Zoneomics Logo
search icon

Grantsville City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 15

Residential And Multiple Residential Districts

Amended 09/18 by Ordinance 2018-16

15.1 Residential District R-1-21

(1) The purpose of the R-1-21 district is to promote environmentally sensitive and visually compatible development of lots not less than 21,780 square feet in size, suitable for rural locations. The district is intended to minimize flooding, erosion, and other environmental hazards; to protect the natural scenic character; to promote the safety, and well-being of present and future residents; and ensure the efficient expenditure of public funds.

Minimum Lot Size: ..............................................................................................................21,780 sq. feet (1/2 acre)

Lots shall comply with Chapter 4: Supplementary and Qualifying Regulations – Section 4.5: Lots Standards and Street Frontage.

Minimum Frontage (at the property line on a public street or an approved private street) ..............70 feet

Minimum Yard Setback Requirements: Front Yard ...............................................................................................................................30 feet. Rear Yard .................................................................................................................................30 feet Side Yard for Main Buildings ........................................................................................... 7.5 ft on one side and 15 ft on the opposite side. Side Yard (Amended 4/98) .................................................................................................4 feet* Rear Yard for Accessory Buildings .................................................................................1 foot* On corner lots, 2 front yards and 2 side yards are required

*Setback shall be as listed or match the easement width, whichever is greater

Maximum Building Height ................................................................................................35 feet, or a basement and two (2) floors, whichever is less Maximum Building Coverage ...........................................................................................20%

Required Improvements:

Street grading Street base

Street Pavement to centerline or minimum paved width (per GLUDMC 21.6.3), whichever is greater

Surface drainage facilities, Curb, Gutter, Sidewalk, Culinary water facilities, Waste water disposal, Street name signs, Four hydrants, Street monuments, Shade trees (along public streets), and Street lights

HISTORY
Approved by Ord. 2001-13 on 10/3/2001
Amended by Ord. 2022-14 on 8/3/2022
Amended by Ord. 2025-05 on 1/30/2025
Amended by Ord. 2025-32 on 9/3/2025

15.2 Residential District R-1-12

(1) The purpose of the R-1-12 district is to promote environmentally sensitive and visually compatible development of lots not less than 12,000 square feet in size, suitable for urban locations. The district is intended to minimize flooding, erosion, and other environmental hazards; to protect the natural scenic character; to promote the safety, and well-being of present and future residents; and ensure the efficient expenditure of public funds. To provide areas for low density, single-family residential neighborhoods of spacious and uncrowded character.

Minimum Lot Size: ...................................................................................................................12,000 sq. feet

Lots shall comply with Chapter 4: Supplementary and Qualifying Regulations – Section 4.5: Lots Standards and Street Frontage.

Minimum Frontage (at the property line on a public street or an approved private street) ..................70 feet

Minimum Yard Setback Requirements:

Front Yard ................................................................................................................................... 30 feet Rear Yard .....................................................................................................................................40feet

Yard for Main Buildings Each Side ........................................................................... 7.5 ft on one side and 15 ft on the opposite side. Side Yard for Accessory Buildings .....................................................................................4 feet* Rear Yard for Accessory Buildings .....................................................................................1 foot* On corner lots, 2 front yards and 2 side yards are required.

*Setback shall be as listed or match the easement, whichever is greater

Maximum Building Height ....................................................................................................35 feet Maximum Building Coverage ...............................................................................................20%

Required Improvements:

Street grading Street base

Street Pavement to centerline or minimum paved width (per GLUDMC 21.6.3), whichever is greater

Surface drainage facilities Curb, Gutter, Sidewalk, Culinary water facilities, Waste water disposal, Street name signs, Four hydrants, Street monuments, Shade trees (along public streets), and Street lights

HISTORY
Amended by Ord. 2022-14 on 8/3/2022
Amended by Ord. 2024-29 on 9/4/2024
Amended by Ord. 2025-05 on 1/30/2025
Amended by Ord. 2025-32 on 9/3/2025

15.3 Residential District R-1-8

(1) Effective July 10, 1999 no application to extend, enlarge or re-zone property to a R-1 -8 zoning district designation will be considered by Grantsville City. Areas previously designated with a R-1 -8 zoning district designation may continue after July 9, 1999 and the uses in existing R-1 -8 districts may continue subject to the regulations applicable to this District.

