02.0813 Area 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 It may be out of date.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 It may be outdated; confirm the current rules with the town.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.
Each dwelling and individual mobile home shall be located on a lot
containing at least 16,000 square feet of land, except that when connected
to a public sewer a one-family dwelling may be located on a lot containing
not less than 8,000 square feet and a two-family dwelling may be located
on a lot containing not less than 9,000 square feet. Lots upon which
animals or fowl, except customary household pets, are kept or upon which
barns, pens, coops or corrals for the keeping of such animals or fowl are
maintained shall contain 20,000 square feet. Rest homes, schools,
churches shall be located upon a lot containing at least one (1) acre.
Except as otherwise may be provided for other uses, there shall be no area
requirements.