H.B. 104

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SCHOOL PLANNING AND ZONING COMPLIANCE
             2      2014 GENERAL SESSION
             3      STATE OF UTAH
             4      Chief Sponsor: Rich Cunningham
             5      Senate Sponsor: ____________
             6     
             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill amends municipal and county land use provisions related to a school.
             10      Highlighted Provisions:
             11          This bill:
             12          .    amends certain municipal and county land use exceptions for a school district or
             13      charter school;
             14          .    requires a school district or charter school to coordinate the siting of a new school
             15      with a municipality or county to implement the municipal or county general plan;
             16          .    amends provisions related to the inspection of construction of a school;
             17          .    amends provisions related to a certificate authorizing occupancy of a charter school
             18      or school district building; and
             19          .    makes technical corrections.
             20      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             21          None
             22      Other Special Clauses:
             23          None
             24      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             25      AMENDS:
             26           10-9a-305 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2013, Chapter 200
             27           10-9a-509 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 216

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             28           11-36a-302 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2013, Chapter 200
             29           17-27a-305 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2013, Chapter 200
             30           17-27a-508 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 216
             31           53A-20-104 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 290
             32     
             33      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             34          Section 1. Section 10-9a-305 is amended to read:
             35           10-9a-305. Other entities required to conform to municipality's land use
             36      ordinances -- Exceptions -- Submission of development plan and schedule.
             37          (1) (a) Each county, municipality, school district, charter school, local district, special
             38      service district, and political subdivision of the state shall conform to any applicable land use
             39      ordinance of any municipality when installing, constructing, operating, or otherwise using any
             40      area, land, or building situated within that municipality.
             41          (b) In addition to any other remedies provided by law, when a municipality's land use
             42      ordinance is violated or about to be violated by another political subdivision, that municipality
             43      may institute an injunction, mandamus, abatement, or other appropriate action or proceeding to
             44      prevent, enjoin, abate, or remove the improper installation, improvement, or use.
             45          [(2) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3), a school district or charter school is
             46      subject to a municipality's land use ordinances.]
             47          [(b) (i) Notwithstanding Subsection (3), a municipality may:]
             48          [(A) subject a charter school to standards within each zone pertaining to setback,
             49      height, bulk and massing regulations, off-site parking, curb cut, traffic circulation, and
             50      construction staging; and]
             51          [(B) impose regulations upon the location of a project that are necessary to avoid
             52      unreasonable risks to health or safety, as provided in Subsection (3)(f).]
             53          [(ii) The standards to which a municipality may subject a charter school under
             54      Subsection (2)(b)(i) shall be objective standards only and may not be subjective.]
             55          [(iii) Except as provided in Subsection (7)(d), the only basis upon which a municipality
             56      may deny or withhold approval of a charter school's land use application is the charter school's
             57      failure to comply with a standard imposed under Subsection (2)(b)(i).]
             58          [(iv) Nothing in Subsection (2)(b)(iii) may be construed to relieve a charter school of

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             59      an obligation to comply with a requirement of an applicable building or safety code to which it
             60      is otherwise obligated to comply.]
             61          [(3) A municipality may not:]
             62          [(a) impose requirements for landscaping, fencing, aesthetic considerations,
             63      construction methods or materials, additional building inspections, municipal building codes,
             64      building use for educational purposes, or the placement or use of temporary classroom facilities
             65      on school property;]
             66          [(b) except as otherwise provided in this section, require a school district or charter
             67      school to participate in the cost of any roadway or sidewalk, or a study on the impact of a
             68      school on a roadway or sidewalk, that is not reasonably necessary for the safety of school
             69      children and not located on or contiguous to school property, unless the roadway or sidewalk is
             70      required to connect an otherwise isolated school site to an existing roadway;]
             71          [(c) require a district or charter school to pay fees not authorized by this section;]
             72          [(d) provide for inspection of school construction or assess a fee or other charges for
             73      inspection, unless the school district or charter school is unable to provide for inspection by an
             74      inspector, other than the project architect or contractor, who is qualified under criteria
             75      established by the state superintendent;]
             76          [(e) require a school district or charter school to pay any impact fee for an
             77      improvement project unless the impact fee is imposed as provided in Title 11, Chapter 36a,
             78      Impact Fees Act;]
             79          [(f) impose regulations upon the location of an educational facility except as necessary
             80      to avoid unreasonable risks to health or safety; or]
             81          [(g) for a land use or a structure owned or operated by a school district or charter
             82      school that is not an educational facility but is used in support of providing instruction to
             83      pupils, impose a regulation that:]
             84          [(i) is not imposed on a similar land use or structure in the zone in which the land use
             85      or structure is approved; or]
             86          [(ii) uses the tax exempt status of the school district or charter school as criteria for
             87      prohibiting or regulating the land use or location of the structure.]
             88          [(4)] (2) Subject to Section 53A-20-108 , a school district or charter school shall
             89      coordinate the siting of a new school with the municipality in which the school is to be located,

