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First Substitute H.B. 298

Representative Ben C. Ferry proposes the following substitute bill:


             1     
LAND USE AUTHORITY NOTIFICATION OF

             2     
CANAL DEVELOPMENT

             3     
2010 GENERAL SESSION

             4     
STATE OF UTAH

             5     
Chief Sponsor: Ben C. Ferry

             6     
Senate Sponsor: Dennis E. Stowell

             7     
             8      LONG TITLE
             9      General Description:
             10          This bill requires a municipal or a county land use authority to notify a canal company
             11      or canal operator of a land use application to develop within 100 feet of a canal.
             12      Highlighted Provisions:
             13          This bill:
             14          .    amends notification requirements;
             15          .    requires a municipal or a county land use authority to notify a canal company or
             16      canal operator of a land use application to develop within 100 feet of a canal; and
             17          .    makes technical corrections.
             18      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             19          None
             20      Other Special Clauses:
             21          None
             22      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             23      AMENDS:
             24          10-9a-509, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapters 181 and 225
             25          17-27a-508, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapters 181 and 225


             26      ENACTS:
             27          10-9a-211, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             28          17-27a-211, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             29     
             30      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             31          Section 1. Section 10-9a-211 is enacted to read:
             32          10-9a-211. Canal owner or operator -- Notice to municipality.
             33          (1) For purposes of Subsection 10-9a-509 (1)(b)(iv), a canal company or a canal
             34      operator shall provide on or before July 1, 2010, any municipality in which the canal company
             35      or canal operator owns or operates a canal:
             36          (a) a current mailing address and phone number;
             37          (b) a contact name; and
             38          (c) a general description of the location of each canal owned or operated by the canal
             39      owner or canal operator.
             40          (2) If the information described in Subsection (1) changes after a canal company or a
             41      canal operator has provided the information to the municipality, the canal company or canal
             42      operator shall provide the correct information within 30 days of the day on which the
             43      information was changed.
             44          Section 2. Section 10-9a-509 is amended to read:
             45           10-9a-509. Applicant's entitlement to land use application approval -- Exceptions
             46      -- Application relating to land in a high priority transportation corridor -- Municipality's
             47      requirements and limitations -- Vesting upon submission of development plan and
             48      schedule.
             49          (1) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), an applicant is entitled to approval of a
             50      land use application if the application conforms to the requirements of the municipality's land
             51      use maps, zoning map, and applicable land use ordinance in effect when a complete application
             52      is submitted and all application fees have been paid, unless:
             53          (i) the land use authority, on the record, finds that a compelling, countervailing public
             54      interest would be jeopardized by approving the application; or
             55          (ii) in the manner provided by local ordinance and before the application is submitted,
             56      the municipality has formally initiated proceedings to amend its ordinances in a manner that


             57      would prohibit approval of the application as submitted.
             58          (b) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(c), an applicant is not entitled to approval
             59      of a land use application until the requirements of this Subsection (1)(b) have been met if the
             60      land use application relates to land located within the boundaries of a high priority
             61      transportation corridor designated in accordance with Section 72-5-403 .
             62          (ii) (A) A municipality shall notify the executive director of the Department of
             63      Transportation of any land use applications that relate to land located within the boundaries of
             64      a high priority transportation corridor.
             65          (B) The notification under Subsection (1)(b)(ii)(A) shall be in writing and mailed by
             66      certified or registered mail to the executive director of the Department of Transportation.
             67          (iii) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(c), a municipality may not approve a land
             68      use application that relates to land located within the boundaries of a high priority
             69      transportation corridor until:
             70          (A) 30 days after the notification under Subsection (1)(b)(ii)(A) is received by the
             71      Department of Transportation if the land use application is for a building permit; or
             72          (B) 45 days after the notification under Subsection (1)(b)(ii)(A) is received by the
             73      Department of Transportation if the land use application is for any land use other than a
             74      building permit.
             75          (iv) (A) If an application is an application for a subdivision approval, including any
             76      land located within 100 feet of the center line of a canal, the land use authority shall:
             77          (I) within 30 days after the day on which the application is filed, notify the canal
             78      company or canal operator responsible for the canal, if the canal company or canal operator has
             79      provided information under Section 10-9a-211 ; and
             80          (II) wait at least 10 days after the day on which the land use authority notifies a canal
             81      company or canal operator under Subsection (1)(b)(iv)(A)(I) to approve or reject the
             82      subdivision application described in Subsection (1)(b)(iv)(A).
             83          (B) The notification under Subsection (1)(b)(iv)(A) shall be in writing and mailed by
             84      certified or registered mail to the canal company or canal operator contact described in Section
             85      10-9a-211 .
             86          (c) (i) A land use application is exempt from the requirements of [Subsection]
             87      Subsections (1)(b)(i) and (ii) if:


             88          (A) the land use application relates to land that was the subject of a previous land use
             89      application; and
             90          (B) the previous land use application described under Subsection (1)(c)(i)(A) complied
             91      with the requirements of [Subsection] Subsections (1)(b)(i) and (ii).
             92          (ii) A municipality may approve a land use application without making the required
             93      notifications under Subsection (1)(b)(ii)(A) if:
             94          (A) the land use application relates to land that was the subject of a previous land use
             95      application; and
             96          (B) the previous land use application described under Subsection (1)(c)(ii)(A)
             97      complied with the requirements of [Subsection] Subsections (1)(b)(i) and (ii).
             98          (d) After a municipality has complied with the requirements of Subsection (1)(b) for a
             99      land use application, the municipality may not withhold approval of the land use application for
             100      which the applicant is otherwise entitled under Subsection (1)(a).
             101          (e) The municipality shall process an application without regard to proceedings
             102      initiated to amend the municipality's ordinances as provided in Subsection (1)(a)(ii) if:
             103          (i) 180 days have passed since the proceedings were initiated; and
             104          (ii) the proceedings have not resulted in an enactment that prohibits approval of the
             105      application as submitted.
             106          (f) An application for a land use approval is considered submitted and complete when
             107      the application is provided in a form that complies with the requirements of applicable
             108      ordinances and all applicable fees have been paid.
             109          (g) The continuing validity of an approval of a land use application is conditioned upon
             110      the applicant proceeding after approval to implement the approval with reasonable diligence.
             111          (h) A municipality may not impose on a holder of an issued land use permit or
             112      approved subdivision plat a requirement that is not expressed:
             113          (i) in the land use permit or subdivision plat, documents on which the land use permit
             114      or subdivision plat is based, or the written record evidencing approval of the land use permit or
             115      subdivision plat; or
             116          (ii) in this chapter or the municipality's ordinances.
             117          (i) A municipality may not withhold issuance of a certificate of occupancy or
             118      acceptance of subdivision improvements because of an applicant's failure to comply with a


             119      requirement that is not expressed:
             120          (i) in the building permit or subdivision plat, documents on which the building permit
             121      or subdivision plat is based, or the written record evidencing approval of the land use permit or
             122      subdivision plat; or
             123          (ii) in this chapter or the municipality's ordinances.
             124          (2) A municipality is bound by the terms and standards of applicable land use
             125      ordinances and shall comply with mandatory provisions of those ordinances.
             126          (3) A municipality may not, as a condition of land use application approval, require a
             127      person filing a land use application to obtain documentation regarding a school district's
             128      willingness, capacity, or ability to serve the development proposed in the land use application.
             129          (4) Upon a specified public agency's submission of a development plan and schedule as
             130      required in Subsection 10-9a-305 (9) that complies with the requirements of that subsection, the
             131      specified public agency vests in the municipality's applicable land use maps, zoning map,
             132      hookup fees, impact fees, other applicable development fees, and land use ordinances in effect
             133      on the date of submission.
             134          Section 3. Section 17-27a-211 is enacted to read:
             135          17-27a-211. Canal owner or operator -- Notice to county.
             136          (1) For purposes of Subsection 17-27a-508 (1)(b)(iv), a canal company or a canal
             137      operator shall provide on or before July 1, 2010, any county in which the canal company or
             138      canal operator owns or operates a canal:
             139          (a) a current mailing address and phone number;
             140          (b) a contact name; and
             141          (c) a general description of the location of each canal owned or operated by the canal
             142      owner or canal operator.
             143          (2) If the information described in Subsection (1) changes after a canal company or a
             144      canal operator has provided the information to the county, the canal company or canal operator
             145      shall provide the correct information within 30 days of the day on which the information was
             146      changed.
             147          Section 4. Section 17-27a-508 is amended to read:
             148           17-27a-508. Applicant's entitlement to land use application approval --
             149      Exceptions -- Application relating to land in a high priority transportation corridor --


