Provo City Zoning Code
14.08 A1
Agricultural Zone
14.08.010 Purpose and Objectives.
The Agricultural Zone (A1) is established to provide areas in which agricultural pursuits can be encouraged and supported within the municipality. The A1 zone is designed and intended to protect agricultural uses from encroachment of urban development until such time as residential, commercial, or industrial uses in such areas become necessary and desirable. Uses permitted in the A1 zone, in addition to agricultural uses, must be incidental thereto and should not change the basic agricultural character of the zone. Conversion of the agricultural zone to zones allowing urban uses should be accomplished in an orderly and progressive manner, with no “leap-frog” encroachments of such uses or developments into the agricultural area.
14.08.020 Permitted Uses.
(1) Those uses or categories of uses as listed herein, and no others, are permitted in the A1 zone.
(2) All uses contained herein are listed by number as designated in the Standard Land Use Code published and maintained by the Planning Commission. Specific uses are identified by a four (4) digit number in which all digits are whole numbers. Classes or groupings of such uses permitted in the zone are identified by a four (4) digit number in which the last one (1) or two (2) digits are zeros.
(3) All such classes listed herein and all specific uses contained within them in the Standard Land Use Code will be permitted in the A-1 zone subject to the limitations set forth herein.
(4) Permitted Principal Uses. The following principal uses and structures, and no others, are permitted in the A1 zone:
(a) The following uses shall be permitted in the A1 zone:
Use No. | Use Classification |
|---|---|
One-family dwelling - detached (see Section 14.34.310, Provo City Code) | |
Residential facility for elderly persons (see Section 14.34.230, Provo City Code) | |
Residential facility for persons with a disability (see Section 14.34.230, Provo City Code) | |
Recreational vehicle storage only, subject to Section 14.34.350, Provo City Code | |
Electric transmission right-of-way (identifies areas where the surface is devoted exclusively to the right-of-way of the activity) | |
Gas pipeline right-of-way (identifies areas where the surface is devoted exclusively to the right-of-way of the activity) | |
Gas pressure control stations | |
Water pipeline right-of-way (identifies areas where the surface is devoted exclusively to the right-of-way of the activity. | |
Irrigation distribution channels | |
Water pressure control stations and pumping plants | |
Sewage pipeline right-of-way (identifies areas where surface is devoted exclusively to right-of-way activity) | |
Sewage pumping stations | |
Combination utilities right-of-way (identifies areas where surface is devoted exclusively to right-of-way activity) | |
Storm drain or right-of-way (predominantly covered pipes or boxes) | |
Religious activities | |
Agriculture | |
Agricultural-related activities | |
Forestry activities and related services | |
Fishing activities and related services |
(b) The following use shall be permitted in the A1.10 zone, only:
Use No. | Use Classification |
|---|---|
Drugs (cannabis production establishments only) |
(5) Permitted Accessory Uses. Accessory uses and structures are permitted in the A1 zone, provided they are incidental to, and do not substantially alter the character of the permitted principal use or structure. Such permitted accessory uses and structures include, but are not limited to, the following:
(a) Accessory buildings such as garages, carports, bath houses, greenhouses, gardening sheds, recreation rooms, and similar structures which are customarily used in conjunction with and are incidental to a principal use or structure.
(b) Swimming pools and incidental bath houses subject to the standards of Section 14.34.210, Provo City Code.
(c) Storage of materials used for the construction of a building including a temporary contractor’s office and/or tool shed, provided that such uses are on the building site or immediately adjacent thereto, and provided further, that such shall be for only the period of construction and thirty (30) days thereafter.
(d) Stands for the purpose of displaying and selling agricultural or farming products which are grown or produced on the premises on which said stand is located. Said stand shall not exceed a ground coverage of three-hundred (300) square feet, and will be limited to one (1) stand per parcel of property.
(e) Windmills, silos, tank houses, buildings or shelters for farm equipment and machinery, water wheels, water reservoirs, and storage tanks.
(f) Buildings or structures required for the housing, nurture, confinement, or storage of animals, crops, products, or other uses lawfully produced or permitted on the property.
(g) Up to three (3) caretaker dwellings for established long-term recreational vehicle storage facilities that are greater than ten (10) acres.
(6) Conditional Uses. The following uses and structures are permitted in the A1 zone only after a conditional use permit has been approved, and subject to the terms and conditions thereof and the standards of Section 14.34.250, Provo City Code:
Use No. | Use Classification |
|---|---|
Ranch or farm employee dwellings (one (1) per ten (10) acres of land area) | |
Communications | |
Electricity regulating substations | |
4818 | Small generation |
4829 | Other gas utilities, NEC |
Water storage as part of a utility system (open reservoirs) | |
Water storage as part of a utility system (covered including water storage standpipes) | |
Other water utilities or irrigation, NEC | |
Channel or right-of-way (predominantly open flume-like structure) | |
Debris basin (a dam and basin for intercepting debris) | |
Spreading grounds (area for percolating water into underground) | |
Police protection and related activities, branch (office only) | |
Recreation activities |
14.08.030 Lot Area.
(1) The minimum area of any lot or parcel of land in the A1 zone shall be as indicated by the subzone used in conjunction with the A1 zone designation.
