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Utah Code § 10-20-501

This section limits who may enact land use regulations, requires municipal website publication of land use rules and related fees, and bars crop-type restrictions in agricultural or farmland-assessed areas.

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Jurisdiction: United States — Utah
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Enactment of land use regulation, land use decision, or development agreement.

Section 10-20-501

Subsection 10-20-501(4)

A legislative body must adopt a land use regulation that creates or amends a zoning district and designates the general uses allowed in each district. A land use authority may also establish or modify other restrictions or requirements, including uses or…

Section 10-20-501(4)

Subsection 10-20-501(5)

A municipality must publish its land use regulations and fee schedule on its website, unless an exception applies.

Section 10-20-501(5)

Subsection 10-20-501(5)(c)(i)

posting a link on the municipality's website to a separate webpage or third-party website where the land use regulations or fee schedule described in Subsection (5)(a) are posted; and

Section 10-20-501(5)(c)(i)

Subsection 10-20-501(7)

A municipal land use regulation pertaining to an airport or an airport influence area, as that term is defined in Section 72-10-401 , is subject to Title 72, Chapter 10, Part 4, Airport Zoning Act .

Section 10-20-501(7)

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Provision 19Amendment 4

Part 10-20-5

part 10-20-5 Land Use Regulations - General Processes

§ 10-20-501Enactment of land use regulation, land use decision, or development agreement.Amendment

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Enactment of land use regulation, land use decision, or development agreement. Only a legislative body, as the body authorized to weigh policy considerations, may enact a land use regulation. Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b) , a legislative body may enact a land use regulation only by ordinance. A legislative body may, by ordinance or resolution, enact a land use regulation that imposes a fee. A legislative body shall ensure that a land use regulation is consistent with the purposes of this chapter. A legislative body shall adopt a land use regulation to: create or amend a zoning district under Subsection 10-20-503(1)(a) ; and designate general uses allowed in each zoning district. A land use authority may establish or modify other restrictions or requirements other than those described in Subsection (4)(a) , including the configuration or modification of uses or density, through a land use decision that applies criteria or policy elements that a land use regulation establishes or describes. Except as provided in Subsection (5)(b) or (5)(c), a municipality shall publish on the municipality's website: all of the municipality's land use regulations; and a fee schedule that lists all of the municipality's fees related to a land use application, land use permit, or land use regulation, including development review fees and impact fees. A municipality that does not have a maintained and active website shall provide for inspection of the information described in Subsection (5)(a) at the municipality's place of business during normal business hours. A municipality may comply with Subsection (5)(a) by: posting a link on the municipality's website to a separate webpage or third-party website where the land use regulations or fee schedule described in Subsection (5)(a) are posted; and submitting a new or modified land use regulation or fee schedule described in Subsection (5)(a) to the third-party website within six months after the day on which the legislative body adopts the new or modified land use regulation or fee schedule. A municipality may not adopt a land use regulation or development agreement, or make a land use decision, that restricts the type of crop that may be grown in an area that is: zoned agricultural; or assessed under Title 59, Chapter 2, Part 5, Farmland Assessment Act . A municipal land use regulation pertaining to an airport or an airport influence area, as that term is defined in Section 72-10-401 , is subject to Title 72, Chapter 10, Part 4, Airport Zoning Act .

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§ 10-20-501(1)Subsection 10-20-501(1)Provision

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Only a legislative body may enact a land use regulation.

Only a legislative body, as the body authorized to weigh policy considerations, may enact a land use regulation.

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§ 10-20-501(2)Subsection 10-20-501(2)Provision

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A legislative body may enact a land use regulation only by ordinance, except as provided in Subsection (2)(b). It may also enact a land use regulation that imposes a fee by ordinance or resolution.

Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b) , a legislative body may enact a land use regulation only by ordinance. A legislative body may, by ordinance or resolution, enact a land use regulation that imposes a fee.

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§ 10-20-501(2)(a)Subsection 10-20-501(2)(a)Provision

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A legislative body may enact a land use regulation only by ordinance, except as provided in Subsection (2)(b).

Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b) , a legislative body may enact a land use regulation only by ordinance.

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§ 10-20-501(2)(b)Subsection 10-20-501(2)(b)Provision

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A legislative body may enact, by ordinance or resolution, a land use regulation that imposes a fee.

A legislative body may, by ordinance or resolution, enact a land use regulation that imposes a fee.

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§ 10-20-501(3)Subsection 10-20-501(3)Provision

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A legislative body must ensure land use regulations are consistent with the purposes of this chapter.

A legislative body shall ensure that a land use regulation is consistent with the purposes of this chapter.

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§ 10-20-501(4)Subsection 10-20-501(4)Amendment

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A legislative body shall adopt a land use regulation to: create or amend a zoning district under Subsection 10-20-503(1)(a) ; and designate general uses allowed in each zoning district. A land use authority may establish or modify other restrictions or requirements other than those described in Subsection (4)(a) , including the configuration or modification of uses or density, through a land use decision that applies criteria or policy elements that a land use regulation establishes or describes.

