Uintah County Unincorporated City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
CHAPTER 17
01 - TITLE, PURPOSE, DECLARATION OF INTENT AND EFFECTIVE DATE
Sections
- 17.01.010 - Short title.
- 17.01.020 - Authority.
- 17.01.030 - Declaration.
- 17.01.040 - Purpose.
- 17.01.050 - Definitions.
- 17.01.060 - Provision of administrative guidelines, standards and other materials—Compliance required.
- 17.01.070 - Applicability.
- 17.01.080 - Language construction.
- 17.01.090 - Conflicts.
- 17.01.100 - Permits and licenses to conform to this title.
- 17.01.110 - Effective date.
- 17.01.120 - Omissions not a waiver.
- 17.01.130 - Repealer and effect.
CHAPTER 17
02 - LAND USE AUTHORITIES
Sections
- 17.02.010 - Land use authorities.
- 17.02.020 - Uintah County Board of County Commissioners.
- 17.02.030 - Uintah County Planning Commission.
- 17.02.040 - Zoning administrator.
- 17.02.050 - Hearing officer.
- 17.02.060 - Uintah County Boundary Commission.
- 17.02.070 - Support.
- 17.02.080 - Meetings and public hearings.
- 17.02.090 - Exactions.
- 17.02.100 - Acquisition of a billboard by eminent domain—Removal without providing Compensation—Limit on allowing nonconforming billboards to be rebuilt.
- 17.02.110 - Acquiring property.
CHAPTER 17
04 - LAND USE APPLICATION PROCEDURES
Sections
- 17.04.010 - Purpose.
- 17.04.020 - Application forms.
- 17.04.030 - Land use application procedures.
- 17.04.040 - Determination of completeness of land use applications.
- 17.04.050 - Scope of land use application approvals.
- 17.04.060 - Land use authorities to comply with all land use ordinances and resolutions.
- 17.04.070 - Land use permits required to comply with land use authority decision.
- 17.04.080 - Approval of an application—Exceptions.
- 17.04.090 - Vesting of zoning rights.
- 17.04.100 - Procedural irregularities.
CHAPTER 17
06 - APPLICATIONS TO AMEND UINTAH COUNTY LAND USE ORDINANCES
Sections
- 17.06.010 - Purpose.
- 17.06.020 - Land use authority.
- 17.06.030 - Procedures and review standards.
- 17.06.040 - Findings required for approval.
- 17.06.050 - Effect of approval.
- 17.06.060 - Appeals.
- 17.06.070 - Temporary land use regulations.
- 17.06.080 - Effect of a pending a land use ordinance, official map amendment, or temporary land use regulation.
CHAPTER 17
08 - CONDITIONAL USE APPLICATIONS
Sections
- 17.08.010 - Purpose.
- 17.08.020 - Land use authority.
- 17.08.030 - Procedures and review standards.
- 17.08.040 - Findings required for approval.
- 17.08.050 - Standards and conditions authorized for approval.
- 17.08.060 - Decision.
- 17.08.070 - Effect of approval.
- 17.08.080 - Appeals.
- 17.08.090 - Expiration.
- 17.08.100 - Amendment or revocation.
CHAPTER 17
10 - VARIANCE APPLICATIONS
Sections
- 17.10.010 - Purpose.
- 17.10.020 - Appeal authority for variance applications.
- 17.10.030 - Procedures and review standards for variance applications.
- 17.10.040 - Findings required for approval of variance applications.
- 17.10.050 - Decision for a variance application.
- 17.10.060 - Variance requirements.
- 17.10.070 - Use variance prohibited.
- 17.10.080 - Effect of approval.
- 17.10.090 - Appeals.
CHAPTER 17
11 - NONCONFORMING USES, NONCOMPLYING STRUCTURES AND OTHER NONCONFORMITIES
Sections
- 17.11.010 - Purpose.
- 17.11.020 - The zoning administrator is the land use authority for determinations of legal nonconforming use, legal noncomplying structure, or other legal nonconformity applications.