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             90      to:
             91          (a) avoid or mitigate existing and potential traffic hazards, including consideration of
             92      the impacts between the new school and future highways; [and]
             93          (b) implement the municipal general plan; and
             94          [(b)] (c) maximize school, student, and site safety.
             95          [(5) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(d), a municipality may, at its discretion:]
             96          [(a) provide a walk-through of school construction at no cost and at a time convenient
             97      to the district or charter school; and]
             98          [(b) provide recommendations based upon the walk-through.]
             99          [(6) (a) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(d), a school district or charter school shall
             100      use:]
             101          [(i) a municipal building inspector;]
             102          [(ii) (A) for a school district, a school district building inspector from that school
             103      district; or]
             104          [(B) for a charter school, a school district building inspector from the school district in
             105      which the charter school is located; or]
             106          [(iii) an independent, certified building inspector who is:]
             107          [(A) not an employee of the contractor;]
             108          [(B) approved by:]
             109          [(I) a municipal building inspector; or]
             110          [(II) (Aa) for a school district, a school district building inspector from that school
             111      district; or]
             112          [(Bb) for a charter school, a school district building inspector from the school district
             113      in which the charter school is located; and]
             114          [(C) licensed to perform the inspection that the inspector is requested to perform.]
             115          [(b) The approval under Subsection (6)(a)(iii)(B) may not be unreasonably withheld.]
             116          [(c) If a school district or charter school uses a school district or independent building
             117      inspector under Subsection (6)(a)(ii) or (iii), the school district or charter school shall submit to
             118      the state superintendent of public instruction and municipal building official, on a monthly
             119      basis during construction of the school building, a copy of each inspection certificate regarding
             120      the school building.]

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             121          [(7)] (3) (a) A charter school shall be considered a permitted use in all residential
             122      zoning districts within a municipality.
             123          (b) Each land use application for any approval required for a charter school, including
             124      an application for a building permit, shall be processed on a first priority basis.
             125          (c) Parking requirements for a charter school may not exceed the minimum parking
             126      requirements for schools or other institutional public uses throughout the municipality.
             127          (d) If a municipality has designated zones for a sexually oriented business, or a
             128      business [which] that sells alcohol, a charter school may be prohibited from a location [which]
             129      that would otherwise defeat the purpose for the zone unless the charter school provides a
             130      waiver.
             131          [(e) (i) A school district or a charter school may seek a certificate authorizing
             132      permanent occupancy of a school building from:]
             133          [(A) the state superintendent of public instruction, as provided in Subsection
             134      53A-20-104 (3), if the school district or charter school used an independent building inspector
             135      for inspection of the school building; or]
             136          [(B) a municipal official with authority to issue the certificate, if the school district or
             137      charter school used a municipal building inspector for inspection of the school building.]
             138          [(ii) A school district may issue its own certificate authorizing permanent occupancy of
             139      a school building if it used its own building inspector for inspection of the school building,
             140      subject to the notification requirement of Subsection 53A-20-104 (3)(a)(ii).]
             141          [(iii) A charter school may seek a certificate authorizing permanent occupancy of a
             142      school building from a school district official with authority to issue the certificate, if the
             143      charter school used a school district building inspector for inspection of the school building.]
             144          [(iv) A certificate authorizing permanent occupancy issued by the state superintendent
             145      of public instruction under Subsection 53A-20-104 (3) or a school district official with authority
             146      to issue the certificate shall be considered to satisfy any municipal requirement for an
             147      inspection or a certificate of occupancy.]
             148          [(8)] (4) (a) A specified public agency intending to develop its land shall submit to the
             149      land use authority a development plan and schedule:
             150          (i) as early as practicable in the development process, but no later than the
             151      commencement of construction; and

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             152          (ii) with sufficient detail to enable the land use authority to assess:
             153          (A) the specified public agency's compliance with applicable land use ordinances;
             154          (B) the demand for public facilities listed in Subsections 11-36a-102 (16)(a), (b), (c),
             155      (d), (e), and (g) caused by the development;
             156          (C) the amount of any applicable fee described in Section 10-9a-510 ;
             157          (D) any credit against an impact fee; and
             158          (E) the potential for waiving an impact fee.
             159          (b) The land use authority shall respond to a specified public agency's submission
             160      under Subsection [(8)] (4)(a) with reasonable promptness in order to allow the specified public
             161      agency to consider information the municipality provides under Subsection [(8)] (4)(a)(ii) in
             162      the process of preparing the budget for the development.
             163          [(9)] (5) Nothing in this section may be construed to:
             164          (a) modify or supersede Section 10-9a-304 ; or
             165          (b) authorize a municipality to enforce an ordinance in a way, or enact an ordinance,
             166      that fails to comply with Title 57, Chapter 21, Utah Fair Housing Act, the federal Fair Housing
             167      Amendments Act of 1988, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 3601 et seq., the Americans with Disabilities Act of
             168      1990, 42 U.S.C. 12102, or any other provision of federal law.
             169          Section 2. Section 10-9a-509 is amended to read:
             170           10-9a-509. Applicant's entitlement to land use application approval -- Exceptions
             171      -- Application relating to land in a high priority transportation corridor -- Municipality's
             172      requirements and limitations -- Vesting upon submission of development plan and
             173      schedule.
             174          (1) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), an applicant is entitled to approval of a
             175      land use application if the application conforms to the requirements of the municipality's land
             176      use maps, zoning map, a municipal specification for public improvements applicable to a
             177      subdivision or development, and an applicable land use ordinance in effect when a complete
             178      application is submitted and all application fees have been paid, unless:
             179          (i) the land use authority, on the record, finds that a compelling, countervailing public
             180      interest would be jeopardized by approving the application; or
             181          (ii) in the manner provided by local ordinance and before the application is submitted,
             182      the municipality has formally initiated proceedings to amend its ordinances in a manner that

