7.2-3 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS Table 7.2-3a MINIMUM LOT AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
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 It may be out of date.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 Fountain Green code is at http://fountaingreencity.gov/government/planning-and-zoning/index.html.
Text pulled 2026-10-19 from this source.
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Lot
Lot
Area Frontage Depth
Setbacks (measured from the foundation/footings)
Eave Height
and 4, 7.3-2 AND 3 and 5, 7.4-2 AND 3, and 7.5-2 and 3 JANUARY 18, 2024. 7.2-3a, 7.2-4, 7.3-3, 7.3-5, 7.4-3, 7.4-5, 7.5-3a, 7.5-5 AMENDED AUGUST
15, 2024. 7.2-2, 7.3-2, 7.5-2 AMENDED JUNE 19, 2025. CORRECTED FORMAT AT 7.3-3 & Add 7.3-3C January 22, 2026.
Single
0.455
90 feet 100 Front: 25 feet Rear: 25 feet Side: 12
21 feet
Family
acre
feet feet unless property fronts on a city
max
Dwelling 19,820
street right-of-way where it remains 25
feet2
feet.
Auxiliary See
100 Auxiliary buildings (sheds) must be
21 feet
Building on above. a
feet situated no closer to the front street
max
right-of-way than 25 feet. Auxiliary
Residential
building setbacks are 6 feet from
Lot
property lines not bounding a street
right-of-way where they remain 25 feet.
Side and rear setbacks for buildings
greater than 200 Square feet may be
as close as 2 feet if a fire wall is used.
The roofs of these buildings must be such that snow and rain drain onto the building owner’s property.
No restrictions on minimum distances between auxiliary buildings (or auxiliary buildings and a primary residence) on an individual property.
Temporary buildings must meet all setback requirements as for any auxiliary building.
Public
0.455
90 feet 100 Front: 25 feet Rear: 25 feet Side: 12
50 feet
Utility
acre or
feet feet unless property fronts on a city
Stations
preexisting smaller
street right-of-way where it remains 25 feet
lot
A. Erection of only one principal structure, which is the residence on the lot.
B. Lot Coverage. All buildings, including accessory buildings and structures, shall cover not more than forty (40%) percent of the area of the lot or parcel of land.
C. Access. All structures shall be on a lot adjacent to a public street or with access to an approved private street and shall be so located on lots as to provide safe and convenient access for fire protection.
and 4, 7.3-2 AND 3 and 5, 7.4-2 AND 3, and 7.5-2 and 3 JANUARY 18, 2024. 7.2-3a, 7.2-4, 7.3-3, 7.3-5, 7.4-3, 7.4-5, 7.5-3a, 7.5-5 AMENDED AUGUST
15, 2024. 7.2-2, 7.3-2, 7.5-2 AMENDED JUNE 19, 2025. CORRECTED FORMAT AT 7.3-3 & Add 7.3-3C January 22, 2026.
D. If the building site is in the FEMA Special Flood Plain, FEMA mitigation requirements must be met in addition to Sensitive Land conditional use requirements.
E. Limitations on the Keeping and Maintenance of Animals and Fowl. See Fountain Green City Animal Control Ordinance Chapter 13-20-0-00 and the following requirements.
1. Large, animal operations in the Fountain Green City and its buffer zone that are subject to Region 8 Federal CAFO (confined animal feeding operations) regulations which direct animal waste management to control water pollution, should comply with such regulations. While dust, animal manure, odor, noise, and other factors are part and parcel with agricultural activities, viable commercial enterprises can reasonably be expected to control animal wastes, disease, flies, rodents and other pests.
2. Smaller, animal operations in Fountain Green City and its buffer zone not under CAFO regulations are expected to use good husbandry practices to control animal wastes, water pollution, disease, flies, rodents and other pests, and nuisances (animals leaving property). In order to accomplish this, smaller operations will be subject to animal unit (AU) limits. Animal unit limits will not apply to transient farming operations of less than 90 days duration for such things as lambing, layover in transport to winter or summer pasture range, etc. A description of animal units is given in the table below.
