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San Juan County zoning

Where to find San Juan County's official zoning rules, and who to ask. This covers land outside city limits; cities and towns in the county have their own codes.

Searchable here: an unofficial copy of San Juan County's San Juan County Utah Zoning Ordinance (2011); Land Use, Development and Management Ordinance (LUDMO) draft 2025 (107 sections), pulled 2026-10-19 from its official website. It may be out of date; the official code controls.

Sections

  1. 1-1 Short Title
  2. 1-2 Purpose
  3. 1-3 Interpretation
  4. 1-4 Conflict
  5. 1-5 Definitions
  6. 1-6 Building Permit Required
  7. 1-7 Planning Commission Review
  8. 1-8 Zoning Administrator to Enforce
  9. 1-9 Permits to Comply with Ordinance
  10. 1-10 Powers and Duties of Building Inspector
  11. 1-11 Powers and Duties of Zoning Administrator
  12. 1-12 Nuisance and Abatement
  13. 1-13 Amendments
  14. 1-14 Hearing and Publication of Notice
  15. 1-15 Licensing
  16. 1-16 Penalties
  17. 2-1 Planning Commission
  18. 2-2 Appeals
  19. 2-3 Variances
  20. 3-1 Effect of Chapter
  21. 3-2 Lots in Separate Ownership
  22. 3-3 Yard Space for One Building Only
  23. 3-4 Every Dwelling to be on a "Lot"
  24. 3-5 Separately Owned Lots - Reduced Yards
  25. 3-6 Private Garage with Side Yard - Reduced Yard
  26. 3-7 Sale or Lease of Required Space
  27. 3-8 Sale of Lots Below Minimum Space Requirements
  28. 3-9 Yards to be Unobstructed - Exceptions
  29. 3-10 Area of Accessory Buildings
  30. 3-11 Additional Height Allowed
  31. 3-12 Minimum Height of Main Buildings
  32. 3-13 Maximum Height of Accessory Buildings
  33. 3-14 Clear View of Intersecting Streets
  34. 4-1 Nonconforming Use
  35. 4-2 Establishment and Changes to Nonconforming Use
  36. 4-3 Termination of Nonconforming Use
  37. 5-1 Off Street Parking
  38. 5-2 Size
  39. 5-3 Parking Space for Dwellings
  40. 5-4 Parking Space for Building or Uses Other Than Dwellings
  41. 5-5 Location of Parking Spaces
  42. 5-6 Parking Lot Regulations
  43. 5-7 Off-street Truck-Loading Space
  44. 5-8 Access Requirements
  45. 5-9 Location of Gasoline Pumps
  46. 6-1 Definition of Conditional Use
  47. 6-2 Permit Required
  48. 6-3 No Presumption of Approval
  49. 6-4 Determination
  50. 6-5 Fees
  51. 6-6 Public Hearing
  52. 6-7 Appeals of Decision
  53. 6-8 Inspection
  54. 6-9 Substantial Action Required
  55. 7-1 Purpose
  56. 7-2 Definition
  57. 7-3 Planned Unit Development Permit
  58. 7-4 Required Conditions
  59. 7-5 Uses Allowed
  60. 7-6 General Site Plan
  61. 7-7 Review by Planning Commission
  62. 7-8 Scope of Planning Commission Action
  63. 7-9 Construction Limitations
  64. 8-1 Purpose
  65. 8-2 Location and Use
  66. 8-3 Mobile Home Parks - Approval
  67. 9-1 Requirements (1) When the Planning Commission or the Zoning Administrator deems it necessary, any
  68. 10-1 Establishment of Zoning Districts
  69. 10-3 Rules for Locating Boundaries
  70. 11-1 Purpose
  71. 11-2 Use Regulations
  72. 11-3 Area Regulations
  73. 11-4 Frontage Regulations
  74. 11-5 Front Yard Regulations
  75. 11-6 Rear Yard Regulations
  76. 11-7 Side Yard Regulations
  77. 11-8 Height Regulations
  78. 11-9 Coverage Regulations
  79. 12-1 Purpose
  80. 12-2 Permitted Uses
  81. 12-3 Conditional Uses
  82. 12-4 Special Provisions
  83. 12-5 Signs
  84. 12-6 Boundaries
  85. 13-2 Permitted Uses
  86. SV-1 Spanish Valley Residential (SVR) District
  87. SV-2 Spanish Valley Planned Community (PC) District
  88. SV-3 Spanish Valley Residential Flex Planned Community (RF) District
  89. SV-4 Spanish Valley Business Flex Planned Community (BF) District
  90. SV-5 Spanish Valley Highway Flex Planned Community (HF) District
  91. SV-6 Spanish Valley Highway Commercial (HC) District
  92. SV-7 Spanish Valley Water Efficient Landscape Requirements
  93. SV-8 Outdoor Lighting and Sign Illumination Standards
  94. SV-9 Spanish Valley Sign and Display Requirements
  95. SV-10 Spanish Valley Overnight Accommodations Overlay District Requirements
  96. LUDMO 6-1 Subordination To State Law
  97. LUDMO 6-2 Designation Of Administrative Authority For Subdivision Applications
  98. LUDMO 6-3 Consolidation Of Preliminary And Final Application Processes
  99. LUDMO 6-4 Subdivision Plat Application Required
  100. LUDMO 6-5 Review Cycle Limits And Timeline
  101. LUDMO 6-6 Appeals Process For Subdivision Applications
  102. LUDMO 6-7 Subdivision Plat Application And Submissions
  103. LUDMO 6-8 Subdivision Improvement Plan Submission
  104. LUDMO 6-9 Recording Of The Approved Plat
  105. LUDMO 6-10 Optional Pre-Application Process
  106. LUDMO 6-11 Amendments And Vacations
  107. LUDMO 6-12 Exemption And Waivers

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