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             183      would prohibit approval of the application as submitted.
             184          (b) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(c), an applicant is not entitled to approval
             185      of a land use application until the requirements of this Subsection (1)(b) have been met if the
             186      land use application relates to land located within the boundaries of a high priority
             187      transportation corridor designated in accordance with Section 72-5-403 .
             188          (ii) (A) A municipality shall notify the executive director of the Department of
             189      Transportation of any land use applications that relate to land located within the boundaries of
             190      a high priority transportation corridor.
             191          (B) The notification under Subsection (1)(b)(ii)(A) shall be in writing and mailed by
             192      certified or registered mail to the executive director of the Department of Transportation.
             193          (iii) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(c), a municipality may not approve a land
             194      use application that relates to land located within the boundaries of a high priority
             195      transportation corridor until:
             196          (A) 30 days after the notification under Subsection (1)(b)(ii)(A) is received by the
             197      Department of Transportation if the land use application is for a building permit; or
             198          (B) 45 days after the notification under Subsection (1)(b)(ii)(A) is received by the
             199      Department of Transportation if the land use application is for any land use other than a
             200      building permit.
             201          (iv) (A) If an application is an application for a subdivision approval, including any
             202      land, subject to Subsection (1)(b)(iv)(C), located within 100 feet of the center line of a canal,
             203      the land use authority shall:
             204          (I) within 30 days after the day on which the application is filed, notify the canal
             205      company or canal operator responsible for the canal, if the canal company or canal operator has
             206      provided information under Section 10-9a-211 ; and
             207          (II) wait at least 10 days after the day on which the land use authority notifies a canal
             208      company or canal operator under Subsection (1)(b)(iv)(A)(I) to approve or reject the
             209      subdivision application described in Subsection (1)(b)(iv)(A).
             210          (B) The notification under Subsection (1)(b)(iv)(A) shall be in writing and mailed by
             211      certified or registered mail to the canal company or canal operator contact described in Section
             212      10-9a-211 .
             213          (C) The location of land described in Subsection (1)(b)(iv)(A) shall be:

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             214          (I) provided by a canal company or canal operator to the land use authority; and
             215          (II) (Aa) determined by use of mapping-grade global positioning satellite units; or
             216          (Bb) digitized from the most recent aerial photo available to the canal company or
             217      canal operator.
             218          (c) (i) A land use application is exempt from the requirements of Subsections (1)(b)(i)
             219      and (ii) if:
             220          (A) the land use application relates to land that was the subject of a previous land use
             221      application; and
             222          (B) the previous land use application described under Subsection (1)(c)(i)(A) complied
             223      with the requirements of Subsections (1)(b)(i) and (ii).
             224          (ii) A municipality may approve a land use application without making the required
             225      notifications under Subsection (1)(b)(ii)(A) if:
             226          (A) the land use application relates to land that was the subject of a previous land use
             227      application; and
             228          (B) the previous land use application described under Subsection (1)(c)(ii)(A)
             229      complied with the requirements of Subsections (1)(b)(i) and (ii).
             230          (d) After a municipality has complied with the requirements of Subsection (1)(b) for a
             231      land use application, the municipality may not withhold approval of the land use application for
             232      which the applicant is otherwise entitled under Subsection (1)(a).
             233          (e) The municipality shall process an application without regard to proceedings
             234      initiated to amend the municipality's ordinances as provided in Subsection (1)(a)(ii) if:
             235          (i) 180 days have passed since the proceedings were initiated; and
             236          (ii) the proceedings have not resulted in an enactment that prohibits approval of the
             237      application as submitted.
             238          (f) An application for a land use approval is considered submitted and complete when
             239      the application is provided in a form that complies with the requirements of applicable
             240      ordinances and all applicable fees have been paid.
             241          (g) The continuing validity of an approval of a land use application is conditioned upon
             242      the applicant proceeding after approval to implement the approval with reasonable diligence.
             243          (h) A municipality may not impose on an applicant who has submitted a complete
             244      application for preliminary subdivision approval a requirement that is not expressed in:

