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BUILDING PERMIT AMENDMENTS

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2015 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Mike Schultz

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Senate Sponsor: ____________

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7     LONG TITLE
8     General Description:
9          This bill establishes requirements and conditions for a land use authority to authorize an
10     applicant to post an improvement completion assurance.
11     Highlighted Provisions:
12          This bill:
13          ▸     establishes requirements and conditions for a municipal or county land use authority
14     to authorize an applicant to post an improvement completion assurance.
15     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
16          None
17     Other Special Clauses:
18          This bill provides a special effective date.
19     Utah Code Sections Affected:
20     AMENDS:
21          10-9a-604.5, as repealed and reenacted by Laws of Utah 2013, Chapter 309
22          17-27a-604.5, as repealed and reenacted by Laws of Utah 2013, Chapter 309
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24     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
25          Section 1. Section 10-9a-604.5 is amended to read:
26          10-9a-604.5. Subdivision plat recording or development activity before required
27     infrastructure is completed -- Infrastructure completion assurance -- Infrastructure
28     warranty.
29          (1) A land use authority shall establish objective inspection standards for acceptance of
30     a landscaping or infrastructure improvement required by the land use authority as a condition
31     of:
32          (a) subdivision; or
33          (b) development activity.
34          (2) (a) [A] Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), a land use authority shall require
35     an applicant to complete a required landscaping or infrastructure improvement prior to any plat
36     recordation or development activity.
37          (b) [Subsection (2)(a) does not apply if] A land use authority shall:
38          (i) upon the applicant's request, [the land use authority has authorized] authorize the
39     applicant to post an improvement completion assurance in a manner that is consistent with
40     local ordinance and Subsection (2)(c); and
41          (ii) [the land use authority has established] establish a system for the partial release of
42     the improvement completion assurance as portions of required improvements are completed
43     and accepted.
44          (c) As a condition for authorizing an applicant to post an improvement completion
45     assurance under Subsection (2)(b), a land use authority:
46          (i) may require the applicant to make improvements to meet basic safety standards; and
47          (ii) may not require the applicant to complete all landscaping or infrastructure
48     improvements.
49          (3) At any time up to the land use authority's acceptance of a landscaping or
50     infrastructure improvement, and for the duration of each improvement warranty period, the
51     land use authority may require the developer to:
52          (a) execute an improvement warranty for the improvement warranty period; and
53          (b) post a cash deposit, surety bond, letter of credit, or other similar security, as
54     required by the municipality, in the amount of up to 10% of the lesser of the:
55          (i) engineer's original estimated cost of completion; or
56          (ii) applicant's reasonable proven cost of completion.
57          Section 2. Section 17-27a-604.5 is amended to read:
58          17-27a-604.5. Subdivision plat recording or development activity before required
59     infrastructure is completed -- Infrastructure completion assurance -- Infrastructure
60     warranty.
61          (1) A land use authority shall establish objective inspection standards for acceptance of
62     a landscaping or infrastructure improvement required by the land use authority as a condition
63     of:
64          (a) subdivision; or
65          (b) development activity.
66          (2) (a) [A] Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), a land use authority shall require
67     an applicant to complete a required landscaping or infrastructure improvement prior to any plat
68     recordation or development activity.
69          (b) [Subsection (2)(a) does not apply if] A land use authority shall:
70          (i) upon the applicant's request, [the land use authority has authorized] authorize the
71     applicant to post an improvement completion assurance in a manner that is consistent with
72     local ordinance and Subsection (2)(c); and
73          (ii) [the land use authority has established] establish a system for the partial release of
74     the improvement completion assurance as portions of required improvements are completed
75     and accepted.
76          (c) As a condition for authorizing an applicant to post an improvement completion
77     assurance under Subsection (2)(b), a land use authority:
78          (i) may require the applicant to make improvements to meet basic safety standards; and
79          (ii) may not require the applicant to complete all landscaping or infrastructure
80     improvements.
81          (3) At any time up to the land use authority's acceptance of a landscaping or
82     infrastructure improvement, and for the duration of each improvement warranty period, the
83     land use authority may require the developer to:
84          (a) execute an improvement warranty for the improvement warranty period; and
85          (b) post a cash deposit, surety bond, letter of credit, or other similar security, as
86     required by the county, in the amount of up to 10% of the lesser of the:
87          (i) engineer's original estimated cost of completion; or
88          (ii) applicant's reasonable proven cost of completion.
89          Section 3. Effective date.
90          This bill takes effect on January 1, 2016.




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