Table 7.2-3b ANIMAL UNITS (AUs) DEFINED
Animal type
Horses, mules, donkeys, zebras (Equines) Beef cattle, dairy cows (Bovines) Hogs and pigs or swine (Porcines) Sheep (Ovines), Goats (Caprines), Llamas (Camelids) Turkeys, Geese, and Ducks Chickens and Rabbits
AUs 1 1 0.5 0.2
Relative AUs 1 horse 1 cow 2 pigs 5 sheep
0.04 25 turkeys 0.01 100 chickens
Other animals not listed in this table will have AUs determined by the Planning Commission on a case-by-case basis.
Immature offspring of animals will be assigned 1/2 the AU value of an adult. For equines and bovines, offspring up to two years of age will be 0.5 AU. For porcines,
and 4, 7.3-2 AND 3 and 5, 7.4-2 AND 3, and 7.5-2 and 3 JANUARY 18, 2024. 7.2-3a, 7.2-4, 7.3-3, 7.3-5, 7.4-3, 7.4-5, 7.5-3a, 7.5-5 AMENDED AUGUST
15, 2024. 7.2-2, 7.3-2, 7.5-2 AMENDED JUNE 19, 2025. CORRECTED FORMAT AT 7.3-3 & Add 7.3-3C January 22, 2026.
offspring up to one year old will be 0.25 AU. For ovines, caprines, and camelids, offspring up to one year old will be 0.1 AU. For poultry and rabbits, offspring up to six months of age will be one-half of the adult AU. For turkeys, geese, and ducks this will be 0.02 AU and for chickens and rabbits, 0.005 AU.
Animal units will be assigned to property incrementally based on one AU per 6,000 square feet of land uncovered by any building. Half of an AU can be awarded for 3,000 square feet of land uncovered by any building for lots greater than 0.5 acre. See the following table.
Table 7.2-3c NUMBER OF ANIMAL UNITS (AUs) BY LOT SIZE AND UNCOVERED SQUARE FOOTAGE
Acreage 0.25 0.33 0.50 0.67 0.75 1.0 1.25 1.33
Uncovered square footage AUs calculations
10,890 -6,000 4,890 14.375 -12,000 2,375 21,780 -18,000 3,780 29,185 -27,000 2,185 32,670 -30,000 2,670 43,560 -39,000 4,560 54,450 -51,000 3,450 56,605 -54,000 2,605
6,000 sq ft ÷ 6,000 sq ft/AU 1 = 1 AU 12,000 sq ft ÷ 6,000 sq ft/AU 2 = 2 AU 18,000 sq ft ÷ 6,000 sq ft/AU 3 = 3 AU 27,000sq ft ÷ 6,000 sq ft/AU 4.5 = 4.5 AU 30,000 sq ft ÷ 6,000 sq ft/AU 5 = 5 AU 39,000 sq ft ÷ 6,000 sq ft/AU 6.5 = 6.5 AU 51,000 sq ft ÷ 6,000 sq ft/AU 8.5 = 8.5 AU 54,000 sq ft ÷ 6,000 sq ft/AU 9 = 9 AU
Acreage
1.50
1.67 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.2 1 city block
Uncovered square footage AUs calculations
65,340 -63,000
2,340 72,745 -69,000
3,745 87,120 -84,000
3,120 108,900 -104,000
4,900 130,680 -127,000
3,680 152,460 -148,000
4,460 174,240 -172,000
2,240 182,952 -180,000
2,952
63,000 sq ft ÷ 6,000 sq ft/AU 10.5 = 10.5 AU 69,000 sq ft ÷ 6,000 sq ft/AU 11.5 = 11.5 AU 84,000 sq ft ÷ 6,000 sq ft/AU 14 = 14 AU 104,000 sq ft÷ 6,000 sqft/AU 17 = 17 AU 127,000 sq ft÷ 6,000 sq ft/AU 21 = 21 AU 148,000 sq ft÷ 6,000 sq ft/AU 24.5 = 24.5 AU 172,000 sq ft÷ 6,000 sq ft/AU 28.5 = 28.5 AU 180,000 sq ft÷ 6,000 sq ft/AU 30 = 30 AU
and 4, 7.3-2 AND 3 and 5, 7.4-2 AND 3, and 7.5-2 and 3 JANUARY 18, 2024. 7.2-3a, 7.2-4, 7.3-3, 7.3-5, 7.4-3, 7.4-5, 7.5-3a, 7.5-5 AMENDED AUGUST
15, 2024. 7.2-2, 7.3-2, 7.5-2 AMENDED JUNE 19, 2025. CORRECTED FORMAT AT 7.3-3 & Add 7.3-3C January 22, 2026.
