Utah § 10-20-802 - Planning commission preparation and recommendation of subdivision ordinance -- Adoption or rejection by legislative body.

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§ 10-20-802. Planning commission preparation and recommendation of subdivision ordinance -- Adoption or rejection by legislative body.

Effective 11/6/2025
10-20-802.  Planning commission preparation and recommendation of subdivision ordinance -- Adoption or rejection by legislative body.
(1)A planning commission shall:
(a)review and provide a recommendation to the legislative body on any proposed ordinance that regulates the subdivision of land in the municipality;
(b)review and make a recommendation to the legislative body on any proposed ordinance that amends the regulation of the subdivision of the land in the municipality;
(c)provide notice consistent with Section 10-20-205; and
(d)hold a public hearing on the proposed ordinance before making the planning commission's final recommendation to the legislative body.
(2)
(a)A legislative body may adopt, modify, revise, or reject an ordinance described in Subsection (1) that the planning commission recommends.
(b)A legislative body may consider a planning commission's failure to make a timely recommendation as a negative recommendation if the legislative body has provided for that consideration by ordinance.


Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 15, 2025 Special Session 1

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

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