02.0812 Use Requirements
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 It may be out of date.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 It may be outdated; confirm the current rules with the town.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 following buildings, structures, and uses of land shall be permitted in
the A-1 Agricultural Zone upon compliance with requirements set forth in
this Ordinance.
1. Agriculture, including but not limited to, the raising of row crops,
grains, and fruits, and buildings incidental to the use of land for
agricultural purposes.
2. The raising of animals and fowl in unlimited numbers.
3. Barns, corrals, pens, coops, and feed storage buildings, for the
keeping of animals and fowl, and the storage of farm products
provided such uses for the care and keeping of livestock and fowl
are located at least one hundred (100) feet in distance from any
existing dwelling.
4. One and two dwellings and buildings accessory thereto.
5. The office of a professional person when located in a dwelling in
which the professional person resides.
6. Home occupations and industries related to agriculture and livestock
raising, such as livestock and feed yards, fur farms, plant nurseries,
and animal hospital. Any byproduct rendering plants shall be
prohibited in the A-1 Agricultural Zone.
7. Day-Care Nurseries which have been approved by the State Health
Department and the State Welfare Department.
8. Rest homes.
9. Water reservoirs and water facilities, and oil and gas wells.
10. Kennels, riding academies, and beehives.
11. Fair grounds and golf courses.
12. Accessory advertising signs not exceeding 15 square feet in area
provided such signs are maintained in good repair.
13. Fences, walls, and hedges.
14. Public utility buildings and facilities and airports.
15. Individual mobile homes which comply with the requirements set
forth in Section 02.0524 of this Ordinance.
16. Temporary buildings and yards for the storage of construction
materials and equipment incidental and necessary to construction of
uses otherwise permitted in the zone. A permit, therefore, shall be
valid for not more than one (1) year and shall not be renewable for
more than two (2) successive periods at the same location.
17. Home occupations when approved by Board of Adjustment (See
Section 02.0525-A of this Ordinance.)
18. School, churches.
19. Other uses ruled by the Board of Adjustment to be similar to uses
specifically permitted in the zone and which will harmonize with the
objectives and characteristics of the A-1 Agricultural Zone.
02.0811 Objectives and Characteristics of Zone · 02.0813 Area Requirements