Utah Code § 10-3b-202 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-3b / § 10-3b-202
§ 10-3b-202. Mayor in council-mayor form of government.
Status: in_force

(1) The mayor in a municipality operating under the council-mayor form of government: (a) is the chief executive and administrative officer of the municipality; (b) exercises the executive and administrative powers and performs or supervises the performance of the executive and administrative duties and functions of the municipality; (c) shall: (i) keep the peace and enforce the laws of the municipality; (ii) execute the policies adopted by the council; (iii) appoint, with the council's advice and consent, a qualified person for each of the following positions: (A) subject to Subsection (3), chief administrative officer, if required under the resolution or petition under Subsection 10-3b-603(1)(a) that proposed the change to a council-mayor form of government; (B) recorder; (C) treasurer; (D) engineer; and (E) attorney; (iv) provide to the council, at intervals provided by ordinance, a written report to the council setting forth: (A) the amount of budget appropriations; (B) total disbursements from the appropriations; (C) the amount of indebtedness incurred or contracted against each appropriation, including disbursements and indebtedness incurred and not paid; and (D) the percentage of the appropriations encumbered; (v) report to the council the condition and needs of the municipality; (vi) report to the council any release granted under Subsection (1)(d)(xiii); (vii) if the mayor remits a fine or forfeiture under Subsection (1)(d)(xi), report the remittance to the council at the council's next meeting after the remittance; (viii) perform each other duty: (A) prescribed by statute; or (B) required by a municipal ordinance that is not inconsistent with statute; (d) may: (i) subject to budget constraints: (A) appoint: (I) subject to Subsections (3)(b) and (4), a chief administrative officer; and (II) one or more deputies or administrative assistants to the mayor; and (B) (I) create any other administrative office that the mayor considers necessary for good government of the municipality; and (II) appoint a person to the office; (ii) with the council's advice and consent and except as otherwise specifically limited by statute, appoint: (A) each department head of the municipality; (B) each statutory officer of the municipality; and (C) each member of a statutory commission, board, or committee of the municipality; (iii) dismiss any person appointed by the mayor; (iv) as provided in Section 10-3b-204, veto an ordinance, tax levy, or appropriation passed by the council; (v) exercise control of and supervise each executive or administrative department, division, or office of the municipality; (vi) within the general provisions of statute and ordinance, regulate and prescribe the powers and duties of each other executive or administrative officer or employee of the municipality; (vii) attend each council meeting, take part in council meeting discussions, and freely give advice to the council; (viii) appoint a budget officer to serve in place of the mayor to comply with and fulfill in all other respects the requirements of, as the case may be: (A) Chapter 5, Uniform Fiscal Procedures Act for Utah Towns; or (B) Chapter 6, Uniform Fiscal Procedures Act for Utah Cities; (ix) execute an agreement on behalf of the municipality, or delegate, by written executive order, the authority to execute an agreement on behalf of the municipality: (A) if the obligation under the agreement is within certified budget appropriations; and (B) subject to Section 10-6-138; (x) at any reasonable time, examine and inspect the official books, papers, records, or documents of: (A) the municipality; or (B) any officer, employee, or agent of the municipality; (xi) remit fines and forfeitures; (xii) if necessary, call on residents of the municipality over the age of 21 years to assist in enforcing the laws of the state and ordinances of the municipality; and (xiii) release a person imprisoned for a violation of a municipal ordinance; and (e) may not vote on any matter before the council. (2) (a) The first mayor elected under a newly established mayor-council form of government shall, within six months after taking office, draft and submit to the council a proposed ordinance: (i) providing for the division of the municipality's administrative service into departments, divisions, and bureaus; and (ii) defining the functions and duties of each department, division, and bureau. (b) Before the council adopts an ordinance on the municipality's administrative service, the mayor may establish temporary rules and regulations to ensure efficiency and effectiveness in the divisions of the municipal government. (3) (a) As used in this Subsection (3), "interim vacancy period" means the period of time that: (i) begins on the day on which a municipal general election described in Section 10-3-201 is held to elect a mayor; and (ii) ends on the day on which the mayor-elect begins the mayor's term. (b) Each person appointed as chief administrative officer under Subsection (1)(c)(iii)(A) shall be appointed on the basis of: (i) the person's ability and prior experience in the field of public administration; and (ii) any other qualification prescribed by ordinance. (c) (i) The mayor may not appoint a chief administrative officer during an interim vacancy period. (ii) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(c)(i): (A) the mayor may appoint an interim chief administrative officer during an interim vacancy period; and (B) the interim chief administrative officer's term shall expire once a new chief administrative officer is appointed by the new mayor after the interim vacancy period has ended. (d) Subsection (3)(c) does not apply if the mayor who holds office on the day of the municipal general election is re-elected to the mayor's office for the following term. (4) A mayor who appoints a chief administrative officer in accordance with this section may not, on or after May 10, 2011, enter into an employment contract that contains an automatic renewal provision with the chief administrative officer.
Utah Code § 10-8-58 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-8 / § 10-8-58
§ 10-8-58. Jails and workhouses -- Establishment and maintenance.
Status: in_force

The governing body of a city or town may: (1) establish, erect, and maintain city jails, houses of correction, and workhouses for the temporary confinement, not to exceed 72 hours, of persons convicted of violating any city ordinances; (2) make rules for the government of them; (3) appoint necessary jailers and keepers; and (4) use the county correctional facilities, including the county jail, for the confinement or punishment of offenders on the following conditions: (a) a city or town may use the county correctional facilities without payment of compensation or reimbursement for incarceration costs or costs associated with booking of offenders in county correctional facilities; (b) subject to any conditions that are imposed by law; and (c) with the consent of the county legislative body which may include, without limitation, the allocation or rationing of correctional facility capacity and prohibition of booking for classes of offenses or offenders. These limitations shall be applied equally to all entities using the county correctional facilities. (5) If consent is given for the use of the county correctional facilities, the sheriff, at the sheriff's discretion, may assign offenders to county correctional facilities or programs or transfer offenders between facilities or programs. (6) Nothing contained in this section shall: (a) preclude cities, towns, and counties from executing written agreements containing terms or conditions for the use of the county jail; or (b) invalidate any agreements entered into prior to July 1, 2004.
Utah Code § 10-8-31 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-8 / § 10-8-31
§ 10-8-31. Numbering houses and lots.
Status: in_force

They may regulate the numbering of houses and lots.
Utah Code § 10-8-8 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-8 / § 10-8-8
§ 10-8-8. Streets, parks, airports, parking facilities, public grounds, and pedestrian malls.
Status: in_force

