4-11 Exceptions to height limitations
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 It may be out of date.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.
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All buildings and structures must conform to the height limit of the zoning district in which they are
located. No space above the height limit shall be allowed for purposes of providing additional floor space. The following are the only exceptions which shall be allowed by conditional use permit to the height limits in any zoning district:
(1) penthouse or roof structures for the housing of elevators, stairways, tanks, ventilating fans, or similar equipment required to operate and maintain the building;
(2) fire or parapet walls, skylights, towers, steeples, flagpoles, chimneys, smokestacks, water tanks, wireless or television masts, theater lofts, silos, or similar structures;
(3) public and quasi-public utility buildings. (4) transmission lines with nominal voltage rating of 50kV or greater; and (5) substations. (Ord. 2010-01, 2/2/10; Ord 2005-22, 9/13/05)