1. The residential-agricultural zone (RA-5) is established to maintain the rural atmosphere and high quality of life desired by the citizens of Wasatch County by establishing a residential area that is mixed with agricultural uses.
2. The specific intent in establishing this residential-agricultural zone (RA-5) is for the following purposes:
   1. Provide a place in the county where residential dwellings may be constructed in harmony with agricultural uses.
   2. Provide for the protection of the groundwater resources by requiring larger lots when septic tank drainfields are used.
   3. Facilitate providing services to residential development for street maintenance, fire and police protection, and health and sanitation services, and other available services.
   4. Provide a zone where residents can have farm animals in reasonable numbers and conduct agricultural activities.

Those principal uses or categories of uses listed herein, and no others, are permitted in the residential-agricultural zone (RA-5).

1. All uses contained herein are listed by number as designated in the Wasatch County land use classification, which is published and maintained by the planning department, and are attached as appendix 1, chapter 16.36 of this title. Classes or groupings of uses permitted in the zone are identified by a four (4) digit number in which the last one or two (2) digits are zeros, and subuses of those categories or groupings will follow that number. (For example, a particular category may be listed as 8100, and a subcategory of 8100 would be 8110 and a subcategory of 8110 would 8111.) This document, available in the planning office, is to be used by the planning office and others to assist in determining similar uses and the intent of this chapter.
2. All such classes listed herein and all specific uses contained within them in the Wasatch County land use classification will be permitted in the residential-agricultural zone (RA-5), subject to the limitations set forth herein:
   PERMITTED PRINCIPAL USES IN THE RESIDENTIAL-AGRICULTURAL ZONE (RA-5)

   Use Number	Use Classification
   1111	Single-family dwellings, detached, on 1 parcel
   1292	Residential facility for handicapped persons
   1908	Internal Accessory Dwelling Unit (IADU)
   4111	Railroad right of way
   4500	Highway and street right of way
   4811	Replacement of existing above ground electric transmission right of way under 38 kV and less than 49  feet from finished grade in height
   4821	Underground gas pipeline right of way
   4831	Underground water pipeline right of way
   4835	Irrigation distribution channels
   4836	Water pressure control stations and pumping stations
   4841	Underground sewage pipeline right of way
   4844	Sewer pumping station
   4873	Storm drain right of way
   7420	Playgrounds and athletic areas
   7600	Parks and trails
   8110	Field and seed crops
   8130	Orchards and vineyards
   8140	Large animals for personal use (limited to 2 per acre of ground) (except 8143)
   8150	Animal specialties for personal use only, except apiaries
   8160	Pasture and rangeland
   8170	Horticulture specialties
   8191	Tree farms, crops trees only (Commercial farms that raise all types of young trees to be planted elsewhere or harvested. Includes the raising of Christmas trees.)
   8220	Animal husbandry services (except 8222, 8223, and 8224)
   9300	Water areas

3. Permitted Accessory Uses: Accessory uses and structures are permitted in the residential-agricultural zone (RA-5), provided they are incidental to, and do not substantially alter the character of, the permitted principal use or structure:
   1. Accessory buildings such as garages, carports, greenhouses, gardening sheds, recreation rooms and similar structures, which are customarily used in conjunction with and are incidental to a principal use or structure.
   2. Swimming pools and incidental bathhouses.
   3. 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; and provided, further, that such use shall be for only the period of construction and thirty (30) days thereafter.
   4. Produce 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 ground coverage of three hundred (300) square feet, and will be limited to one stand per parcel of property. Stands shall not provide off street parking.
   5. Barns, corrals, machine sheds and outdoor arenas that are noncommercial. 

The following uses and structures are permitted in the residential-agricultural zone (RA-5) only after a conditional use permit has been approved, and subject to the terms and conditions thereof:
CONDITIONAL USES IN THE RESIDENTIAL-AGRICULTURAL ZONE (RA-5)

Lots must be a minimum of five (5) acres. 

Each lot or parcel of land in the residential-agricultural zone (RA-5) shall have a lot width of at least three hundred twenty feet (320') at the required building setback. 

Each lot or parcel of land in the residential-agricultural zone (RA-5) shall abut a public road or road built to county standards for a minimum distance of three hundred feet (300') on a line parallel to the centerline of the road. Corner lots shall have a minimum frontage of three hundred feet (300') on both roads. 

