3-8 Initiation of land use ordinance text and zoning map amendments
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 It may be out of date.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 Tooele County code is at https://www.tooeleco.gov/departments/development/land_use_ordinance.php.
Text pulled 2026-10-19 from this source.
Chapter 19 is a scanned image on the county's site and is not included.
Tables (like use tables) may not copy cleanly, so check any table against the official code.
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(1) Amendment to the text of the land use ordinance shall be initiated by the planning commission or by the filing of an application in which the planning commission shall make a recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners.
(2) Amendment to any zoning map shall be initiated by a recommendation from the planning commission or the by filing an application by at least one land owner, owner by contract option or lessee with permission of the land owner within the area proposed to be changed or affected by the map amendment. Such proposal may extend beyond the property lines of the applicant.
(3) The planning commission shall provide: (a) notice of the date, time, and place
of the first public hearing to consider the adoption or modification of a land use ordinance; and
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(b) notice of each public meeting on the subject.
(4) Each notice of a public hearing under Subsection (3)(a) shall be:
(a) mailed to each affected entity at least ten calendar days before the public hearing;
(b) posted on the county's official website; and
(c) published in a newspaper of general circulation in the area at least ten calendar days before the public hearing.
(5) Each notice of a public meeting under Subsection (3)(b) shall be posted at least 24 hours before the hearing:
(a) in at least three public locations within the county; or
(b) on the county's official website. (6) The planning commission shall:
(a) hold a public hearing on a proposed land use ordinance or zoning map; and
(b) prepare and recommend to the county commission a proposed land use ordinance or ordinances that represent regulating the use and development of land within all or any part of the unincorporated area of the county.
(Ord 2005-22, 9/13/05)
3-7 Amendment procedure · 3-9 Zoning map amendment procedure