11.18 Building Setbacks from Waterways and Flood Hazard Areas
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 It may be out of date.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 Emery code is at https://emerytownutah.gov/ordinance-%26-resolutions.
Text pulled 2026-10-19 from this source.
Tables (like use tables) may not copy cleanly, so check any table against the official code.
Confirm anything here with Emery planning before you rely on it.
A. No building, either residential or commercial, shall be permitted with six (6) vertical feet and one hundred and twenty-five (125) horizontal feet, whichever is greater, of the existing flow line of any creek, stream, or other waterway, measured at right angles to the center line of the drainage course or within any discernible floodplain, except upon the granting of a conditional use permit for such development. The vertical calculation specified herein shall be applied to the elevation of the top of a building's foundation wall.
B. Show the location of the 100-year flood plain as designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).