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H.B. 273

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MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS

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2012 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Brad R. Wilson

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Senate Sponsor: J. Stuart Adams

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             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill amends subdivision and development provisions of the municipal and county
             10      land use code.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    prohibits a municipality or county from adopting an amendment to a specification
             14      for a public improvement unless the municipality or county holds a public hearing
             15      and gives notices;
             16          .    prohibits a municipality or county from imposing certain requirements on an
             17      applicant for preliminary subdivision approval;
             18          .    prohibits a municipality or county from imposing certain requirements on a holder
             19      of an issued land use permit or a final, unexpired subdivision plat; and
             20          .    makes technical corrections.
             21      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             22          None
             23      Other Special Clauses:
             24          None
             25      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             26      AMENDS:
             27          10-9a-509, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 332


             28          17-27a-508, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 332
             29      ENACTS:
             30          10-9a-212, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             31          17-27a-212, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             32     
             33      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             34          Section 1. Section 10-9a-212 is enacted to read:
             35          10-9a-212. Notice for an amendment to public improvements in a subdivision or
             36      development.
             37          (1) A municipality may not adopt an amendment to a specification for a public
             38      improvement that applies to a subdivision or development unless the municipality:
             39          (a) holds a public hearing; and
             40          (b) gives notice of the hearing date, time, and place as provided in Subsection (2).
             41          (2) At least 30 days before the day of the public hearing described in Subsection (1)(a),
             42      a municipality shall:
             43          (a) mail notice to a person who requests with the municipality to receive notice of a
             44      proposed amendment to a public improvement specification; and
             45          (b) publish notice on the Utah Public Notice Website created in Section 63F-1-701 .
             46          Section 2. Section 10-9a-509 is amended to read:
             47           10-9a-509. Applicant's entitlement to land use application approval -- Exceptions
             48      -- Application relating to land in a high priority transportation corridor -- Municipality's
             49      requirements and limitations -- Vesting upon submission of development plan and
             50      schedule.
             51          (1) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), an applicant is entitled to approval of a
             52      land use application if the application conforms to the requirements of the municipality's land
             53      use maps, zoning map, [and] a municipal specification for public improvements applicable to a
             54      subdivision or development, and an applicable land use ordinance in effect when a complete
             55      application is submitted and all application fees have been paid, unless:
             56          (i) the land use authority, on the record, finds that a compelling, countervailing public
             57      interest would be jeopardized by approving the application; or
             58          (ii) in the manner provided by local ordinance and before the application is submitted,


             59      the municipality has formally initiated proceedings to amend its ordinances in a manner that
             60      would prohibit approval of the application as submitted.
             61          (b) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(c), an applicant is not entitled to approval
             62      of a land use application until the requirements of this Subsection (1)(b) have been met if the
             63      land use application relates to land located within the boundaries of a high priority
             64      transportation corridor designated in accordance with Section 72-5-403 .
             65          (ii) (A) A municipality shall notify the executive director of the Department of
             66      Transportation of any land use applications that relate to land located within the boundaries of
             67      a high priority transportation corridor.
             68          (B) The notification under Subsection (1)(b)(ii)(A) shall be in writing and mailed by
             69      certified or registered mail to the executive director of the Department of Transportation.
             70          (iii) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(c), a municipality may not approve a land
             71      use application that relates to land located within the boundaries of a high priority
             72      transportation corridor until:
             73          (A) 30 days after the notification under Subsection (1)(b)(ii)(A) is received by the
             74      Department of Transportation if the land use application is for a building permit; or
             75          (B) 45 days after the notification under Subsection (1)(b)(ii)(A) is received by the
             76      Department of Transportation if the land use application is for any land use other than a
             77      building permit.
             78          (iv) (A) If an application is an application for a subdivision approval, including any
             79      land, subject to Subsection (1)(b)(iv)(C), located within 100 feet of the center line of a canal,
             80      the land use authority shall:
             81          (I) within 30 days after the day on which the application is filed, notify the canal
             82      company or canal operator responsible for the canal, if the canal company or canal operator has
             83      provided information under Section 10-9a-211 ; and
             84          (II) wait at least 10 days after the day on which the land use authority notifies a canal
             85      company or canal operator under Subsection (1)(b)(iv)(A)(I) to approve or reject the
             86      subdivision application described in Subsection (1)(b)(iv)(A).
             87          (B) The notification under Subsection (1)(b)(iv)(A) shall be in writing and mailed by
             88      certified or registered mail to the canal company or canal operator contact described in Section
             89      10-9a-211 .


