02.0811 Objectives and Characteristics of Zone
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 It may be out of date.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 Elmo code is at https://emery.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ZONING-ORDINANCES.pdf.
Text pulled 2026-10-19 from this source.
This is the town's 1975 typed zoning ordinance, the only one posted online (on Emery County's site). It may be outdated; confirm the current rules with the town.
Tables (like use tables) may not copy cleanly, so check any table against the official code.
Confirm anything here with Elmo planning before you rely on it.
The A-1 Agricultural Zone has been established for the primary purpose
of providing a location where the cultivation of crops and the raising and
keeping of livestock and related uses can be carried on and where such
uses can be protected and encouraged. While dwellings and certain other
uses not related to agriculture are permitted, such development is not
encouraged in the A-1 Agricultural Zone, because of the conflict which
occurs between farm and non-farm uses. For this reason, owners or
developers of land should bear in mind that primacy is given in this zone
to agricultural and livestock rising and any development should be
undertaken in recognition thereof.
The A-1 Agricultural Zone is characterized by large lots and tracts of land
intermixed with dwellings.
In order to accomplish the objectives and purposes of this Ordinance and
to stabilize and protect the essential characteristics of this zone, the
following regulations shall apply in the A-1 Agriculture Zone.
02.0703 Whenever amendments of changes are made in zone · 02.0812 Use Requirements