A municipal legislative body may lay out, establish, open, alter, widen, narrow, extend, grade, pave, or otherwise improve streets, alleys, avenues, boulevards, sidewalks, parks, airports, parking lots, or other facilities for the parking of vehicles off streets, public grounds, and pedestrian malls and may close, in accordance with Section 72-5-105, or vacate the same or parts thereof, as provided in this title.
Utah Code § 10-3-1111 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-3 / § 10-3-1111
§ 10-3-1111. Municipality required to provide leave to a legislator on an authorized legislative day.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section: (a) "Authorized legislative day" means: (i) the day on which the Legislature convenes in annual general session, and each day after that day, until midnight of the 45th day of the annual general session; (ii) a special session day; (iii) a veto override session day; (iv) an interim day designated by the Legislative Management Committee; (v) an authorized legislative training day; or (vi) any other day on which a meeting of a committee, subcommittee, commission, task force, or other entity is held, if: (A) the committee, subcommittee, commission, task force, or other entity is created by statute or joint resolution; (B) the legislator's attendance at the meeting is approved by the Legislative Management Committee; and (C) service and payment for service by the legislator is not in violation of the Utah Constitution, including Article V and Article VI, Sections 6 and 7. (b) "Authorized legislative training day" means a day that a Legislative Expenses Oversight Committee designates as an authorized legislative day for training or informational purposes, including: (i) chair training; (ii) an issue briefing; (iii) legislative leadership instruction; (iv) legislative process training; (v) legislative rules training; (vi) new legislator orientation; or (vii) another meeting to brief, instruct, orient, or train a legislator in relation to the legislator's official duties. (c) "Legislator" means: (i) a member of the Utah Senate; (ii) a member of the Utah House of Representatives; or (iii) an individual who has been elected as a member described in Subsection (1)(c)(i) or (ii), but has not yet been sworn in or begun the individual's term of office. (d) "Retaliatory action" means to: (i) dismiss the employee; (ii) reduce the employee's compensation; (iii) fail to increase the employee's compensation by an amount that the employee is otherwise entitled to or was promised; (iv) fail to promote the employee if the employee would have otherwise been promoted; or (v) threaten to take an action described in Subsections (1)(d)(i) through (iv). (2) Except as provided in Subsection (4), a municipality that employs an individual who is a legislator: (a) shall grant leave to the individual on an authorized legislative day for the number of hours requested by the individual; (b) may not interfere with, or otherwise restrain the individual from, using the leave described in Subsection (2)(a); and (c) may not take retaliatory action against the individual for using the leave described in Subsection (2)(a). (3) The leave described in Subsection (2) is leave without pay unless the municipality and the individual described in Subsection (2) agree to terms that are more favorable to the individual. (4) A municipality is not required to comply with Subsection (2) if the legislative body of the municipality determines that complying with the requirement would cause the municipality significant difficulty or expense when considered in relation to the size, financial resources, nature, or structure of the municipality's operations.
Utah Code § 10-3-801 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-3 / § 10-3-801
§ 10-3-801. Administrative powers in cities of the first class.
Status: in_force

The executive and administrative powers, authority and duties in cities of the first class shall be divided into and among five departments as follows: (1) Department of Public Affairs and Finance; (2) Department of Water Supply and Waterworks; (3) Department of Public Safety; (4) Department of Streets and Public Improvements; and (5) Department of Parks and Public Property.
Utah Code § 10-20-601 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-20 / § 10-20-601
§ 10-20-601. Local historic district or area.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section: (a) "Citizen-led process" means a process established by a municipality to create a local historic district or area that requires: (i) a petition signed by a minimum number of property owners within the boundaries of the proposed local historic district or area; or (ii) a vote of the property owners within the boundaries of the proposed local historic district or area. (b) "Condominium project" means the same as that term is defined in Section 57-8-3. (c) "Unit" means the same as that term is defined in Section 57-8-3. (2) If a municipality provides a citizen-led process, the process shall require that: (a) more than 33% of the property owners within the boundaries of the proposed local historic district or area agree in writing to the creation of the proposed local historic district or area; (b) before any property owner agrees to the creation of a proposed local historic district or area under Subsection (2)(a), the municipality prepare and distribute, to each property owner within the boundaries of the proposed local historic district or area, a neutral information pamphlet that: (i) describes the process to create a local historic district or area; and (ii) lists the pros and cons of a local historic district or area; (c) after the property owners satisfy the requirement described in Subsection (2)(a), for each parcel or, if the parcel contains a condominium project, each unit, within the boundaries of the proposed local historic district or area, the municipality provide: (i) a second copy of the neutral information pamphlet described in Subsection (2)(b); and (ii) one public support ballot that, subject to Subsection (3), allows the owner or owners of record to vote in favor of or against the creation of the proposed local historic district or area; (d) in a vote described in Subsection (2)(c)(ii), the returned public support ballots that reflect a vote in favor of the creation of the proposed local historic district or area: (i) equal at least two-thirds of the returned public support ballots; and (ii) represent more than 50% of the parcels and units within the proposed local historic district or area; (e) if a local historic district or area proposal fails in a vote described in Subsection (2)(c)(ii), the legislative body may override the vote and create the proposed local historic district or area with an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members of the legislative body; and (f) if a local historic district or area proposal fails in a vote described in Subsection (2)(c)(ii) and the legislative body does not override the vote under Subsection (2)(e), a resident may not initiate the creation of a local historic district or area that includes more than 50% of the same property as the failed local historic district or area proposal for four years after the day on which the public support ballots for the vote are due. (3) In a vote described in Subsection (2)(c)(ii): (a) a property owner is eligible to vote regardless of whether the property owner is an individual, a private entity, or a public entity; (b) the municipality shall count no more than one public support ballot for: (i) each parcel within the boundaries of the proposed local historic district or area; or (ii) if the parcel contains a condominium project, each unit within the boundaries of the proposed local historic district or area; and (c) if a parcel or unit has more than one owner of record, the municipality shall count a public support ballot for the parcel or unit only if the public support ballot reflects the vote of the property owners who own at least a 50% interest in the parcel or unit. (4) The requirements described in Subsection (2)(d) apply to the creation of a local historic district or area that is: (a) initiated in accordance with a municipal process described in Subsection (2); and (b) not complete on or before January 1, 2016. (5) A vote described in Subsection (2)(c)(ii) is not subject to Title 20A, Election Code.
Utah Code § 10-1-201.5 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-1 / § 10-1-201.5
§ 10-1-201.5. Metro townships converted to municipalities -- Classification -- Form of government -- Continuity of operations.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section: (a) "Converted municipality" means a municipality that is converted from an incorporated township into a municipality under Subsection (2). (b) "Incorporated township" means a metro township incorporated under Laws of Utah 2015, Chapter 352, Sections 50 through 62. (2) As of May 1, 2024, an incorporated township is automatically converted into a municipality. (3) The classification of a converted municipality is governed by Section 10-2-301, based on the converted municipality's population on May 1, 2024. (4) (a) The powers of municipal government of a converted municipality are vested in a five-member council, as provided in Chapter 3b, Part 4, Five-Member Council Form of Municipal Government. (b) Subsection (4)(a) does not limit a converted municipality's ability to change the converted municipality's form of government, as provided in Chapter 3b, Part 6, Changing to Another Form of Municipal Government. (c) (i) Notwithstanding Chapter 3b, Part 6, Changing to Another Form of Municipal Government, the council of a converted municipality may, by a resolution adopted before July 1, 2024 by two-thirds of all council members, change the converted municipality's form of government to another form listed in Subsection 10-3b-601(1). (ii) If a converted municipality's form of government is changed under Subsection (4)(c)(i), the election of municipal officers under the new form of government is governed by Section 10-3b-606. (5) (a) The members of a converted municipality's council on May 1, 2024 consist of the individuals serving as council members for the incorporated township immediately before the incorporated township was converted into a municipality under Subsection (2), with the mayor of the incorporated township becoming the mayor of the converted municipality. (b) (i) Subject to Subsection (4)(c), if applicable, and to Subsection (5)(b)(ii), the term of office of a member of the converted municipality's council on May 1, 2024 is the same as the term of office that would have applied to the council member if the incorporated township had not converted to a municipality under Subsection (2). (ii) (A) The office of mayor of a converted municipality is subject to election beginning the first municipal election after the incorporated township converts to a municipality under Subsection (2). (B) The term of office of the mayor of a converted municipality continues from May 1, 2024 until a successor to the office of mayor is elected and qualified. (6) (a) Upon an incorporated township's conversion to a municipality under Subsection (2): (i) each ordinance, resolution, or policy of the incorporated township becomes the ordinance, resolution, or policy of the converted municipality; (ii) the converted municipality may continue to: (A) operate and function as the incorporated township had been operating and functioning before the conversion; and (B) provide services the incorporated township had been providing before the conversion; (iii) a converted municipality may, after the conversion, continue to impose and collect a tax, fee, fine, or other charge that the incorporated township was authorized to impose and collect before the conversion; (iv) a proceeding pending before the incorporated township at the time of conversion continues without change before the converted municipality; (v) a right or privilege of the incorporated township becomes the right or privilege of the converted municipality; and (vi) a contractual or other obligation of the incorporated township, including a contractual or other obligation with another governmental entity, becomes the contractual or other obligation of the converted municipality. (b) An ordinance that under Subsection (6)(a)(i) becomes an ordinance of the converted municipality includes a county ordinance that became an ordinance of the incorporated township under Laws of Utah 2016, Chapter 176, Section 2 and has not been repealed, subject to any amendment of that ordinance that the incorporated township enacted before the incorporated township's conversion to a municipality under Subsection (2). (7) A converted municipality succeeds to the position of the incorporated township with respect to the incorporated township's participation or inclusion in a special district or special service district, including a municipal services district.
Utah Code § 10-2a-213 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-2a / § 10-2a-213
§ 10-2a-213. Determination of number of council members -- Determination of election districts -- Hearings and notice.
Status: in_force