             90          (C) The location of land described in Subsection (1)(b)(iv)(A) shall be:
             91          (I) provided by a canal company or canal operator to the land use authority; and
             92          (II) (Aa) determined by use of mapping-grade global positioning satellite units; or
             93          (Bb) digitized from the most recent aerial photo available to the canal company or
             94      canal operator.
             95          (c) (i) A land use application is exempt from the requirements of Subsections (1)(b)(i)
             96      and (ii) if:
             97          (A) the land use application relates to land that was the subject of a previous land use
             98      application; and
             99          (B) the previous land use application described under Subsection (1)(c)(i)(A) complied
             100      with the requirements of Subsections (1)(b)(i) and (ii).
             101          (ii) A municipality may approve a land use application without making the required
             102      notifications under Subsection (1)(b)(ii)(A) if:
             103          (A) the land use application relates to land that was the subject of a previous land use
             104      application; and
             105          (B) the previous land use application described under Subsection (1)(c)(ii)(A)
             106      complied with the requirements of Subsections (1)(b)(i) and (ii).
             107          (d) After a municipality has complied with the requirements of Subsection (1)(b) for a
             108      land use application, the municipality may not withhold approval of the land use application for
             109      which the applicant is otherwise entitled under Subsection (1)(a).
             110          (e) The municipality shall process an application without regard to proceedings
             111      initiated to amend the municipality's ordinances as provided in Subsection (1)(a)(ii) if:
             112          (i) 180 days have passed since the proceedings were initiated; and
             113          (ii) the proceedings have not resulted in an enactment that prohibits approval of the
             114      application as submitted.
             115          (f) An application for a land use approval is considered submitted and complete when
             116      the application is provided in a form that complies with the requirements of applicable
             117      ordinances and all applicable fees have been paid.
             118          (g) The continuing validity of an approval of a land use application is conditioned upon
             119      the applicant proceeding after approval to implement the approval with reasonable diligence.
             120          (h) A municipality may not impose on [a holder of an issued land use permit or


             121      approved subdivision plat] an applicant for preliminary subdivision approval a requirement that
             122      is not expressed in:
             123          [(i) in the land use permit or subdivision plat, documents]
             124          (i) this chapter;
             125          (ii) a municipal ordinance; or
             126          (iii) a municipal specification for public improvements applicable to a subdivision or
             127      development that is in effect on the date that the applicant submits an application.
             128          (i) A municipality may not impose on a holder of an issued land use permit or a final,
             129      unexpired subdivision plat a requirement that is not expressed:
             130          (i) in a land use permit;
             131          (ii) on the subdivision plat;
             132          (iii) in a document on which the land use permit or subdivision plat is based[, or];
             133          (iv) in the written record evidencing approval of the land use permit or subdivision
             134      plat; [or]
             135          [(ii)] (v) in this chapter; or [the municipality's ordinances.]
             136          (vi) in a municipal ordinance.
             137          [(i)] (j) A municipality may not withhold issuance of a certificate of occupancy or
             138      acceptance of subdivision improvements because of an applicant's failure to comply with a
             139      requirement that is not expressed:
             140          (i) in the building permit or subdivision plat, documents on which the building permit
             141      or subdivision plat is based, or the written record evidencing approval of the land use permit or
             142      subdivision plat; or
             143          (ii) in this chapter or the municipality's ordinances.
             144          (2) A municipality is bound by the terms and standards of applicable land use
             145      ordinances and shall comply with mandatory provisions of those ordinances.
             146          (3) A municipality may not, as a condition of land use application approval, require a
             147      person filing a land use application to obtain documentation regarding a school district's
             148      willingness, capacity, or ability to serve the development proposed in the land use application.
             149          (4) Upon a specified public agency's submission of a development plan and schedule as
             150      required in Subsection 10-9a-305 (9) that complies with the requirements of that subsection, the
             151      specified public agency vests in the municipality's applicable land use maps, zoning map,