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             245          (i) this chapter;
             246          (ii) a municipal ordinance; or
             247          (iii) a municipal specification for public improvements applicable to a subdivision or
             248      development that is in effect on the date that the applicant submits an application.
             249          (i) A municipality may not impose on a holder of an issued land use permit or a final,
             250      unexpired subdivision plat a requirement that is not expressed:
             251          (i) in a land use permit;
             252          (ii) on the subdivision plat;
             253          (iii) in a document on which the land use permit or subdivision plat is based;
             254          (iv) in the written record evidencing approval of the land use permit or subdivision
             255      plat;
             256          (v) in this chapter; or
             257          (vi) in a municipal ordinance.
             258          (j) A municipality may not withhold issuance of a certificate of occupancy or
             259      acceptance of subdivision improvements because of an applicant's failure to comply with a
             260      requirement that is not expressed:
             261          (i) in the building permit or subdivision plat, documents on which the building permit
             262      or subdivision plat is based, or the written record evidencing approval of the land use permit or
             263      subdivision plat; or
             264          (ii) in this chapter or the municipality's ordinances.
             265          (2) A municipality is bound by the terms and standards of applicable land use
             266      ordinances and shall comply with mandatory provisions of those ordinances.
             267          (3) A municipality may not, as a condition of land use application approval, require a
             268      person filing a land use application to obtain documentation regarding a school district's
             269      willingness, capacity, or ability to serve the development proposed in the land use application.
             270          (4) Upon a specified public agency's submission of a development plan and schedule as
             271      required in Subsection 10-9a-305 [(8)](4) that complies with the requirements of that
             272      subsection, the specified public agency vests in the municipality's applicable land use maps,
             273      zoning map, hookup fees, impact fees, other applicable development fees, and land use
             274      ordinances in effect on the date of submission.
             275          Section 3. Section 11-36a-302 is amended to read:

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             276           11-36a-302. Impact fee facilities plan requirements -- Limitations -- School
             277      district or charter school.
             278          (1) (a) An impact fee facilities plan shall:
             279          (i) identify the existing level of service;
             280          (ii) subject to Subsection (1)(c), establish a proposed level of service;
             281          (iii) identify any excess capacity to accommodate future growth at the proposed level
             282      of service;
             283          (iv) identify demands placed upon existing public facilities by new development
             284      activity at the proposed level of service; and
             285          (v) identify the means by which the political subdivision or private entity will meet
             286      those growth demands.
             287          (b) A proposed level of service may diminish or equal the existing level of service.
             288          (c) A proposed level of service may:
             289          (i) exceed the existing level of service if, independent of the use of impact fees, the
             290      political subdivision or private entity provides, implements, and maintains the means to
             291      increase the existing level of service for existing demand within six years of the date on which
             292      new growth is charged for the proposed level of service; or
             293          (ii) establish a new public facility if, independent of the use of impact fees, the political
             294      subdivision or private entity provides, implements, and maintains the means to increase the
             295      existing level of service for existing demand within six years of the date on which new growth
             296      is charged for the proposed level of service.
             297          (2) In preparing an impact fee facilities plan, each local political subdivision shall
             298      generally consider all revenue sources to finance the impacts on system improvements,
             299      including:
             300          (a) grants;
             301          (b) bonds;
             302          (c) interfund loans;
             303          (d) impact fees; and
             304          (e) anticipated or accepted dedications of system improvements.
             305          (3) A local political subdivision or private entity may only impose impact fees on
             306      development activities when the local political subdivision's or private entity's plan for

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             307      financing system improvements establishes that impact fees are necessary to maintain a
             308      proposed level of service that complies with Subsection (1)(b) or (c).
             309          (4) (a) [Subject to Subsection (4)(c), the] The impact fee facilities plan shall include a
             310      public facility for which an impact fee may be charged or required for a school district or
             311      charter school if the local political subdivision is aware of the planned location of the school
             312      district facility or charter school:
             313          (i) through the planning process; or
             314          (ii) after receiving a written request from a school district or charter school that the
             315      public facility be included in the impact fee facilities plan.
             316          (b) If necessary, a local political subdivision or private entity shall amend the impact
             317      fee facilities plan to reflect a public facility described in Subsection (4)(a).
             318          [(c) (i) In accordance with Subsections 10-9a-305 (3) and 17-27a-305 (3), a local
             319      political subdivision may not require a school district or charter school to participate in the cost
             320      of any roadway or sidewalk.]
             321          [(ii) Notwithstanding Subsection (4)(c)(i), if a school district or charter school agrees
             322      to build a roadway or sidewalk, the roadway or sidewalk shall be included in the impact fee
             323      facilities plan if the local jurisdiction has an impact fee facilities plan for roads and sidewalks.]
             324          Section 4. Section 17-27a-305 is amended to read:
             325           17-27a-305. Other entities required to conform to county's land use ordinances --
             326      Exceptions -- Submission of development plan and schedule.
             327          (1) (a) Each county, municipality, school district, charter school, local district, special
             328      service district, and political subdivision of the state shall conform to any applicable land use
             329      ordinance of any county when installing, constructing, operating, or otherwise using any area,
             330      land, or building situated within the unincorporated portion of the county.
             331          (b) In addition to any other remedies provided by law, when a county's land use
             332      ordinance is violated or about to be violated by another political subdivision, that county may
             333      institute an injunction, mandamus, abatement, or other appropriate action or proceeding to
             334      prevent, enjoin, abate, or remove the improper installation, improvement, or use.
             335          [(2) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3), a school district or charter school is
             336      subject to a county's land use ordinances.]
             337          [(b) (i) Notwithstanding Subsection (3), a county may:]

