The Oakley City General Plan (hereafter referred to as "the General Plan") was developed to ensure that the rural, agricultural, and small-town character of the City shall remain, even in the presence of growth and change. The intention of the City is to assure the managed, proper and sensitive development of land to protect and enhance these desired qualities and the lifestyle that exists. In adopting the Oakley City Land Management and Development Code (hereafter referred to as "this Title"), the City will fully exercise all of the powers granted to it by Utah Code Annotated Title 10, to require, to the extent possible and practical, that all development and change within Oakley City will occur in a manner that is consistent with the goals and expectations of the residents. In order to accomplish the stated purpose, this Title will:

1. Protect the right to farm in Oakley City and promote and encourage the preservation of agricultural lands, operations and open greenspaces.
2. Establish incentives for preserving active agriculture lands and operations.
3. Allow simple procedures for landowners to undertake minor subdivisions of property to increase opportunities for residents and local workers to live in Oakley City.
4. Protect existing businesses that are important to the Oakley City economy from the encroachment of new residential development.
5. Allow appropriate flexibility with regard to the location of land uses and other zoning matters, so long as the resulting use of the land is compatible with its surroundings and generally consistent with the general plan.
6. Ensure that new development is undertaken in a manner that is sensitive to the rural, agricultural and small-town character, and make every effort to ensure that new development will not bring about change that is inconsistent with the underlying community values and resources.
7. Prevent or minimize development when it will significantly increase potential dangers to life and safety of existing and future residents and emergency service personnel.
8. Require a commonsense approach to development and ensure that people choosing to locate in the remote areas of the City recognize and accept the possible consequences of their actions.
9. Preserve the natural resources of Oakley City.
10. Ensure that development is compatible with wildlife habitats and environmentally sensitive areas.
11. Ensure that the City and Summit County cooperate in guiding development near the boundaries of the City.
12. Protect private property rights.

Maintaining viable agricultural lands and operations and rural business enterprises is crucial to the public health, safety and welfare of Oakley City. New development must assume the responsibility for creating a compatible relationship with the normal operations of these activities. To this end, no subdivision plat shall be approved by the City without a plat note containing the language stated below. No building permit shall be issued for any previously platted lot without an acknowledgment in the building permit or permit attachment containing the language stated below. It shall state: The owners of property within Oakley City recognize the importance of agricultural lands and operations and small rural business enterprises. It is recognized that agricultural lands and operations and rural business enterprises have unique operating characteristics that must be respected. (Owners of each lot platted in this subdivision/the owner of the residence constructed upon this lot) have/has been given notice and recognizes that there are active agriculture lands and operations and rural business enterprises within Oakley City and acknowledges and accepts that, so long as such lands and operations exist, there may be dust, noise, odor, prolonged work hours, use of roadways for the purposes of herding/moving animals, and other attributes associated with normal agricultural operations and rural businesses.

The cluster bonus/agriculture preservation incentive of Master Planned Development (MPD) subdivisions is hereby created to promote the retention of agricultural land and operations in Oakley City (see Appendix B). It is specifically intended to assist those actively engaged in farming and ranching and to increase opportunities for residents and local workers to live in Oakley City. A density bonus shall be awarded to property owners only if it results in the preservation of actively used agricultural lands. Chapter 5 of this Title defines the procedures related to the Master Planned Development (MPD) type subdivision.