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Utah Code § 10-20-812

A land use authority may approve a plat vacation or amendment if it finds good cause and no relevant street or utility easement has been vacated or amended; the amended plat must then be recorded.

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Subsection 10-20-812(2)

The land use authority must make sure the amended plat is recorded with the county recorder where the land is located.

Section 10-20-812(2)

Subsection 10-20-812(3)

A legislative body may vacate a subdivision, or part of one, by recording an ordinance in the county recorder’s office.

Section 10-20-812(3)

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Amendment 10Provision 5

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§ 10-20-812Land use authority approval of vacation or amendment of plat -- Recording the amended plat.Amendment

A land use authority may approve a plat vacation or amendment if it finds good cause and no relevant street or utility easement has been vacated or amended; the amended plat must then be recorded.

Land use authority approval of vacation or amendment of plat -- Recording the amended plat. The land use authority may approve the vacation or amendment of a plat by signing an amended plat showing the vacation or amendment if the land use authority finds that: there is good cause for the vacation or amendment; and no public street or municipal utility easement has been vacated or amended. The land use authority shall ensure that the amended plat showing the vacation or amendment is recorded in the office of the county recorder in which the land is located. If the amended plat is approved and recorded in accordance with this section, the recorded plat shall vacate, supersede, and replace any contrary provision in a previously recorded plat of the same land. A legislative body may vacate a subdivision or a portion of a subdivision by recording in the county recorder's office an ordinance describing the subdivision or the portion being vacated. The recorded vacating ordinance shall replace a previously recorded plat described in the vacating ordinance. An amended plat may not be submitted to the county recorder for recording unless it is: signed by the land use authority; and signed, acknowledged, and dedicated by each owner of record of the portion of the plat that is amended. A management committee may sign and dedicate an amended plat as provided in Title 57, Chapter 8, Condominium Ownership Act . A plat may be corrected as provided in Section 57-3-106 .
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§ 10-20-812(1)Subsection 10-20-812(1)Amendment

The land use authority may approve a plat vacation or amendment by signing an amended plat, if it finds good cause and no public street or municipal utility easement has been vacated or amended.

The land use authority may approve the vacation or amendment of a plat by signing an amended plat showing the vacation or amendment if the land use authority finds that: there is good cause for the vacation or amendment; and no public street or municipal utility easement has been vacated or amended.
Section 10-20-812(1)Verify source
§ 10-20-812(1)(a)Subsection 10-20-812(1)(a)Amendment

there is good cause for the vacation or amendment; and

there is good cause for the vacation or amendment; and
Section 10-20-812(1)(a)Verify source
§ 10-20-812(1)(b)Subsection 10-20-812(1)(b)Amendment

no public street or municipal utility easement has been vacated or amended.

no public street or municipal utility easement has been vacated or amended.
Section 10-20-812(1)(b)Verify source
§ 10-20-812(2)Subsection 10-20-812(2)Amendment

The land use authority must make sure the amended plat is recorded with the county recorder where the land is located.

The land use authority shall ensure that the amended plat showing the vacation or amendment is recorded in the office of the county recorder in which the land is located. If the amended plat is approved and recorded in accordance with this section, the recorded plat shall vacate, supersede, and replace any contrary provision in a previously recorded plat of the same land.
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§ 10-20-812(2)(a)Subsection 10-20-812(2)(a)Amendment

The land use authority must ensure the amended plat is recorded with the county recorder for the land's location.

The land use authority shall ensure that the amended plat showing the vacation or amendment is recorded in the office of the county recorder in which the land is located.
Section 10-20-812(2)(a)Verify source
§ 10-20-812(2)(b)Subsection 10-20-812(2)(b)Amendment

If the amended plat is approved and recorded in accordance with this section, the recorded plat shall vacate, supersede, and replace any contrary provision in a previously recorded plat of the same land.

If the amended plat is approved and recorded in accordance with this section, the recorded plat shall vacate, supersede, and replace any contrary provision in a previously recorded plat of the same land.
Section 10-20-812(2)(b)Verify source
§ 10-20-812(3)Subsection 10-20-812(3)Provision

A legislative body may vacate a subdivision, or part of one, by recording an ordinance in the county recorder’s office.

A legislative body may vacate a subdivision or a portion of a subdivision by recording in the county recorder's office an ordinance describing the subdivision or the portion being vacated. The recorded vacating ordinance shall replace a previously recorded plat described in the vacating ordinance.
Section 10-20-812(3)Verify source
§ 10-20-812(3)(a)Subsection 10-20-812(3)(a)Provision

A legislative body may vacate a subdivision or part of a subdivision by recording an ordinance in the county recorder’s office.

A legislative body may vacate a subdivision or a portion of a subdivision by recording in the county recorder's office an ordinance describing the subdivision or the portion being vacated.
Section 10-20-812(3)(a)Verify source
§ 10-20-812(3)(b)Subsection 10-20-812(3)(b)Provision

The recorded vacating ordinance shall replace a previously recorded plat described in the vacating ordinance.

The recorded vacating ordinance shall replace a previously recorded plat described in the vacating ordinance.
Section 10-20-812(3)(b)Verify source
§ 10-20-812(4)Subsection 10-20-812(4)Amendment

An amended plat cannot be submitted for recording unless it has the required signatures and dedication.

An amended plat may not be submitted to the county recorder for recording unless it is: signed by the land use authority; and signed, acknowledged, and dedicated by each owner of record of the portion of the plat that is amended.
Section 10-20-812(4)Verify source
§ 10-20-812(4)(a)Subsection 10-20-812(4)(a)Provision

signed by the land use authority; and

signed by the land use authority; and
Section 10-20-812(4)(a)Verify source
§ 10-20-812(4)(b)Subsection 10-20-812(4)(b)Amendment

Each owner of record of the amended plat portion must sign, acknowledge, and dedicate it.

signed, acknowledged, and dedicated by each owner of record of the portion of the plat that is amended.
Section 10-20-812(4)(b)Verify source
§ 10-20-812(5)Subsection 10-20-812(5)Amendment

A management committee may sign and dedicate an amended plat as provided in Title 57, Chapter 8, Condominium Ownership Act .

A management committee may sign and dedicate an amended plat as provided in Title 57, Chapter 8, Condominium Ownership Act .
Section 10-20-812(5)Verify source
§ 10-20-812(6)Subsection 10-20-812(6)Provision

A plat may be corrected under Section 57-3-106.

A plat may be corrected as provided in Section 57-3-106 .
Section 10-20-812(6)Verify source

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