Vernal City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
CHAPTER 16
02 General Provisions
Sections
CHAPTER 16
06 Administration And Procedures
Sections
- Section 16.06.010 Amendments
- Section 16.06.020 Administration And Enforcement
- Section 16.06.040 Certificate Of Occupancy Required
- Section 16.06.050 Designation Of Land Use Authority
- Section 16.06.060 Provision For Storm Drainage -- Retention On Own Property
- Section 16.06.080 Issuance Of Licenses And Permits -- Conformance To Provisions
- 2021-06
- 2024-11
- 2024-01
- 2018-08
- 2021-19
CHAPTER 16
10 Appeals And Variance
Sections
- Section 16.10.010 Appeals And Variances Hearing Officer Established
- Section 16.10.020 Appeals Of Administrative Decisions
- Section 16.10.030 Variances
- Section 16.10.040 Nonconforming Use
- Section 16.10.050 Group Homes
- Section 16.10.060 Subdivisions
- Section 16.10.070 Appeal Of Fees
- Section 16.10.080 Exhaustion Of Administrative Remedies
- Section 16.10.090 Ex Parte Communication
CHAPTER 16
12 Nonconforming Buildings And Uses
Sections
- Section 16.12.010 Noncomplying Buildings -- Maintenance, Repairs And Upkeep
- Section 16.12.020 Noncomplying Buildings -- Additions, Enlargements And Moving
- Section 16.12.030 Noncomplying Buildings -- Abandonment By Nonuse
- Section 16.12.040 Noncomplying Use Of Buildings -- Continuance
- Section 16.12.050 Noncomplying Use Of Buildings -- Abandonment By Nonuse
- Section 16.12.060 Nonconforming Use Of Land -- Abandonment By Nonuse
- Section 16.12.070 Nonconforming Use Compliance
- Section 16.12.080 Signs Permitted With Nonconforming Use
- 2025-14
CHAPTER 16
14 Conditional Uses
Sections
CHAPTER 16
16 Planned Residential Unit Development PRUD
Sections
- Section 16.16.010 Purpose
- Section 16.16.020 Use Regulations
- Section 16.16.030 Area Regulations
- Section 16.16.040 General Regulations
- Section 16.16.050 Proposed Development -- Submission Of Plans And Documents
- Section 16.16.060 Proposed Development -- Planning Commission Consideration
- Section 16.16.070 Proposed Development -- Planning Commission Action
- Section 16.16.080 Proposed Development -- City Council Action To Rescind Approval
- Section 16.16.100 Proposed Development -- Approval -- Expiration
- Ord 2021-21 Mixed Use Zone
- 2025-25
- 2021-06
CHAPTER 16
18 Flood Damage Prevention
Sections
- Section 16.18.010 Statutory Authorization
- Section 16.18.020 Findings Of Fact
- Section 16.18.030 Statement Of Purpose
- Section 16.18.040 Methods Of Reducing Flood Losses
- Section 16.18.050 Definitions
- Section 16.18.060 Lands To Which This Ordinance Applies
- Section 16.18.070 Basis For Establishing Areas Of Special Flood Hazards
- Section 16.18.075 Establishment Of Development Permit
- Section 16.18.080 Compliance
- Section 16.18.090 Abrogation And Greater Restrictions
- Section 16.18.100 Interpretation
- Section 16.18.110 Warning And Disclaimer Of Liabilty
- Section 16.18.125 Designation Of The Flood Plain Administrator
- Section 16.18.135 Duties And Responsibilities Of The Floodplain Administrator
- Section 16.18.145 Permit Procedures
- Section 16.18.147 Variance Procedures
- Section 16.18.150 Provisions For Flood Hazard Reduction
- Section 16.18.160 Specific Standards
- Section 16.18.170 Standards For Subdivision Proposals
- Section 16.18.180 Certification
- Section 16.18.300 Storm Water Management
- 2021-19
CHAPTER 16
20 Specific Use Regulations
Sections
- Section 16.20.160 Bed And Breakfast Inn
- Section 16.20.170 Building, Agriculture
- Section 16.20.190 Cannabis Production Establishment
