Utah § 10-20-408 - Effect of official maps.

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§ 10-20-408. Effect of official maps.

Effective 11/6/2025
10-20-408.  Effect of official maps.
(1)Municipalities may adopt an official map.
(2)
(a)An official map does not:
(i)require a landowner to dedicate and construct a street as a condition of development approval, except under circumstances provided in Subsection (2)(b)(iii); or
(ii)require a municipality to immediately acquire property it has designated for eventual use as a public street.
(b)This section does not prohibit a municipality from:
(i)recommending that an applicant consider and accommodate the location of the proposed streets in the planning of a development proposal in a manner that is consistent with Section 10-20-911;
(ii)acquiring the property through purchase, gift, voluntary dedication, or eminent domain; or
(iii)requiring the dedication and improvement of a street if the street is found necessary by the municipality because of a proposed development and if the dedication and improvement are consistent with Section 10-20-911.


Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 15, 2025 Special Session 1

Source: official Utah text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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