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Code empowers the county to enforce compliance and withholds permits for violating properties
Summary
The Code authorizes the county to bring enforcement actions under state law, prohibits site work before final plat approval, and states that properties with violations will not receive land-use or building permits.
Box Elder County's code excerpts include enforcement authority and permit restrictions. One section states the county "may bring an action against an owner to require the property to conform to this code as provided under state law," signaling an explicit enforcement mechanism. Another provision says that if there is a violation on a property, "no land use permit or building permit will be issued" until the violation is resolved.
Separately, the Code bars excavation, grading, installation of utilities or other improvements for proposed subdivisions or subdivision phases prior to final plat approval by the Development Review Committee. That prohibition aims to prevent premature construction activity before the county has completed formal review and final plat sign-off. The transcript provides code text rather than a record of enforcement cases or specific permit denials.
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