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S.B. 115 Enrolled

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HISTORICAL DISTRICT CREATION REQUIREMENTS
             2      2012 GENERAL SESSION
             3      STATE OF UTAH
             4      Chief Sponsor: Wayne L. Niederhauser
             5      House Sponsor: Brian S. King
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             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill amends provisions related to municipal land use provisions and historic
             10      districts or areas.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    prohibits a city of the first class in a county of the first class from establishing, in
             14      certain circumstances, a local historic district or area before May 14, 2013;
             15          .    prohibits a municipality from reviewing a land use application in certain
             16      circumstances; and
             17          .    makes technical corrections.
             18      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             19          None
             20      Other Special Clauses:
             21          None
             22      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             23      AMENDS:
             24          10-9a-503, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 224
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             26      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             27          Section 1. Section 10-9a-503 is amended to read:
             28           10-9a-503. Land use ordinance or zoning map amendments -- Limited
             29      prohibition on designation of historic district or area.

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             30          (1) The legislative body may amend:
             31          (a) the number, shape, boundaries, or area of any zoning district;
             32          (b) any regulation of or within the zoning district; or
             33          (c) any other provision of a land use ordinance.
             34          (2) The legislative body may not make any amendment authorized by this section
             35      unless the amendment was proposed by the planning commission or was first submitted to the
             36      planning commission for its recommendation.
             37          (3) The legislative body shall comply with the procedure specified in Section
             38      10-9a-502 in preparing and adopting an amendment to a land use ordinance or a zoning map.
             39          (4) (a) Notwithstanding Subsection (1), on or after May 10, 2011, and before [May 8,
             40      2012] May 14, 2013, within an area designated on the National Register of Historic Places that
             41      has on or before March 1, 2011, a land use application pending to designate the area as a local
             42      historic district or area, the legislative body of a city of the first class in a county of the first
             43      class may not:
             44          (i) establish the local historic district or area;
             45          (ii) adopt or amend a land use ordinance affecting the area except as provided in
             46      Subsection (4)(c); and
             47          (iii) authorize a demolition permit for more than 75% of the above grade area of any
             48      structure on property located within the area.
             49          (b) A land use application in an area subject to Subsection (4)(a):
             50          (i) shall be stayed from any further proceedings conducted by the municipality before
             51      [May 9, 2012] May 15, 2013; and
             52          (ii) is not subject to Section 10-9a-509 or 10-9a-509.5 .
             53          (c) The provisions of this Subsection (4) do not apply to an adopted or amended land
             54      use ordinance applicable generally throughout a municipality unless the ordinance is enacted to
             55      contravene the purpose of this Subsection (4)(a).

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