- 17.11.030 - Procedures and review standards for determination of legal nonconforming use, legal noncomplying structure, or other legal nonconformity applications.
- 17.11.040 - Findings required for approval of determination of legal nonconforming use, noncomplying structure, or other nonconformity application.
- 17.11.050 - Decision for a determination of a legal nonconforming use, noncomplying structure, or other nonconformity application.
- 17.11.060 - Effect of approval.
- 17.11.070 - Requirements for nonconforming uses.
- 17.11.080 - Requirements for noncomplying structures.
- 17.11.090 - Termination of a nonconforming use due to abandonment.
- 17.11.100 - Noncomplying lots.
- 17.11.110 - Noncomplying signs.
- 17.11.120 - Appeals.
CHAPTER 17
12 - NOTICE REQUIREMENTS
Sections
- 17.12.010 - Purpose.
- 17.12.020 - Required notice of public hearings and public meetings to consider general plan adoption and general plan amendment applications.
- 17.12.030 - Required notice of public hearings and public meetings to consider a land use ordinance, land use ordinance amendment applications, official map, and official map amendment application.
- 17.12.040 - Required notice for other public hearings.
- 17.12.050 - Courtesy notice for public hearings.
- 17.12.060 - Required notice for other public meetings.
- 17.12.070 - Required applicant notice—Waiver of requirements.
- 17.12.080 - Notice challenges.
CHAPTER 17
16 - GENERAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO ALL PROPERTY AND LAND USES
Sections
- 17.16.010 - Purpose.
- 17.16.020 - Consistency and conformity to the general plan required.
- 17.16.030 - Public uses to conform to general plan.
- 17.16.040 - Effect of official maps.
- 17.16.050 - Allowed minimum use of legal lots.
- 17.16.060 - Illegal lots, uses, buildings and structures.
- 17.16.070 - Allowed uses.
- 17.16.080 - Prohibited uses.
- 17.16.090 - Use approval and building permit required prior to any construction.
- 17.16.100 - Applications required.
- 17.16.120 - Payment of taxes, fees and charges required.
- 17.16.130 - Lands purchased, leased or otherwise acquired from federal or state government.
- 17.16.140 - Private uses on federal or state-owned land.
- 17.16.150 - Compliance with zoning district requirements.
- 17.16.160 - Subdivision and sale of property.
- 17.16.170 - Legal access to all properties required.
- 17.16.180 - Minimum lot frontage required.
- 17.16.190 - Minimum buildable area.
- 17.16.200 - Lot standards; creation of noncomplying lots prohibited.
- 17.16.210 - All buildings or structures to be on a single lot.
- 17.16.220 - Lots in two or more zoning districts.
- 17.16.230 - Required yard areas for one building only.
- 17.16.240 - Required yards to be unobstructed; exceptions.
- 17.16.250 - Clear view area requirements.
- 17.16.260 - Maximum height of buildings.
- 17.16.270 - Exceptions to maximum height limitations.
- 17.16.280 - Adequate public facilities required.
- 17.16.290 - Culinary water, sanitary sewer and fire protection requirements.
- 17.16.300 - Required roads, streets, fire protection and other facilities.
- 17.16.310 - Guarantee of installation of improvements.
- 17.16.320 - Certificate of occupancy required.
- 17.16.330 - Business license required; continuing obligations.
- 17.16.340 - Off-street parking requirements.
- 17.16.350 - Construction subject to geologic, flood or other natural hazards.
- 17.16.360 - Noxious weeds.
CHAPTER 17
17 - PENSTEMON CONSERVATION AREA INTERIM OVERLAY ZONE
Sections
- 17.17.010 - Objectives and characteristics of the interim overlay zone.
- 17.17.020 - Definitions.
- 17.17.030 - Uses.
- 17.17.035 - Permitted uses.
- 17.17.040 - Prohibited uses.
- 17.17.050 - Disturbance limitations.
- 17.17.060 - Disturbance permit.
