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S.B. 114

             1     

COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL ZONING

             2     
REGARDING BILLBOARDS

             3     
2005 GENERAL SESSION

             4     
STATE OF UTAH

             5     
Sponsor: Michael G. Waddoups

             6     
             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill modifies county and municipal land use development and management
             10      provisions relating to billboards.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    prohibits counties and municipalities from allowing a nonconforming billboard to
             14      be rebuilt or replaced by anyone other than its owner; and
             15          .    removes a limitation on the reasons for which counties and municipalities may
             16      allow nonconforming billboards to be rebuilt.
             17      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             18          None
             19      Other Special Clauses:
             20          None
             21      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             22      AMENDS:
             23          10-9-408, as last amended by Chapter 138, Laws of Utah 2004
             24          17-27-407, as last amended by Chapter 138, Laws of Utah 2004
             25     
             26      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             27          Section 1. Section 10-9-408 is amended to read:


             28           10-9-408. Nonconforming uses and structures.
             29          (1) (a) Except as provided in this section, a nonconforming use or structure may be
             30      continued.
             31          (b) A nonconforming use may be extended through the same building, provided no
             32      structural alteration of the building is proposed or made for the purpose of the extension.
             33          (c) For purposes of this Subsection (1), the addition of a solar energy device to a
             34      building is not a structural alteration.
             35          (2) The legislative body may provide in any zoning ordinance or amendment for:
             36          (a) the establishment, restoration, reconstruction, extension, alteration, expansion, or
             37      substitution of nonconforming uses upon the terms and conditions set forth in the zoning
             38      ordinance;
             39          (b) the termination of all nonconforming uses, except billboards, by providing a
             40      formula establishing a reasonable time period during which the owner can recover or amortize
             41      the amount of his investment in the nonconforming use, if any; and
             42          (c) the termination of a billboard that is a nonconforming use by acquiring the billboard
             43      and associated property rights through:
             44          (i) gift;
             45          (ii) purchase;
             46          (iii) agreement;
             47          (iv) exchange; or
             48          (v) eminent domain.
             49          (3) (a) A municipality is considered to have initiated the acquisition of a billboard
             50      structure by eminent domain under Subsection (2)(c)(v) if the municipality prevents a billboard
             51      owner from:
             52          (i) rebuilding, maintaining, repairing, or restoring a billboard structure that is damaged
             53      by casualty, an act of God, or vandalism; or
             54          (ii) except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), relocating or rebuilding a billboard
             55      structure, or taking other measures, to correct a mistake in the placement or erection of a
             56      billboard for which the municipality has issued a permit, if the proposed relocation, rebuilding,
             57      or other measure is consistent with the intent of that permit.
             58          (b) A municipality's denial of a billboard owner's request to relocate or rebuild a


             59      billboard structure, or to take other measures, in order to correct a mistake in the placement or
             60      erection of a billboard does not constitute the initiation of acquisition by eminent domain under
             61      Subsection (3)(a) if the mistake in placement or erection of the billboard is determined by clear
             62      and convincing evidence to have resulted from an intentionally false or misleading statement:
             63          (i) by the billboard applicant in the application; and
             64          (ii) regarding the placement or erection of the billboard.
             65          (4) Notwithstanding Subsections (2) and (3), a municipality may remove a billboard
             66      without providing compensation if:
             67          (a) the municipality determines:
             68          (i) by clear and convincing evidence that the applicant for a permit intentionally made a
             69      false or misleading statement in the applicant's application regarding the placement or erection
             70      of the billboard; or
             71          (ii) by substantial evidence that the billboard:
             72          (A) is structurally unsafe;
             73          (B) is in an unreasonable state of repair; or
             74          (C) has been abandoned for at least 12 months;
             75          (b) the municipality notifies the owner in writing that the owner's billboard meets one
             76      or more of the conditions listed in Subsections (4)(a)(i) and (ii);
             77          (c) the owner fails to remedy the condition or conditions within:
             78          (i) except as provided in Subsection (4)(c)(ii), 90 days following the billboard owner's
             79      receipt of written notice under Subsection (4)(b); or
             80          (ii) if the condition forming the basis of the municipality's intention to remove the
             81      billboard is that it is structurally unsafe, ten business days, or a longer period if necessary
             82      because of a natural disaster, following the billboard owner's receipt of written notice under
             83      Subsection (4)(b); and
             84          (d) following the expiration of the applicable period under Subsection (4)(c) and after
             85      providing the owner with reasonable notice of proceedings and an opportunity for a hearing,
             86      the municipality finds:
             87          (i) by clear and convincing evidence, that the applicant for a permit intentionally made
             88      a false or misleading statement in the application regarding the placement or erection of the
             89      billboard; or