If a mix of animals are present on a given property, their individual AUs are totaled and should be less than or equal to the AUs limits given in the above table.
If additional AUs are desired for a given property, then conditional use permits may be granted with appropriate conditions (USDA, Utah State Extension Service or other legitimate animal husbandry recommendations) to control for additional animal wastes, water pollution, disease susceptibility, pests and nuisance problems, etc.
If complaints arise which are found to have merit, it will be the burden of landowner/land user to show proof of compliance with the above AU directive or conditional use permit as well as demonstrate reasonable efforts to control animal wastes, water pollution, disease, flies, rodents and other pests, and nuisances.
3. The keeping, as pets, of wild, exotic, or dangerous animals, poultry, or creatures capable of transmitting disease or inflicting harm shall not be permitted within the corporate limits of Fountain Green City. "Wild, exotic, or dangerous" means any animal which is not commonly domesticated in the State of Utah, or which is not native to North America (excepting some species of birds, such as parrots and tropical fish), or which, irrespective of geographic origin, is of a wild or predatory nature, or any other animal which, because of its size, growth propensity, vicious nature or other characteristics, would constitute an unreasonable danger to human life, health, or property, including hybrids, and animals which, as a result of their natural or wild condition, cannot be vaccinated effectively for such things as rabies and distemper. Those animals shall include, but are not limited to:
a. Alligators and crocodiles;
b. All bears, including grizzly bears, brown bears, and black bears;
c. Birds of prey (except for those licensed for falconry or hawking);
d. All non-domesticated cats, including cheetahs, cougars, bobcats, leopards, lions, lynx, panthers, mountain lions, tigers and wildcats;
e. All non-domesticated dogs, including wolf, part wolf, fox, part fox, coyote, part coyote, dingo and part dingo;
f. Porcupines;
and 4, 7.3-2 AND 3 and 5, 7.4-2 AND 3, and 7.5-2 and 3 JANUARY 18, 2024. 7.2-3a, 7.2-4, 7.3-3, 7.3-5, 7.4-3, 7.4-5, 7.5-3a, 7.5-5 AMENDED AUGUST
15, 2024. 7.2-2, 7.3-2, 7.5-2 AMENDED JUNE 19, 2025. CORRECTED FORMAT AT 7.3-3 & Add 7.3-3C January 22, 2026.
g. All subhuman primates (such as monkeys, chimpanzees, apes, gibbons, orangutans, lemurs, etc.)
h. All raccoons, including eastern raccoons and ring-tailed cats;
i. Skunks (unless domesticated and surgically altered to eliminate scent glands);
j. Venomous snakes or lizards;
k. All weasels, martins, wolverines, badgers, otters, ermine, mink, and mongoose.
4. Pets shall, at all times, be properly sheltered and restrained upon any approved lot or parcel of land.
5. Any commercial or agricultural enterprise utilizing any animals in subsection 3 above or other animals that might be considered as belonging to subsection 3 by the Planning Commission will require a conditional use permit.
F. Public Utility Stations. In any residential zone, public utility stations shall meet the following requirements:
1. Each station shall be the primary structure located on a lot not less than 2,000 square feet in area.
2. Each station shall be located on a lot that has adequate access from a street, alley, or easement.
3. Each station shall be provided with setbacks on each of the four sides of the structure not less than five feet in width, except that for such stations located on lots fronting on a street and abutted by one or more residential lots, the front, side, and rear setbacks should equal those required for a single-family residence in the same zone.