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Draft code sets time limit and new revocation grounds for temporary use permits
Summary
A Box Elder County draft proposes that temporary use permits be time-limited and revocable for failure to meet conditions, maintain approved sites, or if a court finds the operation a nuisance.
Box Elder County staff circulated draft code language that would limit the time granted for Temporary Use Permits and clarify grounds for revocation.
The draft states, "The time for an approved Temporary Use Permit shall only be given for up to 1 year," language presented by staff in the ordinance exhibit. It also lists additional grounds for revocation: failing to comply with conditions of approval or applicable laws; failing to construct or maintain the site as approved by the Planning Commission; or where "the operation of the use has been found to be a nuisance or a public nuisance by a Court of competent jurisdiction." The draft cross-references Section 2-4-070(B) as additional revocation authority.
The proposal assigns approval authority to the Zoning Administrator or a designee and to the Planning Commission in specified circumstances, framing decisions as administrative actions subject to existing code enforcement and appeal procedures. Staff emphasized that determinations about whether a use is temporary "shall be based solely upon facts submitted to the Planning Commission at the time of application."
If adopted, the change would give county enforcement clearer bases to revoke permits that are not operated as approved or that violate local, state or federal law. The draft does not include implementation timelines or an effective date; the proposal appears as part of a broader draft ordinance that also includes multiple definitions and an attached parcel list in Exhibit B.
