopole, lattice, guyed or similar structure upon which they are currently located. Typical maintenance does not include minor and major modifications.
TRANSIENT: Relating to overnight accommodation; a brief stay of less than thirty (30) consecutive days.
USE, ACCESSORY: A subordinate use incidental to and located upon the same parcel occupied by a primary use.
USE, PERMITTED: A use allowed in the district involved, without review by the Land Use Authority, and complying with the
provisions of this title, this Code, and other applicable ordinances and regulations.
USE, PRIMARY: An individual use, located on a parcel or lot, that is subject to the requirements of the regulations of this title, this Code, and any other applicable State and Federal requirements, and to which all other uses are accessory, conditional, or nonconforming. Only one primary use per legal lot/parcel is allowed.
USE, PROHIBITED: Any use, whether accessory or primary, not identified as either a permitted use, zoning clearance, conditional use, or nonconforming use, as provided by this title.
UTILITIES: All lines and facilities related to the provision, distribution, collection, transmission, or disposal of water, storm and sanitary sewage, oil, gas, power, telecommunication and telephone cables and the generation of power. Specific uses are identified and defined under section 17.07.030, "Use Related Definitions", of this chapter.
VARIANCE: As defined by section 17-27a-702, of Utah Code Annotated, 1953, as amended.
WATERWAY, MANMADE: All manmade drainage systems including, but not limited to, all canals, culverts, reservoirs, and other constructed drainages.
WATERWAY, NATURAL: Those areas varying in width along and including, but not limited to, rivers, lakes, ponds, streams, creeks, gullies, springs, faults or washes which are natural drainage channels as determined by the Director of Development Services.
WETLANDS: Any area of Cache County under the regulatory authority of the United States Army Corps of Engineers.
WILDLIFE HABITAT: Areas identified by the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources and/or the United States Fish and Wildlife Service occupied and necessary for the support of fish and fauna.
ZONING CLEARANCE: A land use review to insure compliance with this Code, provided, reviewed, and acted upon by the Director of Development Services, or designee, identifying that the proposed use, building, structure, or facility complies with the requirements of this title.
ZONING DISTRICT, BASE: The classification of all land as reflected in the Cache County Zoning Map wherein development regulations are in place to uniformly govern the use, placement, and size of land and structures. In the instance of conflicting or multiple base zoning districts on a single parcel, the more restrictive zone shall be applied across the entire parcel. Base zoning districts may be combined with an overlay zoning district on all or a portion of a parcel to alter, restrict, or allow specific development regulations.
ZONING DISTRICT, OVERLAY: The classification of land as reflected in the Cache County Zoning Map wherein additional development regulations are applied to the regulations of the base zoning district.
CHAPTER 17.08
ZONING DISTRICTS