Layton City City Zoning Code

For the purposes of this Title, all of the land within the corporate limits of the City of Layton, Utah is hereby divided into zoning districts. The boundaries of the zoning districts are shown on the Official Zoning District Map of Layton. The classification of zoning districts is as follows:

HISTORY

Ord. No. 97-19, Enacted, 4/17/1997

Ord. No. 97-35, Recodified, 6/19/1997

Ord. No. 04-69, Recodified, 12/16/2004

Ord. No. 19-07, Amended, 1/17/2019

Ord. No. 19-38, Amended, 11/21/2019

In addition to the general purposes of this Title identified in Section 19.01.040, the various zoning districts each serve a more specific individual purpose, as described below:

1. The "A" (agricultural) zoning district is established to provide areas for agricultural and related uses, along with very low density residential uses. This designation shall be applied to land with appropriate topographic conditions, where the intrusion of urban uses would be inappropriate or untimely, due to lack or need of urban services and facilities.
2. The “A-2” (agricultural production) zoning district is established to provide areas for agricultural related use including indoor and outdoor growing and production operations.
3. The "R" (residential) zoning districts are created to provide for a range of densities which will reflect the diverse needs and desires of the people of Layton City. These zoning districts shall also allow for other compatible uses which may complement the primarily residential function of the district, under certain conditions. Basic urban services and utilities should be available in all of these zoning districts; however, some R-S zoning districts may not meet this standard:
4. The "R-S" zoning district is intended to provide area for very low density, suburban-type uses. It may, provided adequate lot area exists, include farm animals.
5. The "R-1" zoning district is intended to provide areas for single family attached and detached dwellings of a low density.
6. The "R-2" zoning district is intended to provide areas for low density single family detached and attached dwellings and two-family dwellings.
7. The "R-MH" zoning district is intended to provide areas for mobile home parks and mobile home subdivisions to develop at a low density. Because of the required size of these developments, they should be located adjacent to an arterial or collector street.
8. The "R-M" zoning districts are intended to provide areas for multi-family attached dwellings at medium to high-medium densities. Single family dwellings are also allowed in these zoning districts. These zoning districts shall be located adjacent arterial streets and, in some circumstances, major collector streets.
9. The "R-H" zoning district is intended to provide areas for high density, multi-family residential dwellings. Single family dwellings are also allowed in these zoning districts. These zoning districts shall be located adjacent to arterial streets.
10. The "B-RP" (business and research park) zoning district is intended to be an attractive environment for offices, research facilities, and environmentally appropriate assembly uses as well as appropriate amenities supporting employee activity. Uses receiving site plan approval for this zoning district should be compatible with surrounding uses and integrated so that all development creates an open campus like atmosphere. This is to be accomplished with a number of design components including attractive buildings, meandering walks, and well thought out generous landscaping.
11. The "PB" (professional business) zoning district is intended to provide area for offices and institutions in which the intensity of use, in terms of hours of operation and number of customers, is less than that of a commercial zoning district. These zoning districts should be located along arterial or collector streets, abutting adjacent residential neighborhoods which would patronize these uses.
12. The "C" (commercial) zoning districts are intended to provide area for commercial uses based on considerations such as: the intensity of the use, goods and services provided, and the market area. In all cases, these zoning districts shall abut an arterial or major collector street.
13. The "CP-1" (planned neighborhood commercial) zoning district is intended to provide commercial services to an area of limited size, for basic trade and personal services which occur regularly or frequently. The major market area for this zoning district is the adjacent residential areas. This type of zoning district should be located at the intersection of arterial or collector streets. It services both pedestrian and vehicular traffic.
14. The "CP-2" (planned community commercial) zoning district is to provide a range of commercial uses greater than that of the CP-1, but at a lower intensity than a regional commercial zoning district. The basic market for this zoning district is vehicular-oriented and the major market area is Layton City. This type of zoning district is best located at the intersection of arterial streets.
15. The "CP-3" (planned regional commercial) zoning district is to provide an area in which a full range of commercial and professional uses may locate in a limited area. The limited area of this zoning district functions to heighten the intensity of use, concentrate activity, and make it a community focal point. These zoning districts should abut major arterial streets and be located near freeway access, as well as mass transit lines.
16. The "C-H" (planned highway commercial) zoning district is intended to provide area abutting major arterial streets for a full range of commercial and professional uses; however, the primary focus should be on uses which require large retail display or merchandise storage areas and serve a regional market.
17. The "M" (manufacturing/industrial) zoning districts are intended to provide area for manufacturing and industrial uses, where they will have the necessary services and facilities, and minimize obtrusions by adjoining uses and zoning districts. These zoning districts shall be located near rail lines and shall be near Interstate Highway interchanges for ease of transportation of goods. In order to minimize conflict among incompatible uses, most non-industrial uses are not allowed in the "M" zoning districts.
18. The "M-1" (light manufacturing/industrial) zoning district is intended to provide area for manufacturing and industrial development with less intensive use. The largest portion of these types of uses shall be contained inside of structures. These zoning districts should be located near major arterial streets and be located so as to provide easy access to the Interstate Highway system. Because of the highly visible locations of these uses, special attention shall be paid to visual aesthetics.
19. The "M-2" (heavy manufacturing/industrial) zoning district is intended to provide area for heavy manufacturing and industrial development. These uses shall be located near major arterials and located so as to provide easy access to the Interstate Highway system. Proximity to rail lines may also be a determinant in locating these zoning districts.
20. The "MU" (Mixed-Use) zoning district is intended to provide areas that may combine commercial or retail uses with multi-family residential uses within buildings, or within close proximity to other uses along a corridor or within a walkable district.
21. The "DO-1" (Mixed-Use Design Overlay) zoning district is intended to define specific areas within the MU zoning district where increased density and height are appropriate in order to meet the policies and objectives of the General Plan. The DO-1 zoning district includes provisions for appropriate height transitions and buffers to ensure compatibility with off-site single family residential uses.
22. The "MU-TOD" (Mixed-Use - Transit Oriented Development) zoning district is intended to provide locations for mixed-use developments with convenient pedestrian access to jobs, shopping, entertainment, and multiple-family residential housing within close proximity to public transportation facilities.
23. The "TC-1" (Neighborhood Town Center) zoning district is intended to provide neighborhood scale mix of uses by providing a diversity of housing choices with proximity to goods and services, jobs, recreational and educational opportunities in a walkable district. The mix of uses are intended to be blended vertically within buildings and horizontally within the neighborhood.