             152      hookup fees, impact fees, other applicable development fees, and land use ordinances in effect
             153      on the date of submission.
             154          Section 3. Section 17-27a-212 is enacted to read:
             155          17-27a-212. Notice for an amendment to public improvements in a subdivision or
             156      development.
             157          (1) A county may not adopt an amendment to a specification for a public improvement
             158      that applies to a subdivision or development unless the county:
             159          (a) holds a public hearing; and
             160          (b) gives notice of the hearing date, time, and place as provided in Subsection (2).
             161          (2) At least 30 days before the day of the public hearing described in Subsection (1)(a),
             162      a county shall:
             163          (a) mail notice to a person who requests with the county to receive notice of a proposed
             164      amendment to a public improvement specification; and
             165          (b) publish notice on the Utah Public Notice Website created in Section 63F-1-701 .
             166          Section 4. Section 17-27a-508 is amended to read:
             167           17-27a-508. Applicant's entitlement to land use application approval --
             168      Exceptions -- Application relating to land in a high priority transportation corridor --
             169      County's requirements and limitations -- Vesting upon submission of development plan
             170      and schedule.
             171          (1) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), an applicant is entitled to approval of a
             172      land use application if the application conforms to the requirements of the county's land use
             173      maps, zoning map, and applicable land use ordinance in effect when a complete application is
             174      submitted and all application fees have been paid, unless:
             175          (i) the land use authority, on the record, finds that a compelling, countervailing public
             176      interest would be jeopardized by approving the application; or
             177          (ii) in the manner provided by local ordinance and before the application is submitted,
             178      the county has formally initiated proceedings to amend its ordinances in a manner that would
             179      prohibit approval of the application as submitted.
             180          (b) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(c), an applicant is not entitled to approval
             181      of a land use application until the requirements of this Subsection (1)(b)(i) and Subsection
             182      (1)(b)(ii) have been met if the land use application relates to land located within the boundaries


             183      of a high priority transportation corridor designated in accordance with Section 72-5-403 .
             184          (ii) (A) A county shall notify the executive director of the Department of
             185      Transportation of any land use applications that relate to land located within the boundaries of
             186      a high priority transportation corridor.
             187          (B) The notification under Subsection (1)(b)(ii)(A) shall be in writing and mailed by
             188      certified or registered mail to the executive director of the Department of Transportation.
             189          (iii) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(c), a county may not approve a land use
             190      application that relates to land located within the boundaries of a high priority transportation
             191      corridor until:
             192          (A) 30 days after the notification under Subsection (1)(b)(ii)(A) is received by the
             193      Department of Transportation if the land use application is for a building permit; or
             194          (B) 45 days after the notification under Subsection (1)(b)(ii)(A) is received by the
             195      Department of Transportation if the land use application is for any land use other than a
             196      building permit.
             197          (iv) (A) If an application is an application for a subdivision approval, including any
             198      land, subject to Subsection (1)(b)(iv)(C), located within 100 feet of the center line of a canal,
             199      the land use authority shall:
             200          (I) within 30 days after the day on which the application is filed, notify the canal
             201      company or canal operator responsible for the canal, if the canal company or canal owner has
             202      provided information under Section 17-27a-211 ; and
             203          (II) wait at least 10 days after the day on which the land use authority notifies a canal
             204      company or canal operator under Subsection (1)(b)(iv)(A)(I) to approve or reject the
             205      subdivision application described in Subsection (1)(b)(iv)(A).
             206          (B) The notification under Subsection (1)(b)(iv)(A) shall be in writing and mailed by
             207      certified or registered mail to the canal company or canal operator contact described in Section
             208      17-27a-211 .
             209          (C) The location of land described in Subsection (1)(b)(iv)(A) shall be:
             210          (I) provided by a canal company or canal operator to the land use authority; and
             211          (II) (Aa) determined by use of mapping-grade global positioning satellite units; or
             212          (Bb) digitized from the most recent aerial photo available to the canal company or
             213      canal operator.