(1) If the incorporation proposal passes, the sponsors of the petition for incorporation shall, within 30 days after the day on which the county conducts the canvass of the election under Section 10-2a-212: (a) for the incorporation of a city: (i) if the voters at the incorporation election choose the council-mayor form of government, determine the number of council members that will constitute the city council of the city; and (ii) if the voters at the incorporation election vote to elect council members by district, determine the number of council members to be elected by district and draw the boundaries of those districts, which shall be substantially equal in population; and (b) for the incorporation of any municipality: (i) determine the initial terms of the mayor and members of the municipal council so that: (A) the mayor and approximately half the members of the municipal council are elected to serve an initial term, of no less than one year, that allows the mayor's and members' successors to serve a full four-year term that coincides with the schedule established in Subsection 10-3-205(1); and (B) the remaining members of the municipal council are elected to serve an initial term, of no less than one year, that allows the members' successors to serve a full four-year term that coincides with the schedule established in Subsection 10-3-205(2); and (ii) submit in writing to the county legislative body the results of the determinations made by the sponsors under Subsections (1)(a) and (b)(i). (2) A newly incorporated town shall operate under the five-member council form of government as defined in Section 10-3b-102. (3) Before making a determination under Subsection (1)(a) or (b)(i), the sponsors of the petition for incorporation shall, under the direction of the county clerk, hold a public hearing within the future municipality on the applicable issues described in Subsections (1)(a) and (b)(i). (4) Notice of the public hearing described in Subsection (3) shall be provided as follows: (a) the county clerk shall provide notice for the future municipality, as a class B notice under Section 63G-30-102, for at least two weeks before the day of the public hearing; and (b) if the future municipality has a website, the sponsors of the petition for incorporation shall post notice on the future municipality's website for at least two weeks before the day of the public hearing. (5) The county clerk may bill the petition sponsors for the cost of preparing, printing, and publishing the notice described in Subsection (4).
Utah Code § 10-20-814 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-20 / § 10-20-814
§ 10-20-814. Restrictions for solar and other energy devices.
Status: in_force

The land use authority may refuse to approve or renew any plat, subdivision plan, or dedication of any street or other ground, if deed restrictions, covenants, or similar binding agreements running with the land for the lots or parcels covered by the plat or subdivision prohibit or have the effect of prohibiting reasonably sited and designed solar collectors, clotheslines, or other energy devices based on renewable resources from being installed on buildings erected on lots or parcels covered by the plat or subdivision.
Utah Code § 10-2-808 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-2 / § 10-2-808
§ 10-2-808. Notice of certification -- Providing notice of petition.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) After the day of certification as described in Subsection 10-2-807(3) and within the time described in Subsection (1)(b), the municipal legislative body shall provide notice: (i) for the area proposed for annexation and any unincorporated area within 1/2 mile of the area proposed for annexation, as a class B notice under Section 63G-30-102; and (ii) by mailing written notice to each affected entity. (b) The municipal legislative body shall provide the notice: (i) described in Subsection (1)(a)(i) no later than 10 days after the day of certification; and (ii) described in Subsection (1)(a)(ii) no later than 20 days after the day of certification. (2) The notice described in Subsection (1) shall: (a) state that a petition has been filed with the municipality proposing the annexation of an area to the municipality; (b) state the day of certification; (c) describe the area proposed for annexation in the annexation petition; (d) state that the complete annexation petition is available for inspection and copying at the office of the municipal records officer; (e) state in conspicuous and plain terms that the municipality may grant the petition and annex the area described in the petition unless, no later than 30 days after the day of certification: (i) a written protest to the annexation petition is filed with the boundary commission; and (ii) a copy of the written protest is delivered to the municipal records officer of the proposed annexing municipality; (f) (i) state the address of the boundary commission where a protest to the annexation petition may be filed; or (ii) if a boundary commission has not yet been created in the county, the address of the county clerk, where a protest to the annexation petition may be filed; (g) provide brief instructions on how to file a protest to the annexation petition or a link to a webpage that contains instructions on how to file a protest to the annexation petition; (h) state that the area proposed for annexation to the municipality will also automatically be annexed to a special district providing fire protection, paramedic, and emergency services or a special district providing law enforcement service, as the case may be, as provided in Section 17B-1-416, if: (i) the proposed annexing municipality is entirely within the boundaries of a special district: (A) that provides fire protection, paramedic, and emergency services or law enforcement service, respectively; and (B) in the creation of which an election was not required because of Subsection 17B-1-214(3)(c); and (ii) the area proposed to be annexed to the municipality is not already within the boundaries of the special district; and (i) state that the area proposed for annexation to the municipality will be automatically withdrawn from a special district providing fire protection, paramedic, and emergency services or a special district providing law enforcement service, as the case may be, as provided in Subsection 17B-1-502(2), if: (i) the petition proposes the annexation of an area that is within the boundaries of a special district: (A) that provides fire protection, paramedic, and emergency services or law enforcement service, respectively; and (B) in the creation of which an election was not required because of Subsection 17B-1-214(3)(c); and (ii) the proposed annexing municipality is not within the boundaries of the special district. (3) The statement required by Subsection (2)(e) shall state the deadline for filing a written protest in terms of the actual date, not by reference to the statutory citation.
Utah Code § 10-5-114 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-5 / § 10-5-114
§ 10-5-114. Appropriations limited to estimated revenue.
Status: in_force

(1) The council may not make any appropriation in the final budget of any fund in excess of the estimated expendable revenue for the budget year of such fund. (2) If there is a deficit fund balance in a fund at the close of the last completed fiscal year, the council shall include an item of appropriation for the deficit in the current budget of the fund equal to: (a) at least 5% of the total revenue of the fund in the last completed fiscal year; or (b) if the deficit is equal to less than 5% of the total revenue of the fund in the last completed fiscal year, the entire amount of the deficit.
Utah Code § 10-2-306 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-2 / § 10-2-306
§ 10-2-306. Judicial notice taken of existence and class.
Status: in_force

All courts in this state shall take judicial notice of the existence and classification of any municipality.
Utah Code § 10-1-302 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-1 / § 10-1-302
§ 10-1-302. Purpose and intent.
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds that: (1) the energy industry has previously been highly regulated and monopolistic; (2) municipalities have historically raised town or city, respectively, general fund revenues by collecting franchise and business license revenues from the energy industry; (3) substantial restructuring of the energy industry has created an opportunity for increased competition within the energy industry; (4) the restructuring of the energy industry has diminished the effectiveness and fairness of the revenues collected by municipalities; (5) to provide for a stable revenue source for municipalities and to create a more competitive environment for the energy industry, it is necessary to enact taxing authority for municipalities that accomplishes those goals; and (6) this part does not alter or affect the municipalities' authority to grant or regulate franchises, or to control municipal streets, highways, or other property.
Utah Code § 10-3-713 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-3 / § 10-3-713
§ 10-3-713. Recording, numbering, and certification of passage.
Status: in_force

(1) The municipal recorder shall record, in a book used exclusively for that purpose, all ordinances passed by the governing body. (2) The recorder shall give each ordinance a number, if the governing body has not already so done. (3) Immediately following each ordinance, or codification of ordinances, the recorder shall make or cause to be made a certificate stating the date of passage and of the date of publication or posting, as required. (4) The record and memorandum, or a certified copy thereof, shall be prima facie evidence of the contents, passage, and publication or posting of the ordinance or codification.
Utah Code § 10-5-103 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-5 / § 10-5-103
§ 10-5-103. Withholding state money of town failing to file budget.
Status: in_force

