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S.B. 163

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AMENDMENTS TO MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY

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LAND USE

             3     
2007 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Dennis E. Stowell

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House Sponsor: Christopher N. Herrod

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             8      LONG TITLE
             9      General Description:
             10          This bill modifies county and municipal land use development and management
             11      provisions relating to plat approval.
             12      Highlighted Provisions:
             13          This bill:
             14          .    defines "fire authority"; and
             15          .    adds fire authority approval to the approvals required before a plat can be approved
             16      by a county or municipality.
             17      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             18          None
             19      Other Special Clauses:
             20          None
             21      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             22      AMENDS:
             23          10-9a-103, as last amended by Chapters 14, 163, 240, 257 and 289, Laws of Utah 2006
             24          10-9a-603, as last amended by Chapters 163, 240 and 257, Laws of Utah 2006
             25          17-27a-103, as last amended by Chapters 14, 163, 240, 257 and 289, Laws of Utah
             26      2006
             27          17-27a-603, as last amended by Chapters 163, 240 and 257, Laws of Utah 2006


             28     
             29      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             30          Section 1. Section 10-9a-103 is amended to read:
             31           10-9a-103. Definitions.
             32          As used in this chapter:
             33          (1) "Affected entity" means a county, municipality, independent special district under
             34      Title 17A, Chapter 2, Independent Special Districts, local district under Title 17B, Chapter 2,
             35      Local Districts, school district, interlocal cooperation entity established under Title 11, Chapter
             36      13, Interlocal Cooperation Act, specified public utility, a property owner, a property owners
             37      association, or the Utah Department of Transportation, if:
             38          (a) the entity's services or facilities are likely to require expansion or significant
             39      modification because of an intended use of land;
             40          (b) the entity has filed with the municipality a copy of the entity's general or long-range
             41      plan; or
             42          (c) the entity has filed with the municipality a request for notice during the same
             43      calendar year and before the municipality provides notice to an affected entity in compliance
             44      with a requirement imposed under this chapter.
             45          (2) "Appeal authority" means the person, board, commission, agency, or other body
             46      designated by ordinance to decide an appeal of a decision of a land use application or a
             47      variance.
             48          (3) "Billboard" means a freestanding ground sign located on industrial, commercial, or
             49      residential property if the sign is designed or intended to direct attention to a business, product,
             50      or service that is not sold, offered, or existing on the property where the sign is located.
             51          (4) "Charter school" includes:
             52          (a) an operating charter school;
             53          (b) a charter school applicant that has its application approved by a chartering entity in
             54      accordance with Title 53A, Chapter 1a, Part 5, The Utah Charter Schools Act; and
             55          (c) an entity who is working on behalf of a charter school or approved charter applicant
             56      to develop or construct a charter school building.
             57          (5) "Chief executive officer" means the:
             58          (a) mayor in municipalities operating under all forms of municipal government except


             59      the council-manager form; or
             60          (b) city manager in municipalities operating under the council-manager form of
             61      municipal government.
             62          (6) "Conditional use" means a land use that, because of its unique characteristics or
             63      potential impact on the municipality, surrounding neighbors, or adjacent land uses, may not be
             64      compatible in some areas or may be compatible only if certain conditions are required that
             65      mitigate or eliminate the detrimental impacts.
             66          (7) "Constitutional taking" means a governmental action that results in a taking of
             67      private property so that compensation to the owner of the property is required by the:
             68          (a) Fifth or Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States; or
             69          (b) Utah Constitution Article I, Section 22.
             70          (8) "Culinary water authority" means the department, agency, or public entity with
             71      responsibility to review and approve the feasibility of the culinary water system and sources for
             72      the subject property.
             73          (9) (a) "Disability" means a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one
             74      or more of a person's major life activities, including a person having a record of such an
             75      impairment or being regarded as having such an impairment.
             76          (b) "Disability" does not include current illegal use of, or addiction to, any federally
             77      controlled substance, as defined in Section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act, 21 U.S.C.
             78      802.
             79          (10) "Elderly person" means a person who is 60 years old or older, who desires or
             80      needs to live with other elderly persons in a group setting, but who is capable of living
             81      independently.
             82          (11) "Fire authority" means the department, agency, or public entity with responsibility
             83      to review and approve the feasibility of fire protection and suppression services for the subject
             84      property.
             85          [(11)] (12) "General plan" means a document that a municipality adopts that sets forth
             86      general guidelines for proposed future development of the land within the municipality.
             87          [(12)] (13) "Identical plans" means building plans submitted to a municipality that are
             88      substantially identical to building plans that were previously submitted to and reviewed and
             89      approved by the municipality and describe a building that is:


             90          (a) located on land zoned the same as the land on which the building described in the
             91      previously approved plans is located; and
             92          (b) subject to the same geological and meteorological conditions and the same law as
             93      the building described in the previously approved plans.
             94          [(13)] (14) "Land use application" means an application required by a municipality's
             95      land use ordinance.
             96          [(14)] (15) "Land use authority" means a person, board, commission, agency, or other
             97      body designated by the local legislative body to act upon a land use application.
             98          [(15)] (16) "Land use ordinance" means a planning, zoning, development, or
             99      subdivision ordinance of the municipality, but does not include the general plan.
             100          [(16)] (17) "Land use permit" means a permit issued by a land use authority.
             101          [(17)] (18) "Legislative body" means the municipal council.
             102          [(18)] (19) "Lot line adjustment" means the relocation of the property boundary line in
             103      a subdivision between two adjoining lots with the consent of the owners of record.
             104          [(19)] (20) "Moderate income housing" means housing occupied or reserved for
             105      occupancy by households with a gross household income equal to or less than 80% of the
             106      median gross income for households of the same size in the county in which the city is located.
             107          [(20)] (21) "Nominal fee" means a fee that reasonably reimburses a municipality only
             108      for time spent and expenses incurred in:
             109          (a) verifying that building plans are identical plans; and
             110          (b) reviewing and approving those minor aspects of identical plans that differ from the
             111      previously reviewed and approved building plans.
             112          [(21)] (22) "Noncomplying structure" means a structure that:
             113          (a) legally existed before its current land use designation; and
             114          (b) because of one or more subsequent land use ordinance changes, does not conform
             115      to the setback, height restrictions, or other regulations, excluding those regulations, which
             116      govern the use of land.
             117          [(22)] (23) "Nonconforming use" means a use of land that:
             118          (a) legally existed before its current land use designation;
             119          (b) has been maintained continuously since the time the land use ordinance governing
             120      the land changed; and


             121          (c) because of one or more subsequent land use ordinance changes, does not conform
             122      to the regulations that now govern the use of the land.
             123          [(23)] (24) "Official map" means a map drawn by municipal authorities and recorded in
             124      a county recorder's office that:
             125          (a) shows actual and proposed rights-of-way, centerline alignments, and setbacks for
             126      highways and other transportation facilities;
             127          (b) provides a basis for restricting development in designated rights-of-way or between
             128      designated setbacks to allow the government authorities time to purchase or otherwise reserve
             129      the land; and
             130          (c) has been adopted as an element of the municipality's general plan.
             131          [(24)] (25) "Person" means an individual, corporation, partnership, organization,
             132      association, trust, governmental agency, or any other legal entity.
             133          [(25)] (26) "Plan for moderate income housing" means a written document adopted by
             134      a city legislative body that includes:
             135          (a) an estimate of the existing supply of moderate income housing located within the
             136      city;
             137          (b) an estimate of the need for moderate income housing in the city for the next five
             138      years as revised biennially;
             139          (c) a survey of total residential land use;
             140          (d) an evaluation of how existing land uses and zones affect opportunities for moderate
             141      income housing; and
             142          (e) a description of the city's program to encourage an adequate supply of moderate
             143      income housing.
             144          [(26)] (27) "Plat" means a map or other graphical representation of lands being laid out
             145      and prepared in accordance with Section 10-9a-603 , 17-23-17 , or 57-8-13 .
             146          [(27)] (28) "Public hearing" means a hearing at which members of the public are
             147      provided a reasonable opportunity to comment on the subject of the hearing.
             148          [(28)] (29) "Public meeting" means a meeting that is required to be open to the public
             149      under Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public Meetings Act.
             150          [(29)] (30) "Record of survey map" means a map of a survey of land prepared in
             151      accordance with Section 17-23-17 .


