02.0814 Width 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 It may be out of date.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 It may be outdated; confirm the current rules with the town.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 minimum width of any building site for a dwelling shall be 115 feet
measured at a distance of 30 feet back from the front lot line. For uses
other than dwellings, there shall be no width requirements.
Location Requirements
A. Front Setback
All buildings and structures shall be set back at least thirty (30)
feet from the front lot line.
B. Side Setback
All dwellings and individual mobile homes shall be set back from
the side property line a distance of at least eight (8) feet and the
total distance of the two side setbacks shall be at least twenty (20)
feet. The minimum side setback for accessory buildings shall be
the same as for main buildings, except that no side setback shall be
required for accessory buildings which are located more than one
hundred (100) feet from the front lot line and at least twelve (12)
feet in the rear of any dwellings. On corner lots, the side setback
from the street for any dwelling or other main building shall not be
less than twenty (20) and not less than thirty (30) feet for an
accessory building.
C. Rear Set Back
For interior lots, all dwellings and other main buildings shall be set
back from the rear property line a distance of at least thirty (30)
feet. Accessory buildings on interior lots shall be set back not less
than eight (8) feet from the rear property line, except that no rear
setback shall be required for accessory buildings having fire-
resistive walls of two (2) hours or more. For corner lots, all
dwellings and other main buildings shall be set from the rear
property line a distance of at least thirty (30) feet, except that for
dwellings having as attached garage or carport, the setback shall
not be less than twenty (20) feet. Accessory buildings on corner
lots shall be set back from the rear property line a distance of not
less than eight (8) feet.