- Section 16.20.250 Data Center
- Section 16.20.280 Domestic Abuse Shelter
- Section 16.20.300 Drive-Up Window Service
- Section 16.20.308 Dwelling, Internal Additional (IADU)
- Section 16.20.310 Dwelling, Mixed Use Accessory
- Section 16.20.320 Explosive Magazine
- Section 16.20.350 Fences
- Section 16.20.400 Home Occupation
- Section 16.20.405 Hotel, Motel
- Section 16.20.407 Extended Stay Hotels
- Section 16.20.410 Household Pets
- Section 16.20.430 Industrial Employee Housing
- Section 16.20.450 Junkyard Provisions
- Section 16.20.505 Kennels
- Section 16.20.550 Medical Cannabis Pharmacy
- Section 16.20.585 Portable Storage Containers
- Section 16.20.610 Temporary Parking
- Section 16.20.620 Tiny Home Overlay
- Section 16.20.630 Food Truck Courts
- Section 16.20.636 Tower, Amateur Radio
- Section 16.20.638 Tower, Low Power Radio
- Section 16.20.640 Tower, Small Cellular
- Section 16.20.695 Urban Farms And Livestock
- 2022-17
- 2019-12
- 2021-18
- 2019-10
- 2022-14
- 2024-16
- 2025-02
- 2022-05
- 2024-25
- 2021-07
- 2024-10
- 2024-09
- 2025-01
- 2021-03 Urban Farms
- 2025-03
CHAPTER 16
24 Supplementary Regulations
Sections
- Section 16.24.010 Applicability
- Section 16.24.020 Site Development Standards
- Section 16.24.030 Additional Main Building Regulations
- Section 16.24.040 Additional Yard Regulations
- Section 16.24.050 Additional Height Requirements
- Section 16.24.060 Flag Lots Permitted
- Section 16.24.070 Sewer Regulations
- Section 16.24.090 Lighting
- Section 16.24.100 Private Parks, Playground Or Recreation Areas
- Section 16.24.110 Public Utility Substations
- Section 16.24.120 Family Swimming Pool.
- Section 16.24.130 Reserved
- Section 16.24.140 Pollution Control
- Section 16.24.150 Temporary Use And Structures
- Section 16.24.152 Repealed
- Section 16.24.160 Off-Site Improvements
- Section 16.24.170 Clear View Of Intersection Streets
- Section 16.24.180 Curb, Gutter, Sidewalk And Street Paving
- Section 16.24.190 Manufactured Homes
- Section 16.24.200 Temporary Dwellings At Construction Sites
- Section 16.24.210 Noise Mitigation Plan
- 2024-05
- 2023-01
- 2021-08
- 2024-23
CHAPTER 16
26 Off-Street Parking And Vehicle Access Standards
Sections
- Section 16.26.010 Purpose
- Section 16.26.020 Off-Street Parking -- Minimum Requirements -- Reductions
- Section 16.26.030 Permanent Parking Space Requirements -- In-Lieu Fee
- Section 16.26.040 Continuing Obligation
- Section 16.26.050 Nonconforming Facilities
- Section 16.26.060 Parking District -- Boundaries
- Section 16.26.070 Parking District -- Purpose
- Section 16.26.080 Parking District Fund -- Established Use
- Section 16.26.090 In-Lieu Parking Fees -- Calculation
- Section 16.26.100 Parking Development Plan
- Section 16.26.110 Parking Space Requirements -- Dwellings
- Section 16.26.120 Parking Space Requirements -- Nondwelling
- Section 16.26.130 Parking Space Requirements -- Computation
- Section 16.26.140 Parking Space Requirements For Uses Not Specified
- Section 16.26.150 Maintenance Of Required Parking On Lots Separate From Lot On Which Use In Maintained
- Section 16.26.160 Location
- Section 16.26.170 Illumination
- Section 16.26.180 Parking Space Requirements -- Mixed Occupancies
- Section 16.26.190 Parking Space Requirements -- Joint Use
- Section 16.26.200 Parking Space Requirements -- Use Of Common Facilities
- Section 16.26.210 Parking Space Requirements -- Submission Of Plans
- Section 16.26.220 Parking Space Requirements -- Existing Buildings
