§ 17-80-503 — Notification before creation of a home ownership promotion zone.

(1) (1)(a) As used in this section, "hearing" means a public meeting in which the legislative body of a county:
(1)(a)(i) considers a resolution creating a home ownership promotion zone; and
(1)(a)(ii) takes public comment on a proposed home ownership promotion zone.
(1)(b) A hearing under this section may be combined with any other public meeting of a legislative body of a county.
(2) Before a county creates a home ownership promotion zone as described in Section 17-80-501, the county shall provide notice of a hearing as described in this section.
(3) The notice required by Subsection (2) shall be given by:
(3)(a) publishing notice for the county, as a class A notice under Section 63G-30-102, for at least 14 days before the day on which the legislative body of the county intends to have a hearing;
(3)(b) at least 30 days before the hearing, mailing notice to:
(3)(b)(i) each record owner of property located within the proposed home ownership promotion zone;
(3)(b)(ii) the State Tax Commission; and
(3)(b)(iii) (3)(b)(iii)(A) if the proposed home ownership promotion zone is subject to a taxing entity committee, each member of the taxing entity committee and the State Board of Education; or
(3)(b)(iii)(B) if the proposed home ownership promotion zone is not subject to a taxing entity committee, the legislative body or governing board of each taxing entity within the boundaries of the proposed home ownership promotion zone.
(4) The mailing of the notice to record property owners required under Subsection (3)(b) shall be conclusively considered to have been properly completed if:
(4)(a) the county mails the notice to the property owners as shown in the records, including an electronic database, of the county recorder's office and at the addresses shown in those records; and
(4)(b) the county recorder's office records used by the agency in identifying owners to whom the notice is mailed and their addresses were obtained or accessed from the county recorder's office no earlier than 30 days before the mailing.
(5) The county shall include in each notice required under this section:
(5)(a) (5)(a)(i) a boundary description of the proposed home ownership promotion zone; or
(5)(a)(ii) (5)(a)(ii)(A) a mailing address or telephone number where a person may request that a copy of the boundary description of the proposed home ownership promotion zone be sent at no cost to the person by mail, email, or facsimile transmission; and
(5)(a)(ii)(B) if the agency or community has an Internet website, an Internet address where a person may gain access to an electronic, printable copy of the boundary description of the proposed home ownership promotion zone;
(5)(b) a map of the boundaries of the proposed home ownership promotion zone;
(5)(c) an explanation of the purpose of the hearing; and
(5)(d) a statement of the date, time, and location of the hearing.
(6) The county shall include in each notice under Subsection (3)(b):
(6)(a) a statement that property tax revenue resulting from an increase in valuation of property within the proposed home ownership promotion zone will be paid to the county for proposed home ownership promotion zone development rather than to the taxing entity to which the tax revenue would otherwise have been paid; and
(6)(b) an invitation to the recipient of the notice to submit to the county comments concerning the subject matter of the hearing before the date of the hearing.
(7) A county may include in a notice under Subsection (2) any other information the county considers necessary or advisable, including the public purpose achieved by the proposed home ownership promotion zone.

Legislative History

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 14, 2025 Special Session 1