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             338          [(A) subject a charter school to standards within each zone pertaining to setback,
             339      height, bulk and massing regulations, off-site parking, curb cut, traffic circulation, and
             340      construction staging; and]
             341          [(B) impose regulations upon the location of a project that are necessary to avoid
             342      unreasonable risks to health or safety, as provided in Subsection (3)(f).]
             343          [(ii) The standards to which a county may subject a charter school under Subsection
             344      (2)(b)(i) shall be objective standards only and may not be subjective.]
             345          [(iii) Except as provided in Subsection (7)(d), the only basis upon which a county may
             346      deny or withhold approval of a charter school's land use application is the charter school's
             347      failure to comply with a standard imposed under Subsection (2)(b)(i).]
             348          [(iv) Nothing in Subsection (2)(b)(iii) may be construed to relieve a charter school of
             349      an obligation to comply with a requirement of an applicable building or safety code to which it
             350      is otherwise obligated to comply.]
             351          [(3) A county may not:]
             352          [(a) impose requirements for landscaping, fencing, aesthetic considerations,
             353      construction methods or materials, additional building inspections, county building codes,
             354      building use for educational purposes, or the placement or use of temporary classroom facilities
             355      on school property;]
             356          [(b) except as otherwise provided in this section, require a school district or charter
             357      school to participate in the cost of any roadway or sidewalk, or a study on the impact of a
             358      school on a roadway or sidewalk, that is not reasonably necessary for the safety of school
             359      children and not located on or contiguous to school property, unless the roadway or sidewalk is
             360      required to connect an otherwise isolated school site to an existing roadway;]
             361          [(c) require a district or charter school to pay fees not authorized by this section;]
             362          [(d) provide for inspection of school construction or assess a fee or other charges for
             363      inspection, unless the school district or charter school is unable to provide for inspection by an
             364      inspector, other than the project architect or contractor, who is qualified under criteria
             365      established by the state superintendent;]
             366          [(e) require a school district or charter school to pay any impact fee for an
             367      improvement project unless the impact fee is imposed as provided in Title 11, Chapter 36a,
             368      Impact Fees Act;]

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             369          [(f) impose regulations upon the location of an educational facility except as necessary
             370      to avoid unreasonable risks to health or safety; or]
             371          [(g) for a land use or a structure owned or operated by a school district or charter
             372      school that is not an educational facility but is used in support of providing instruction to
             373      pupils, impose a regulation that:]
             374          [(i) is not imposed on a similar land use or structure in the zone in which the land use
             375      or structure is approved; or]
             376          [(ii) uses the tax exempt status of the school district or charter school as criteria for
             377      prohibiting or regulating the land use or location of the structure.]
             378          [(4)] (2) Subject to Section 53A-20-108 , a school district or charter school shall
             379      coordinate the siting of a new school with the county in which the school is to be located, to:
             380          (a) avoid or mitigate existing and potential traffic hazards, including consideration of
             381      the impacts between the new school and future highways; [and]
             382          (b) implement the county general plan; and
             383          [(b)] (c) maximize school, student, and site safety.
             384          [(5) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(d), a county may, at its discretion:]
             385          [(a) provide a walk-through of school construction at no cost and at a time convenient
             386      to the district or charter school; and]
             387          [(b) provide recommendations based upon the walk-through.]
             388          [(6) (a) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(d), a school district or charter school shall
             389      use:]
             390          [(i) a county building inspector;]
             391          [(ii) (A) for a school district, a school district building inspector from that school
             392      district; or]
             393          [(B) for a charter school, a school district building inspector from the school district in
             394      which the charter school is located; or]
             395          [(iii) an independent, certified building inspector who is:]
             396          [(A) not an employee of the contractor;]
             397          [(B) approved by:]
             398          [(I) a county building inspector; or]
             399          [(II) (Aa) for a school district, a school district building inspector from that school