- Section 16.26.230 Commercial Parking Space Design And Access
- Section 16.26.232 Residential Parking Space Design And Access
- Section 16.26.235 Maintenance And Repair Of Parking Lots
- Section 16.26.240 Off-Street Truck Loading Space
- Section 16.26.250 Businesses Requiring Automobile Access
- Ord 2021-21 Mixed Use Zone
- 2018-08
- 2023-02
- 2024-24
CHAPTER 16
27 Landscaping Requirements
Sections
- Section 16.27.010 Purpose
- Section 16.27.020 Installation
- Section 16.27.030 Maintenance
- Section 16.27.040 Vegetation Removal
- Section 16.27.050 Tree And Shrubbery Mix
- Section 16.27.060 Minimum Number Of Trees Or Shrubbery
- Section 16.27.070 Minimum Area Requirements
- Section 16.27.080 Landscaping Within Commercial Parking Areas
- Section 16.27.090 Undeveloped Areas
- Section 16.27.100 Parking In Landscaped Areas
- Section 16.27.110 Adjacent To Residential Districts
- Section 16.27.120 Existing Trees
- Ord 2021-21 Mixed Use Zone
- 2023-02
- 2018-08
CHAPTER 16
28 Sign Regulations
Sections
- Section 16.28.010 Purpose
- Section 16.28.015 General Requirements
- Section 16.28.020 Residential Zones
- Section 16.28.040 Lighting And Sound
- Section 16.28.050 Off-Premise Signs
- Section 16.28.050 Off-Premise Signs
- Section 16.28.060 Pole Signs
- Section 16.28.063 Multi-Tenant Commercial Signs
- Section 16.28.065 Monument Signs
- Section 16.28.055 Electronic Changeable Copy Signs
- Section 16.28.070 Flat Or Wall Signs
- Section 16.28.070 Flat Or Wall Signs
- Section 16.28.070 Flat Or Wall Signs
- Section 16.28.083 Inflatable Signs
- Section 16.28.085 Public Necessity Signs
- Section 16.28.087 Menu And Directional Signs
- Section 16.28.090 Removal And Repair
- Section 16.28.095 Abandoned Signs
- Section 16.28.100 Permit Requirements
- 2021-02
- Ord 2021-21 Mixed Use Zone
- 2024-02
- 2019-13
CHAPTER 16
34 A-1 Agricultural Zone
Sections
- Section 16.34.010 Objectives -- Characteristics
- Section 16.34.020 Permitted Uses
- Section 16.34.020 Permitted Uses
- Section 16.34.020 Permitted Uses
- Section 16.34.020 Permitted Uses
- Section 16.34.020 Permitted Uses
- Section 16.34.020 Permitted Uses
- Section 16.34.020 Permitted Uses
- Section 16.34.020 Permitted Uses
- Section 16.34.020 Permitted Uses
- 2019-12
- 2021-07
- 2021-18
- 2022-17
CHAPTER 16
40 R-2 Residential Zone
Sections
- Section 16.40.010 Objectives -- Characteristics
- Section 16.40.035 Uses
- Section 16.40.040 Minimum Area Requirements
- Section 16.40.050 Minimum Width Requirements
- Section 16.40.060 Setback Requirements
- Section 16.40.070 Height And Coverage Requirements
- Section 16.40.080 Special Provisions
- 2021-04
- 2021-07
- 2021-18
- 2025-03
- 2025-23
- 2021-11
CHAPTER 16
42 R-3 Residential Zone
Sections
- Section 16.42.010 Objectives -- Characteristics
- Section 16.42.035 Uses
- Section 16.42.040 Minimum Area Requirements
- Section 16.42.050 Minimum Width Requirements
- Section 16.42.060 Setback Requirements
- Section 16.42.070 Height And Coverage Requirements
- Section 16.42.080 Special Provisions
- Section 16.42.090 Off-Street Parking Layout And Landscaping Plan Requirements
- Section 16.42.100 Landscaping Requirements
- 2021-07
- 2021-18
- 2022-14
- 2023-14
- 2025-03
- 2025-23
- 2020-13
- 2021-11
CHAPTER 16
44 R-4 Residential Zone
Sections
- Section 16.44.010 Objectives -- Characteristics
- Section 16.44.035 Uses
- Section 16.44.040 Minimum Area Requirements
- Section 16.44.050 Minimum Width Requirements
- Section 16.44.060 Setback Requirements
- Section 16.44.070 Height And Coverage Requirements