- 17.17.070 - Withdrawal of parcel from the Penstemon Conservation Area interim overlay zone.
- 17.17.080 - Sunset provision.
- 17.17.090 - Conflicting regulations.
- 17.17.100 - Severability and interpretation.
- 17.17.110 - Appeals.
CHAPTER 17
18 - PENSTEMON CONSERVATION AREA OVERLAY ZONE
Sections
- 17.18.010 - Objectives and characteristics of the overlay zone.
- 17.18.020 - Definitions.
- 17.18.030 - Uses.
- 17.18.040 - Prohibited uses.
- 17.18.050 - Disturbance limitations.
- 17.18.060 - Disturbance permit.
- 17.18.070 - Sunset provision.
- 17.18.080 - Conflicting regulations.
- 17.18.090 - Severability and interpretation.
- 17.18.100 - Appeals.
CHAPTER 17
19 - SENSITIVE LANDS
Sections
- 17.19.010 - Purpose.
- 17.19.020 - Sensitive lands defined.
- 17.19.030 - Sensitive lands determination required with application.
- 17.19.040 - Sensitive lands determination requirements.
- 17.19.050 - All approvals, licenses and permits to comply.
- 17.19.060 - Application requirements.
- 17.19.070 - Sensitive lands protection regulations; streams and floodplains.
- 17.19.080 - Sensitive lands protection regulations; natural drainages.
- 17.19.090 - Sensitive lands protection regulations; wetlands.
- 17.19.100 - Sensitive lands protection regulations; geologic hazards.
- 17.19.110 - Building code requirements.
- 17.19.120 - Reasonable use of property.
CHAPTER 17
21 - ENFORCEMENT
Sections
- 17.21.010 - Purpose.
- 17.21.020 - Violations and building permits.
- 17.21.030 - Types of violations.
- 17.21.040 - Legal nonconformity an affirmative defense.
- 17.21.050 - Revocation of land use application approvals.
- 17.21.060 - Procedures for revocation or modification of a land use application approval.
- 17.21.070 - Stop work.
- 17.21.080 - Nuisance and abatement.
- 17.21.090 - Enforcement.
- 17.21.100 - Penalties for violations.
- 17.21.110 - Appeal.
CHAPTER 17
23 - UNIFORM REGULATIONS AND LICENSING OF SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES
Sections
- 17.23.010 - Purpose.
- 17.23.020 - Definitions.
- 17.23.030 - Obscenity and lewdness—Statutory provisions.
- 17.23.040 - Location and zoning restrictions.
- 17.23.050 - Business license.
- 17.23.060 - Expiration of license.
- 17.23.070 - Business categories—Single license.
- 17.23.080 - Conduct for sexually oriented businesses.
- 17.23.090 - Exemptions from license requirements.
- 17.23.100 - License application, disclosure.
- 17.23.110 - License fees.
- 17.23.120 - Single location and name.
- 17.23.130 - License—Issuance conditions—Conditional use.
- 17.23.140 - Changes in information.
- 17.23.145 - Transfer limitations.
- 17.23.150 - Regulations.
- 17.23.160 - Adult business—Design of premises.
- 17.23.170 - Semi-nude entertainment business—Interior design.
- 17.23.180 - Alcohol prohibited.
- 17.23.190 - Semi-nude dancing agency.
- 17.23.200 - Nudity—Defense to prosecution.
CHAPTER 17
24 - ASHLEY SPRINGS PROTECTION ZONE
Sections
- 17.24.010 - Objectives and characteristics of the zone.
- 17.24.020 - Definitions.
- 17.24.030 - Permitted uses.
- 17.24.040 - Conditional uses.
- 17.24.050 - Prohibited uses.
- 17.24.060 - Area, width and location requirements.
- 17.24.070 - Special provisions and application.
- 17.24.080 - Warning and disclaimer.
- 17.24.090 - Conflicting regulations.
- 17.24.100 - Severability and interpretation.
- 17.24.110 - Appeals.
