In unincorporated Davis County's R-1 single-family zone, buildings need a 25-foot front yard, 8-foot side yards (each side), and a 25-foot rear yard on a minimum 9,000-square-foot lot. Agricultural zones require larger yards, and each incorporated city sets its own setbacks.
Davis County's zoning ordinance (Title 15.20) sets minimum yards by zone for unincorporated land. In the R-1 Residential Single-Family zone, the minimum front yard is 25 feet, side yards are 8 feet each, and the rear yard is 25 feet, on a minimum 9,000-square-foot lot. The Agriculture Estate (AE) zone requires 25-foot front and rear yards and 10-foot side yards; larger agricultural zones require more. Accessory buildings and animal enclosures have their own placement rules, with pens and corrals set well back from streets and neighboring dwellings. Incorporated cities such as Layton and Bountiful adopt their own setback tables, so verify your zone.
Structures built inside required yards are zoning violations; the county can deny permits, require a variance, or order removal of encroaching construction.
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No Davis County ordinance bans backyard composting for personal yard and food waste. Keep piles contained and odor-free so they don't become a nuisance; the ...
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Davis County cities encourage and, for new landscaping, sometimes require water-wise plants over turf. Bountiful mandates 35 to 50 percent live vegetation in...
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Utah's Noxious Weed Act makes every property owner control listed noxious weeds. The Davis County Weed Control Board can order abatement, and ignoring the no...
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