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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill modifies the Municipal Land Use, Development, and Management Act.
10 Highlighted Provisions:
11 This bill:
12 ▸ modifies provisions related to a legislative body's authority to designate a local
13 historic district or area; and
14 ▸ makes technical corrections.
15 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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17 Other Special Clauses:
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19 Utah Code Sections Affected:
20 AMENDS:
21 10-9a-503, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 195
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23 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
24 Section 1. Section 10-9a-503 is amended to read:
25 10-9a-503. Land use ordinance or zoning map amendments -- Limited
26 prohibition on designation of historic district or area.
27 (1) The legislative body may amend:
28 (a) the number, shape, boundaries, or area of any zoning district;
29 (b) any regulation of or within the zoning district; or
30 (c) any other provision of a land use ordinance.
31 (2) The legislative body may not make any amendment authorized by this section
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33 planning commission for its recommendation.
34 (3) The legislative body shall comply with the procedure specified in Section
35 10-9a-502 in preparing and adopting an amendment to a land use ordinance or a zoning map.
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53 (4) (a) As used in this Subsection (4), "local historic district or area" means a
54 geographically or thematically definable area that contains any combination of buildings,
55 structures, sites, objects, landscape features, archeological sites, or works of art that contribute
56 to the historic preservation goals of the legislative body.
57 (b) The legislative body may not establish a local historic district or area unless the
58 requirements of this Subsection (4) are met.
59 (c) If the legislative body, a property owner, or other person initiates a proposal or
60 petition to designate a local historic district or area, the local historic district or area may not be
61 considered by the legislative body unless 75% of the property owners within the boundary of
62 the proposed local historic district or area support in writing the designation of the proposed
63 local historic district or area.
Legislative Review Note
as of 3-2-15 11:36 AM
Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel