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Utah County Commission approves narrow amendment allowing shared driveways in limited rural cases
Summary
The commission approved an amendment to the Utah County Land Use Ordinance to permit shared driveways in select M and CE zones only where topography, stream crossings, UDOT or railroad constraints make frontage access infeasible; the change is limited to two immediately adjacent properties with recorded easements and fire/building-code compliance.
The Utah County Commission on Nov. 10 approved an amendment to sections 4.44 and 4.48 of the Utah County Land Use Ordinance that allows limited shared driveways in M and G‑1, CE‑1 and CE‑2 zones when specific access constraints exist.
Daniel Jensen, Community Development, told the commissioners the change responds to properties that cannot reasonably obtain access from their frontage because of steep slopes, stream crossings, UDOT access restrictions or railroad corridors. "In those types of…
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