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§ 10-20-501(4)(a)Subsection 10-20-501(4)(a)Amendment

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A legislative body must adopt a land use regulation to create or amend a zoning district and to designate the general uses allowed in each zoning district.

A legislative body shall adopt a land use regulation to: create or amend a zoning district under Subsection 10-20-503(1)(a) ; and designate general uses allowed in each zoning district.

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§ 10-20-501(4)(a)(i)Subsection 10-20-501(4)(a)(i)Amendment

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A referenced authority may create or amend a zoning district under Subsection 10-20-503(1)(a).

create or amend a zoning district under Subsection 10-20-503(1)(a) ; and

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§ 10-20-501(4)(a)(ii)Subsection 10-20-501(4)(a)(ii)Provision

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designate general uses allowed in each zoning district.

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§ 10-20-501(4)(b)Subsection 10-20-501(4)(b)Provision

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A land use authority may establish or modify other restrictions or requirements other than those described in Subsection (4)(a) , including the configuration or modification of uses or density, through a land use decision that applies

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§ 10-20-501(5)Subsection 10-20-501(5)Provision

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A municipality must publish its land use regulations and fee schedule on its website, unless an exception applies.

Except as provided in Subsection (5)(b) or (5)(c), a municipality shall publish on the municipality's website: all of the municipality's land use regulations; and a fee schedule that lists all of the municipality's fees related to a land use application, land use permit, or land use regulation, including development review fees and impact fees. A municipality that does not have a maintained and active website shall provide for inspection of the information described in Subsection (5)(a) at the municipality's place of business during normal business hours. A municipality may comply with Subsection (5)(a) by: posting a link on the municipality's website to a separate webpage or third-party website where the land use regulations or fee schedule described in Subsection (5)(a) are posted; and submitting a new or modified land use regulation or fee schedule described in Subsection (5)(a) to the third-party website within six months after the day on which the legislative body adopts the new or modified land use regulation or fee schedule.

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§ 10-20-501(5)(a)Subsection 10-20-501(5)(a)Provision

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A municipality must publish its land use regulations and a fee schedule on its website, unless Subsection (5)(b) or (5)(c) applies.

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§ 10-20-501(5)(a)(i)Subsection 10-20-501(5)(a)(i)Provision

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all of the municipality's land use regulations; and

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§ 10-20-501(5)(a)(ii)Subsection 10-20-501(5)(a)(ii)Provision

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a fee schedule that lists all of the municipality's fees related to a land use application, land use permit, or land use regulation, including development review fees and impact fees.

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§ 10-20-501(5)(b)Subsection 10-20-501(5)(b)Provision

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A municipality that does not have a maintained and active website shall provide for inspection of the information described in Subsection (5)(a) at the municipality's place of business during normal business hours.

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§ 10-20-501(5)(c)Subsection 10-20-501(5)(c)Provision

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A municipality may satisfy Subsection (5)(a) by posting a website link and, within six months after adoption, submitting a new or modified land use regulation or fee schedule to a third-party website.

A municipality may comply with Subsection (5)(a) by: posting a link on the municipality's website to a separate webpage or third-party website where the land use regulations or fee schedule described in Subsection (5)(a) are posted; and submitting a new or modified land use regulation or fee schedule described in Subsection (5)(a) to the third-party website within six months after the day on which the legislative body adopts the new or modified land use regulation or fee schedule.

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§ 10-20-501(5)(c)(i)Subsection 10-20-501(5)(c)(i)Provision

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posting a link on the municipality's website to a separate webpage or third-party website where the land use regulations or fee schedule described in Subsection (5)(a) are posted; and

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§ 10-20-501(5)(c)(ii)Subsection 10-20-501(5)(c)(ii)Provision

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A new or modified land use regulation or fee schedule described in Subsection (5)(a) must be submitted to the third-party website within six months after the legislative body adopts it.

submitting a new or modified land use regulation or fee schedule described in Subsection (5)(a) to the third-party website within six months after the day on which the legislative body adopts the new or modified land use regulation or fee schedule.

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§ 10-20-501(6)Subsection 10-20-501(6)Provision

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A municipality may not adopt or make certain land use actions that restrict what crops may be grown in agricultural areas or land assessed under the Farmland Assessment Act.

A municipality may not adopt a land use regulation or development agreement, or make a land use decision, that restricts the type of crop that may be grown in an area that is: zoned agricultural; or assessed under Title 59, Chapter 2, Part 5, Farmland Assessment Act .

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§ 10-20-501(6)(a)Subsection 10-20-501(6)(a)Provision

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zoned agricultural; or

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§ 10-20-501(6)(b)Subsection 10-20-501(6)(b)Provision

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assessed under Title 59, Chapter 2, Part 5, Farmland Assessment Act .

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§ 10-20-501(7)Subsection 10-20-501(7)Provision

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A municipal land use regulation pertaining to an airport or an airport influence area, as that term is defined in Section 72-10-401 , is subject to Title 72, Chapter 10, Part 4, Airport Zoning Act .

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