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Utah Code § 10-20-505

The legislative body may create zoning districts and regulate land use and buildings within them; municipalities may adopt floodplain or geologic-hazard ordinances and may exempt a subdivision for public utility…

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Zoning districts.

The legislative body may create zoning districts and regulate land use and buildings within them; municipalities may adopt floodplain or geologic-hazard ordinances and may exempt a subdivision for public utility infrastructure.

Section 10-20-505

Subsection 10-20-505(1)(b)

Within those zoning districts, the legislative body may regulate and restrict building and land use.

Section 10-20-505(1)(b)

Subsection 10-20-505(3)

There is no minimum area or diversity of ownership requirement for a zone designation. Neither the size of a zoning district nor the number of landowners within the district may be used as evidence of the illegality of a zoning district or

Section 10-20-505(3)

Subsection 10-20-505(4)

A municipality may, by ordinance, exempt a subdivision of land from specific zoning district standards to allow siting of public utility infrastructure.

Section 10-20-505(4)

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Provision 14

Part 10-20-5

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

§ 10-20-505Zoning districts.Provision

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The legislative body may create zoning districts and regulate land use and buildings within them; municipalities may adopt floodplain or geologic-hazard ordinances and may exempt a subdivision for public utility infrastructure.

Zoning districts. The legislative body may divide the territory over which it has jurisdiction into zoning districts of a number, shape, and area that it considers appropriate to carry out the purposes of this chapter. Within those zoning districts, the legislative body may regulate and restrict the erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, or use of buildings and structures, and the use of land. A municipality may enact an ordinance regulating land use and development in a flood plain or potential geologic hazard area to: protect life; and prevent: the substantial loss of real property; or substantial damage to real property. The legislative body shall ensure that the regulations are uniform for each class or kind of buildings throughout each zoning district, but the regulations in one zone may differ from those in other zones. There is no minimum area or diversity of ownership requirement for a zone designation. Neither the size of a zoning district nor the number of landowners within the district may be used as evidence of the illegality of a zoning district or of the invalidity of a municipal decision. A municipality may by ordinance exempt from specific zoning district standards a subdivision of land to accommodate the siting of a public utility infrastructure.
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§ 10-20-505(1)Subsection 10-20-505(1)Provision

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The legislative body may create zoning districts and regulate buildings, structures, and land use within them. A municipality may also enact flood plain or geologic hazard ordinances to protect life and prevent major property loss or damage.

The legislative body may divide the territory over which it has jurisdiction into zoning districts of a number, shape, and area that it considers appropriate to carry out the purposes of this chapter. Within those zoning districts, the legislative body may regulate and restrict the erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, or use of buildings and structures, and the use of land. A municipality may enact an ordinance regulating land use and development in a flood plain or potential geologic hazard area to: protect life; and prevent: the substantial loss of real property; or substantial damage to real property.
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§ 10-20-505(1)(a)Subsection 10-20-505(1)(a)Provision

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The legislative body may divide its jurisdiction into zoning districts.

The legislative body may divide the territory over which it has jurisdiction into zoning districts of a number, shape, and area that it considers appropriate to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
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§ 10-20-505(1)(b)Subsection 10-20-505(1)(b)Provision

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Within those zoning districts, the legislative body may regulate and restrict building and land use.

Within those zoning districts, the legislative body may regulate and restrict the erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, or use of buildings and structures, and the use of land.
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§ 10-20-505(1)(c)Subsection 10-20-505(1)(c)Provision

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A municipality may enact an ordinance regulating land use and development in a flood plain or potential geologic hazard area.

A municipality may enact an ordinance regulating land use and development in a flood plain or potential geologic hazard area to: protect life; and prevent: the substantial loss of real property; or substantial damage to real property.
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§ 10-20-505(1)(c)(i)Subsection 10-20-505(1)(c)(i)Provision

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protect life; and

protect life; and
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§ 10-20-505(1)(c)(ii)Subsection 10-20-505(1)(c)(ii)Provision

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prevent: the substantial loss of real property; or substantial damage to real property.

prevent: the substantial loss of real property; or substantial damage to real property.
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§ 10-20-505(1)(c)(ii)(A)Subsection 10-20-505(1)(c)(ii)(A)Provision

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Refers to substantial loss of real property.

the substantial loss of real property; or
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§ 10-20-505(1)(c)(ii)(B)Subsection 10-20-505(1)(c)(ii)(B)Provision

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substantial damage to real property.

substantial damage to real property.
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§ 10-20-505(2)Subsection 10-20-505(2)Provision

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The legislative body must ensure regulations are uniform for each class or kind of buildings within each zoning district, though rules in one zone may differ from those in other zones.

The legislative body shall ensure that the regulations are uniform for each class or kind of buildings throughout each zoning district, but the regulations in one zone may differ from those in other zones.
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§ 10-20-505(3)Subsection 10-20-505(3)Provision

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There is no minimum area or diversity of ownership requirement for a zone designation. Neither the size of a zoning district nor the number of landowners within the district may be used as evidence of the illegality of a zoning district or

There is no minimum area or diversity of ownership requirement for a zone designation. Neither the size of a zoning district nor the number of landowners within the district may be used as evidence of the illegality of a zoning district or of the invalidity of a municipal decision.
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§ 10-20-505(3)(a)Subsection 10-20-505(3)(a)Provision

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A zone designation does not require a minimum area or a minimum diversity of ownership.

There is no minimum area or diversity of ownership requirement for a zone designation.
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§ 10-20-505(3)(b)Subsection 10-20-505(3)(b)Provision

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The size of a zoning district and the number of landowners in it cannot be used as evidence that the district is illegal or that a municipal decision is invalid.

Neither the size of a zoning district nor the number of landowners within the district may be used as evidence of the illegality of a zoning district or of the invalidity of a municipal decision.
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§ 10-20-505(4)Subsection 10-20-505(4)Provision

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A municipality may, by ordinance, exempt a subdivision of land from specific zoning district standards to allow siting of public utility infrastructure.

A municipality may by ordinance exempt from specific zoning district standards a subdivision of land to accommodate the siting of a public utility infrastructure.
Section 10-20-505(4)Verify source

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