             152          [(30)] (31) "Residential facility for elderly persons" means a single-family or
             153      multiple-family dwelling unit that meets the requirements of Section 10-9a-516 , but does not
             154      include a health care facility as defined by Section 26-21-2 .
             155          [(31)] (32) "Residential facility for persons with a disability" means a residence:
             156          (a) in which more than one person with a disability resides; and
             157          (b) (i) is licensed or certified by the Department of Human Services under Title 62A,
             158      Chapter 2, Licensure of Programs and Facilities; or
             159          (ii) is licensed or certified by the Department of Health under Title 26, Chapter 21,
             160      Health Care Facility Licensing and Inspection Act.
             161          [(32)] (33) "Sanitary sewer authority" means the department, agency, or public entity
             162      with responsibility to review and approve the feasibility of sanitary sewer services or onsite
             163      wastewater systems.
             164          [(33)] (34) "Special district" means an entity established under the authority of Title
             165      17A, Special Districts, and any other governmental or quasi-governmental entity that is not a
             166      county, municipality, school district, or unit of the state.
             167          [(34)] (35) "Specified public utility" means an electrical corporation, gas corporation,
             168      or telephone corporation, as those terms are defined in Section 54-2-1 .
             169          [(35)] (36) "Street" means a public right-of-way, including a highway, avenue,
             170      boulevard, parkway, road, lane, walk, alley, viaduct, subway, tunnel, bridge, public easement,
             171      or other way.
             172          [(36)] (37) (a) "Subdivision" means any land that is divided, resubdivided or proposed
             173      to be divided into two or more lots, parcels, sites, units, plots, or other division of land for the
             174      purpose, whether immediate or future, for offer, sale, lease, or development either on the
             175      installment plan or upon any and all other plans, terms, and conditions.
             176          (b) "Subdivision" includes:
             177          (i) the division or development of land whether by deed, metes and bounds description,
             178      devise and testacy, map, plat, or other recorded instrument; and
             179          (ii) except as provided in Subsection [(36)] (37)(c), divisions of land for residential and
             180      nonresidential uses, including land used or to be used for commercial, agricultural, and
             181      industrial purposes.
             182          (c) "Subdivision" does not include:


             183          (i) a bona fide division or partition of agricultural land for the purpose of joining one of
             184      the resulting separate parcels to a contiguous parcel of unsubdivided agricultural land, if
             185      neither the resulting combined parcel nor the parcel remaining from the division or partition
             186      violates an applicable land use ordinance;
             187          (ii) a recorded agreement between owners of adjoining unsubdivided properties
             188      adjusting their mutual boundary if:
             189          (A) no new lot is created; and
             190          (B) the adjustment does not violate applicable land use ordinances;
             191          (iii) a recorded document, executed by the owner of record:
             192          (A) revising the legal description of more than one contiguous unsubdivided parcel of
             193      property into one legal description encompassing all such parcels of property; or
             194          (B) joining a subdivided parcel of property to another parcel of property that has not
             195      been subdivided, if the joinder does not violate applicable land use ordinances; or
             196          (iv) a recorded agreement between owners of adjoining subdivided properties adjusting
             197      their mutual boundary if:
             198          (A) no new dwelling lot or housing unit will result from the adjustment; and
             199          (B) the adjustment will not violate any applicable land use ordinance.
             200          (d) The joining of a subdivided parcel of property to another parcel of property that has
             201      not been subdivided does not constitute a subdivision under this Subsection [(36)] (37) as to
             202      the unsubdivided parcel of property or subject the unsubdivided parcel to the municipality's
             203      subdivision ordinance.
             204          [(37)] (38) "Unincorporated" means the area outside of the incorporated area of a city
             205      or town.
             206          [(38)] (39) "Zoning map" means a map, adopted as part of a land use ordinance, that
             207      depicts land use zones, overlays, or districts.
             208          Section 2. Section 10-9a-603 is amended to read:
             209           10-9a-603. Plat required when land is subdivided -- Approval of plat -- Recording
             210      plat.
             211          (1) Unless exempt under Section 10-9a-605 or excluded from the definition of
             212      subdivision under Subsection 10-9a-103 (36), whenever any land is laid out and platted, the
             213      owner of the land shall provide an accurate plat that describes or specifies:


             214          (a) a name or designation of the subdivision that is distinct from any plat already
             215      recorded in the county recorder's office;
             216          (b) the boundaries, course, and dimensions of all of the parcels of ground divided, by
             217      their boundaries, course, and extent, whether the owner proposes that any parcel of ground is
             218      intended to be used as a street or for any other public use, and whether any such area is
             219      reserved or proposed for dedication for a public purpose;
             220          (c) the lot or unit reference, block or building reference, street or site address, street
             221      name or coordinate address, acreage or square footage for all parcels, units, or lots, and length
             222      and width of the blocks and lots intended for sale; and
             223          (d) every existing right-of-way and easement grant of record for underground facilities,
             224      as defined in Section 54-8a-2 , and for other utility facilities.
             225          (2) Subject to Subsections (3), (4), and (5), if the plat conforms to the municipality's
             226      ordinances and this part and has been approved by the culinary water authority [and], the
             227      sanitary sewer authority, and the fire authority, the municipality shall approve the plat.
             228          (3) The municipality may withhold an otherwise valid plat approval until the owner of
             229      the land provides the legislative body with a tax clearance indicating that all taxes, interest, and
             230      penalties owing on the land have been paid.
             231          (4) (a) The owner of the land shall acknowledge the plat before an officer authorized
             232      by law to take the acknowledgement of conveyances of real estate and shall obtain the
             233      signature of each individual designated by the municipality.
             234          (b) The surveyor making the plat shall certify that the surveyor:
             235          (i) holds a license in accordance with Title 58, Chapter 22, Professional Engineers and
             236      Professional Land Surveyors Licensing Act;
             237          (ii) has completed a survey of the property described on the plat in accordance with
             238      Section 17-23-17 and has verified all measurements; and
             239          (iii) has placed monuments as represented on the plat.
             240          (c) As applicable, the owner or operator of the underground and utility facilities shall
             241      approve the:
             242          (i) boundary, course, dimensions, and intended use of the right-of-way and easement
             243      grants of record;
             244          (ii) location of existing underground and utility facilities; and


             245          (iii) conditions or restrictions governing the location of the facilities within the
             246      right-of-way, and easement grants of records, and utility facilities within the subdivision.
             247          (5) (a) After the plat has been acknowledged, certified, and approved, the owner of the
             248      land shall, within the time period designated by ordinance, record the plat in the county
             249      recorder's office in the county in which the lands platted and laid out are situated.
             250          (b) An owner's failure to record a plat within the time period designated by ordinance
             251      renders the plat voidable.
             252          Section 3. Section 17-27a-103 is amended to read:
             253           17-27a-103. Definitions.
             254          As used in this chapter:
             255          (1) "Affected entity" means a county, municipality, independent special district under
             256      Title 17A, Chapter 2, Independent Special Districts, local district under Title 17B, Chapter 2,
             257      Local Districts, school district, interlocal cooperation entity established under Title 11, Chapter
             258      13, Interlocal Cooperation Act, specified property owner, property owners association, public
             259      utility, or the Utah Department of Transportation, if:
             260          (a) the entity's services or facilities are likely to require expansion or significant
             261      modification because of an intended use of land;
             262          (b) the entity has filed with the county a copy of the entity's general or long-range plan;
             263      or
             264          (c) the entity has filed with the county a request for notice during the same calendar
             265      year and before the county provides notice to an affected entity in compliance with a
             266      requirement imposed under this chapter.
             267          (2) "Appeal authority" means the person, board, commission, agency, or other body
             268      designated by ordinance to decide an appeal of a decision of a land use application or a
             269      variance.
             270          (3) "Billboard" means a freestanding ground sign located on industrial, commercial, or
             271      residential property if the sign is designed or intended to direct attention to a business, product,
             272      or service that is not sold, offered, or existing on the property where the sign is located.
             273          (4) "Charter school" includes:
             274          (a) an operating charter school;
             275          (b) a charter school applicant that has its application approved by a chartering entity in


