Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Town of Wallsburg, Utah

Town of Wallsburg’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Construction inside Wallsburg town

  • Planning commission review (permitted use) or conditional use approval by the town board must be final before a building permit issues.
  • Plans are then forwarded to Wallsburg town for building permit issuance.

  “no building permit(s) shall be issued for any project without final approval.”

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside Wallsburg town limits

  • Wallsburg town adopts and administers its own zoning through the Development Code and zoning map; code authority cited as the Utah municipal land use act.

  “land use districts have been established as set forth in the town of wallsburg general plan and a zoning map has been established in chapter 5 of this code.”

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Zoning districts inside Wallsburg town

  • Districts seen include A-1, R-1, RA, C-1 and LI-1; zoning map is in Chapter 5.

  “land use districts have been established as set forth in the town of wallsburg general plan and a zoning map has been established in chapter 5 of this code.”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  RA residential agricultural zone inside Wallsburg town

  • Lots of record that legally existed before the code are not denied a building permit solely for non-conformance.
  • R-1 and A-1 lot sizes not captured (A-1 density is one unit per twenty acres).

  minimum lot size: >= 5 acres (lots of record) · minimum lot frontage: >= 200 feet

  “5.2.3.5 minimum lot area/density the minimum lot size shall be five (5) acres. 5.2.3.6 lot frontage the minimum lot frontage shall be two hundred (200) feet.”

• SetbacksSpecified

  Dwellings and main buildings in the RA zone inside Wallsburg town

  • Accessory buildings follow separate section 5.2.3.9 (not closer than 3 feet from side and rear lines).

  front and side street setback: >= 35 feet (or 65 feet from right-of-way centerline, whichever is greater) · side yard: >= 12 feet · rear yard: >= 30 feet

  “the minimum front yard and side street setback shall be thirty-five (35) feet from the front property line or sixty-five (65) feet from the centerline of the right-of-way, whichever distance is greater.”

• Building heightSpecified

  RA residential agricultural zone inside Wallsburg town

  • Heights between 30 and 40 feet may be approved by conditional use permit.
  • Structures on slopes of 10% or greater are limited to 20 feet from natural grade (sections 1.7 and 1.13).

  maximum building height: <= 30 feet (30-40 feet by conditional use permit)

  “building shall be limited to a height of thirty (30) feet, measured from natural grade to the highest point.”

• Manufactured homesAllowed

  Detached manufactured homes in the RA residential agricultural zone inside Wallsburg town

  • One dwelling may be placed on a lot of record.
  • Manufactured homes are also listed as permitted in the R-1 zone.

  “the following characteristic uses of land are permitted uses in the ra-1, residential agricultural zone: 7. single family dwellings and manufactured homes - detached.”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Subdivisions inside Wallsburg town

  • Initial planning commission review, final approval by town board.

  “subdivisions shall be initially reviewed by the planning commission and final approval shall be granted by the town board.”

• Permit processPublished

  Building permit procedure inside Wallsburg town

  • Permitted use review by planning commission; conditional uses reviewed by planning commission with final town board approval.
  • Infrastructure impact review under section 1.13 applies to certain projects.

  “permitted use application shall be reviewed by the wallsburg town planning commission for approval.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Town of Wallsburg or Wasatch County directly.

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder inside Wallsburg town
• Building code adopted — Building code inside Wallsburg town
• Inspections — Inspections inside Wallsburg town
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy inside Wallsburg town
• Minimum dwelling size — Minimum dwelling size inside Wallsburg town

Each answer was extracted from an official source and independently re-checked against that source by a second reviewer. That is an evidence check, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the authority before you buy or build.