Utah § 17-81-103 - Applicability.

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§ 17-81-103. Applicability.

Effective 11/6/2025
17-81-103.  Applicability.
(1)A person or entity that wishes to propose the creation of a protection area within the boundaries of a municipality and ensure the subsequent protection and management of a created protection area shall, in accordance with Section 10-7-88, comply with the following provisions the same as if the protection area is located on unincorporated county land:
(a)Section 17-81-101, Definitions;
(b)Part 2, Proposal and Approval of Protection Area;
(c)Part 3, Protection of Land in a Protection Area;
(d)Part 4, Vested Mining Use; and
(e)Part 5, Open Land and Working Agricultural Land Use.
(2)In accordance with Section 10-7-88, a municipality shall comply with the following provisions the same as if the municipality were a county:
(a)Section 17-81-101, Definitions;
(b)Part 2, Proposal and Approval of Protection Area;
(c)Part 3, Protection of Land in a Protection Area;
(d)Part 4, Vested Mining Use; and
(e)Part 5, Open Land and Working Agricultural Land Use.
(3)The provisions of Chapter 79, County Land Use, Development, and Management Act, also apply to Part 6, Large Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations, and Part 7, Vested Critical Infrastructure Materials Operations.


Enacted by Chapter 14, 2025 Special Session 1

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