             276      accordance with Title 53A, Chapter 1a, Part 5, The Utah Charter Schools Act; and
             277          (c) an entity who is working on behalf of a charter school or approved charter applicant
             278      to develop or construct a charter school building.
             279          (5) "Chief executive officer" means the person or body that exercises the executive
             280      powers of the county.
             281          (6) "Conditional use" means a land use that, because of its unique characteristics or
             282      potential impact on the county, surrounding neighbors, or adjacent land uses, may not be
             283      compatible in some areas or may be compatible only if certain conditions are required that
             284      mitigate or eliminate the detrimental impacts.
             285          (7) "Constitutional taking" means a governmental action that results in a taking of
             286      private property so that compensation to the owner of the property is required by the:
             287          (a) Fifth or Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States; or
             288          (b) Utah Constitution Article I, Section 22.
             289          (8) "Culinary water authority" means the department, agency, or public entity with
             290      responsibility to review and approve the feasibility of the culinary water system and sources for
             291      the subject property.
             292          (9) (a) "Disability" means a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one
             293      or more of a person's major life activities, including a person having a record of such an
             294      impairment or being regarded as having such an impairment.
             295          (b) "Disability" does not include current illegal use of, or addiction to, any federally
             296      controlled substance, as defined in Section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act, 21 U.S.C.
             297      802.
             298          (10) "Elderly person" means a person who is 60 years old or older, who desires or
             299      needs to live with other elderly persons in a group setting, but who is capable of living
             300      independently.
             301          (11) "Fire authority" means the department, agency, or public entity with responsibility
             302      to review and approve the feasibility of fire protection and suppression services for the subject
             303      property.
             304          [(11)] (12) "Gas corporation" has the same meaning as defined in Section 54-2-1 .
             305          [(12)] (13) "General plan" means a document that a county adopts that sets forth
             306      general guidelines for proposed future development of the unincorporated land within the


             307      county.
             308          [(13)] (14) "Identical plans" means building plans submitted to a county that are
             309      substantially identical building plans that were previously submitted to and reviewed and
             310      approved by the county and describe a building that is:
             311          (a) located on land zoned the same as the land on which the building described in the
             312      previously approved plans is located; and
             313          (b) subject to the same geological and meteorological conditions and the same law as
             314      the building described in the previously approved plans.
             315          [(14)] (15) "Interstate pipeline company" means a person or entity engaged in natural
             316      gas transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
             317      under the Natural Gas Act, 15 U.S.C. Sec. 717 et seq.
             318          [(15)] (16) "Intrastate pipeline company" means a person or entity engaged in natural
             319      gas transportation that is not subject to the jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory
             320      Commission under the Natural Gas Act, 15 U.S.C. Sec. 717 et seq.
             321          [(16)] (17) "Land use application" means an application required by a county's land use
             322      ordinance.
             323          [(17)] (18) "Land use authority" means a person, board, commission, agency, or other
             324      body designated by the local legislative body to act upon a land use application.
             325          [(18)] (19) "Land use ordinance" means a planning, zoning, development, or
             326      subdivision ordinance of the county, but does not include the general plan.
             327          [(19)] (20) "Land use permit" means a permit issued by a land use authority.
             328          [(20)] (21) "Legislative body" means the county legislative body, or for a county that
             329      has adopted an alternative form of government, the body exercising legislative powers.
             330          [(21)] (22) "Lot line adjustment" means the relocation of the property boundary line in
             331      a subdivision between two adjoining lots with the consent of the owners of record.
             332          [(22)] (23) "Moderate income housing" means housing occupied or reserved for
             333      occupancy by households with a gross household income equal to or less than 80% of the
             334      median gross income for households of the same size in the county in which the housing is
             335      located.
             336          [(23)] (24) "Nominal fee" means a fee that reasonably reimburses a county only for
             337      time spent and expenses incurred in:


             338          (a) verifying that building plans are identical plans; and
             339          (b) reviewing and approving those minor aspects of identical plans that differ from the
             340      previously reviewed and approved building plans.
             341          [(24)] (25) "Noncomplying structure" means a structure that:
             342          (a) legally existed before its current land use designation; and
             343          (b) because of one or more subsequent land use ordinance changes, does not conform
             344      to the setback, height restrictions, or other regulations, excluding those regulations that govern
             345      the use of land.
             346          [(25)] (26) "Nonconforming use" means a use of land that:
             347          (a) legally existed before its current land use designation;
             348          (b) has been maintained continuously since the time the land use ordinance regulation
             349      governing the land changed; and
             350          (c) because of one or more subsequent land use ordinance changes, does not conform
             351      to the regulations that now govern the use of the land.
             352          [(26)] (27) "Official map" means a map drawn by county authorities and recorded in
             353      the county recorder's office that:
             354          (a) shows actual and proposed rights-of-way, centerline alignments, and setbacks for
             355      highways and other transportation facilities;
             356          (b) provides a basis for restricting development in designated rights-of-way or between
             357      designated setbacks to allow the government authorities time to purchase or otherwise reserve
             358      the land; and
             359          (c) has been adopted as an element of the county's general plan.
             360          [(27)] (28) "Person" means an individual, corporation, partnership, organization,
             361      association, trust, governmental agency, or any other legal entity.
             362          [(28)] (29) "Plan for moderate income housing" means a written document adopted by
             363      a county legislative body that includes:
             364          (a) an estimate of the existing supply of moderate income housing located within the
             365      county;
             366          (b) an estimate of the need for moderate income housing in the county for the next five
             367      years as revised biennially;
             368          (c) a survey of total residential land use;


