Utah zoning codes · Emery County
Emery zoning
Where to find Emery's official zoning rules, and who to ask.
- Official code: Municipal code (the city's own PDF)
- Website: emerytownutah.gov
Searchable here: an unofficial copy of Emery's zoning code (42 sections), pulled 2026-10-19 from its official website. It may be out of date; the official code controls.
Sections
- 10.1 Purpose
- 10.2 Penalty for Noncompliance
- 10.3 Subdivision Land Use Authority
- 10.4 Appeal Authority
- 10.5 Process
- 10.6 Simple Lot Subdivisions
- 10.7 Exemptions from Plat Necessity
- 10.8 Subdivisions (10 or More Lots)
- 10.9 Notice to Affected Entities
- 10.10 Review
- 10.11 Approval
- 10.12 Post-Approval Actions
- 10.13 Subdivision Lot Line Adjustments
- 10.14 Vacating or Changing a Subdivision Plat
- 10.15 Notice of Hearing for Plat Change
- 10.16 Grounds for Vacating or Changing a Plat
- 10.17 Record of Condominium Plat
- 10.18 Definitions
- 11.1 Governing Provisions
- 11.2 Lot Standards
- 11.3 Development Design and Layout
- 11.4 Construction on Slopes Exceeding 25%
- 11.5 Landscaping
- 11.6 Buildings
- 11.7 Roads
- 11.8 Road Grades
- 11.9 Private Road Maintenance
- 11.10 Street Names
- 11.11 Driveways
- 11.12 Cuts, Fills, and Retaining Walls
- 11.13 Measuring Cuts and Fill Heights
- 11.14 Maximum Slope Grades
- 11.15 Retaining Walls
- 11.16 Engineering/Geologic Analysis
- 11.17 Re-Vegetation
- 11.18 Building Setbacks from Waterways and Flood Hazard Areas
- 11.19 Utilities
- 11.20 Completion of On and Off-Site Improvements Prior to the Approval of Plats or Issuance of Certificates of Occupancy
- 11.21 Subdivision Improvements
- 11.22 Term of Security/Proof of Licensing
- 11.23 Payment of Interest
- 11.24 Release of Funds
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