             214          (c) (i) A land use application is exempt from the requirements of Subsection (1)(b)(i)
             215      if:
             216          (A) the land use application relates to land that was the subject of a previous land use
             217      application; and
             218          (B) the previous land use application described under Subsection (1)(c)(i)(A) complied
             219      with the requirements of Subsections (1)(b)(i) and (ii).
             220          (ii) A county may approve a land use application without making the required
             221      notifications under Subsections (1)(b)(i) and (ii) if:
             222          (A) the land use application relates to land that was the subject of a previous land use
             223      application; and
             224          (B) the previous land use application described under Subsection (1)(c)(ii)(A)
             225      complied with the requirements of Subsections (1)(b)(i) and (ii).
             226          (d) After a county has complied with the requirements of Subsection (1)(b) for a land
             227      use application, the county may not withhold approval of the land use application for which the
             228      applicant is otherwise entitled under Subsection (1)(a).
             229          (e) The county shall process an application without regard to proceedings initiated to
             230      amend the county's ordinances as provided in Subsection (1)(a)(ii) if:
             231          (i) 180 days have passed since the proceedings were initiated; and
             232          (ii) the proceedings have not resulted in an enactment that prohibits approval of the
             233      application as submitted.
             234          (f) An application for a land use approval is considered submitted and complete when
             235      the application is provided in a form that complies with the requirements of applicable
             236      ordinances and all applicable fees have been paid.
             237          (g) The continuing validity of an approval of a land use application is conditioned upon
             238      the applicant proceeding after approval to implement the approval with reasonable diligence.
             239          (h) A county may not impose on [a holder of an issued land use permit or approved
             240      subdivision plat] an applicant for preliminary subdivision approval a requirement that is not
             241      expressed:
             242          [(i) in the land use permit or subdivision plat documents]
             243          (i) in this chapter;
             244          (ii) in a county ordinance; or


             245          (iii) in a county specification for public improvements applicable to a subdivision or
             246      development that is in effect on the date that the applicant submits an application.
             247          (i) A county may not impose on a holder of an issued land use permit or a final,
             248      unexpired subdivision plat a requirement that is not expressed:
             249          (i) in a land use permit;
             250          (ii) on the subdivision plat;
             251          (iii) in a document on which the land use permit or subdivision plat is based[, or];
             252          (iv) in the written record evidencing approval of the land use permit or subdivision
             253      plat; [or]
             254          [(ii)] (v) in this chapter; or [the county's ordinances.]
             255          (vi) in a county ordinance.
             256          [(i)] (j) A county may not withhold issuance of a certificate of occupancy or acceptance
             257      of subdivision improvements because of an applicant's failure to comply with a requirement
             258      that is not expressed:
             259          (i) in the building permit or subdivision plat, documents on which the building permit
             260      or subdivision plat is based, or the written record evidencing approval of the building permit or
             261      subdivision plat; or
             262          (ii) in this chapter or the county's ordinances.
             263          (2) A county is bound by the terms and standards of applicable land use ordinances and
             264      shall comply with mandatory provisions of those ordinances.
             265          (3) A county may not, as a condition of land use application approval, require a person
             266      filing a land use application to obtain documentation regarding a school district's willingness,
             267      capacity, or ability to serve the development proposed in the land use application.
             268          (4) Upon a specified public agency's submission of a development plan and schedule as
             269      required in Subsection 17-27a-305 (9) that complies with the requirements of that subsection,
             270      the specified public agency vests in the county's applicable land use maps, zoning map, hookup
             271      fees, impact fees, other applicable development fees, and land use ordinances in effect on the
             272      date of submission.





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