Not more than one single-family dwelling may be placed upon a lot or parcel of land in the residential-agricultural zone (RA-1). Notwithstanding, an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) may be permitted if in accordance with section 16.21.46 of this title.

The setback requirements for this zone shall be as follows:

1. Front Setback: Each lot or parcel in the residential-agricultural zone (RA-5) shall have a front yard setback of not less than sixty feet (60') from the center of the road, or thirty feet (30') from the edge of the right of way, whichever is greater. If the property is located along a state or federal highway, the setbacks shall be one hundred fifty feet (150') from the edge of the right of way.
   1. Accessory Buildings Not Housing Animals: The front setback shall be a minimum of sixty feet (60') from the center of the road, or thirty feet (30') from the edge of the right of way, whichever is greater. If the property is located on a state or federal highway, the setback must be a minimum of one hundred fifty feet (150') from the right of way.
   2. Structures Housing Animals: Structures that will house animals shall be a minimum of one hundred feet (100') from the road right of way, providing however, all such structures must also be set back from any existing residential structure on the same lot or an adjacent lot at least one hundred feet (100').
   3. Major County Collector Roads: For buildings abutting upon a county street that is designated as a major collector road in the Wasatch County master transportation plan, the setback shall be eighty five feet (85') from the centerline of any street, or fifty feet (50') from the right of way, whichever is greater.
2. Side Setbacks: All structures not intended to house animals shall be set back from the side property line a minimum of ten feet (10'). The sum of the two (2) side setbacks shall be at least twenty four feet (24'). Side setbacks on buildings that will house animals must be a minimum of fifty feet (50') and one hundred feet (100') from any dwelling on or off site.
3. Corner Lots: For corner lots, the side setback for the main structure on the street side shall be the same setback as that required for the front.
4. Rear Setbacks: Structures not intended to house animals shall be set back from the rear property line a minimum of thirty feet (30'). Buildings that will house animals must have a rear setback of not less than fifty feet (50') and at least one hundred feet (100') from any dwelling on or off site.
5. Other Setbacks: See section 16.21.07 for other setback requirements that may apply.

Height of all dwellings, accessory buildings and/or structures shall not exceed thirty five feet (35') above natural grade. 

The distance between any accessory building that does not house animals and the main building shall be in accordance with the International building code (lBC) and international fire code (IFC).

To obtain a building permit for a dwelling or any other permitted or conditional use, a site plan must be submitted to the planning department showing any existing conditions, structures, topography or any sensitive lands located on the lot. 

In the residential-agricultural zone (RA-5), 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. 

Parking, loading and access requirements are discussed in detail in chapter 16.33 of this title. Please refer to that chapter for further details applying to this zone. 

1. Signs: Please refer to chapter 16.26 of this title for specific sign regulations. Generally, the following regulations apply to this zone:
   1. Signs or nameplates not exceeding two (2) square feet in area and displaying only the name and address of the occupant.
   2. Home occupational signs not exceeding two (2) square feet in area.
2. Landscaping: See section 16.21.10 of this title for a detailed discussion of landscaping requirements for general development within this zone.
3. Trails: See section 16.21.18 of this title regarding trail requirements in this zone.
4. Walls And Fences: Non-sight obscuring fences, that exceed thirty six inches (36") in height, may be placed within the front setback or the side setback on a corner lot. Fences may not extend into the road right of way area. If a sight obscuring fence is desired, it may not protrude into a twenty five foot (25') visibility triangle on the street sides of a corner lot, or near a driveway used for ingress and egress on all lots. (See section 16.37.06, figure 6 of this title.)
5. Sewer and Water Requirements: See section 16.27.11 of this title.
6. Septic Drainfields: Septic tank drainfields shall be separated by a minimum of two hundred feet (200').
7. Compliance With Land Use Restrictions Not Guarantee Of Building Permit: All applicable requirements for issuance of a building permit from all departments must be met before the permit may be issued.
8. Additional Regulations: See also chapters 16.21, "Supplementary Development Standards" and 16.27, "Development Standards", of this title for additional regulations that apply to this zone. In the event of a conflict between that chapter and the regulations contained in this chapter, the regulations of this chapter would control.