Minimum Lot Size: ................................................................................................................8,000 sq. feet Minimum Lot Size for Corner Lots ..................................................................................10,000 sq. feet

Lots shall comply with Chapter 4: Supplementary and Qualifying Regulations – Section 4.5: Lots Standards and Street Frontage.

Minimum Frontage (at the property line on a public street or an approved private street) ...............60 feet

Minimum Yard Setback Requirements: Front Yard ............................................................................................................................... 30 feet Rear Yard for Main Buildings ...........................................................................................25 feet Rear Yard for Accessory Buildings .................................................................................1 foot* Side Yard for Main Buildings Each Side ....................................................................... 7.5 ft on one side and 15 ft on the opposite side. Side Yard for Accessory Buildings on a Corner Lot ...................................................10 feet Side Yard for Accessory Buildings. ................................................4 feet* On corner lots, 2 front yards and 2 side yards are required.

*Setback shall be as listed or match the easement, whichever is greater

Maximum Building Height .................................................................................................35 feet, or a basement and two (2) floors, whichever is less Maximum Building Coverage ............................................................................................35%

Required Improvements:

Street grading Street base

Street Pavement to centerline or minimum paved width (per GLUDMC 21.6.3), whichever is greater

Surface drainage facilities Curb, Gutter, Sidewalk, Culinary water facilities, Waste water disposal, Street name signs, Four hydrants, Street , Shade trees (along public streets), and Street lights

Amended 11/13 by Ordinance 2013-23

HISTORY
Amended by Ord. 2022-14 on 8/3/2022
Amended by Ord. 2025-05 on 1/30/2025
Amended by Ord. 2025-32 on 9/3/2025

15.4 Multiple Residential District RM-7

Effective June 4, 1999 no application to extend, enlarge or re-zone property to a RM-7 zoning district designation will be considered by Grantsville City. Areas previously designated with a RM-7 zoning district designation may continue after June 4, 1999 and the uses in these district’s may continue subject to the following regulations.

(1) The RM-7 Zoning District is intended to provide areas for medium density single family and multi-family residential with the opportunity for varied housing styles and character.

Minimum Lot Size (Lot Area): .........................................................................................................7,000 sq. feet Minimum Lot Size for Corner Lots ...........................................................................10,000 sq. feet Additional lot area for each additional dwelling unit on the lot ........................................6,000 sq. feet

Lots shall comply with Chapter 4: Supplementary and Qualifying Regulations - Section 4.5: Lots Standards and Street Frontage.

All Attached Dwelling Unit residential development shall comply with GLUDMC 4.34 (Multi-Unit Residential Development)

Minimum Frontage (along curb face on a public street or an approved private street) 60 feet.

Minimum Yard Setback Requirements: (Amended 2000, 9/01) Front Yard .........................................................................................................................25 feet. Rear Yard for Main Buildings .....................................................................................20 feet Rear Yard for Accessory Buildings ...........................................................................1 foot, or match the easement width, whichever is greater Side Yard for Main Building, Each Side .................................................................. 7.5 ft on one side and 15 ft on the opposite side. Side Yard for Accessory Buildings ...........................................................................4 feet*

Set backs for Accessory Buildings on a corner lot: On the interior side of the Main Building ...............................................................................4 feet* On the rear of the Main Building ...............................................................................1 foot*

In order to maintain an adequate site triangle, there shall be a minimum setback on corner lots as follows: 25 feet on each side fronting a street.

*Setback shall be as listed or match the easement width, whichever is greater

Maximum Building Height ..........................................................................................35 feet, or a basement and two (2) floors, whichever is less Maximum Building Coverage .....................................................................................35%

Required Improvements:

Street grading Street base

Street Pavement to centerline or minimum paved width (per GLUDMC 21.6.3), whichever is greater

Surface drainage facilities Curb, Gutter, Sidewalk, Culinary water facilities, Waste water disposal, Street name signs, Four hydrants, Street monuments, Shade trees (along public streets), and Street lights

HISTORY
Amended by Ord. 2022-14 on 8/3/2022
Amended by Ord. 2023-07 on 7/19/2023
Amended by Ord. 2025-05 on 1/30/2025
Amended by Ord. 2025-32 on 9/3/2025

15.5 Multiple Residential District RM-15

(1) To provide areas for medium high density residential with the opportunity for varied housing styles and character, including apartment and condominiums.

