Full text of Utah Utah Code § 17-81-201 — Proposal for creation of a protection area., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 17-81-201. Proposal for creation of a protection area.
Effective 11/6/2025
17-81-201.
Proposal for creation of a protection area.
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| (a) | A proposal to create an agriculture protection area, an industrial protection area, or critical infrastructure materials protection area may be filed with the legislative body of the county in which the area is located, if the area is within the unincorporated part of a county. |
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| (i) | A proposal to create a critical infrastructure protection area can only be initiated by the legislative body of the municipality or county. |
| (ii) | Creation of a critical infrastructure materials protection area is a legislative act. |
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| (i) | To be accepted for processing by the legislative body, a proposal under Subsection (1)(a) shall be signed by a majority in number of all owners of real property and the owners of a majority of the land area in agricultural production, industrial use, or critical infrastructure materials operations within the proposed relevant protection area. |
| (ii) | For purposes of Subsection (1)(c)(i), the owners of real property shall be determined by the records of the county recorder. |
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| (2) | The proposal shall identify:
| (a) | the boundaries of the land proposed to become part of the relevant protection area; |
| (b) | any limits on the types of agriculture production, industrial use, or critical infrastructure materials operations to be allowed within the relevant protection area; and |
| (c) | for each parcel of land:
| (i) | the names of the owners of record of the land proposed to be included within the relevant protection area; |
| (ii) | the tax parcel number or account number identifying each parcel; and |
| (iii) | the number of acres of each parcel. |
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| (3) | An agriculture protection area, industrial protection area, or critical infrastructure materials protection area may include within the protection area boundaries land used for a roadway, dwelling site, park, or other nonagricultural use, in the case of an industrial protection area, nonindustrial use, or in the case of a critical infrastructure materials protection area, use unrelated to critical infrastructure materials operations, if that land constitutes a minority of the total acreage within the relevant protection area. |
| (4) | An agricultural protection area may include within the boundaries of the agricultural protection area an agritourism activity, as defined in Section 78B-4-512. |
| (5) | A county legislative body may establish:
| (a) | the manner and form for submission of proposals for the creation of a protection area; and |
| (b) | reasonable fees for accepting and processing the proposal for the creation of a protection area. |
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| (6) | A legislative body shall establish the minimum number of continuous acres that shall be included in an agriculture protection area, industrial protection area, or critical infrastructure materials protection area for the legislative body to approve a proposal filed with the legislative body under this section. |
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter
14, 2025 Special Session 1
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