Eagle Mountain, UT Accessory Structures: Shed & Carport Rules (2026)

040's residential development standards table sets separate accessory structure standards from the primary structure rules. The accessory structure maximum height runs 35 feet in the large-lot RA1, RA2 and RD1 zones, drops to 25 feet in RD2, and settles at 20 feet across FR, R1, R2, R3, RC, MF1 and MF2, all measured the same way as primary structure height: from average finished grade to the highest point of the roof, excluding ancillary rooftop features like chimneys or antennas. Minimum setbacks for accessory structures require the same front setback as the primary structure, but the rear setback is 10 feet in RA1, RA2, RD1 and RD2 and steps down to 5 feet in FR, R1, R2, R3, RC, MF1 and MF2; the side setback follows the identical pattern, 10 feet in the four largest-lot zones and 5 feet everywhere else.

Footnote 3 to the table applies the same rule as the primary structure setbacks: these minimums only bind structures that require a city building permit or approval, and the planning director and building official can approve up to a 10 percent setback variation for slope or unique lot conditions. 020) as a permitted use covering barns, garages, greenhouses and gardening sheds, and footnote 4 to the residential table caps total accessory structure footprint coverage at a percentage of the lot in at least one zone.