Utah zoning codes · Washington County
New Harmony zoning
Where to find New Harmony's official zoning rules, and who to ask.
- Official code: Land Use Ordinance (adopted January 2020, Ordinance #18 (the city's own PDF)
- Website: newharmony.utah.gov
Searchable here: an unofficial copy of New Harmony's Land Use Ordinance (adopted January 2020, Ordinance #18 (150 sections), pulled 2026-10-19 from its official website. It may be out of date; the official code controls.
Sections
- 1-1 Short Title
- 1-2 Purpose
- 1-3 Interpretation
- 1-4 Conflict
- 1-5 Effect on Previous Ordinances and Maps
- 1-6 Definitions
- 1-7 Building Permit Required
- 1-8 Site Plans Required
- 1-9 Inspection
- 1-10 Enforcement
- 1-11 Nuisance and Abatement
- 1-12 Penalties
- 1-13 Severability
- 1-14 Amendments
- 1-16 Licensing
- 1-17 Fees
- 2-1 Creation of a Land Use Commission, Number of Members, Appointment
- 2-2 Terms of Office
- 2-3 Vacancies and Removals for Cause
- 2-4 Compensation
- 2-5 Officers
- 2-6 Meetings
- 2-7 Rules and Regulations
- 2-8 Quorum and Vote
- 2-9 Employees; Expenditures
- 2-10 Duties and Powers
- 3-1 Board, Number of Members, Appointment, Term and Removal, Vacancies
- 3-2 Officers
- 3-3 Duties and Powers of Board
- 3-4 Meetings
- 3-5 Minutes
- 3-6 Quorum
- 3-7 Action to be Taken
- 3-8 Vote Necessary for Reversal
- 3-9 Appeals to Board-Time-Persons Entitled-Transmission of Papers
- 3-10 Stay of Proceedings Pending Appeal
- 3-12 Rules
- 3-13 Judicial Review of Board's Decision • Time Limitations
- 4-1 Home Business Registration Required
- 4-2 Conditions
- 4-4 Noncompliance
- 5-1 Effect ofChapter
- 5-2 Substandard Lots at Time of Ordinance Passage
- 5-3 Lot Standards
- 5-4 Every Dwelling to be on a Lot - Exceptions
- 5-5 Yard Space for One
- 5-6 Accessory and other Out Buildings
- 5-7 Sale or Lease of Required Space
- 5-8 Sale of Lots Below Minimum Space Requirements
- 5-9 Area of Accessory Buildings
- 5-10 AdditionalHeight Allowed
- 5-11 Exceptions to Height Limitations
- 5-12 Scenic Vistas to be Unobstructed
- 5-13 Minimum Height of Main Building
- 5-14 Maximum Height of Accessory Buildings
- 5-15 Clear View of Intersecting Street
- 5-16 Fences, Walls, and Hedge
- 5-17 Water and Sewage Requirements
- 6-1 Maintenance Permitted
- 6-2 Repairs and Alterations
- 6-3 Additions, Enlargements, and Moving
- 6-4 Alteration Where Parking Insufficient
- 6-5 Restoration of Damaged Buildings
- 6-6 Three-Year Vacancy
- 6-7 Continuation of Use
- 6-8 Occupation Within One Year
- 6-9 Change of Use
- 6-10 Nonconforming Use of Land
- 6-11 Exceptions
- 6-12 Enforcement
- 7-1 Purpose of Conditional Use Provisions
- 7-2 Permit Required
- 7-3 Application
- 7-4 Fee
- 7-5 Development Plan
- 7-6 Land Use Commission Action
- 7-7 Town Council Action
- 7-8 Expansion of a Conditional Use
- 7-9 Inspection
- 7-10 Time Limitation
- 7-11 Revocation
- 8-1 Purpose
- 8-2 Application and Review
- 8-3 Exceptions
- 8-4 Land Use Commission Approval
- 8-5 Consideration in Review of Applications
- 8-6 Conditions
- 8-7 Findings and Decisions
- 8-8 Notification of Approval or Denial
- 8-9 Time Limitations on Approval
- 8-10 Transfer of Approval upon Change in Use
- 8-11 Conformance to Approval
- 8-12 Modifications
- 9-1 Purpose
- 9-2 Requirements
- 10-2 Location and Use
- 11-1 Purpose
- 11-2 Protection of Solar Access in Districts; RR-.5, RR-1, RR-2, RR-5.
- 12-3 Supplementary Regulations to All Zones
- 12-4 Annexations
- 12-5 Listing of Ordinance and Map
- 13-1 Purpose
- 13-5 Minimum Area, Width, and Yard Requirements
- 13-6 Signs
- 13-7 Modifying Regulations
- 13-8 Other Provisions
- 14-1 Purpose
- 14-2 Permitted Uses
- 14-3 Conditional Uses
- 14-4 Height Regulations
- 14-5 Minimum Area, Width, and Yard Requirements
- 14-6 Signs
- 14-7 Modifying Regulations
- 14-8 Other Provisions
- 15-1 Purpose
- 15-2 Permitted Uses
- 15-3 Height Regulations
- 15-4 Minimum Area, Width, and Yard Requirements
- 15-5 Signs
- 15-6 Modifying Regulations
- 15-7 Other Provisions
- 16-1 Purpose
- 16-3 Conditional Uses
- 16-4 Height Regulations
- 16-5 Minimum Area, Width, and Yard Requirements
- 16-6 Signs
- 16-7 Modifying Regulations
- 16-8 Other Provisions
- 17-1 Purpose
- 17-2 Permitted Uses
- 17-3 Conditional Uses
- 17-4 Minimum Area
- 17-5 Modifying Regulations
- 17-6 Other Provisions
- 18-1 Purpose
- 18-2 Permitted Uses
- 18-4 Height Regulations
- 18-5 Minimum Area, Width, and Yard R e q u i r e m e n t s
- 18-6 Signs
- 18-7 Modifying Regulations
- 18-8 Other Provisions
- 19-1 Purpose
- 19-2 Use Regulations
- 19-3 Site Design Regulations
- 19-4 Height Regulations
- 19-5 Minimum Area, Width, and Yard Regulations
- 20-1 Purpose
- 20-2 Permitted Uses
- 20-3 Conditional Uses
- 20-4 Other Provisions
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