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             400      district; or]
             401          [(Bb) for a charter school, a school district building inspector from the school district
             402      in which the charter school is located; and]
             403          [(C) licensed to perform the inspection that the inspector is requested to perform.]
             404          [(b) The approval under Subsection (6)(a)(iii)(B) may not be unreasonably withheld.]
             405          [(c) If a school district or charter school uses a school district or independent building
             406      inspector under Subsection (6)(a)(ii) or (iii), the school district or charter school shall submit to
             407      the state superintendent of public instruction and county building official, on a monthly basis
             408      during construction of the school building, a copy of each inspection certificate regarding the
             409      school building.]
             410          [(7)] (3) (a) A charter school shall be considered a permitted use in all residential
             411      zoning districts within a county.
             412          (b) Each land use application for any approval required for a charter school, including
             413      an application for a building permit, shall be processed on a first priority basis.
             414          (c) Parking requirements for a charter school may not exceed the minimum parking
             415      requirements for schools or other institutional public uses throughout the county.
             416          (d) If a county has designated zones for a sexually oriented business, or a business
             417      [which] that sells alcohol, a charter school may be prohibited from a location [which] that
             418      would otherwise defeat the purpose for the zone unless the charter school provides a waiver.
             419          [(e) (i) A school district or a charter school may seek a certificate authorizing
             420      permanent occupancy of a school building from:]
             421          [(A) the state superintendent of public instruction, as provided in Subsection
             422      53A-20-104 (3), if the school district or charter school used an independent building inspector
             423      for inspection of the school building; or]
             424          [(B) a county official with authority to issue the certificate, if the school district or
             425      charter school used a county building inspector for inspection of the school building.]
             426          [(ii) A school district may issue its own certificate authorizing permanent occupancy of
             427      a school building if it used its own building inspector for inspection of the school building,
             428      subject to the notification requirement of Subsection 53A-20-104 (3)(a)(ii).]
             429          [(iii) A charter school may seek a certificate authorizing permanent occupancy of a
             430      school building from a school district official with authority to issue the certificate, if the

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             431      charter school used a school district building inspector for inspection of the school building.]
             432          [(iv) A certificate authorizing permanent occupancy issued by the state superintendent
             433      of public instruction under Subsection 53A-20-104 (3) or a school district official with authority
             434      to issue the certificate shall be considered to satisfy any county requirement for an inspection or
             435      a certificate of occupancy.]
             436          [(8)] (4) (a) A specified public agency intending to develop its land shall submit to the
             437      land use authority a development plan and schedule:
             438          (i) as early as practicable in the development process, but no later than the
             439      commencement of construction; and
             440          (ii) with sufficient detail to enable the land use authority to assess:
             441          (A) the specified public agency's compliance with applicable land use ordinances;
             442          (B) the demand for public facilities listed in Subsections 11-36a-102 (16)(a), (b), (c),
             443      (d), (e), and (g) caused by the development;
             444          (C) the amount of any applicable fee described in Section 17-27a-509 ;
             445          (D) any credit against an impact fee; and
             446          (E) the potential for waiving an impact fee.
             447          (b) The land use authority shall respond to a specified public agency's submission
             448      under Subsection [(8)] (4)(a) with reasonable promptness in order to allow the specified public
             449      agency to consider information the municipality provides under Subsection [(8)] (4)(a)(ii) in
             450      the process of preparing the budget for the development.
             451          [(9)] (5) Nothing in this section may be construed to:
             452          (a) modify or supersede Section 17-27a-304 ; or
             453          (b) authorize a county to enforce an ordinance in a way, or enact an ordinance, that
             454      fails to comply with Title 57, Chapter 21, Utah Fair Housing Act, the federal Fair Housing
             455      Amendments Act of 1988, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 3601 et seq., the Americans with Disabilities Act of
             456      1990, 42 U.S.C. 12102, or any other provision of federal law.
             457          Section 5. Section 17-27a-508 is amended to read:
             458           17-27a-508. Applicant's entitlement to land use application approval --
             459      Exceptions -- Application relating to land in a high priority transportation corridor --
             460      County's requirements and limitations -- Vesting upon submission of development plan
             461      and schedule.

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             462          (1) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), an applicant is entitled to approval of a
             463      land use application if the application conforms to the requirements of the county's land use
             464      maps, zoning map, and applicable land use ordinance in effect when a complete application is
             465      submitted and all application fees have been paid, unless:
             466          (i) the land use authority, on the record, finds that a compelling, countervailing public
             467      interest would be jeopardized by approving the application; or
             468          (ii) in the manner provided by local ordinance and before the application is submitted,
             469      the county has formally initiated proceedings to amend its ordinances in a manner that would
             470      prohibit approval of the application as submitted.
             471          (b) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(c), an applicant is not entitled to approval
             472      of a land use application until the requirements of this Subsection (1)(b)(i) and Subsection
             473      (1)(b)(ii) have been met if the land use application relates to land located within the boundaries
             474      of a high priority transportation corridor designated in accordance with Section 72-5-403 .
             475          (ii) (A) A county shall notify the executive director of the Department of
             476      Transportation of any land use applications that relate to land located within the boundaries of
             477      a high priority transportation corridor.
             478          (B) The notification under Subsection (1)(b)(ii)(A) shall be in writing and mailed by
             479      certified or registered mail to the executive director of the Department of Transportation.
             480          (iii) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(c), a county may not approve a land use
             481      application that relates to land located within the boundaries of a high priority transportation
             482      corridor until:
             483          (A) 30 days after the notification under Subsection (1)(b)(ii)(A) is received by the
             484      Department of Transportation if the land use application is for a building permit; or
             485          (B) 45 days after the notification under Subsection (1)(b)(ii)(A) is received by the
             486      Department of Transportation if the land use application is for any land use other than a
             487      building permit.
             488          (iv) (A) If an application is an application for a subdivision approval, including any
             489      land, subject to Subsection (1)(b)(iv)(C), located within 100 feet of the center line of a canal,
             490      the land use authority shall:
             491          (I) within 30 days after the day on which the application is filed, notify the canal
             492      company or canal operator responsible for the canal, if the canal company or canal owner has