Minimum Lot Size (Lot Area): ............................................................................................................8,000 sq. feet Minimum Lot Size for Corner Lots ...............................................................................10,000 sq. feet Additional lot area for each additional dwelling unit on the lot ...........................................4,000 sq. feet of the lot area.

Lots shall comply with Chapter 4: Supplementary and Qualifying Regulations – Section 4.5: Lots Standards and Street Frontage.

All multi-use Attached Dwelling Unit residential development shall comply with GLUDMC 4.34 (Multi-Use Unit Residential Development)

Minimum Frontage (at the property line on a public street or an approved private street) ..........60 feet Minimum Yard Setback Requirements: Front Yard ...........................................................................................................................25 feet Rear Yard for Main Buildings .......................................................................................20 feet Rear Yard for Accessory Buildings .............................................................................1 foot* Side Yard for Main Buildings, Each Side ..................................................................7.5 feet Side Yard for Accessory Buildings .............................................................................4 feet*

In order to maintain an adequate site triangle, there shall be streeta minimum setback on corner lots as follows:

25 feet on each side fronting a street.

*Setback shall be as listed or match the easement, whichever is greater

Maximum Building Height ............................................................................................35 feet Maximum Building Coverage of the lot area .......................................................................................50%

Required Improvements:

Street grading Street base

Street Pavement to centerline or minimum paved width (per GLUDMC 21.6.3), whichever is greater

Surface drainage facilities Curb and Gutter Sidewalk Culinary Water facilities Waste water disposal Street name signs Four hydrants Street monuments Shade trees (along public streets) Street lights


HISTORY
Amended by Ord. 2022-14 on 8/3/2022
Amended by Ord. 2023-07 on 7/19/2023
Amended by Ord. 2025-05 on 1/30/2025
Amended by Ord. 2025-32 on 9/3/2025

15.6 Repealed (Multiple Residential District RM-30)

This zone was repealed 9/00 by Ordinance 2000-23.

HISTORY
Amended by Ord. 2022-14 on 8/3/2022

15.7 Codes And Symbols And Use Table 15.1

(1) In the following sections of this chapter, uses of land or buildings which are allowed in various districts are shown as "permitted uses," indicated by a "P" in the appropriate column, or as a "conditional use," indicated by a "C" in the appropriate column. If a use is not allowed in a given district, it is either not named in the use list or it is indicated in the appropriate column by a dash, "-." If a regulation applies in a given district, it is indicated in the appropriate column by a numeral to show the linear or square feet required, or by the letter "A." If the regulation does not apply, it is indicated in the appropriate column by a dash, "-." No building, structure or land shall be used and no building or structure shall be hereafter erected, structurally altered, enlarged or maintained in the multiple use, agricultural, or rural residential districts except as provided in this Code.

Table 15.1 Use Regulations

C
USER-1-8R-1-12R-1-21RM-7RM-15
Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to permitted residential uses, when the residential use has been previously established or is constructed simultaneously with the residential use.PPPPP
Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to permitted uses, when the residential use has not previously been established.CCCCC
Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to conditional uses.CCCCC
The tilling of the soil, the raising of crops, horticulture and home gardening.PPPPP
Fruit/Vegetable Stand-CC-C






FarmR-1-8
R-1-12R-1-21RM-7RM-15
Accessory Farm Employee Housing. Each accessory farm employee housing unit must be located on a contiguous parcel that contains at least 10 acres or more for each such unit and which must have at least 10 additional acres if it is located on the same property as the primary residential dwelling.-CCC-

Family Food Production and the Raising of Horses.

The first large animal (fully grown) shall have 10,000 sq ft of open area, each additional large animal shall have an additional 2,000 sq ft of open area. Each medium sized animal (fully grown) shall have 1,000 sq ft of open area ach small sized animal (fully grown) shall have 100 sq ft of open areaThe area of stables, barns and pens accessible to regulate animals may count towards the open area requirements. No animal shall be kept, corralled, penned, or raised within 100' from any pre-existing residential dwelling located on an adjoining lot. measured at the nearest corner There is no setback requirement from neighboring residential dwellings if a C.U.P. has been issued prior to the start of construction of a residential dwelling on an adjoining lot.

-CCC-


Class "A" Kennel (4-15 animals only). No animal shall be kept, penned, or raised within 100' from any pre-existing residential dwelling located on an lot measured at residence the nearest corner. Each animal shall have a minimum area of 1,000 sq. ft. and must have 4,000 sq ft for each additional animal over 5.

-CCC-

Sportsman’s Permit for 4-6 dogs. No dog shall be kept, penned, or raised within 100' from any pre-existing residential dwelling located on an adjoining lot measured at the nearest corner. Each animal shall have a minimum area of 1,000 sq. ft..

-CCCC
Raising of Rabbits, Ducks, Chickens (hens only), or Turkeys with not more than six (6) such animals in any combination, provided that appropriate cages, pens, coops, houses, etc. shall be provided for when these animals are kept outdoors. (Amended 04/11, 02/13)
PPPPP






RESIDENTIAL
R-1-8R-1-12R-1-21RM-7RM-15
Single-Family Dwellings DetachedPPPPP
Single-Family Attached DwellingsPPPPP
Two-Family Dwelling (Amended 5/97)-CCPP
Twin Home Dwellings (Amended 5/97)-CCCC
Multiple Family Dwellings---CC
Congregate Care Facility--CCC
Nursing Care FacilityCCCCC
Group Home, SmallCCC C C
Group Home, LargeCC C C C
Transitional Treatment Home, SmallC C CCC
Mobile Home Parks---CC
Mobile Home SubdivisionsCCCCC
Residential facilities for handicapped or elderlyPPPPP
HOME OCCUPATION
CCCCC
Household pets, other than Sportsman PermitPPPPP






INSTITUTIONALR-1-8R-1-12R-1-21RM-7RM-15
Adult Day Care Center--CCP
Child Day Care Center (in a home, no more than 12 children at any one time with 1 provider and up to 16 with 2 providers, including those residing in the home with no more than 2 children under the age of two)CCCCC
Commercial Day Care Center (not in a home) no more than 20 children at any one time-CC-P
Child Day Care Facility (a commercial operation, not in a home, no more than 100 children at any one time) --C-P
Hospital----C
Medical or dental clinic-CC-C
Places of WorshipCCCCC
Preschool (in a home, no more than 10 children from the ages of 4 to 6 years in age, including those residing in the home, with a maximum length of four hours for those who do not reside there)CCCCC
Preschool (a commercial operation, not in a home, no more than 20 children from the ages of 4 to 6 years in age, at any one time, for a period not to exceed four hours)--C-C
Private educational institution having a curriculum similar to the public schools, grades K-12CCCCC
Schools of higher education, community colleges, off campus facilities--C-C
Schools, professional and vocational--C--






POWER GENERATION
R-1-8R-1-12R-1-21RM-7RM-15
SolarPPPPP
RECREATION, CULTURAL & ENTERTAINMENT





Private Recreational Grounds and Facilities not open to the public, in which no admission charge is madeCCCCC
Natural Open Space AreasPPPPP
Community & Recreation CentersCCCCC
Parks and Playgrounds, Public and PrivatePPPPP
Pedestrian Pathways, Trails & GreenwaysPPPPP
Community GardensPPPPP






MISCELLANEOUS
R-1-8R-1-12R-1-21RM-7RM-15
Public/Private Utility Transmission Wires, Lines, Pipes and PolesPPPPP
Public/Private Utility Buildings and StructuresCCCCC
CemeteryCCCCC
Golf CourseCCCCC
Government Uses and FacilitiesCCCCC
Municipal Service Uses, including City utility uses, Police and Fire StationsCCCCC
Temporary Buildings for uses incidental to construction work, including living quarters for guard or night watchman, which buildings must be removed upon completion or abandonment of the construction workCCCCC
Correctional Facility, Detention Center, Jail, Penitentiary, Prison, Penal Institution (1 -249 beds)-----
Correctional Facility, Detention Center, Jail, Penitentiary, Prison, Penal Institution (250 or more beds)-----

Amended 08/02 by Ord. 2002-15, 10/02 by Ord. 2002-20, 02/09 by Ord. 2008-43, 02/11 by Ord. 2010-27, 04/11 by Ord. 2011-14, 08/11 by Ord. 2011-26, 09/11 by Ord. 2011-30, 09/11 by Ord. 2011-31, 09/12 by Ord. 2012-16, 03/15 by Ord. 2015-05

HISTORY
Amended by Ord. 2022-14 on 8/3/2022
Amended by Ord. 2025-05 on 1/30/2025
Amended by Ord. 2025-31 on 7/9/2025

2001-13

2022-14

2025-05

2025-32

2024-29

2023-07

2025-31