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Utah Code § 10-20-401

A municipality must prepare and adopt a comprehensive, long-range general plan, and it may set the plan’s comprehensiveness, extent, and format subject to Section 10-20-404.

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Jurisdiction: United States — Utah
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General plan required -- Content.

A municipality must prepare and adopt a comprehensive, long-range general plan, and it may set the plan’s comprehensiveness, extent, and format subject to Section 10-20-404.

Section 10-20-401

Subsection 10-20-401(2)(a)

health, general welfare, safety, energy conservation, transportation, prosperity, civic activities, aesthetics, and recreational, educational, and cultural opportunities;

Section 10-20-401(2)(a)

Subsection 10-20-401(2)(c)(ii)

drainage, sanitary, and other facilities and resources;

Section 10-20-401(2)(c)(ii)

Subsection 10-20-401(2)(h)

historic preservation;

Section 10-20-401(2)(h)

Subsection 10-20-401(4)

A municipality with a general plan missing a compliant water use and preservation element must amend its general plan to comply with Section 10-20-404 by December 31, 2025, except for a city of the fifth class or a town.

Section 10-20-401(4)

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Provision 17Amendment 2

Part 10-20-4

part 10-20-4 General Plan

§ 10-20-401General plan required -- Content.Amendment

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A municipality must prepare and adopt a comprehensive, long-range general plan, and it may set the plan’s comprehensiveness, extent, and format subject to Section 10-20-404.

General plan required -- Content. To accomplish the purposes of this chapter, a municipality shall prepare and adopt a comprehensive, long-range general plan for: present and future needs of the municipality; and growth and development of all or any part of the land within the municipality. The general plan may provide for: health, general welfare, safety, energy conservation, transportation, prosperity, civic activities, aesthetics, and recreational, educational, and cultural opportunities; the reduction of the waste of physical, financial, or human resources that result from either excessive congestion or excessive scattering of population; the efficient and economical use, conservation, and production of the supply of: food and water; and drainage, sanitary, and other facilities and resources; the use of energy conservation and solar and clean energy resources; the protection of urban development; if the municipality is a town, the protection or promotion of moderate income housing; the protection and promotion of air quality; historic preservation; identifying future uses of land that are likely to require an expansion or significant modification of services or facilities provided by an affected entity; and an official map. Subject to Section 10-20-404 , the municipality may determine the comprehensiveness, extent, and format of the general plan. Except for a city of the fifth class or a town, on or before December 31, 2025, a municipality that has a general plan that does not include a water use and preservation element that complies with Section 10-20-404 shall amend the municipality's general plan to comply with Section 10-20-404 .

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§ 10-20-401(1)Subsection 10-20-401(1)Provision

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A municipality must prepare and adopt a comprehensive, long-range general plan.

To accomplish the purposes of this chapter, a municipality shall prepare and adopt a comprehensive, long-range general plan for: present and future needs of the municipality; and growth and development of all or any part of the land within the municipality.

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§ 10-20-401(1)(a)Subsection 10-20-401(1)(a)Provision

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present and future needs of the municipality; and

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§ 10-20-401(1)(b)Subsection 10-20-401(1)(b)Provision

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growth and development of all or any part of the land within the municipality.

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§ 10-20-401(2)Subsection 10-20-401(2)Provision

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The general plan may include listed planning purposes and topics, including housing for towns and an official map.

The general plan may provide for: health, general welfare, safety, energy conservation, transportation, prosperity, civic activities, aesthetics, and recreational, educational, and cultural opportunities; the reduction of the waste of physical, financial, or human resources that result from either excessive congestion or excessive scattering of population; the efficient and economical use, conservation, and production of the supply of: food and water; and drainage, sanitary, and other facilities and resources; the use of energy conservation and solar and clean energy resources; the protection of urban development; if the municipality is a town, the protection or promotion of moderate income housing; the protection and promotion of air quality; historic preservation; identifying future uses of land that are likely to require an expansion or significant modification of services or facilities provided by an affected entity; and an official map.

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§ 10-20-401(2)(a)Subsection 10-20-401(2)(a)Provision

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health, general welfare, safety, energy conservation, transportation, prosperity, civic activities, aesthetics, and recreational, educational, and cultural opportunities;

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§ 10-20-401(2)(b)Subsection 10-20-401(2)(b)Provision

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the reduction of the waste of physical, financial, or human resources that result from either excessive congestion or excessive scattering of population;

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§ 10-20-401(2)(c)Subsection 10-20-401(2)(c)Provision

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the efficient and economical use, conservation, and production of the supply of: food and water; and drainage, sanitary, and other facilities and resources;

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§ 10-20-401(2)(c)(i)Subsection 10-20-401(2)(c)(i)Provision

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food and water; and

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§ 10-20-401(2)(c)(ii)Subsection 10-20-401(2)(c)(ii)Provision

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drainage, sanitary, and other facilities and resources;

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§ 10-20-401(2)(d)Subsection 10-20-401(2)(d)Provision

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the use of energy conservation and solar and clean energy resources;

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§ 10-20-401(2)(e)Subsection 10-20-401(2)(e)Provision

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the protection of urban development;

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§ 10-20-401(2)(f)Subsection 10-20-401(2)(f)Provision

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if the municipality is a town, the protection or promotion of moderate income housing;

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§ 10-20-401(2)(g)Subsection 10-20-401(2)(g)Provision

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the protection and promotion of air quality;

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§ 10-20-401(2)(h)Subsection 10-20-401(2)(h)Provision

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historic preservation;

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§ 10-20-401(2)(i)Subsection 10-20-401(2)(i)Provision

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identifying future uses of land that are likely to require an expansion or significant modification of services or facilities provided by an affected entity; and

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§ 10-20-401(2)(j)Subsection 10-20-401(2)(j)Provision

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an official map.

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§ 10-20-401(3)Subsection 10-20-401(3)Provision

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Subject to Section 10-20-404, the municipality may determine the comprehensiveness, extent, and format of the general plan.

Subject to Section 10-20-404 , the municipality may determine the comprehensiveness, extent, and format of the general plan.

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§ 10-20-401(4)Subsection 10-20-401(4)Amendment

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Except for a city of the fifth class or a town, on or before December 31, 2025, a municipality that has a general plan that does not include a water use and preservation element that complies with Section 10-20-404 shall amend the municipality's general plan to comply with Section 10-20-404 .

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