First Substitute S.B. 53

Senator Brent H. Goodfellow proposes the following substitute bill:

1 USE OF INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM
2 FOR ADMINISTRATIVE LAND USE AND
3 ZONING MATTERS
4 2008 GENERAL SESSION
5 STATE OF UTAH
6 Chief Sponsor: Brent H. Goodfellow
7 House Sponsor: Kevin S. Garn
8
9 LONG TITLE
10 General Description:
11 This bill modifies the Election Code relating to initiatives and referenda.
12 Highlighted Provisions:
13 This bill:
14 . prohibits the use of local initiatives for land use ordinances or changes in land use
15 ordinances; and
16 . prohibits voters from requiring the implementation of a land use ordinance to be
17 submitted to voters.
18 Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
19 None
20 Other Special Clauses:
21 None
22 Utah Code Sections Affected:
23 AMENDS:
24 20A-7-401, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1994, Chapter 272
25

26 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
27 Section 1. Section 20A-7-401 is amended to read:
28 20A-7-401. Limitation -- Land use ordinances and budgets.
29 (1) The legal voters of any county, city, or town may not initiate [budgets]:
30 (a) a budget or [changes] a change in [budgets.] a budget; or
31 (b) a land use ordinance or a change in a land use ordinance.
32 (2) The legal voters of any county, city, or town may not require any budget adopted by
33 the local legislative body or the implementation of a land use ordinance adopted by the local
34 legislative body to be submitted to the voters.