8.27.15 Flag Lot Standards
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 It may be out of date.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 Daniel code is at https://danielutah.gov/code-and-ordinances/.
Text pulled 2026-10-19 from this source.
Title 8 only; a separate 2025 subdivision amendment ordinance is not merged in.
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Flag lots are not encouraged, but may be approved as part of a development if the following standards are met; (see Figure 1 of Appendix 2 for flag lot example).
(1) Flag lots shall have a minimum of fifty (50) feet of frontage on a road built to Town of Daniel standards.
(2) The acreage contained within the "flag" portion of the lot must meet the minimum lot size requirements without considering the acreage contained within the "pole" area.
(3) The length of the "pole" area may not exceed two hundred fifty (250) feet, and may require special conditions relating to fire safety including special fire turnaround areas, sprinklers or other requirements set by the fire marshal for safety reasons.
(4) Setback requirements for front setbacks must be counted only from the front edge of the "flag" portion without considering any of the "pole".
(5) Side setback requirements may be set as a condition considering whether the "pole" area is likely to be needed as a road through the property to reach other properties or other roads. This shall be considered at the time of creation of the lot itself as well as at the time of the request for the building permit.
(6) The "Pole" portion of the lot shall be part of the lot and not an easement. (7) A flag lot cannot be created from a illegally divided lot or an existing platted subdivision. (8) A maximum of ten (10) percent of the overall development may be flag lots. (9) Flag lots are only allowed in areas where topography does not allow all lots to have the required frontage on a road. Flag lots in flat areas will not be allowed. (10) Any land area contained within the "pole" that is not part of the access road must be landscaped and maintained in an attractive manner. A plan must be submitted to the planning staff and approved as part of the conditional use request. (11) The shape of a flag lot must be approved by the planning staff as part of the conditional use approval. Doglegs and jagged, irregular shapes are not acceptable. (12) Driveways shall be a minimum of twenty feet 20’) wide with compacted road base.]