The state auditor is authorized to withhold state money allocated to a town if that town fails to file a copy of a formally adopted budget or fails to comply with the annual financial reporting and independent auditing requirements of this chapter. Such money may not be withheld if the town substantially complies with the requirements of this chapter.
Utah Code § 10-20-604 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-20 / § 10-20-604
§ 10-20-604. Private maintenance of public access amenities prohibited.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section: (a) "Public access amenity" means a physical feature like a trail or recreation area that a municipality designates for public access and use. (b) "Retail water line" means the same as that term is defined in Section 11-8-4. (c) "Sewer lateral" means the same as that term is defined in Section 11-8-4. (d) (i) "Water utility" means a main line or other integral part of a sewer or water utility service. (ii) "Water utility" does not include a retail water line, privately owned water utility, or sewer lateral. (2) A municipality may not require a private individual or entity, including a community association or homeowners association, to maintain and be responsible for a public access amenity or water utility in perpetuity unless: (a) the public access amenity is the property located adjacent to the private property owned by the private individual or entity to the curb line of the street, including park strips and sidewalks; or (b) the private individual or entity agreed to maintain or be responsible for the public access amenity or water utility in perpetuity in a covenant, utility service agreement, development agreement, or other agreement between the municipality and the private individual or entity.
Utah Code § 10-1-106 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-1 / § 10-1-106
§ 10-1-106. Scope of title.
Status: in_force

This title shall apply to all municipalities incorporated or existing under the law of the State of Utah except as otherwise specifically excepted by the home rule provisions of Article XI, Section 5 of the Constitution of the State of Utah.
Utah Code § 10-6-129 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-6 / § 10-6-129
§ 10-6-129. Emergency expenditures.
Status: in_force

(1) If the governing body of a city determines that an emergency exists, such as widespread damage from fire, flood, or earthquake, and that the emergency necessitates the expenditure of money in excess of the budget of the city general fund, the governing body may by resolution amend the budget and authorize such expenditures and incur such deficits in the fund balance of the city general fund as may be reasonably necessary to meet the emergency. (2) Except to the extent provided for in Title 53, Chapter 2a, Part 6, Disaster Recovery Funding Act, the governing body of a city may not expend money in the city's local fund for an emergency, if the city creates a local fund under Title 53, Chapter 2a, Part 6, Disaster Recovery Funding Act.
Utah Code § 10-1-111 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-1 / § 10-1-111
§ 10-1-111. Existing indebtedness.
Status: in_force

Any bond or other evidence of indebtedness issued under the provisions of any act repealed by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48, which is outstanding and unpaid as of July 1, 1977, shall be amortized and retired by taxation or revenue in the manner provided by the act under which such indebtedness was incurred, notwithstanding repeal or change of the act.
Utah Code § 10-8-26 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-8 / § 10-8-26
§ 10-8-26. Signs and advertising material.
Status: in_force

They may regulate or prevent the use of streets, sidewalks, public buildings and grounds for signs, signposts, awnings, horse troughs or racks, or for posting handbills or advertisements.
Utah Code § 10-3b-403 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-3b / § 10-3b-403
§ 10-3b-403. Council in a five-member council form of government.
Status: in_force

(1) The council in a municipality operating under a five-member council form of municipal government: (a) exercises any executive or administrative power and performs or supervises the performance of any executive or administrative duty or function that: (i) has not been given to the mayor under Section 10-3b-104; or (ii) has been given to the mayor under Section 10-3b-104 but is removed from the mayor under Subsection (1)(b)(i)(A); (b) may: (i) subject to Subsections (1)(c) and (2), adopt an ordinance: (A) removing from the mayor any power, duty, or function of the mayor under Section 10-3b-104; and (B) reinstating to the mayor any power, duty, or function previously removed under Subsection (1)(b)(i)(A); (ii) adopt an ordinance delegating to the mayor any executive or administrative power, duty, or function that the council has under Subsection (1)(a); (iii) subject to Subsections (3) and (4), appoint a manager to perform executive and administrative duties or functions that the council by ordinance delegates to the manager, subject to Subsection (1)(c); (iv) subject to Subsection (3), dismiss a manager appointed under Subsection (1)(b)(iii); and (v) assign any or all council members, including the mayor, to supervise one or more administrative departments of the municipality; and (c) may not remove from the mayor or delegate to a manager appointed by the council: (i) any of the mayor's legislative or judicial powers or ceremonial functions; (ii) the mayor's position as chair of the council; or (iii) any ex officio position that the mayor holds. (2) Adopting an ordinance under Subsection (1)(b)(i) removing from or reinstating to the mayor a power, duty, or function provided for in Section 10-3b-104 requires the affirmative vote of: (a) the mayor and a majority of all other council members; or (b) all council members except the mayor. (3) (a) As used in this Subsection (3), "interim vacancy period" means the period of time that: (i) begins on the day on which a municipal general election described in Section 10-3-201 is held to elect a council member; and (ii) ends on the day on which the council member-elect begins the council member's term. (b) (i) During an interim vacancy period, the council may not: (A) appoint a manager; or (B) adopt an ordinance establishing a procedure for the dismissal of a manager that is more restrictive than the procedure applicable at the time the manager was appointed. (ii) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(b)(i)(A): (A) the council may appoint an interim manager during an interim vacancy period; and (B) the interim manager's term shall expire once a new manager is appointed by the new administration after the interim vacancy period has ended. (c) Subsection (3)(b) does not apply if all the council members who held office on the day of the municipal general election whose term of office was vacant for the election are re-elected to the council for the following term. (4) A council that appoints a manager in accordance with this section may not, on or after May 10, 2011, enter into an employment contract that contains an automatic renewal provision with the manager.
Utah Code § 10-6-127 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-6 / § 10-6-127
§ 10-6-127. Review of individual fund budgets -- Hearing.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) Upon the written request of one of the members of the governing body, or upon its own motion setting forth the reason therefor, the governing body may, at any time during the budget period, review the individual budgets of the funds set forth in Section 10-6-109, for the purpose of determining if the total of any of them should be increased. (b) If the governing body decides that the budget total of one or more of these funds should be increased, it shall follow the procedures set forth in Sections 10-6-113 and 10-6-114 for holding a public hearing. (2) (a) In a city that has adopted a fiscal period that is a biennial period under Subsection 10-6-105(2), the governing body shall, in a public hearing before June 30 of the first year of the biennial period, review the individual budgets of the funds set forth in Sections 10-6-109 and 10-6-135 for the second year of the biennial period. (b) In each review under Subsection (2)(a), the governing body shall follow the procedures of Sections 10-6-113 and 10-6-114 for holding a public hearing.
Utah Code § 10-8-10 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-8 / § 10-8-10
§ 10-8-10. Trees.
Status: in_force

They may plant, or direct and regulate the planting of, ornamental shade trees in streets, parks and public grounds.
Utah Code § 10-6-114 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-6 / § 10-6-114
§ 10-6-114. Budget -- Public hearing on tentatively adopted budget.
Status: in_force

(1) At the time and place advertised, or at any time and place to which the public hearing may be adjourned, the governing body shall hold a public hearing on the budgets tentatively adopted. (2) All interested persons in attendance shall be given an opportunity to be heard, for or against, the estimates of revenue and expenditures or any item thereof in the tentative budget of any fund.
Utah Code § 10-19-301 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-19 / § 10-19-301
§ 10-19-301. Plans and reports.
Status: in_force