             369          (d) an evaluation of how existing land uses and zones affect opportunities for moderate
             370      income housing; and
             371          (e) a description of the county's program to encourage an adequate supply of moderate
             372      income housing.
             373          [(29)] (30) "Plat" means a map or other graphical representation of lands being laid out
             374      and prepared in accordance with Section 17-27a-603 , 17-23-17 , or 57-8-13 .
             375          [(30)] (31) "Public hearing" means a hearing at which members of the public are
             376      provided a reasonable opportunity to comment on the subject of the hearing.
             377          [(31)] (32) "Public meeting" means a meeting that is required to be open to the public
             378      under Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public Meetings Act.
             379          [(32)] (33) "Record of survey map" means a map of a survey of land prepared in
             380      accordance with Section 17-23-17 .
             381          [(33)] (34) "Residential facility for elderly persons" means a single-family or
             382      multiple-family dwelling unit that meets the requirements of Section 17-27a-515 , but does not
             383      include a health care facility as defined by Section 26-21-2 .
             384          [(34)] (35) "Residential facility for persons with a disability" means a residence:
             385          (a) in which more than one person with a disability resides; and
             386          (b) (i) is licensed or certified by the Department of Human Services under Title 62A,
             387      Chapter 2, Licensure of Programs and Facilities; or
             388          (ii) is licensed or certified by the Department of Health under Title 26, Chapter 21,
             389      Health Care Facility Licensing and Inspection Act.
             390          [(35)] (36) "Sanitary sewer authority" means the department, agency, or public entity
             391      with responsibility to review and approve the feasibility of sanitary sewer services or onsite
             392      wastewater systems.
             393          [(36)] (37) "Special district" means any entity established under the authority of Title
             394      17A, Special Districts, and any other governmental or quasi-governmental entity that is not a
             395      county, municipality, school district, or unit of the state.
             396          [(37)] (38) "Specified public utility" means an electrical corporation, gas corporation,
             397      or telephone corporation, as those terms are defined in Section 54-2-1 .
             398          [(38)] (39) "Street" means a public right-of-way, including a highway, avenue,
             399      boulevard, parkway, road, lane, walk, alley, viaduct, subway, tunnel, bridge, public easement,


             400      or other way.
             401          [(39)] (40) (a) "Subdivision" means any land that is divided, resubdivided or proposed
             402      to be divided into two or more lots, parcels, sites, units, plots, or other division of land for the
             403      purpose, whether immediate or future, for offer, sale, lease, or development either on the
             404      installment plan or upon any and all other plans, terms, and conditions.
             405          (b) "Subdivision" includes:
             406          (i) the division or development of land whether by deed, metes and bounds description,
             407      devise and testacy, map, plat, or other recorded instrument; and
             408          (ii) except as provided in Subsection [(39)] (40)(c), divisions of land for residential and
             409      nonresidential uses, including land used or to be used for commercial, agricultural, and
             410      industrial purposes.
             411          (c) "Subdivision" does not include:
             412          (i) a bona fide division or partition of agricultural land for agricultural purposes;
             413          (ii) a recorded agreement between owners of adjoining properties adjusting their
             414      mutual boundary if:
             415          (A) no new lot is created; and
             416          (B) the adjustment does not violate applicable land use ordinances;
             417          (iii) a recorded document, executed by the owner of record:
             418          (A) revising the legal description of more than one contiguous unsubdivided parcel of
             419      property into one legal description encompassing all such parcels of property; or
             420          (B) joining a subdivided parcel of property to another parcel of property that has not
             421      been subdivided, if the joinder does not violate applicable land use ordinances;
             422          (iv) a bona fide division or partition of land in a county other than a first class county
             423      for the purpose of siting, on one or more of the resulting separate parcels:
             424          (A) an unmanned facility appurtenant to a pipeline owned or operated by a gas
             425      corporation, interstate pipeline company, or intrastate pipeline company; or
             426          (B) an unmanned telecommunications, microwave, fiber optic, electrical, or other
             427      utility service regeneration, transformation, retransmission, or amplification facility; or
             428          (v) a recorded agreement between owners of adjoining subdivided properties adjusting
             429      their mutual boundary if:
             430          (A) no new dwelling lot or housing unit will result from the adjustment; and


