Salt Lake County, UT Right to Farm: Agricultural Zoning Protection (2026)

The purpose of the A-1 zone is to provide areas in the county for low-density residential development, together with limited agricultural uses.

(Prior code § 22-23-1)

19.48.020 - Permitted uses. Permitted uses in the A-1 zone include:

— Accessory uses and buildings customarily incidental to permitted uses;

— Agriculture;

— Animals and fowl for family food production;

— Apiary;

— Aviary;

— Farm devoted to the raising and marketing, on a commercial scale, of chickens, turkeys or other fowl or poultry, rabbits, chinchilla, beaver, nutria, fish or frogs;

— Home business, subject to Chapter 19.85;

— Home day care/preschool, subject to Section 19.04.293;

— Household pets;

— Raising and grazing of horses, cattle, sheep or goats, provided that such raising or grazing is not a part of, nor conducted in conjunction with, any livestock feedyard, livestock sales yard, animal byproduct business, or commercial riding academy;

— Residential facility for elderly persons;

— Residential facility for persons with a disability;

— Single-family dwelling;

— Worm farming (minimum lot area one acre).

(Ord. No. 1753, § III, 8-6-2013; Ord. 1535, § 4 (part), 2004; Ord. 1452, § 10, 1999; Ord. 1200, § 5 (part), 1992; Ord. 1179, § 5 (part), 1992; 1986 Recodification; § 1 (part) of Ord. passed 2-1-1984; prior code § 22-23-2)