(1) A municipal electric utility shall develop and maintain a plan for implementing Subsection 10-19-201(1). (2) A progress report concerning a plan under Subsection (1) shall be filed with the municipality's legislative body by January 1 of each of the years 2010, 2015, 2020, and 2024. (3) The progress report under Subsection (2) shall contain: (a) the actual and projected amount of qualifying electricity through 2025; (b) the source of qualifying electricity; (c) an estimate of the cost of achieving the target; (d) a discussion of conditions impacting the clean energy source and qualifying electricity markets; and (e) any recommendation for a suggested legislative or program change. (4) The plan and progress report required by Subsections (1) and (2) may include procedures that will be used by the municipal electric utility to identify and select any cost-effective clean energy resource and qualifying electricity. (5) By July 1, 2026, the municipal electric utility shall file a final progress report demonstrating: (a) how Subsection 10-19-201(1) is satisfied for the year 2025; or (b) the reason why Subsection 10-19-201(1) is not satisfied for the year 2025, if it is not satisfied. (6) The plan and any progress report filed under this section shall be publicly available at the municipal legislative body's office.
Utah Code § 10-8-44.6 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-8 / § 10-8-44.6
§ 10-8-44.6. Regulation of drive-through facilities.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section: (a) "Business" means a private enterprise carried on for the purpose of gain or economic profit. (b) (i) "Business lobby" means a public area, including a lobby, dining area, or other area accessible to the public where business is conducted within a place of business. (ii) "Business lobby" does not include the area of a business where drive-through service is conducted. (c) "Land use application" means the same as that term is defined in Section 10-20-102. (d) (i) "Motor vehicle" means a self-propelled vehicle, including a motorcycle, intended primarily for use and operation on the highways. (ii) "Motor vehicle" does not include an off-highway vehicle. (e) "Motorcycle" means a motor vehicle having a saddle for the use of the operator and designed to travel on not more than two tires. (f) "Off-highway vehicle" means any snowmobile, all-terrain type I vehicle, all-terrain type II vehicle, or all-terrain type III vehicle. (2) A municipality may not withhold a business license, deny a land use application, or otherwise require a business that has a drive-through service as a component of the business's operations to: (a) allow a person other than a person in a motorized vehicle to use the drive-through service; or (b) offer designated hours of the day that a customer is accommodated and business is conducted in the business lobby that are the same as or exceed the hours of the day that a customer is accommodated and business is conducted in the drive-through service.
Utah Code § 10-5-112 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-5 / § 10-5-112
§ 10-5-112. Property tax levy set by ordinance -- Maximum -- Certification.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) Before June 22 of each year, or September 1 in the case of a property tax rate increase under Sections 59-2-919 through 59-2-923, the council, at a regular meeting or special meeting called for that purpose, shall by ordinance or resolution set the real and personal property tax levy for town purposes. (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(a), the council may set the levy at an appropriate later date with the approval of the State Tax Commission. (2) The combined levies for each town, for all purposes in any year, excluding the retirement of general obligation bonds and the payment of any interest, and taxes expressly authorized by law to be levied in addition, may not exceed .007 per dollar of taxable value of taxable property. (3) The town clerk shall certify the ordinance or resolution setting the levy to the county auditor, or auditors, if the town is located in more than one county, not later than June 22 of each year. (4) For the first fiscal year after the year in which a county imposes a levy under Section 11-46-104, a town shall reduce the levy imposed under this section for general tax purposes by the amount necessary to offset the revenue described in Subsection 11-46-104(5)(c)(iii).
Utah Code § 10-2-708 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-2 / § 10-2-708
§ 10-2-708. Notice of disincorporation.
Status: in_force

When a municipality has been dissolved, the clerk of the court shall provide notice of the dissolution for the county, as a class B notice under Section 63G-30-102, for at least four weeks.
Utah Code § 10-2-604 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-2 / § 10-2-604
§ 10-2-604. Duty of county legislative body when petition is by electors.
Status: in_force

When the petition for consolidation is properly presented by the electors, the county legislative bodies and officers of each of the respective municipalities shall, within 15 days after the filing of the petition with the county legislative bodies, cause to be filed with the county legislative bodies a plan of consolidation containing the same information as is required in Section 10-2-603.
Utah Code § 10-3-703 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-3 / § 10-3-703
§ 10-3-703. Criminal penalties for violation of ordinance -- Civil penalties prohibited -- Exceptions.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) The governing body of a municipality may impose a criminal penalty for the violation of any municipal ordinance by a fine not to exceed the maximum class B misdemeanor fine under Section 76-3-301, by a term of imprisonment up to six months, or by both the fine and term of imprisonment. (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(a), a municipality may not impose a criminal penalty greater than an infraction for a violation pertaining to an individual's pet, as defined in Section 4-12-102, or an individual's use of the individual's residence unless: (i) the violation: (A) is a private nuisance as that term is defined in Section 78B-6a-101; and (B) threatens the health, safety, or welfare of the individual or an identifiable third party; or (ii) the municipality has imposed a fine on the individual for a violation that involves the same residence or pet on three previous occasions within the past 12 months. (c) Subsection (1)(b) does not apply to municipal enforcement of a building code or fire code ordinance in accordance with Title 15A, State Construction and Fire Codes Act. (2) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), the governing body may prescribe a civil penalty for the violation of any municipal ordinance by a fine not to exceed the maximum class B misdemeanor fine under Section 76-3-301. (b) A municipality may not impose a civil penalty and adjudication for the violation of a municipal moving traffic ordinance. (3) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b) or Section 77-7-18, a municipal officer or official who is not a law enforcement officer described in Section 53-13-103 or a special function officer described in Section 53-13-105 may not issue a criminal citation for a violation that is punished as a misdemeanor. (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (1) or (3)(a), the following may issue a criminal citation for a violation that is punished as a misdemeanor if the violation threatens the health and safety of an animal or the public: (i) a fire officer described in Section 53-7-102; or (ii) an animal control officer described in Section 11-46-102. (4) A municipality may not issue more than one infraction within a 14-day time period for a violation described in Subsection (1)(b) that is ongoing.
Utah Code § 10-21-304 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-21 / § 10-21-304
§ 10-21-304. Detached accessory dwelling units.
Status: in_force

10/1/2026 (1) (a) A specified municipality shall adopt a land use regulation that permits a detached accessory dwelling unit on any lot or parcel that is 11,000 square feet or larger and contains a single-family dwelling, if the single-family dwelling is a permitted use on the lot or parcel. (b) This section does not prohibit a municipality from adopting a land use regulation that permits a detached accessory dwelling unit on a lot or parcel that is smaller than 11,000 square feet. (2) A land use regulation described in Subsection (1) shall: (a) require that a detached accessory dwelling unit comply with all applicable building, health, and fire codes; and (b) include a process for the owner of a legally constructed accessory structure to convert the accessory structure to a detached accessory dwelling unit subject to applicable: (i) dwelling and accessory structure setback requirements; and (ii) building, health, and fire codes. (3) A land use regulation described in Subsection (1) may not: (a) require a conditional use permit for a detached accessory dwelling unit if the proposed detached accessory dwelling unit is located in a primarily residential zone; (b) require more than two on-site parking spaces assigned to a detached accessory dwelling unit that is 650 square feet or larger; (c) require more than one on-site parking space assigned to a detached accessory dwelling unit that is smaller than 650 square feet; or (d) include design standards for a detached accessory dwelling unit that conflict with Section 10-20-618. (4) A land use regulation described in Subsection (1) may: (a) require a detached accessory dwelling unit to: (i) conform to applicable land use regulations that regulate structure size, dimension, height, and maximum lot coverage; (ii) conform to setback requirements, that may take into account proximity to property lines and other structures, easements, window orientation, massing, or other elements; and (iii) be designed consistent with the design of the single-family dwelling; (b) prohibit a detached accessory dwelling unit from being: (i) larger in size than the single-family dwelling located on the same lot or parcel; (ii) located within a public utility easement or other recorded easement; (iii) located in a front-yard area of a lot or parcel; or (iv) rented for less than 90 consecutive days; (c) require that the owner of a lot or parcel where a detached accessory dwelling unit is located reside in the detached single-family dwelling or detached accessory dwelling unit located on the lot or parcel; (d) require that when a detached garage is converted to a detached accessory dwelling unit, any parking spaces required for the single-family dwelling that were located within the detached garage are replaced on-site; (e) prohibit more than one accessory dwelling unit on a lot or parcel; and (f) prohibit a detached accessory dwelling unit if: (i) the detached accessory dwelling unit will not have adequate access to a required utility service that is a project improvement, including sanitary sewer, culinary water, electrical, or storm water; or (ii) a utility service that is a system improvement, including sanitary sewer, culinary water, electrical, or storm water, to which the detached accessory dwelling unit is required to connect does not have sufficient capacity to support the addition of the detached accessory dwelling unit to the utility service system improvements. (5) This section does not supersede: (a) a land use regulation that regulates a detached accessory building that is not a detached accessory dwelling unit; (b) prohibitions or restrictions on detached accessory dwelling units in a development agreement signed by a municipality on or before May 6, 2026; or (c) a land use regulation or administrative action that: (i) is not prohibited by law; and (ii) relates to a detached accessory dwelling unit.
Utah Code § 10-2-607 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-2 / § 10-2-607
§ 10-2-607. Notice of election.
Status: in_force

