§ 11-39-108 — Use of overhead spray irrigation.

(1) As used in this section:
(1)(a) "Active recreation area" means an area of local entity property that is:
(1)(a)(i) dedicated to active use; and
(1)(a)(ii) installed or maintained on an area with a slope of not more than 25%.
(1)(b) "Active use" means regular use for playing, exercise, recreation, or regular outdoor activities, such as:
(1)(b)(i) a sports field;
(1)(b)(ii) a social gathering area;
(1)(b)(iii) an amphitheater;
(1)(b)(iv) a park;
(1)(b)(v) the playing area, including roughs, driving ranges, and chipping and putting greens, of a golf course; or
(1)(b)(vi) a cemetery.
(1)(c) "Great Salt Lake basin" means the area within:
(1)(c)(i) the surveyed meander line of the Great Salt Lake;
(1)(c)(ii) the drainage areas of the Bear River or the Bear River's tributaries;
(1)(c)(iii) the drainage areas of Bear Lake or Bear Lake's tributaries;
(1)(c)(iv) the drainage areas of the Weber River or the Weber River's tributaries;
(1)(c)(v) the drainage areas of the Jordan River or the Jordan River's tributaries;
(1)(c)(vi) the drainage areas of Utah Lake or Utah Lake's tributaries;
(1)(c)(vii) other water drainages lying between the Bear River and the Jordan River that are tributary to the Great Salt Lake and not included in the drainage areas described in Subsections (1)(c)(ii) through (vi); and
(1)(c)(viii) the drainage area of Tooele Valley.
(1)(d) "Landscaped area" means those portions of local entity property that are not, or will not be, occupied by:
(1)(d)(i) a permanent structure; or
(1)(d)(ii) an impervious surface associated with vehicular or pedestrian access or use, such as a driveway, sidewalk, or parking lot.
(1)(e) "Local entity property" means real property owned by a local entity.
(1)(f) "New construction" means a project for the construction of a public facility on local entity property that includes a new or modified landscaped area of more than 7,500 square feet.
(1)(g) "Overhead spray irrigation" means above ground irrigation heads that spray water through a nozzle.
(1)(h) "Parkstrip" means the area between the back of a curb or, if there is no curb, the edge of pavement and the sidewalk.
(1)(i) "Public facility" means a building, structure, infrastructure, improvement, park, playground, or other facility of a local entity.
(1)(j) "Reconstruction" means a project for renovation, alteration, improvement, or repair of a public facility on local entity property that affects more than 25% of the landscaped area existing before the reconstruction.
(2) (2)(a) A local entity with local entity property within the Great Salt Lake basin that undertakes new construction or reconstruction on the local entity property on or after May 1, 2024, may not install, maintain, or use overhead spray irrigation in a landscaped area of the local entity property unless the landscaped area is an active recreation area.
(2)(b) A local entity may not install, maintain, or use overhead spray irrigation to irrigate the following within an active recreation area described in Subsection (2)(a):
(2)(b)(i) a park strip;
(2)(b)(ii) an area with a width of less than eight feet; or
(2)(b)(iii) in an area that is a planting bed.
(2)(c) A local entity may not treat local entity property as an active recreation area if the area is sized larger than reasonably required for the anticipated use the area is intended to accommodate.

Legislative History

Enacted by Chapter 19, 2024 General Session