1840 Red Mountain Dr, Santa Clara
Featured 1+ Acre Homes For Sale in Santa Clara, Utah
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1+ Acre Homes for Sale in Santa Clara, Utah
Honest scarcity report: true one-acre-plus residential parcels in Santa Clara are rare, and pretending otherwise wastes your search time. The genuine acreage sits in the Residential Agriculture fields along the Santa Clara River and the historic townsite and fields area, where parcels carry animal rights and often irrigation. The practical "big lot" market here is the half-acre class: the Vineyards' irrigated half-acre custom lots and the Hills at Santa Clara's third-to-half-acre custom ground are where most land-hungry buyers actually land.
Two code realities shape what an acre can be here. The RA zone allows two large animals per 20,000 square feet, so a true acre carries real animal rights. And Santa Clara was the first city in Washington County to adopt the water district's efficiency ordinance, which limits lawn on new construction and pushes big parcels toward desert landscaping, gardens, orchards, and use areas rather than turf, with irrigation water doing the heavy lifting where it exists. Water rights and irrigation shares vary parcel by parcel and set the land's real value; I verify them on every acreage deal before my clients write.
FAQ
Are there 1+ acre lots in Santa Clara, Utah?
A few, mostly in the Residential Agriculture fields along the Santa Clara River, and they're scarce. The practical big-lot market is the half-acre class in the Vineyards and the Hills at Santa Clara custom areas.
What can I do with an acre in Santa Clara?
In the RA zone, keep animals at two large animals per 20,000 square feet with fencing and shelter, plus crops and horticulture. New construction faces the city's water-efficiency lawn limits, so big parcels get designed around irrigation, gardens, and use areas rather than turf.
What determines acreage value here?
Water, mostly: irrigation shares and rights vary parcel by parcel along the river fields and change what the land can do. I verify the water before we talk about the dirt.
Ready to look? Contact Lance Clifford or call 435-200-5508 and tell me what you need. After 13 years selling Washington County real estate, narrowing a search like this is the fun part.