If the county legislative bodies find that the resolution or petition for consolidation and their attachments substantially conform with the requirements of this part, the county legislative bodies shall, for at least four weeks before the day of the election, publish notice of the election for consolidation, as a class A notice under Section 63G-30-102, for each municipality that would become part of the consolidated municipality.
Utah Code § 10-5-125 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-5 / § 10-5-125
§ 10-5-125. Treasurer -- Duties.
Status: in_force

(1) The town treasurer is custodian of all money, bonds, or other securities of the town. (2) The town treasurer shall: (a) determine the cash requirements of the town and provide for the investment of all money by following the procedures and requirements of Title 51, Chapter 7, State Money Management Act; (b) receive all money payable to the town, within three business days after collection, including all taxes, licenses, fines, and intergovernmental revenue; (c) keep an accurate detailed account of all money received under Subsection (2)(b) in the manner provided in this chapter and as directed by the town council by ordinance or resolution; and (d) collect all special taxes and assessments as provided by law and ordinance.
Utah Code § 10-2a-103 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-2a / § 10-2a-103
§ 10-2a-103. Incorporation of a contiguous area -- Incorporation of a community council area -- Incorporation involving more than one county.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) An unincorporated contiguous area of a county not within a municipality may incorporate as a municipality as provided in this chapter. (b) Two or more unincorporated islands, as defined in Section 10-2-814, that are not contiguous with each other may incorporate as a municipality, as provided in this chapter, if: (i) those unincorporated islands are part of a community council area; and (ii) a feasibility request for the proposed incorporation of the community council area is submitted under Section 10-2a-202 no later than May 1, 2025. (2) If a proposed incorporation relates to an area in more than one county: (a) the individual who files the feasibility request shall file the request with each county containing a portion of the area proposed for incorporation; and (b) the counties shall work together, in accordance with direction given by the lieutenant governor, to complete the actions required by this chapter.
Utah Code § 10-20-1101 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-20 / § 10-20-1101
§ 10-20-1101. Appeal authority required -- Condition precedent to judicial review -- Appeal authority duties.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) Subject to Subsection (1)(d), each municipality adopting a land use ordinance shall, by ordinance, establish one or more appeal authorities. (b) An appeal authority described in Subsection (1)(a) shall hear and decide: (i) requests for a variance from a land use ordinance; (ii) appeals from a land use decision applying a land use ordinance; and (iii) appeals from a fee charged in accordance with Section 10-20-904. (c) An appeal authority described in Subsection (1)(a) may not hear an appeal from the enactment of a land use regulation. (d) Beginning on July 1, 2026, a city described in Subsection 10-20-302(5)(a)(i) may not designate the city's legislative body as an appeal authority. (e) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(d), a legislative body shall continue to be the appeal authority for an appeal if: (i) a land use ordinance designated the legislative body as the appeal authority when the appellant filed the appeal; and (ii) the appellant filed the appeal on or before June 30, 2026. (2) As a condition precedent to judicial review, each adversely affected party or land use applicant shall timely and specifically challenge a land use authority's land use decision, in accordance with local ordinance. (3) An appeal authority described in Subsection (1)(a): (a) shall: (i) act in a quasi-judicial manner; and (ii) serve as the final arbiter of issues involving the interpretation or application of a land use ordinance; and (b) may not entertain an appeal of a matter in which the appeal authority, or any participating member, had first acted as the land use authority. (4) By ordinance, a municipality may: (a) designate a separate appeal authority to hear requests for variances than the appeal authority the municipality designates to hear appeals; (b) designate one or more separate appeal authorities to hear distinct types of appeals of land use authority decisions; (c) require an adversely affected party to present to an appeal authority every theory of relief that the adversely affected party can raise in district court; and (d) provide that specified types of land use decisions may be appealed directly to the district court. (5) A municipality may not: (a) require a public hearing for a request for a variance or land use appeal; or (b) require a land use applicant or adversely affected party to pursue successive appeals before the same or separate appeal authorities as a condition of an appealing party's duty to exhaust administrative remedies. (6) If the municipality establishes or, before the effective date of this chapter, has established a multiperson board, body, or panel to act as an appeal authority, at a minimum the board, body, or panel shall: (a) notify each of the members of the board, body, or panel of any meeting or hearing of the board, body, or panel; (b) provide each of the members of the board, body, or panel with the same information and access to municipal resources as any other member; (c) convene only if a quorum of the members of the board, body, or panel is present; and (d) act only upon the vote of a majority of the convened members of the board, body, or panel.
Utah Code § 10-20-603 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-20 / § 10-20-603
§ 10-20-603. Regulating annexed territory.
Status: in_force

(1) The legislative body of each municipality shall assign a land use zone or a variety of land use zones to territory annexed to the municipality at the time the territory is annexed. (2) If the legislative body fails to assign a land use zone at the time the territory is annexed, all land uses within the annexed territory shall be compatible with surrounding uses within the municipality.
Utah Code § 10-7-12 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-7 / § 10-7-12
§ 10-7-12. Scarcity of water -- Limitation on use.
Status: in_force

In the event of scarcity of water the mayor of any city or the president of the board of trustees of any town may, by proclamation, limit the use of water for any purpose other than domestic purposes to such extent as may be required for the public good in the judgment of the board of commissioners or city council of any city or the board of trustees of any town.
Utah Code § 10-20-703 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-20 / § 10-20-703
§ 10-20-703. Rights of a critical infrastructure materials operator with a vested critical infrastructure materials use.
Status: in_force

