What can I build on a Teton Heights lot?

1. Permitted uses

• “This property is Zoned R1 and the intended use of this Subdivision is for Residential Single Family Dwelling Units.”

  Source: Plat #492362, Sheet 1, Note 2

• Except as permitted by county ordinance/code, not more than one residential dwelling may be built on each lot; lots are to be owned and used primarily for single-family residential purposes; any primary residence must be a detached single-family residence not exceeding two (2) stories.

  Source: Covenants #497931, §4.4(1), p. 4

• “Duplexes are impermissible.”

  Source: Covenants #497931, §4.4(3), p. 4

• No part of the property may be improved, used, or occupied for any purpose other than private residential purposes, except as the covenants provide.

  Source: Covenants #497931, §4.4, p. 4

• Home-based businesses are allowed subject to conditions and local ordinance: incidental and secondary to residential use; no more than 10% of the dwelling’s floor area; no exterior business signage; operated primarily by residents, with no more than two non-resident employees on the premises at a time; client parking on the owner’s lot. The covenants list examples (home offices, salons, tutoring, cottage food, and others).

  Source: Covenants #497931, §5.8, pp. 7–8

• No noxious or offensive operation, business, or trade is allowed on any lot, “even if allowed by municipal, county or state law or zoning”; a home office conforming to zoning and §5.8 is not precluded.

  Source: Covenants #497931, §5.5, pp. 6–7

• Short-term rentals (less than 30 days) “shall follow the more restrictive requirements between state or local law”; the covenants do not prohibit them unless otherwise prohibited by law.

  Source: Covenants #497931, §5.2, p. 6

2. House size & architecture

Minimum square footage, attached garage, stick-built construction, exterior materials, and roof pitch. Unlock with your email

3. Setbacks, easements & lot layout

Where the house, outbuildings, sidewalk, drainfield and utility easements go. Unlock with your email

4. Outbuildings, RVs, fences & signs

Shops and sheds, RV parking and temporary living, fences, solar, satellite dishes, and signs. Unlock with your email

5. Animals & agricultural use

Household pets, backyard chickens, and what livestock and farm uses the covenants exclude. Unlock with your email

6. Accessory dwelling units (ADUs)

What the covenants and the county ADU code say — including the county’s nutrient-pathogen study clause. Unlock with your email

7. Well & septic

Individual wells and septic systems, designated drainfield areas, surveyor marking, and approvals. Unlock with your email

8. Irrigation & landscaping

The domestic-well irrigation limit on the plat, and the covenant landscaping deadlines. Unlock with your email

9. HOA, Committee & covenant terms

How the design Committee works, when an HOA may be formed, and how long the covenants last. Unlock with your email