02.0905 Review and Approvals
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 It may be out of date.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 It may be outdated; confirm the current rules with the town.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 Planning Commission shall review the plan and proposed documents to determine
compliance with all portions of the city’s master plan. In considering said plan, the Planning
Commission, among other things, shall make sure that such developments shall constitute a
residential environment of sustained desirability and stability and that it will not adversely affect
amenities in the surrounding areas. The Planning Commission may require changes to be made
in the plan. They may also require additional yards or buffers or other improvements to be
installed along with greater amounts of landscaping or parking spaces. Said changes may be
imposed as conditions of approval where it is determined by the Planning Commission that such
changes are necessary to insure that the development will mix harmoniously with adjoining or
nearby uses.
As application for approval of a mobile home park shall be granted or denied only after a public
hearing shall be given at least five (5) days prior to said hearing. If approved by the Planning
Commission, the application, with the Planning Commissions’ recommendations shall be
submitted to the city council. Said appeal must be made, in writing, within ten (10) days after
the denial is made by the Planning Commission. Approval of the preliminary plan shall be valid
for a period of (1) year.
02.0904 Preliminary Plans and Documents · 02.0906 Final Site Plan