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Box Elder County

Box Elder County · week of August 30, 2026

County Commission approves Minutes, 2–0

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What changed in Box Elder County

Development activity

  • Ordinance #649

    Tremont Area

    A text amendment to remove body piercing, body art, and tattoo parlors from the list of prohibited home occupations.

    approved (2-0) · still approved

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Also discussed

  • Agricultural Heritage Zone Implementation

    The county is looking at creating new zones to protect farmland from encroaching development, which helps keep local agriculture viable.

    What it means: Local farmers and agricultural landowners.

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  • Agricultural Land Use

    The county is looking at creating new zones to protect farmland from encroaching development, which helps keep local agriculture viable.

    What it means: Local farmers and agricultural landowners.

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  • South Willard Fire and Ambulance Services Transition

    Willard City is preparing to launch its own ambulance service and coordinate with the county regarding fire and EMS coverage for the south Willard area.

    What it means: Residents of south Willard who will have more locally based emergency medical response options.

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  • Zoning and Land Use

    The county updated its home business rules to allow tattoo, body art, and piercing services (including cosmetic procedures like microblading) in home settings, aligning them with standard home salons.

    What it means: Residents wishing to operate small home-based aesthetic and body art businesses.

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  • Seasonal Road Closures

    The county approved winter road closures for several seasonal routes while listening to landowner concerns about gate locations and access in the Devil's Gate and Willard Peak areas.

    What it means: The public and county road department by protecting unpaved mountain roads from winter damage, alongside landowners seeking managed access.

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What's coming, and the deadline

  • City Council · Wednesday, September 9

    Newly scheduled — no agenda published yet.

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  • Planning Commission · Thursday, September 17

    • Ordinance Text Amendment Z26-017: Lot Standard and Street Frontage
    • Ordinance Text Amendment Z26-019: Short-Term Rentals in ADUs
    • Zoning Map Amendment Z26-020: 3724 N 6000 W
    • Ordinance Text Amendment Z26-021: Commercial & Manufacturing Zone
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