(1)(1)(a) A county or an adversely affected party may, in addition to other remedies provided by law, institute:
(1)(a)(i) injunctions, mandamus, abatement, or any other appropriate actions; or
(1)(a)(ii) proceedings to prevent, enjoin, abate, or remove the unlawful building, use, or act.
(1)(b) A county need only establish the violation to obtain the injunction.
(2)(2)(a) Except as provided in Subsections (3) through (6), a county may enforce the county's ordinance by withholding a building permit or certificate of occupancy.
(2)(b) It is unlawful to erect, construct, reconstruct, alter, or change the use of any building or other structure within a county without approval of a building permit.
(2)(c) The county may not issue a building permit unless the plans of and for the proposed ere
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(1) (1)(a) A county or an adversely affected party may, in addition to other remedies provided by law, institute:
(1)(a)(i) injunctions, mandamus, abatement, or any other appropriate actions; or
(1)(a)(ii) proceedings to prevent, enjoin, abate, or remove the unlawful building, use, or act.
(1)(b) A county need only establish the violation to obtain the injunction.
(2) (2)(a) Except as provided in Subsections (3) through (6), a county may enforce the county's ordinance by withholding a building permit or certificate of occupancy.
(2)(b) It is unlawful to erect, construct, reconstruct, alter, or change the use of any building or other structure within a county without approval of a building permit.
(2)(c) The county may not issue a building permit unless the plans of and for the proposed erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, or use fully conform to all regulations then in effect.
(2)(d) A county may require an applicant to install a permanent road, cover a temporary road with asphalt or concrete, or create another method for servicing a structure that is consistent with Appendix D of the International Fire Code, before receiving a certificate of occupancy for that structure.
(2)(e) A county may require an applicant to maintain and repair a temporary fire apparatus road during the construction of a structure accessed by the temporary fire apparatus road in accordance with the county's adopted standards.
(2)(f) A county may require temporary signs to be installed at each street intersection once construction of new roadway allows passage by a motor vehicle.
(2)(g) A county may adopt and enforce any appendix of the International Fire Code, 2021 Edition.
(3) (3)(a) A county may not deny an applicant a building permit or certificate of occupancy because the applicant has not completed an infrastructure improvement:
(3)(a)(i) unless the infrastructure improvement is essential to meet the requirements for the issuance of a building permit or certificate of occupancy under Title 15A, State Construction and Fire Codes Act; and
(3)(a)(ii) for which the county has accepted an improvement completion assurance for a public landscaping improvement, as defined in Section 17-79-707, or an infrastructure improvement for the development.
(3)(b) For purposes of Subsection (3)(a)(i), notwithstanding Section 15A-5-205.6, infrastructure improvement that is essential means:
(3)(b)(i) operable fire hydrants installed in a manner that is consistent with the county's adopted engineering standards; and
(3)(b)(ii) for temporary roads used during construction, a properly compacted road base installed in a manner consistent with the county's adopted engineering standards.
(3)(c) A county may not adopt an engineering standard that requires an applicant to install a permanent road or a temporary road with asphalt or concrete before receiving a building permit.
(4) A county may not deny an applicant a building permit or certificate of occupancy for failure to:
(4)(a) submit a private landscaping plan, as defined in Section 17-79-707; or
(4)(b) complete a landscaping improvement that is not a public landscaping improvement, as defined in Section 17-79-707.
(5) A county may not withhold a building permit based on the lack of completion of a portion of a public sidewalk to be constructed within a public right-of-way serving a lot where a single-family or two-family residence or town home is proposed in a building permit application if an improvement completion assurance has been posted for the incomplete portion of the public sidewalk.
(6) A county may not prohibit the construction of a single-family or two-family residence or town home, withhold recording a plat, or withhold acceptance of a public landscaping improvement, as defined in Section 17-79-707, or an infrastructure improvement based on the lack of installation of a public sidewalk if an improvement completion assurance has been posted for the public sidewalk.
(7) A county may not redeem an improvement completion assurance securing the installation of a public sidewalk sooner than 18 months after the date the improvement completion assurance is posted.
(8) A county shall allow an applicant to post an improvement completion assurance for a public sidewalk separate from an improvement completion assurance for:
(8)(a) another infrastructure improvement; or
(8)(b) a public landscaping improvement, as defined in Section 17-79-707.
(9) A county may withhold a certificate of occupancy for a single-family or two-family residence or town home until the portion of the public sidewalk to be constructed within a public right-of-way and located immediately adjacent to the single-family or two-family residence or town home is completed and accepted by the county.