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S.B. 269

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COUNTY POWERS TO RESOLVE LAWSUITS

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VIA DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS

             3     
2010 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: J. Stuart Adams

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House Sponsor: ____________

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             8      LONG TITLE
             9      General Description:
             10          This bill authorizes a county legislative body to enter into a written agreement in order
             11      to reach a settlement in active litigation.
             12      Highlighted Provisions:
             13          This bill:
             14          .    authorizes a county legislative body to enter into a written agreement in order to
             15      reach a settlement in active litigation.
             16      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             17          None
             18      Other Special Clauses:
             19          This bill provides an immediate effective date.
             20      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             21      ENACTS:
             22          17-27a-504.1, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             23     
             24      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             25          Section 1. Section 17-27a-504.1 is enacted to read:
             26          17-27a-504.1. Written agreement -- Legal settlement.
             27          (1) If a county legislative body makes the finding required by Subsection (2), the


             28      county legislative body may, without prior consideration of or recommendation from the
             29      planning commission, enter into a written agreement with a property owner that includes:
             30          (a) the development rights of the property owner's property described in the written
             31      agreement;
             32          (b) open space requirements for property described in the written agreement;
             33          (c) zoning requirements of the property described in the written agreement; or
             34          (d) the prescribed use of the property owner's property described in the written
             35      agreement.
             36          (2) The county legislative body may enter into a written agreement under Subsection
             37      (1) only if, by majority vote, the county legislative body makes a finding that the written
             38      agreement is necessary in order to reach a settlement in active litigation.
             39          Section 2. Effective date.
             40          If approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, this bill takes effect
             41      upon approval by the governor, or the day following the constitutional time limit of Utah
             42      Constitution Article VII, Section 8, without the governor's signature, or in the case of a veto,
             43      the date of veto override.




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    as of 2-8-10 7:49 AM


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