             150      County's requirements and limitations -- Vesting upon submission of development plan
             151      and schedule.
             152          (1) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), an applicant is entitled to approval of a
             153      land use application if the application conforms to the requirements of the county's land use
             154      maps, zoning map, and applicable land use ordinance in effect when a complete application is
             155      submitted and all application fees have been paid, unless:
             156          (i) the land use authority, on the record, finds that a compelling, countervailing public
             157      interest would be jeopardized by approving the application; or
             158          (ii) in the manner provided by local ordinance and before the application is submitted,
             159      the county has formally initiated proceedings to amend its ordinances in a manner that would
             160      prohibit approval of the application as submitted.
             161          (b) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(c), an applicant is not entitled to approval
             162      of a land use application until the requirements of this [Subsection] Subsections (1)(b)(i) and
             163      (ii) have been met if the land use application relates to land located within the boundaries of a
             164      high priority transportation corridor designated in accordance with Section 72-5-403 .
             165          (ii) (A) A county shall notify the executive director of the Department of
             166      Transportation of any land use applications that relate to land located within the boundaries of
             167      a high priority transportation corridor.
             168          (B) The notification under Subsection (1)(b)(ii)(A) shall be in writing and mailed by
             169      certified or registered mail to the executive director of the Department of Transportation.
             170          (iii) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(c), a county may not approve a land use
             171      application that relates to land located within the boundaries of a high priority transportation
             172      corridor until:
             173          (A) 30 days after the notification under Subsection (1)(b)(ii)(A) is received by the
             174      Department of Transportation if the land use application is for a building permit; or
             175          (B) 45 days after the notification under Subsection (1)(b)(ii)(A) is received by the
             176      Department of Transportation if the land use application is for any land use other than a
             177      building permit.
             178           (iv) (A) If an application is an application for a subdivision approval, including any
             179      land located within 100 feet of the center line of a canal, the land use authority shall:
             180          (I) within 30 days after the day on which the application is filed, notify the canal


             181      company or canal operator responsible for the canal, if the canal company or canal owner has
             182      provided information under Section 17-2a-211 ; and
             183          (II) wait at least 10 days after the day on which the land use authority notifies a canal
             184      company or canal operator under Subsection (1)(b)(iv)(A)(I) to approve or reject the
             185      subdivision application described in Subsection (1)(b)(iv)(A).
             186          (B) The notification under Subsection (1)(b)(iv)(A) shall be in writing and mailed by
             187      certified or registered mail to the canal company or canal operator contact described in Section
             188      17-27a-211 .
             189          (c) (i) A land use application is exempt from the requirements of Subsection (1)(b)(i)
             190      if:
             191          (A) the land use application relates to land that was the subject of a previous land use
             192      application; and
             193          (B) the previous land use application described under Subsection (1)(c)(i)(A) complied
             194      with the requirements of [Subsection] Subsections (1)(b)(i) and (ii).
             195          (ii) A county may approve a land use application without making the required
             196      notifications under [Subsection] Subsections (1)(b)(i) and (ii) if:
             197          (A) the land use application relates to land that was the subject of a previous land use
             198      application; and
             199          (B) the previous land use application described under Subsection (1)(c)(ii)(A)
             200      complied with the requirements of [Subsection] Subsections (1)(b)(i) and (ii).
             201          (d) After a county has complied with the requirements of Subsection (1)(b) for a land
             202      use application, the county may not withhold approval of the land use application for which the
             203      applicant is otherwise entitled under Subsection (1)(a).
             204          (e) The county shall process an application without regard to proceedings initiated to
             205      amend the county's ordinances as provided in Subsection (1)(a)(ii) if:
             206          (i) 180 days have passed since the proceedings were initiated; and
             207          (ii) the proceedings have not resulted in an enactment that prohibits approval of the
             208      application as submitted.
             209          (f) An application for a land use approval is considered submitted and complete when
             210      the application is provided in a form that complies with the requirements of applicable
             211      ordinances and all applicable fees have been paid.


             212          (g) The continuing validity of an approval of a land use application is conditioned upon
             213      the applicant proceeding after approval to implement the approval with reasonable diligence.
             214          (h) A county may not impose on a holder of an issued land use permit or approved
             215      subdivision plat a requirement that is not expressed:
             216          (i) in the land use permit or subdivision plat documents on which the land use permit
             217      or subdivision plat is based, or the written record evidencing approval of the land use permit or
             218      subdivision plat; or
             219          (ii) in this chapter or the county's ordinances.
             220          (i) A county may not withhold issuance of a certificate of occupancy or acceptance of
             221      subdivision improvements because of an applicant's failure to comply with a requirement that
             222      is not expressed:
             223          (i) in the building permit or subdivision plat, documents on which the building permit
             224      or subdivision plat is based, or the written record evidencing approval of the building permit or
             225      subdivision plat; or
             226          (ii) in this chapter or the county's ordinances.
             227          (2) A county is bound by the terms and standards of applicable land use ordinances and
             228      shall comply with mandatory provisions of those ordinances.
             229          (3) A county may not, as a condition of land use application approval, require a person
             230      filing a land use application to obtain documentation regarding a school district's willingness,
             231      capacity, or ability to serve the development proposed in the land use application.
             232          (4) Upon a specified public agency's submission of a development plan and schedule as
             233      required in Subsection 17-27a-305 (9) that complies with the requirements of that subsection,
             234      the specified public agency vests in the county's applicable land use maps, zoning map, hookup
             235      fees, impact fees, other applicable development fees, and land use ordinances in effect on the
             236      date of submission.


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