Utah § 10-20-401 General plan required -- Content.

Utah Statutes

§ 10-20-401 — General plan required -- Content.

Utah § 10-20-401

Title 10Utah Municipal Code

Ch. 10-20Municipal Land Use, Development, and Management Act

Part 10-20-4General Plan

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Utah Code Ann. § 10-20-401 (2026).

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(1)To accomplish the purposes of this chapter, a municipality shall prepare and adopt a comprehensive, long-range general plan for:

(1)(a) present and future needs of the municipality; and

(1)(b) growth and development of all or any part of the land within the municipality.

(2)The general plan may provide for:

(2)(a) health, general welfare, safety, energy conservation, transportation, prosperity, civic activities, aesthetics, and recreational, educational, and cultural opportunities;

(2)(b) the reduction of the waste of physical, financial, or human resources that result from either excessive congestion or excessive scattering of population;

(2)(c) the efficient and economical use, conservation, and production of the supply of:

(2)(c)(i) food and water; and

(2)(c)(ii) drainage, sanitary

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(1) To accomplish the purposes of this chapter, a municipality shall prepare and adopt a comprehensive, long-range general plan for:
(1)(a) present and future needs of the municipality; and
(1)(b) growth and development of all or any part of the land within the municipality.
(2) The general plan may provide for:
(2)(a) health, general welfare, safety, energy conservation, transportation, prosperity, civic activities, aesthetics, and recreational, educational, and cultural opportunities;
(2)(b) the reduction of the waste of physical, financial, or human resources that result from either excessive congestion or excessive scattering of population;
(2)(c) the efficient and economical use, conservation, and production of the supply of:
(2)(c)(i) food and water; and
(2)(c)(ii) drainage, sanitary, and other facilities and resources;
(2)(d) the use of energy conservation and solar and clean energy resources;
(2)(e) the protection of urban development;
(2)(f) if the municipality is a town, the protection or promotion of moderate income housing;
(2)(g) the protection and promotion of air quality;
(2)(h) historic preservation;
(2)(i) identifying future uses of land that are likely to require an expansion or significant modification of services or facilities provided by an affected entity; and
(2)(j) an official map.
(3) Subject to Section 10-20-404, the municipality may determine the comprehensiveness, extent, and format of the general plan.
(4) Except for a city of the fifth class or a town, on or before December 31, 2025, a municipality that has a general plan that does not include a water use and preservation element that complies with Section 10-20-404 shall amend the municipality's general plan to comply with Section 10-20-404.