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             493      provided information under Section 17-27a-211 ; and
             494          (II) wait at least 10 days after the day on which the land use authority notifies a canal
             495      company or canal operator under Subsection (1)(b)(iv)(A)(I) to approve or reject the
             496      subdivision application described in Subsection (1)(b)(iv)(A).
             497          (B) The notification under Subsection (1)(b)(iv)(A) shall be in writing and mailed by
             498      certified or registered mail to the canal company or canal operator contact described in Section
             499      17-27a-211 .
             500          (C) The location of land described in Subsection (1)(b)(iv)(A) shall be:
             501          (I) provided by a canal company or canal operator to the land use authority; and
             502          (II) (Aa) determined by use of mapping-grade global positioning satellite units; or
             503          (Bb) digitized from the most recent aerial photo available to the canal company or
             504      canal operator.
             505          (c) (i) A land use application is exempt from the requirements of Subsection (1)(b)(i)
             506      if:
             507          (A) the land use application relates to land that was the subject of a previous land use
             508      application; and
             509          (B) the previous land use application described under Subsection (1)(c)(i)(A) complied
             510      with the requirements of Subsections (1)(b)(i) and (ii).
             511          (ii) A county may approve a land use application without making the required
             512      notifications under Subsections (1)(b)(i) and (ii) if:
             513          (A) the land use application relates to land that was the subject of a previous land use
             514      application; and
             515          (B) the previous land use application described under Subsection (1)(c)(ii)(A)
             516      complied with the requirements of Subsections (1)(b)(i) and (ii).
             517          (d) After a county has complied with the requirements of Subsection (1)(b) for a land
             518      use application, the county may not withhold approval of the land use application for which the
             519      applicant is otherwise entitled under Subsection (1)(a).
             520          (e) The county shall process an application without regard to proceedings initiated to
             521      amend the county's ordinances as provided in Subsection (1)(a)(ii) if:
             522          (i) 180 days have passed since the proceedings were initiated; and
             523          (ii) the proceedings have not resulted in an enactment that prohibits approval of the

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             524      application as submitted.
             525          (f) An application for a land use approval is considered submitted and complete when
             526      the application is provided in a form that complies with the requirements of applicable
             527      ordinances and all applicable fees have been paid.
             528          (g) The continuing validity of an approval of a land use application is conditioned upon
             529      the applicant proceeding after approval to implement the approval with reasonable diligence.
             530          (h) A county may not impose on an applicant who has submitted a complete
             531      application for preliminary subdivision approval a requirement that is not expressed:
             532          (i) in this chapter;
             533          (ii) in a county ordinance; or
             534          (iii) in a county specification for public improvements applicable to a subdivision or
             535      development that is in effect on the date that the applicant submits an application.
             536          (i) A county may not impose on a holder of an issued land use permit or a final,
             537      unexpired subdivision plat a requirement that is not expressed:
             538          (i) in a land use permit;
             539          (ii) on the subdivision plat;
             540          (iii) in a document on which the land use permit or subdivision plat is based;
             541          (iv) in the written record evidencing approval of the land use permit or subdivision
             542      plat;
             543          (v) in this chapter; or
             544          (vi) in a county ordinance.
             545          (j) A county may not withhold issuance of a certificate of occupancy or acceptance of
             546      subdivision improvements because of an applicant's failure to comply with a requirement that
             547      is not expressed:
             548          (i) in the building permit or subdivision plat, documents on which the building permit
             549      or subdivision plat is based, or the written record evidencing approval of the building permit or
             550      subdivision plat; or
             551          (ii) in this chapter or the county's ordinances.
             552          (2) A county is bound by the terms and standards of applicable land use ordinances and
             553      shall comply with mandatory provisions of those ordinances.
             554          (3) A county may not, as a condition of land use application approval, require a person