(2) Subzones are designated by adding a suffix number to the A1 zoning symbol. Such suffix number shall be the minimum lot area for the subzone, stated in acres. For example, a subzone of the A1 zone requiring lots to be a minimum of ten (10) acres would be designated on the Zoning Map as "A1.10."
(3) Minimum area for any lot or parcel of land in the A1 zone shall be as indicated below for the subzone in which the lot or parcel is situated.
A1.1 | 1 acre |
A1.5 | 5 acres |
A1.10 | 10 acres |
A1.20 | 20 acres |
A1.40 | 40 acres |
14.08.040 Lot Width.
14.08.045 Lot Depth.
14.08.050 Lot Frontage.
14.08.060 Prior Created Lots.
14.08.070 Lot Area Per Dwelling.
14.08.080 Yard Requirements.
The following minimum yard requirements shall apply in the A1 zone:
(Note: All setbacks are measured from the property line.)
(1) Front Yard. Each lot or parcel in the A-1 zone shall have a front yard of not less than thirty (30) feet.
(2) Side Yard. Except as provided in Subsections (3), (4), and (5) of this Section each lot or parcel of land in the A1 zone shall have a side yard of not less than ten (10) feet on each side of a principal structure. Buildings exceeding thirty five (35) feet in height pursuant to a conditional use permit shall have side yards of at least ten (10) feet per side plus an additional one (1) foot of setback for each two (2) feet of building height over thirty five (35) feet.
(3) Side Yard - Corner Lots. On corner lots, the side yard contiguous to the street shall be not less than thirty (30) feet.
(4) Side Yard - Driveway. See Section 14.37.100, Provo City Code.
(5) Side Yard - Accessory Building. The side yard of an accessory building shall be the same as that required for a principal building, except that accessory buildings which house animals or poultry shall be located at least one hundred (100) feet from any dwelling.
(6) Rear Yard. Each lot or parcel of land shall have a rear yard of not less than thirty (30) feet.
(7) Rear Yard - Accessory. An accessory building may be located on the rear property line so long as:
(a) It provides for all roof drainage to be retained on the subject lot or parcel.
(b) It is not used for the housing of animals or poultry. Accessory buildings so used shall be located at least one hundred (100) feet from any dwelling.
14.08.090 Projections into Yards.
(1) The following structures may be erected on or projected into any required yard:
(a) Fences and walls in conformance with the Provo City Code and other City codes or ordinances.
(b) Landscape elements including trees, shrubs, agricultural crops, and other plants.
(c) Necessary appurtenances for utility service.
(2) The structures listed below may project into a minimum front or rear yard not more than four (4) feet, and into a minimum side yard not more than two (2) feet.
(a) Cornices, eaves, belt courses, sills, buttresses, or other similar architectural features.
(b) Fireplace structures and bays, provided that they are not wider than eight (8) feet measured generally parallel to the wall of which they are a part.
(c) Stairways, balconies, door stoops, fire escapes, awnings, and planter boxes or masonry planters not exceeding twenty-four (24) inches in height.
(d) Porte-cochere over a driveway in a side yard, providing such structure is not more than one (1) story in height and twenty-four (24) feet in length, and is entirely open on at least three (3) sides except for necessary supporting columns and customary architectural features.
14.08.100 Building Height.
(1) No lot or parcel of land in the A1 zone shall have a building or structure used for dwelling or public assembly which exceeds a height of two (2) stories with a maximum of thirty-five (35) feet.
(2) Silos, windmills, and other accessory structures customarily associated with an agricultural use may exceed thirty-five (35) feet in height upon specific approval by the Planning Commission.
14.08.110 Distance Between Buildings.
The distance between any accessory building and a dwelling shall be not less than twenty (20) feet.
14.08.120 Permissible Lot Coverage.
In the A1 zone, all buildings, including accessory buildings and structures, shall cover not more than twenty percent (20%) of the area of the lot or parcel of land.
14.08.130 Parking, Loading, and Access.
(1) Each lot or parcel in the A1 zone shall have on the same lot or parcel two (2) parking spaces for each dwelling unit.
(2) Said spaces shall be built as described in Section 14.37.090, Provo City Code, and shall be provided with a paved concrete access from a public street or road.
(3) In all other cases, parking shall comply with the provisions of Chapter 14.37, Provo City Code.