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14-8-020 R-15 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONE: Permitted Uses

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 It may be out of date.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 Salem code is at https://www.salemutah.gov/salem-city-codes.htm. 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 Salem planning before you rely on it.
A. Permitted Uses The following uses are permitted: 1. One single family residence per lot. 2. Accessory buildings in compliance with §14-1-060. 3. Accessory Dwelling Units in compliance with §14-1-065 B. Use Subject to Conditions. The following uses are permitted subject to conditions: 1. Home occupations with the conditions set forth in Chapter 4. 2. Manufactured homes with the conditions that they meet the requirements of federal law, are placed on a permanent foundation, file an affidavit with the Utah State Tax Commission to be taxed as real property, have a minimum length of 40 feet and a minimum width of 20 feet, and have a minimum roof pitch of 5:12. 3. Temporary office or construction trailers with a condition that a final plat is first recorded, it be removed when the last lot in the subdivision is sold, and has a site plan approved which addresses parking, fencing, lighting and signage. 4. Churches, provided they are fully landscaped prior to occupancy, off street parking is provided at the rate of one stall per every 90 inches of pew space, or one stall per every five persons of maximum capacity as determined by the fire code, whichever is greater, and a six foot high masonry wall is provided between it and any adjoining properties which are zoned or general planned to be residential. The Council may modify this requirement to allow a high density polyethylene wall in lieu of a masonry wall. A photometric lighting plan is required showing there will be no significant overflow lighting. In addition thereto, the building may not exceed thirty feet in height at the square of the building, with a steeple not to exceed 60 feet in height. A single sign is permitted provided it is a monument sign no more than six feet in height from its base, which base may set on a berm which is no more than two feet in height from the base elevation of the adjoining street. C. Use Subject to a Conditional Use Permit. The following uses are permitted upon obtaining a conditional use permit: 1. Animal rights provided the lot contains a minimum of 20,000 square feet, all corrals, stalls, pens, paddocks for the enclosure of livestock, and all barns, stables, sheds, or similar buildings used for the housing or confinement of livestock and all water troughs in areas used for the feeding of livestock shall be located no closer than 100 feet from a dwelling located on another lot or parcel. An animal unit is defined to include one horse, or one cow, or two sheep, or ten fowl. One animal unit is allowed for each 20,000 square feet of lot area unless restricted by the conditional use permit. The conditions use permit may impose other conditions deemed necessary to mitigate adverse impacts.

14-8-010 R-15 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONE: Objectives, Restrictions · 14-8-030 R-15 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONE: Standards

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