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             555      filing a land use application to obtain documentation regarding a school district's willingness,
             556      capacity, or ability to serve the development proposed in the land use application.
             557          (4) Upon a specified public agency's submission of a development plan and schedule as
             558      required in Subsection 17-27a-305 [(8)](4) that complies with the requirements of that
             559      subsection, the specified public agency vests in the county's applicable land use maps, zoning
             560      map, hookup fees, impact fees, other applicable development fees, and land use ordinances in
             561      effect on the date of submission.
             562          Section 6. Section 53A-20-104 is amended to read:
             563           53A-20-104. Enforcement of chapter by state superintendent -- Employment of
             564      personnel -- Certificate of inspection verification.
             565          (1) The state superintendent of public instruction shall enforce this chapter.
             566          (2) The superintendent may employ architects or other qualified personnel, or contract
             567      with the State Building Board, the state fire marshal, H. a school district building inspector, .H              567a      or a local governmental entity to:
             568          (a) examine the plans and specifications of any school building or alteration submitted
             569      under this chapter;
             570          (b) verify the inspection of any school building during or following construction; and
             571          (c) perform other functions necessary to ensure compliance with this chapter.
             572          [(3) (a) (i) If a local school board uses the school district's building inspector under
             573      Subsection 10-9a-305 (6)(a)(ii) or 17-27a-305 (6)(a)(ii) and issues its own certificate authorizing
             574      permanent occupancy of the school building, the local school board shall file a certificate of
             575      inspection verification with the local governmental entity's building official and the State
             576      Office of Education, advising those entities that the school district has complied with the
             577      inspection provisions of this chapter.]
             578          [(ii) If a charter school uses a school district building inspector under Subsection
             579      10-9a-305 (6)(a)(ii) or 17-27a-305 (6)(a)(ii) and the school district issues to the charter school a
             580      certificate authorizing permanent occupancy of the school building, the charter school shall file
             581      with the State Office of Education a certificate of inspection verification.]
             582          [(iii) If a local school board or charter school uses a local governmental entity's
             583      building inspector under Subsection 10-9a-305 (6)(a)(i) or 17-27a-305 (6)(a)(i) and the local
             584      governmental entity issues the local school board or charter school a certificate authorizing
             585      permanent occupancy of the school building, the local school board or charter school shall file

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             586      with the State Office of Education a certificate of inspection verification.]
             587          [(iv) (A) If a local school board or charter school uses an independent, certified
             588      building inspector under Subsection 10-9a-305 (6)(a)(iii) or 17-27a-305 (6)(a)(iii), the local
             589      school board or charter school shall, upon completion of all required inspections of the school
             590      building, file with the State Office of Education a certificate of inspection verification and a
             591      request for the issuance of a certificate authorizing permanent occupancy of the school
             592      building.]
             593          [(B) Upon the local school board's or charter school's filing of the certificate and
             594      request as provided in Subsection (3)(a)(iv)(A), the school district or charter school shall be
             595      entitled to temporary occupancy of the school building that is the subject of the request for a
             596      period of 90 days, beginning the date the request is filed, if the school district or charter school
             597      has complied with all applicable fire and life safety code requirements.]
             598          [(C) Within 30 days after the local school board or charter school files a request under
             599      Subsection (3)(a)(iv)(A) for a certificate authorizing permanent occupancy of the school
             600      building, the state superintendent of public instruction shall:]
             601          [(I) (Aa) issue to the local school board or charter school a certificate authorizing
             602      permanent occupancy of the school building; or]
             603          [(Bb) deliver to the local school board or charter school a written notice indicating
             604      deficiencies in the school district's or charter school's compliance with the inspection
             605      provisions of this chapter; and]
             606          [(II) mail a copy of the certificate authorizing permanent occupancy or the notice of
             607      deficiency to the building official of the local governmental entity in which the school building
             608      is located.]
             609          [(D) Upon the local school board or charter school remedying the deficiencies
             610      indicated in the notice under Subsection (3)(a)(iv)(C)(I)(Bb) and notifying the state
             611      superintendent of public instruction that the deficiencies have been remedied, the state
             612      superintendent of public instruction shall issue a certificate authorizing permanent occupancy
             613      of the school building and mail a copy of the certificate to the building official of the local
             614      governmental entity in which the school building is located.]
             615          [(E) (I)] (3) (a) The state superintendent of public instruction may charge the school
             616      district or charter school a fee for an inspection that the superintendent considers necessary to

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             617      enable the superintendent to issue a certificate authorizing permanent occupancy of the school
             618      building.
             619          [(II)] (b) A fee under Subsection (3)(a)[(iv)(E)(I)] may not exceed the actual cost of
             620      performing the inspection.
             621          [(b) For purposes of this Subsection (3):]
             622          [(i) "local governmental entity" means either a municipality, for a school building
             623      located within a municipality, or a county, for a school building located within an
             624      unincorporated area in the county; and]
             625          [(ii) "certificate of inspection verification" means a standard inspection form developed
             626      by the state superintendent in consultation with local school boards and charter schools to
             627      verify that inspections by qualified inspectors have occurred.]




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