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ABANDONED ROAD AMENDMENTS

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2016 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Stephen G. Handy

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Senate Sponsor: ____________

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7     LONG TITLE
8     General Description:
9          This bill amends municipal and county land use provisions.
10     Highlighted Provisions:
11          This bill:
12          ▸     amends provisions related to dedication of streets.
13     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
14          None
15     Other Special Clauses:
16          None
17     Utah Code Sections Affected:
18     AMENDS:
19          10-9a-607, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 381
20          17-27a-607, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 381
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22     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
23          Section 1. Section 10-9a-607 is amended to read:
24          10-9a-607. Dedication of streets and other public places.
25          (1) A plat that is signed, dedicated, and acknowledged by each owner of record, and
26     approved according to the procedures specified in this part, operates, when recorded, as a
27     dedication of all streets and other public places, and vests the fee of those parcels of land in the

28     municipality for the public for the uses named or intended in the plat.
29          (2) The dedication established by this section does not impose liability upon the
30     municipality for streets and other public places that are dedicated in this manner but are
31     unimproved.
32          (3) If any portion of a street to be dedicated as part of a subdivision plat has been
33     previously dedicated and abandoned as described in Subsection 72-5-104(2), that portion is not
34     required to be signed, dedicated, and acknowledged under Subsection (1).
35          Section 2. Section 17-27a-607 is amended to read:
36          17-27a-607. Dedication of streets and other public places.
37          (1) A plat that is signed, dedicated, and acknowledged by each owner of record, and
38     approved according to the procedures specified in this part, operates, when recorded, as a
39     dedication of all streets and other public places, and vests the fee of those parcels of land in the
40     county for the public for the uses named or intended in the plat.
41          (2) The dedication established by this section does not impose liability upon the county
42     for streets and other public places that are dedicated in this manner but are unimproved.
43          (3) If any portion of a street to be dedicated as part of a subdivision plat has been
44     previously dedicated and abandoned as described in Subsection 72-5-104(2), that portion is not
45     required to be signed, dedicated, and acknowledged under Subsection (1).






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