             431          (B) the adjustment will not violate any applicable land use ordinance.
             432          (d) The joining of a subdivided parcel of property to another parcel of property that has
             433      not been subdivided does not constitute a subdivision under this Subsection [(39)] (40) as to
             434      the unsubdivided parcel of property or subject the unsubdivided parcel to the county's
             435      subdivision ordinance.
             436          [(40)] (41) "Township" means a contiguous, geographically defined portion of the
             437      unincorporated area of a county, established under this part or reconstituted or reinstated under
             438      Section 17-27a-306 , with planning and zoning functions as exercised through the township
             439      planning commission, as provided in this chapter, but with no legal or political identity
             440      separate from the county and no taxing authority, except that "township" means a former
             441      township under Chapter 308, Laws of Utah 1996 where the context so indicates.
             442          [(41)] (42) "Unincorporated" means the area outside of the incorporated area of a
             443      municipality.
             444          [(42)] (43) "Zoning map" means a map, adopted as part of a land use ordinance, that
             445      depicts land use zones, overlays, or districts.
             446          Section 4. Section 17-27a-603 is amended to read:
             447           17-27a-603. Plat required when land is subdivided -- Approval of plat --
             448      Recording plat.
             449          (1) Unless exempt under Section 17-27a-605 or excluded from the definition of
             450      subdivision under Subsection 17-27a-103 (39), whenever any land is laid out and platted, the
             451      owner of the land shall provide an accurate plat that describes or specifies:
             452          (a) a name or designation of the subdivision that is distinct from any plat already
             453      recorded in the county recorder's office;
             454          (b) the boundaries, course, and dimensions of all of the parcels of ground divided, by
             455      their boundaries, course, and extent, whether the owner proposes that any parcel of ground is
             456      intended to be used as a street or for any other public use, and whether any such area is
             457      reserved or proposed for dedication for a public purpose;
             458          (c) the lot or unit reference, block or building reference, street or site address, street
             459      name or coordinate address, acreage or square footage for all parcels, units, or lots, and length
             460      and width of the blocks and lots intended for sale; and
             461          (d) every existing right-of-way and easement grant of record for underground facilities,


             462      as defined in Section 54-8a-2 , and for other utility facilities.
             463          (2) Subject to Subsections (3), (4), and (5), if the plat conforms to the county's
             464      ordinances and this part and has been approved by the culinary water authority [and], the
             465      sanitary sewer authority, and the fire authority, the county shall approve the plat.
             466          (3) The county may withhold an otherwise valid plat approval until the owner of the
             467      land provides the legislative body with a tax clearance indicating that all taxes, interest, and
             468      penalties owing on the land have been paid.
             469          (4) (a) The owner of the land shall acknowledge the plat before an officer authorized
             470      by law to take the acknowledgment of conveyances of real estate and shall obtain the signature
             471      of each individual designated by the county.
             472          (b) The surveyor making the plat shall certify that the surveyor:
             473          (i) holds a license in accordance with Title 58, Chapter 22, Professional Engineers and
             474      Land Surveyors Licensing Act;
             475          (ii) has completed a survey of the property described on the plat in accordance with
             476      Section 17-23-17 and has verified all measurements; and
             477          (iii) has placed monuments as represented on the plat.
             478          (c) As applicable, the owner or operator of the underground and utility facilities shall
             479      approve the:
             480          (i) boundary, course, dimensions, and intended use of the right-of-way and easement
             481      grants of record;
             482          (ii) location of existing underground and utility facilities; and
             483          (iii) conditions or restrictions governing the location of the facilities within the
             484      right-of-way, and easement grants of records, and utility facilities within the subdivision.
             485          (5) (a) After the plat has been acknowledged, certified, and approved, the owner of the
             486      land shall, within the time period designated by ordinance, record the plat in the county
             487      recorder's office in the county in which the lands platted and laid out are situated.
             488          (b) An owner's failure to record a plat within the time period designated by ordinance
             489      renders the plat voidable.





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