CHAPTER 17
25 - AGRICULTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL PROTECTION AREAS
Sections
- 17.25.010 - Definitions.
- 17.25.020 - Establishment of agricultural or industrial protection area advisory board.
- 17.25.030 - Proposal for creation of agriculture or industrial protection areas.
- 17.25.040 - Area requirements.
- 17.25.050 - Notice requirements.
- 17.25.060 - Review of proposal.
- 17.25.070 - Public hearing.
- 17.25.080 - Evaluation criteria.
- 17.25.090 - Adding land to an agricultural or industrial protection area.
- 17.25.100 - Removing land from an agricultural or industrial protection area.
- 17.25.110 - Review of agriculture and industrial protection areas.
CHAPTER 17
26 - FLOODPLAIN REGULATIONS
Sections
- ARTICLE I. - STATUTORY AUTHORITY, FINDINGS OF FACT, PURPOSE AND METHODS
- ARTICLE II. - DEFINITIONS
- ARTICLE III. - GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 17.26.060 - Lands to which this chapter applies.
- 17.26.070 - Basis for establishing the areas of special flood hazards.
- 17.26.080 - Establishment of development permit.
- 17.26.090 - Compliance.
- 17.26.100 - Abrogation and greater restrictions.
- 17.26.110 - Interpretation.
- 17.26.120 - Warning and disclaimer or liability.
- ARTICLE IV. - ADMINISTRATION
- ARTICLE V. - PROVISIONS FOR FLOOD HAZARD REDUCTION
CHAPTER 17
27 - MISCELLANEOUS
Sections
- 17.27.010 - Purpose.
- 17.27.020 - Manufactured homes.
- 17.27.030 - Fences and walls.
- 17.27.040 - Outdoor lighting.
- 17.27.050 - Family swimming pools.
- 17.27.060 - Off-site improvements.
- 17.27.070 - Mobile homes prohibited—Exceptions.
- 17.27.080 - Effect of street plan.
- 17.27.090 - Moved buildings, mobile homes and manufactured homes.
- 17.27.100 - Sidewalk, curb and gutter.
- 17.27.110 - Flag lots.
- 17.27.120 - Portable storage containers.
- 17.27.125 - Additional use regulations.
- 17.27.130 - Improvements—Performance bonds.
- 17.27.140 - Accessory building prohibited as living quarters.
- 17.27.150 - Travel trailer as a dwelling.
CHAPTER 17
28 - OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING STANDARDS
Sections
- 17.28.010 - Purpose.
- 17.28.020 - General provisions.
- 17.28.030 - Size and layout of off-street parking.
- 17.28.050 - Access requirements.
- 17.28.060 - Location of off-street parking.
- 17.28.070 - Maintenance of parking areas and spaces.
- 17.28.080 - Number of required off-street parking spaces.
- 17.28.090 - Disabled persons parking.
- 17.28.100 - Reduction of off-street parking requirements.
- 17.28.110 - Parking requirements for uses not specified.
- 17.28.120 - Mixed occupancies.
- 17.28.130 - Joint uses.
- 17.28.140 - Submission of plans.
- 17.28.150 - Exemptions from parking requirements.
- 17.28.160 - Stacking and loading.
- 17.28.170 - Off-street loading requirements.
- 17.28.180 - Location of loading spaces.
CHAPTER 17
29 - SIGNS
Sections
CHAPTER 17
30 - SITE PLAN REGULATIONS
Sections
- 17.30.010 - Objectives and characteristics of regulations.
- 17.30.020 - Dumpsters and garbage collection systems.
- 17.30.030 - Parking areas.
- 17.30.040 - Stormwater.
- 17.30.050 - Outdoor lighting.
- 17.30.060 - Landscaping.
- 17.30.070 - Fee required.
- 17.30.080 - Design review requirements.
- 17.30.090 - Related ordinances.
- 17.30.100 - Additional requirements.
- 17.30.110 - Uses located within the urban boundary.