This text of Utah § 10-20-205 (Notice of public hearings and public meetings on adoption or modification of land use regulation.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Utah primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
(1)Each municipality shall give:
(1)(a) notice of the date, time, and place of the first public hearing to consider the adoption or any modification of a land use regulation; and
(1)(b) notice of each public meeting on the subject.
(2)Each notice of a public hearing under Subsection (1)(a) shall be:
(2)(a) mailed to each affected entity at least 10 calendar days before the public hearing; and
(2)(b) (2)(b)(i) provided for the area directly affected by the land use ordinance change, as a class B notice under Section 63G-30-102, for at least 10 calendar days before the day of the public hearing; or
(2)(b)(ii) if the proposed land use ordinance adoption or modification is ministerial in nature, as described in Subsections (6)(a) and (b), provided as a class A notice under Section 63G-30-102
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(1) Each municipality shall give:
(1)(a) notice of the date, time, and place of the first public hearing to consider the adoption or any modification of a land use regulation; and
(1)(b) notice of each public meeting on the subject.
(2) Each notice of a public hearing under Subsection (1)(a) shall be:
(2)(a) mailed to each affected entity at least 10 calendar days before the public hearing; and
(2)(b) (2)(b)(i) provided for the area directly affected by the land use ordinance change, as a class B notice under Section 63G-30-102, for at least 10 calendar days before the day of the public hearing; or
(2)(b)(ii) if the proposed land use ordinance adoption or modification is ministerial in nature, as described in Subsections (6)(a) and (b), provided as a class A notice under Section 63G-30-102 for at least 10 calendar days before the day of the public hearing.
(3) In addition to the notice requirements described in Subsections (1) and (2), for any proposed modification to the text of a zoning code, the notice posted in accordance with Subsection (2) shall:
(3)(a) include:
(3)(a)(i) a summary of the effect of the proposed modifications to the text of the zoning code designed to be understood by a lay person; or
(3)(a)(ii) a direct link to the municipality's webpage where a person can find a summary of the effect of the proposed modifications to the text of the zoning code designed to be understood by a lay person; and
(3)(b) be provided to any person upon written request.
(4) Each notice of a public meeting under Subsection (1)(b) shall be provided for the municipality, as a class A notice under Section 63G-30-102, for at least 24 hours before the meeting.
(5) (5)(a) A municipality shall send a courtesy notice to each owner of private real property whose property is located entirely or partially within a proposed zoning map enactment or amendment at least 10 days before the scheduled day of the public hearing.
(5)(b) The notice shall:
(5)(b)(i) identify with specificity each owner of record of real property that will be affected by the proposed zoning map or map amendments;
(5)(b)(ii) state the current zone in which the real property is located;
(5)(b)(iii) state the proposed new zone for the real property;
(5)(b)(iv) provide information regarding or a reference to the proposed regulations, prohibitions, and permitted uses that the property will be subject to if the zoning map or map amendment is adopted;
(5)(b)(v) state that the owner of real property may no later than 10 days after the day of the first public hearing file a written objection to the inclusion of the owner's property in the proposed zoning map or map amendment;
(5)(b)(vi) state the address where the property owner should file the protest;
(5)(b)(vii) notify the property owner that each written objection filed with the municipality will be provided to the municipal legislative body; and
(5)(b)(viii) state the location, date, and time of the public hearing described in Section 10-20-502.
(5)(c) If a municipality mails notice to a property owner in accordance with Subsection (2)(b)(i) for a public hearing on a zoning map or map amendment, the notice required in this Subsection (5) may be included in or part of the notice described in Subsection (2)(b)(i) rather than sent separately.
(6) (6)(a) For purpose of the notice requirements in Subsection (2)(b) only, a proposed land use ordinance is ministerial in nature if the proposed land use ordinance is to:
(6)(a)(i) bring the municipality's land use ordinances into compliance with a state or federal law;
(6)(a)(ii) adopt a municipal land use update that affects:
(6)(a)(ii)(A) an entire zoning district; or
(6)(a)(ii)(B) multiple zoning districts;
(6)(a)(iii) adopt a non-substantive, clerical text amendment to an existing land use ordinance;
(6)(a)(iv) recodify the municipality's existing land use ordinances; or
(6)(a)(v) designate or define an affected area for purposes of a boundary adjustment or annexation.
(6)(b) A proposed land use ordinance may include more than one of the purposes described in Subsection (6)(a) and remain ministerial in nature.
(6)(c) If a proposed land use ordinance includes an adoption or modification not described in Subsection (6)(a):
(6)(c)(i) the proposed land use ordinance is not ministerial in nature, even if the proposed land use ordinance also includes a change or modification described in Subsection (6)(a); and
(6)(c)(ii) the notice requirements of Subsection (2)(b)(i) apply.