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Farmington City Zoning Code

HOW TO

USE THIS CODE

HOW TO USE THIS CODE:
IF YOU OWN OR LEASE PROPERTY AND WANT TO KNOW WHAT RULES APPLY:
STEP 1:  Find your zoning district and any overlay districts by looking at the official zoning map (available in the community development department).

STEP 2:  Go to the Use Table in Article 2, use regulations, find your zoning district, and follow down the column to determine the uses permitted in your district. Don't forget the overlay districts that apply to your site (if any).

STEP 3:  The dimensional standards (lot size, height, setbacks, etc.) that apply are found in section 2.8, density and dimensional standards.

STEP 4:  The general standards for off-street parking, outdoor lighting, landscaping, sign regulations, etc., are found in Article 5.
IF YOU WANT TO BUILD OR ESTABLISH A PARTICULAR USE:
STEP 1:  Go to the Use Table in article [section] 2.3, use regulations, and down the rows to find your use, and determine which district(s) it is permitted in.

STEP 2:  The density and dimensional standards (lot size, height setbacks, etc.) that apply may be viewed in consolidated tables found in section 2.8, density and dimensional standards.

STEP 3:  The standards for off-street parking, outdoor lighting, landscaping, sign regulations, etc., are found in Article 5.

STEP 4:  Don't forget the overlay districts that apply to your site (if any).
IF YOU WANT TO CHANGE YOUR ZONING DISTRICT:
Only the city council may rezone property, following public notice and public hearings in front of the planning and zoning commission and the city council itself. See section 8.7, zoning map amendment (rezoning).
IF YOU WANT TO SUBDIVIDE YOUR PROPERTY:
The city council has the authority to approve most plats for subdivisions. The community development director can approve a summary plats and minor plats. See section 8.8, subdivision plat review (see definition for subdivision in section 11.1, for more information).