- Section 16.44.080 Special Provisions
- Section 16.44.090 Landscaping Requirements
- 2018-08
- 2021-07
- 2021-18
- 2022-14
- 2023-14
- 2025-03
- 2025-23
- 2021-11
- 2023-18
CHAPTER 16
45 MX Mixed Use Zone
Sections
- Section 16.45.010 Objectives--Characteristics
- Section 16.45.035 Uses
- Section 16.45.040 Minimum Area Requirements
- Section 16.45.050 Minimum Width Requirements
- Section 16.45.060 Setback Requirements
- Section 16.45.070 Height And Coverage Requirements
- Section 16.45.080 Special Provisions
- Section 16.45.090 Landscaping Requirements
- Ord 2021-21 Mixed Use Zone
- 2025-03
- 2025-23
- 2022-06
- 2022-02
- 2022-05
CHAPTER 16
46 Manufactured Home Zone MH
Sections
- Section 16.46.010 Purpose
- Section 16.46.020 Permitted Uses
- Section 16.46.030 Conditional Uses
- Section 16.46.040 Manufactured Home Subdivisions -- Site Development Standards
- Section 16.46.050 Manufactured Home Subdivisions -- Building Permit Required Prior To Placement
- Section 16.46.060 Manufactured Home Subdivisions -- Compliance With HUD Standards
- Section 16.46.070 Manufactured Home Subdivisions -- Wheels To Be Removed -- Foundation Required
- Section 16.46.080 Manufactured Home Subdivisions -- Exterior Siding
- Section 16.46.090 Manufactured Home Subdivisions --Skirting
- Section 16.46.100 Manufactured Home Subdivisions -- Parking
- Section 16.46.110 Manufactured Home Subdivisions -- Streets
- Section 16.46.120 Manufactured Home Subdivisions -- Fencing
- Section 16.46.130 Manufactured Home Subdivisions -- Homeowners' Association
- Section 16.46.140 Use As Model Home
- 2021-07
- 2021-18
CHAPTER 16
48 C-2 And CC-1 Planned Commercial Zones
Sections
- Section 16.48.010 Purpose
- Section 16.48.020 Permitted And Conditional Uses -- Conditions -- Compliance Required
- Section 16.48.030 Uses
- Section 16.48.040 Site Development Standards
- Section 16.48.045 Special Provisions
- Section 16.48.050 Sign Regulations
- 2019-04
- 2019-10
- 2019-12
- 2022-14
- 2025-05
- 2025-04
- 2022-02
- 2022-05
CHAPTER 16
50 CP-2 And CCP-1 Planned Commercial Zones
Sections
- Section 16.50.010 Purpose
- Section 16.50.020 Uses
- Section 16.50.030 Site Development Standards -- CP-2 Zone
- Section 16.50.040 Site Development Standards -- CCP-1 Zone
- Section 16.50.050 Fencing Requirements
- Section 16.50.060 Protection Of Adjoining Residential Properties
- Section 16.50.070 Sign Limitations
- Section 16.50.080 Establishment -- Regulations
- Section 16.50.090 Submission -- Content
- Section 16.50.100 Zoning Petition And Development Plat -- Planning Commission Action
- Section 16.50.110 Zoning Petition And Development Plat -- City Council Action
- Section 16.50.120 Final Development Plat
- Section 16.50.130 Building Permit Issuance And Time Limitations
- Section 16.50.140 Applicability To Existing Commercial Zones
- 2019-04
- 2019-10
- 2019-12
- 2022-14
- 2025-05
- 2025-04
CHAPTER 16
52 I-1 Industrial Zones
Sections
- Section 16.52.010 Objectives -- Characterisitics
- Section 16.52.030 Area, Frontage, Location, Height And Special Provisions
- Section 16.52.040 Uses
- Section 16.52.050 Sign Regulations
- Section 16.52.060 I-1 Zone Notification Requirements
- Section 16.52.070 Avigation Easements
- 2024-30
- 2019-12
- 2022-14
- 2024-25
- 2025-23
CHAPTER 16
56 Manufactured Home Park And Travel Trailer Court Regulations
Sections
- Section 16.56.010 Definitions
- Section 16.56.020 Manufactured Home Park Regulations -- Approval -- Intent
- Section 16.56.030 Manufactured Home Park Regulations -- Permit -- Application -- Content