             90          (ii) by substantial evidence that the billboard is structurally unsafe, is in an
             91      unreasonable state of repair, or has been abandoned for at least 12 months.
             92          (5) A municipality may not allow a nonconforming billboard to be rebuilt [for a reason
             93      other than:] or replaced by anyone other than its owner.
             94          [(a) those specified in Subsections (3) and (4);]
             95          [(b) those provided in Title 72, Chapter 7, Part 5, Utah Outdoor Advertising Act; and]
             96          [(c) those specified in the municipality's ordinance requiring or allowing a billboard
             97      owner to relocate and rebuild an existing nonconforming billboard to an area within the
             98      municipality where outdoor advertising is otherwise allowed under Title 72, Chapter 7, Part 5,
             99      Utah Outdoor Advertising Act.]
             100          (6) A municipality may terminate the nonconforming status of school district property
             101      when the property ceases to be used for school district purposes.
             102          Section 2. Section 17-27-407 is amended to read:
             103           17-27-407. Nonconforming uses and structures.
             104          (1) (a) Except as provided in this section, a nonconforming use or structure may be
             105      continued.
             106          (b) A nonconforming use may be extended through the same building, provided no
             107      structural alteration of the building is proposed or made for the purpose of the extension.
             108          (c) For purposes of this Subsection (1), the addition of a solar energy device to a
             109      building is not a structural alteration.
             110          (d) If any county acquires title to any property because of tax delinquency and the
             111      property is not redeemed as provided by law, the future use of the property shall conform with
             112      the existing provisions of the county ordinances equally applicable to other like properties
             113      within the district in which the property acquired by the county is located.
             114          (2) The legislative body may provide in any zoning ordinance or amendment for:
             115          (a) the establishment, restoration, reconstruction, extension, alteration, expansion, or
             116      substitution of nonconforming uses upon the terms and conditions set forth in the zoning
             117      ordinance;
             118          (b) the termination of all nonconforming uses, except billboards by providing a
             119      formula establishing a reasonable time period during which the owner can recover or amortize
             120      the amount of his investment in the nonconforming use, if any; and


             121          (c) the termination of a billboard that is a nonconforming use by acquiring the billboard
             122      and associated property rights through:
             123          (i) gift;
             124          (ii) purchase;
             125          (iii) agreement;
             126          (iv) exchange; or
             127          (v) eminent domain.
             128          (3) (a) A county is considered to have initiated the acquisition of a billboard structure
             129      by eminent domain under Subsection (2)(c)(v) if the county prevents a billboard owner from:
             130          (i) rebuilding, maintaining, repairing, or restoring a billboard structure that is damaged
             131      by casualty, an act of God, or vandalism; or
             132          (ii) except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), relocating or rebuilding a billboard
             133      structure, or taking other measures, to correct a mistake in the placement or erection of a
             134      billboard for which the county has issued a permit, if the proposed relocation, rebuilding, or
             135      other measure is consistent with the intent of that permit.
             136          (b) A county's denial of a billboard owner's request to relocate or rebuild a billboard
             137      structure, or to take other measures, in order to correct a mistake in the placement or erection of
             138      a billboard does not constitute the initiation of acquisition by eminent domain under Subsection
             139      (3)(a) if the mistake in placement or erection of the billboard is determined by clear and
             140      convincing evidence to have resulted from an intentionally false or misleading statement:
             141          (i) by the billboard applicant in the application; and
             142          (ii) regarding the placement or erection of the billboard.
             143          (4) Notwithstanding Subsections (2) and (3), a county may remove a billboard without
             144      providing compensation if:
             145          (a) the county determines:
             146          (i) by clear and convincing evidence that the applicant for a permit intentionally made a
             147      false or misleading statement in the applicant's application regarding the placement or erection
             148      of the billboard; or
             149          (ii) by substantial evidence that the billboard:
             150          (A) is structurally unsafe;
             151          (B) is in an unreasonable state of repair; or


             152          (C) has been abandoned for at least 12 months;
             153          (b) the county notifies the owner in writing that the owner's billboard meets one or
             154      more of the conditions listed in Subsections (4)(a)(i) and (ii);
             155          (c) the owner fails to remedy the condition or conditions within:
             156          (i) except as provided in Subsection (4)(c)(ii), 90 days following the billboard owner's
             157      receipt of written notice under Subsection (4)(b); or
             158          (ii) if the condition forming the basis of the county's intention to remove the billboard
             159      is that it is structurally unsafe, ten business days, or a longer period if necessary because of a
             160      natural disaster, following the billboard owner's receipt of written notice under Subsection
             161      (4)(b); and
             162          (d) following the expiration of the applicable period under Subsection (4)(c) and after
             163      providing the owner with reasonable notice of proceedings and an opportunity for a hearing,
             164      the county finds:
             165          (i) by clear and convincing evidence, that the applicant for a permit intentionally made
             166      a false or misleading statement in the application regarding the placement or erection of the
             167      billboard; or
             168          (ii) by substantial evidence that the billboard is structurally unsafe, is in an
             169      unreasonable state of repair, or has been abandoned for at least 12 months.
             170          (5) A county may not allow a nonconforming billboard to be rebuilt [for a reason other
             171      than:] or replaced by anyone other than its owner.
             172          [(a) those specified in Subsections (3) and (4);]
             173          [(b) those provided in Title 72, Chapter 7, Part 5, Utah Outdoor Advertising Act; and]
             174          [(c) those specified in the county's ordinance requiring or allowing a billboard owner to
             175      relocate and rebuild an existing nonconforming billboard to an area within the county where
             176      outdoor advertising is otherwise allowed under Title 72, Chapter 7, Part 5, Utah Outdoor
             177      Advertising Act.]
             178          (6) A county may terminate the nonconforming status of school district property when
             179      the property ceases to be used for school district purposes.





Legislative Review Note
    as of 1-11-05 1:30 PM


Based on a limited legal review, this legislation has not been determined to have a high
probability of being held unconstitutional.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel


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