HISTORY

Ord. No. 97-19, Enacted, 4/17/1997

Ord. No. 97-35, Recodified, 6/19/1997

Ord. No. 04-69, Recodified, 12/16/2004

Ord. No. 19-07, Amended, 1/17/2019

Ord. No. 19-38, Amended, 11/21/2019

Ord. No. 23-06, Amended 5/4/2023

1. No building or part thereof or other structure shall be erected, altered, added to, or enlarged, nor shall any land, building, structure, or premises be used, designated, or intended to be used for any purpose, or in any manner other than is included among the uses hereinafter listed as permitted in the zoning district in which such building, land, or premises are located.
2. No building or part thereof or structure shall be erected, reconstructed, or structurally altered to exceed in height the limit hereinafter designated for the zoning district in which such building is located, unless building height exception is expressly allowed.
3. No building, structure, or part thereof, shall be erected, nor shall any existing building be altered, enlarged or rebuilt, or moved into any zoning district, nor shall any open space be encroached upon or reduced in any manner, except in conformity to the yard, building site area, and building location regulations hereinafter designated for the land use and the zoning district in which such building or open space is located.

HISTORY

Ord. No. 97-19, Enacted, 4/17/1997

Ord. No. 97-35, Recodified, 6/19/1997

Ord. No. 04-69, Recodified, 12/16/2004

1. The boundaries of the zoning districts established in Section 19.04.010 of the Layton Municipal Code are hereby established as shown on the Official Zoning District Map, which together with all explanatory matter thereon, is hereby adopted by reference and declared to be part of this ordinance.
2. The Official Zoning District Map shall be identified by the signature of the Planning Director and shall bear the date of adoption. All subsequent changes to the Map shall include the new effective date and shall be initialed by the Planning Director.
3. If, in accordance with the provisions of this Title and Section 10.9.401 et. seq., of the Utah Code, changes are made in zoning district boundaries or other matters portrayed on the Official Zoning District Map, an entry shall be made, as soon as practical after the amendment has been approved by the City Council, on the Official Zoning District Map according to the requirements of Subsection 19.04.040(2).

Any amendment to this Title which involves matters portrayed on the Official

Zoning District Map shall be in full force and in effect on the date of the adopted ordinance.

1. No changes of any nature shall be made on the Official Zoning District Map or matter shown thereon except in conformity with the procedures set forth in Chapter 19.17 of the Layton Municipal Code. Any unauthorized change of whatever kind by any person or persons shall be considered a violation of this ordinance and punishable as provided under Chapter 19.19 of the Layton Municipal Code.
2. Regardless of the existence of purported copies of the Official Zoning District Map, which may from time to time be made or published, the Official Zoning District Map, which shall be located in the Community and Economic Development Department office shall be the final authority as to the current status of zoning districts.
3. In the event that the Official Zoning District Map becomes damaged, destroyed, or lost, or difficult to interpret because of the nature or number of changes and additions, the City Council may, by ordinance, adopt a new Official Zoning District Map or any subsequent amendment thereof. The new Official Zoning District Map shall be identified as defined in Subsection 19.04.040(2).

Unless the prior Official Zoning District Map has been lost or destroyed, the prior Map or any significant remaining parts thereof shall be preserved, together with all available records pertaining to its adoption or amendment.

HISTORY

Ord. No. 97-19, Enacted, 4/17/1997

Ord. No. 97-35, Recodified, 6/19/1997

Ord. No. 04-69, Recodified, 12/16/2004

Ord. No. 17-22, Amended, 5/18/2017

Where uncertainty exists as to the boundaries of zoning districts as shown on the Official Zoning District Map, the following rules shall apply:

1. Boundaries indicated as approximately following the center lines of roads or streets, highways, or alleys shall be construed to follow such center lines;
2. Boundaries indicated as approximately following platted lot lines shall be construed as following such lot lines;
3. Boundaries indicated as approximately following City limits shall be construed as following such City limits;
4. Boundaries indicated as approximately following center lines of streams or canals shall be construed to follow such center lines;
5. Boundaries indicated as parallel to or extensions of features indicated above shall be so construed. Distances not specifically indicated on the Official Zoning District Map shall be determined by the scale of the Map; and
6. Where physical or cultural features existing on the ground are at variance with those shown on the Official Zoning District Map, or in other circumstances not covered in the aforementioned rules, the Zoning Administrator shall interpret the zoning district boundaries.

HISTORY

Ord. No. 97-19, Enacted, 4/17/1997

Ord. No. 97-35, Recodified, 6/19/1997

Ord. No. 04-69, Recodified, 12/16/2004

Ord. No. 17-13, Amended, 6/15/2017