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County adopts ordinance to permit agricultural-vehicle repairs in RA‑5 zones with limits
Summary
After debate over storage time, trailer length and home‑occupation rules, commissioners approved an ordinance allowing ag-vehicle repair as a permitted RA‑5 use, restoring a six‑month on‑site repair allowance and limiting trailers to one; vote was 3–0.
The Utah County Commission voted to adopt an amendment to the land‑use ordinance to permit agricultural‑vehicle and equipment repair as a permitted use in RA‑5 (residential‑agriculture) zones, subject to operational limits and clarifications.
Bryce Armstrong, community development staff, told the commission the proposal would add definitions, parking and operational requirements and allow some operators on parcels smaller than five acres. The planning commission had recommended several edits, including shortening the allowable on‑site repair storage window from six months to 90 days and increasing allowable trailer length and vehicle class for certain home‑occupation scenarios.
Several commissioners expressed concern that a 90‑day limit would harm small rural operators. "I've got one part right now that I'm 14 weeks out before I can even get the part to start on it," Dan Johnson, a local resident, told the commission during public comment, urging retention of a six‑month allowance. An unidentified commissioner said parts lead times can be long and supported restoring six months so repairs are not "crippl[ed]."
Commissioners also debated trailer length and vehicle class caps. Staff clarified the distinction between a mobile home‑occupation (where minor services are performed from a truck) and a full ag‑repair business that would operate as a permitted commercial use in RA‑5 and must meet building, fire and health codes. Planning had suggested a 90‑day storage limit and a 40‑foot trailer cap; commissioners agreed to remove the trailer‑length specification and instead limit operations to a single trailer for easier enforcement.
Unidentified Speaker 3 moved to adopt the ordinance with edits to section 3‑30(d)(2) (stop the provision after "and 1 trailer") and to restore the original six‑month period in section 3‑51(c)(7) (removing the 90‑day language). The motion was seconded and approved 3–0.
The ordinance will take effect according to standard county procedures; staff said they will provide the final redline and implementation guidance to the commission and enforcement departments.
