Utah § 17C-1-902 Use of eminent domain -- Conditions.

Utah Statutes

§ 17C-1-902 — Use of eminent domain -- Conditions.

Utah § 17C-1-902

Title 17CLimited Purpose Local Government Entities - Community Reinvestment Agency Act

Ch. 17C-1Agency Operations

Part 17C-1-9Eminent Domain

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Utah Code Ann. § 17C-1-902 (2026).

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(1)Except as provided in Subsection (2), an agency may not use eminent domain to acquire property.

(2)Subject to the provisions of this part, an agency may, in accordance with Title 78B, Chapter 6, Part 5, Eminent Domain, use eminent domain to acquire an interest in property:

(2)(a) within an urban renewal project area if:

(2)(a)(i) the board makes a development impediment determination under Chapter 2, Part 3, Development Impediment Determination in Urban Renewal Project Areas; and

(2)(a)(ii) the urban renewal project area plan provides for the use of eminent domain;

(2)(b) that is owned by an agency board member or officer and located within a project area, if the board member or officer consents;

(2)(c) within a community reinvestment project area if:

(2)(c)(i) the board makes a deve

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(1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), an agency may not use eminent domain to acquire property.
(2) Subject to the provisions of this part, an agency may, in accordance with Title 78B, Chapter 6, Part 5, Eminent Domain, use eminent domain to acquire an interest in property:

(2)(a) within an urban renewal project area if:
(2)(a)(i) the board makes a development impediment determination under Chapter 2, Part 3, Development Impediment Determination in Urban Renewal Project Areas; and
(2)(a)(ii) the urban renewal project area plan provides for the use of eminent domain;
(2)(b) that is owned by an agency board member or officer and located within a project area, if the board member or officer consents;
(2)(c) within a community reinvestment project area if:
(2)(c)(i) the board makes a development impediment determination under Chapter 5, Part 4, Development Impediment Determination in a Community Reinvestment Project Area;
(2)(c)(ii) (2)(c)(ii)(A) the original community reinvestment project area plan provides for the use of eminent domain; or
(2)(c)(ii)(B) the community reinvestment project area plan is amended in accordance with Subsection 17C-5-112(4); and
(2)(c)(iii) the agency creates a taxing entity committee in accordance with Section 17C-1-402;
(2)(d) that:
(2)(d)(i) is owned by a participant or a property owner that is entitled to receive tax increment or other assistance from the agency;
(2)(d)(ii) is within a project area, regardless of when the project area is created, for which the board made a development impediment determination under Chapter 2, Part 3, Development Impediment Determination in Urban Renewal Project Areas, or Chapter 5, Part 4, Development Impediment Determination in a Community Reinvestment Project Area; and
(2)(d)(iii) (2)(d)(iii)(A) the participant or property owner described in Subsection (2)(d)(i) fails to develop or improve in accordance with the participation agreement or the project area plan; or
(2)(d)(iii)(B) for a period of 36 months does not generate the amount of tax increment that the agency projected to receive under the project area budget; or
(2)(e) if a property owner requests in writing that the agency exercise eminent domain to acquire the property owner's property within a project area.
(3) An agency shall, in accordance with the provisions of this part, commence the acquisition of property described in Subsections (2)(a) through (c) by adopting a resolution authorizing eminent domain within five years after the day on which the project area plan is effective.