- Section 16.56.040 Manufactured Home Park Regulations -- Permit -- Application -- Submittal --Hearing -- Determination
- Section 16.56.050 Manufactured Home Park Regulations -- Construction Drawings -- Requirements
- Section 16.56.060 Manufactured Home Park Regulations -- Standards And Requirements -- Conformance To Required
- Section 16.56.070 Manufactured Home Park Regulations -- Ownership
- Section 16.56.080 Manufactured Home Park Regulations -- Density
- Section 16.56.090 Manufactured Home Park Regulations -- Playgrounds And Recreational Areas
- Section 16.56.100 Manufactured Home Park Regulations -- Location Of Model Homes Or Add-Ons -- Landscaping
- Section 16.56.110 Manufactured Home Park Regulations -- Landscaping
- Section 16.56.120 Manufactured Home Park Regulations -- Roads And Off-Street Parking Spaces To Be Paved
- Section 16.56.130 Manufactured Home Park Regulations -- Privacy Fencing And Landscaping Requirements
- Section 16.56.135 Manufactured Home Park Regulations -- Skirting And Anchoring Requirements
- Section 16.56.140 Manufactured Home Park Regulations -- Storage And Solid Waste Receptacles
- Section 16.56.150 Manufactured Home Park Regulations -- Roadways And Entrances
- Section 16.56.160 Manufactured Home Park Regulations -- Access Requirements
- Section 16.56.170 Manufactured Home Park Regulations -- Off-Street Parking
- Section 16.56.180 Manufactured Home Park Regulations -- Additional Requirements
- Section 16.56.190 Manufactured Home Park Regulations -- Utility Lines And Equipment -- Location And Construction
- Section 16.56.200 Manufactured Home Park Regulations -- Sewer
- Section 16.56.210 Manufactured Home Park Regulations -- Water
- Section 16.56.220 Manufactured Home Park Regulations -- Electric
- Section 16.56.230 Manufactured Home Park Regulations -- Liquid Or Gaseous Fuels
- Section 16.56.240 Manufactured Home Park Regulations -- Street Lighting
- Section 16.56.250 Manufactured Home Park Regulations -- Refuse Handling And Receptacles
- Section 16.56.260 Manufactured Home Park Regulations -- Plan Review -- Considerations
- Section 16.56.270 Manufactured Home Park Regulations -- Completion Of Required Improvements -- Guarantee -- Form -- Release
- Section 16.56.280 Manufactured Home Park Regulations -- Appointment Of Agent Authorized To Receive Process
- Section 16.56.290 Manufactured Home Park Regulations -- License -- Required -- Revocation
- Section 16.56.300 Long Term RV Park -- Location
- Section 16.56.310 Long And Short Term RV Parks -- Permit -- Plan Submission -- Content
- Section 16.56.320 Long And Short Term RV Parks -- Standards And Requirements -- Conformance To Required
- Section 16.56.330 Long And Short Term RV Parks -- Location In Relation To Streets
- Section 16.56.340 Long And Short Term RV Parks -- Entrances And Exits
- Section 16.56.350 Long And Short Term RV Parks -- Setback From Streets
- Section 16.56.360 Long And Short Term RV Parks -- Roadways -- Widths -- Surfacing
- Section 16.56.370 Long And Short Term RV Parks -- Landscaping
- Section 16.56.380 Long And Short Term RV Park -- Spaces -- Width -- Length
- Section 16.56.390 Long And Short Term RV Parks -- License -- Required -- Revocation
- Section 16.56.400 Long And Short Term RV Parks -- Additional Requirements
- Section 16.56.410 Additional Regulations For Manufactured Homes
- Section 16.56.420 Manufactured Home Regulations
- 2021-08
CHAPTER 16
58 Subdivision Code
Sections
- Section 16.58.010 Title -- Purpose
- Section 16.58.020 Severability.