(1) Notwithstanding a political subdivision's prohibition, restriction, or other limitation on a critical infrastructure materials use adopted after the establishment of the critical infrastructure materials use, the rights of a critical infrastructure materials operator with a vested critical infrastructure materials use include with respect to that existing legal use the right to: (a) progress, extend, enlarge, grow, or expand the vested critical infrastructure materials use to any contiguous land that the critical infrastructure materials operator owns or controls before May 7, 2025; (b) expand the vested critical infrastructure materials use to new land that is contiguous land to the surface or subsurface land on which the critical infrastructure materials operator has a vested critical infrastructure materials use, including the surface or subsurface land under Subsection (1)(a); (c) use, operate, construct, reconstruct, restore, extend, expand, maintain, repair, alter, substitute, modernize, upgrade, and replace equipment, processes, facilities, and buildingson any surface or subsurface land that the critical infrastructure materials operator owns or controls before May 7, 2025; (d) on any surface or subsurface land that the critical infrastructure materials operator owns or controls before May 7, 2025: (i) increase production or volume; (ii) alter the method of extracting or processing, including with respect to the vested use, the right to stockpile or hold in reserve critical infrastructure materials, to recycle, and to batch and mix concrete and asphalt; and (iii) extract or process a different or additional critical infrastructure material than previously extracted or processed on the surface or subsurface land; and (e) discontinue, suspend, terminate, deactivate, or continue and reactivate, temporarily or permanently, all or any part of the critical infrastructure materials use. (2) (a) As used in this Subsection (2), "applicable legislative body" means the legislative body of each: (i) county in whose unincorporated area the new land to be included in the vested critical infrastructure materials use is located; or (ii) municipality in which the new land to be included in the critical infrastructure materials use is located. (b) A critical infrastructure materials operator with a vested critical infrastructure materials use is presumed to have a right to expand the vested critical infrastructure materials use to new land. (c) Before expanding a vested critical infrastructure materials use to new land, a critical infrastructure materials operator shall provide written notice: (i) of the critical infrastructure materials operator's intent to expand the vested critical infrastructure materials use; and (ii) to each applicable legislative body. (d) (i) An applicable legislative body shall: (A) hold a public meeting or hearing at the applicable legislative body's next available meeting that is no later than 30 days after receiving the notice under Subsection (2)(c); and (B) provide reasonable, advance, written notice of the intended expansion of the vested critical infrastructure materials use and the public meeting or hearing to each owner of the surface estate of the new land. (ii) A public meeting or hearing under Subsection (2)(d)(i) serves to provide sufficient public notice of the critical infrastructure materials operator's intent to expand the vested critical infrastructure materials use to the new land. (e) (i) After the public meeting or hearing under Subsection (2)(d)(i), a critical infrastructure materials operator may expand a vested critical infrastructure materials use to new land without any action by an applicable legislative body, unless the applicable legislative body finds by the preponderance of the evidence on the record that the expansion to new land will endanger the public health, safety, and welfare. (ii) If the applicable legislative body makes the finding of endangerment described in Subsection (2)(e)(i), Subsection (4) applies. (3) If a critical infrastructure materials operator expands a vested critical infrastructure materials use to new land, as authorized under this section: (a) the critical infrastructure materials operator's rights under the vested critical infrastructure materials use with respect to land on which the vested critical infrastructure materials use occurs apply with equal force after the expansion to the new land; and (b) the critical infrastructure materials protection area that includes land on which the vested critical infrastructure materials use occurs is expanded to include the new land. (4) (a) If the applicable legislative body makes the finding of endangerment described in Subsection (2)(e)(i): (i) the critical infrastructure materials operator shall submit to the applicable legislative body the critical infrastructure materials operator's plan for expansion under this section; (ii) by no later than 90 days after receipt of the plan for expansion described in Subsection (4)(a)(i), the applicable legislative body shall notify the operator of: (A) evidence that the expansion to new land will endanger the public health, safety, and welfare; and (B) proposed measures to mitigate the endangerment of the public health, safety, and welfare; and (iii) the applicable legislative body shall hold a public hearing by no later than 30 days after the date the applicable legislative body complies with Subsection (4)(a)(ii) to present mitigation measures proposed under Subsection (4)(a)(ii). (b) The applicable legislative body may impose mitigation measures under this Subsection (4) that are reasonable and do not exceed requirements imposed by permits issued by a state agency such as an air quality permit. (c) A political subdivision may not prohibit the expansion of a vested critical infrastructure materials use if the critical infrastructure materials operator agrees to comply with the mitigation measures described in Subsection (4)(b). (d) The process under this Subsection (4) is not a land use application or conditional use application under this chapter.
Utah Code § 10-8-47.5 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-8 / § 10-8-47.5
§ 10-8-47.5. Knives regulated by state.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, "knife" means a cutting instrument that includes a sharpened or pointed blade. (2) The authority to regulate a knife is reserved to the state except where the Legislature specifically delegates responsibility to a municipality. (3) (a) Unless specifically authorized by the Legislature or, subject to Subsection (3)(b), a municipal ordinance with a criminal penalty, a municipality may not enact or enforce an ordinance or a regulation pertaining to a knife. (b) A municipality may not enact an ordinance with a criminal penalty pertaining to a knife that is: (i) more restrictive than a state criminal penalty pertaining to a knife; or (ii) has a greater criminal penalty than a state penalty pertaining to a knife.
Utah Code § 10-20-904 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-20 / § 10-20-904
§ 10-20-904. Limit on fees -- Requirement to itemize fees -- Appeal of fee -- Provider of culinary or secondary water.
Status: in_force

(1) A municipality may impose or collect a fee for reviewing or approving the plans for a commercial or residential building, not to exceed the lesser of: (a) the actual cost of performing the plan review; and (b) 65% of the amount the municipality charges for a building permit fee for that building. (2) (a) Subject to Subsection (2)(b), a municipality may impose and collect a fee for reviewing and approving identical plans, as described in Section 10-20-908, not to exceed the lesser of: (i) the actual cost of performing the plan review; or (ii) 30% of the fee that would be imposed and collected under Subsection (1). (b) A municipality may impose and collect a fee for reviewing an original plan, as defined in Section 10-20-908, that an applicant submits with the intent that the original plan be used as the basis for a future identical plan submission, the same as any other plan review fee under Subsection (1). (3) A municipality may not impose or collect a hookup fee that exceeds the reasonable cost of installing and inspecting the pipe, line, meter, and appurtenance to connect to the municipal water, sewer, storm water, power, or other utility system. (4) A municipality may not impose or collect: (a) a land use application fee that exceeds the reasonable cost of processing the application or issuing the permit; (b) an inspection, regulation, or review fee that exceeds the reasonable cost of performing the inspection, regulation, or review; or (c) an inspection fee on a qualified water conservancy district, as defined in Section 17B-2a-1010, that hires a qualified inspector to conduct inspections on new infrastructure. (5) (a) If requested by an applicant who is charged a fee or an owner of residential property upon which a fee is imposed, the municipality shall provide an itemized fee statement that shows the calculation method for each fee. (b) If an applicant who is charged a fee or an owner of residential property upon which a fee is imposed submits a request for an itemized fee statement no later than 30 days after the day on which the applicant or owner pays the fee, the municipality shall no later than 10 days after the day on which the request is received provide or commit to provide within a specific time: (i) for each fee, any studies, reports, or methods relied upon by the municipality to create the calculation method described in Subsection (5)(a); (ii) an accounting of each fee paid; (iii) how each fee will be distributed; and (iv) information on filing a fee appeal through the process described in Subsection (5)(c). (c) A municipality shall establish a fee appeal process subject to an appeal authority described in Part 11, Appeal Authority, Variances, and District Court Review, and district court review in accordance with Part 11, Appeal Authority, Variances, and District Court Review, to determine whether a fee reflects only the reasonable estimated cost of: (i) regulation; (ii) processing an application; (iii) issuing a permit; or (iv) delivering the service for which the applicant or owner paid the fee. (6) A municipality may not impose on or collect from a public agency any fee associated with the public agency's development of its land other than: (a) subject to Subsection (4), a fee for a development service that the public agency does not itself provide; (b) subject to Subsection (3), a hookup fee; and (c) an impact fee for a public facility listed in Subsection 11-36a-102(17)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), or (g), subject to any applicable credit under Subsection 11-36a-402(2).
Utah Code § 10-20-911 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-20 / § 10-20-911
§ 10-20-911. Exactions -- Requirement to offer to original owner property acquired by exaction -- Exaction for right-of-way improvements -- Improvement completion assurance requirements.
Status: in_force

