Utah § 17-79-501 - Enactment of land use regulation.
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§ 17-79-501. Enactment of land use regulation.
Effective 5/6/2026 17-79-501.
Enactment of land use regulation.
(1)
Only a legislative body, as the body authorized to weigh policy considerations, may enact a land use regulation.
(2)
(a)
Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), a legislative body may enact a land use regulation only by ordinance.
(b)
A legislative body may, by ordinance or resolution, enact a land use regulation that imposes a fee.
(3)
A land use regulation shall be consistent with the purposes of this chapter.
(4)
(a)
A legislative body shall adopt a land use regulation to:
(i)
create or amend a zoning district under Subsection 17-79-503(1)(a); and
(ii)
designate general uses allowed in each zoning district.
(b)
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.
(5)
(a)
A county shall publish on the county's website:
(i)
all of the county's land use regulations; and
(ii)
a fee schedule that lists all of the county's fees related to a land use application, land use permit, or land use regulation, including development review fees and impact fees.
posting a link on the county'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
(ii)
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.
(6)
A county 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:
Section 17-79-501 ("Enactment of land use regulation.") is part of the Utah Code, the codified statutory law of Utah. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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