- Section 16.58.030 Definitions
- Section 16.58.040 Subdivision Sale Or Exchange - Platting Requirements
- Section 16.58.050 Enforcement And Permits
- Section 16.58.060 Work To Be Done Or Reviewed By Licensed Professionals
- Section 16.58.070 Procedure For Obtaining Subdivision Approval
- Section 16.58.080 Preliminary Platting Requirements
- Section 16.58.090 Minor Subdivision Regulations
- Section 16.58.100 Final Platting Requirements
- Section 16.58.110 Amended Plats
- Section 16.58.120 Lay Out And Accesses
- Section 16.58.130 Lots
- Section 16.58.140 Street Widths
- Section 16.58.150 Street Intersections
- Section 16.58.160 Street Grades
- Section 16.58.170 Street Curves
- Section 16.58.180 Curbs
- Section 16.58.190 Street Names
- Section 16.58.200 Street Dedication
- Section 16.58.210 Provisions For Continuation Of Existing Streets In Adjoining Areas
- Section 16.58.220 Cul-De-Sac
- Section 16.58.230 Easements
- Section 16.58.240 Temporary Dead-End Streets - Turning Area
- Section 16.58.250 Blocks
- Section 16.58.260 Lots -- Angle
- Section 16.58.270 Utility Routing
- Section 16.58.280 Sewer Mains And Sewage Disposal
- Section 16.58.290 Water Mains
- Section 16.58.300 Sidewalks In Conventional Subdivisions
- Section 16.58.310 Storm Drainage Facilities
- Section 16.58.320 Street Signs
- Section 16.58.330 Street Lights
- Section 16.58.340 Fencing Requirements
- Section 16.58.360 Improvement Standards
- Section 16.58.370 Parks, School Sites, And Other Public Spaces
- Section 16.58.380 Cost Of Required Improvements - Apportionment
- Section 16.58.390 Guarantee Of Performance
- Section 16.58.400 Application For Reimbursement And Reimbursement Agreements
- Section 16.58.410 Reimbursement To Vernal City For Improvements To Benefit Private Property
- Section 16.58.430 Violation - Penalty
- 2023-15
- 2021-06
- 2024-13
- 2025-28
- 2025-13
- 2024-11
CHAPTER 16
60 Master Site Plan
Sections
- Section 16.60.010 Purpose
- Section 16.60.020 Plan Approval Required
- Section 16.60.030 General Requirements
- Section 16.60.040 Master Site Plan
- Section 16.60.050 Modified Master Site Plan
- Section 16.60.060 Change Of Use Application
- Section 16.60.070 Conditional Uses
- Section 16.60.080 Approval Process
- Section 16.60.090 Development Review Committee (Planning And Zoning)
- Section 16.60.091 DRC Submittal And Review Process
- Section 16.60.100 Pre-Construction Requirements
- Section 16.60.110 Effective Period Of Master Site Plan(s) Approval
- Section 16.60.120 Appeals Process
- Section 16.60.130 Master Site Plan Amendments
- 2025-07
- 2025-19