17-27a-505. Zoning districts.
(1) (a) The legislative body may divide the territory over which it has jurisdiction into
zoning districts of a number, shape, and area that it considers appropriate to carry out the
purposes of this chapter.
(b) Within those zoning districts, the legislative body may regulate and restrict the
erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, or use of buildings and structures, and
the use of land.
(c) A county may enact an ordinance regulating land use and development in a flood
plain or potential geologic hazard area to:
(i) protect life; and
(ii) prevent:
(A) the substantial loss of real property; or
(B) substantial damage to real property.
(2) The legislative body shall ensure that the regulations are uniform for each class or
kind of buildings throughout each zone, but the regulations in one zone may differ from those in
other zones.
(3) (a) There is no minimum area or diversity of ownership requirement for a zone
designation.
(b) Neither the size of a zoning district nor the number of landowners within the district
may be used as evidence of the illegality of a zoning district or of the invalidity of a county
decision.
Amended by Chapter 326, 2008 General Session
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