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Council adopts ordinance allowing some corner-lot setbacks to be measured from back of sidewalk
Summary
Springville City Council approved Ordinance No. 05-2025 to let qualifying corner-lot homeowners measure certain residential side-yard setbacks from the back of the sidewalk rather than from the property line, subject to conditions intended to preserve city right-of-way for future transportation needs.
Springville City Council on an undisclosed date approved Ordinance No. 05-2025, amending Section 11-4-404 of the Springville City Code to permit measurement of residential side-yard setbacks from the back of sidewalk where the city owns the right-of-way between the sidewalk and the property line.
City planning staff told the council the change is intended to address situations where a property owner maintains and uses the area within the city's right-of-way but the official property line sits several feet behind the sidewalk, producing an effective setback substantially larger than…
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