(1) A municipality may impose an exaction or exactions on development proposed in a land use application, including, subject to Section 10-20-912, an exaction for a water interest, if: (a) an essential link exists between a legitimate governmental interest and each exaction; and (b) each exaction is roughly proportionate, both in nature and extent, to the impact of the proposed development. (2) If a land use authority imposes an exaction for another governmental entity: (a) the governmental entity shall request the exaction; and (b) the land use authority shall transfer the exaction to the governmental entity for which it was exacted. (3) (a) If a municipality plans to dispose of surplus real property that was acquired under this section and has been owned by the municipality for less than 15 years, the municipality shall first offer to reconvey the property, without receiving additional consideration, to the person who granted the property to the municipality. (b) A person to whom a municipality offers to reconvey property under Subsection (3)(a) has 90 days to accept or reject the municipality's offer. (c) If a person to whom a municipality offers to reconvey property declines the offer, the municipality may offer the property for sale. (d) Subsection (3)(a) does not apply to the disposal of property acquired by exaction by a community reinvestment agency. (4) (a) A municipality may not, as part of an infrastructure improvement, require the installation of pavement on a residential roadway at a width in excess of 32 feet. (b) Subsection (4)(a) does not apply if a municipality requires the installation of pavement in excess of 32 feet: (i) in a vehicle turnaround area; (ii) in a cul-de-sac; (iii) to address specific traffic flow constraints at an intersection, mid-block crossings, or other areas; (iv) to address an applicable general or master plan improvement, including transportation, bicycle lanes, trails, or other similar improvements that are not included within an impact fee area; (v) to address traffic flow constraints for service to or abutting higher density developments or uses that generate higher traffic volumes, including community centers, schools, and other similar uses; (vi) as needed for the installation or location of a utility which is maintained by the municipality and is considered a transmission line or requires additional roadway width; (vii) for third-party utility lines that have an easement preventing the installation of utilities maintained by the municipality within the roadway; (viii) for utilities over 12 feet in depth; (ix) for roadways with a design speed that exceeds 25 miles per hour; (x) as needed for flood and stormwater routing; (xi) as needed to meet fire code requirements for parking and hydrants; or (xii) as needed to accommodate street parking. (c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent a municipality from approving a road cross section with a pavement width less than 32 feet. (d) (i) A land use applicant may appeal a municipal requirement for pavement in excess of 32 feet on a residential roadway. (ii) A land use applicant that has appealed a municipal specification for a residential roadway pavement width in excess of 32 feet may request that the municipality assemble a panel of qualified experts to serve as the appeal authority for purposes of determining the technical aspects of the appeal. (iii) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicant and the municipality, the panel described in Subsection (4)(d)(ii) shall consist of the following three experts: (A) one licensed engineer, designated by the municipality; (B) one licensed engineer, designated by the land use applicant; and (C) one licensed engineer, agreed upon and designated by the two designated engineers under Subsections (4)(d)(iii)(A) and (B). (iv) A member of the panel assembled by the municipality under Subsection (4)(d)(ii) may not have an interest in the application that is the subject of the appeal. (v) The land use applicant shall pay: (A) 50% of the cost of the panel; and (B) the municipality's published appeal fee. (vi) The decision of the panel is a final decision, subject to a petition for review under Subsection (4)(d)(vii). (vii) In accordance with Section 10-20-1109, a land use applicant or the municipality may file a petition for review of the decision with the district court within 30 days after the date that the decision is final.
Utah Code § 10-3-826 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-3 / § 10-3-826
§ 10-3-826. Official neglect and misconduct class A misdemeanor -- Removal from office.
Status: in_force

In case any municipal officer shall at any time wilfully omit to perform any duty, or wilfully and corruptly be guilty of oppression, malconduct, misfeasance, or malfeasance in office, the person is guilty of a class A misdemeanor, shall be removed from office, and is not eligible for any municipal office thereafter.
Utah Code § 10-6-111 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-6 / § 10-6-111
§ 10-6-111. Tentative budget to be prepared -- Contents -- Estimate of expenditures -- Budget message -- Review by governing body.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) On or before the first regularly scheduled meeting of the governing body in the last May of the current period, the budget officer shall, in accordance with Subsection (1)(b), prepare for the ensuing fiscal period, and file with the governing body, a tentative budget for each fund for which a budget is required. (b) The tentative budget of each fund shall set forth in tabular form: (i) the actual revenues and expenditures in the last completed fiscal period; (ii) the estimated total revenues and expenditures for the current fiscal period; (iii) the budget officer's estimates of revenues and expenditures for the budget period, computed as provided in Subsection (1)(c); and (iv) if the governing body elects, the actual performance experience to the extent established by Section 10-6-154 and available in work units, unit costs, man hours, or man years for each budgeted fund on an actual basis for the last completed fiscal period, and estimated for the current fiscal period and for the ensuing budget period. (c) (i) In making estimates of revenues and expenditures under Subsection (1)(b)(iii), the budget officer shall estimate: (A) on the basis of demonstrated need, the expenditures for the budget period, after: (I) hearing each department head; and (II) reviewing the budget requests and estimates of the department heads; and (B) (I) the amount of revenue available to serve the needs of each fund; (II) the portion of revenue to be derived from all sources other than general property taxes; and (III) the portion of revenue that shall be derived from general property taxes. (ii) The budget officer may revise any department's estimate under Subsection (1)(c)(i)(A)(II) that the officer considers advisable for the purpose of presenting the budget to the governing body. (iii) From the estimate made under Subsection (1)(c)(i)(B)(III), the budget officer shall compute and disclose in the budget the lowest rate of property tax levy that will raise the required amount of revenue, calculating the levy upon the latest taxable value. (2) (a) (i) Each tentative budget, when filed by the budget officer with the governing body, shall contain the estimates of expenditures submitted by department heads, together with specific work programs and such other supporting data as this chapter requires or the governing body may request. (ii) Each city of the first or second class shall, and a city of the third, fourth, or fifth class may, submit a supplementary estimate of all capital projects which each department head believes should be undertaken within the next three succeeding years. (b) Each tentative budget submitted by the budget officer to the governing body shall be accompanied by a budget message that: (i) explains the budget; (ii) contains an outline of the proposed financial policies of the city for the budget period; (iii) describes the important features of the budgetary plan; (iv) provides the reasons for salient changes from the previous fiscal period in appropriation and revenue items; and (v) explains any major changes in financial policy. (3) (a) Subject to Subsection (3)(b), a governing body in any regular public hearing or special public hearing: (i) shall review, consider, and tentatively adopt each tentative budget; and (ii) may, before the public hearing described in Section 10-6-114, amend or revise each tentative budget. (b) A governing body may not reduce an appropriation required for debt retirement and interest or reduction of any existing deficits in accordance with Section 10-6-117, or otherwise required by law or ordinance, below the required minimums. (4) (a) If the municipality is acting in accordance with Section 10-2a-218, the tentative budget shall: (i) be submitted to the governing body-elect as soon as practicable; and (ii) cover each fund for which a budget is required from the date of incorporation to the end of the fiscal year. (b) The governing body shall substantially comply with all other provisions of this chapter, and the budget shall be passed upon incorporation.
Utah Code § 10-8-14 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-8 / § 10-8-14
§ 10-8-14. Utility and telecommunications services -- Service beyond municipal limits -- Retainage -- Notice of service and agreement.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, "communications service facility" means the same as that term is defined in Section 10-18-102. (2) (a) A municipality may: (i) construct, maintain, and operate waterworks, sewer collection, sewer treatment systems, gas works, electric light works, broadband services, telecommunications lines, cable television lines, public transportation systems, or communications service facilities; (ii) authorize the construction, maintenance, and operation of the works or systems described in Subsection (2)(a)(i) by others; (iii) purchase or lease the works or systems described in Subsection (2)(a)(i) from any person or corporation; and (iv) subject to Subsection (2)(b), sell and deliver the surplus product or service capacity of any works or systems described in Subsection (2)(a)(i), not required by the municipality or the municipality's inhabitants, to others beyond the limits of the municipality. (b) The sale and delivery of the surplus product or service capacity described in Subsection (2)(a)(iv) in relation to: (i) retail electricity beyond the municipal boundary is governed by Subsections (3) through (7); (ii) broadband services, cable television services, or public telecommunications services is governed by Subsection (11); and (iii) water is governed by Sections 10-7-14 and 10-8-22. (3) If any payment on a contract with a private person, firm, or corporation to construct waterworks, sewer collection, sewer treatment systems, gas works, electric works, broadband services, telecommunications lines, cable television lines, public transportation systems, or communications service facilities is retained or withheld, it shall be retained or withheld and released as provided in Section 13-8-5. (4) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (4)(b), (5), or (9), a municipality may not sell or deliver the electricity produced or distributed by the municipality's electric works constructed, maintained, or operated in accordance with Subsection (2) to a retail customer located beyond the municipality's municipal boundary. (b) A municipality that provided retail electric service to a customer beyond the municipality's municipal boundary on or before June 15, 2013, may continue to serve that customer if: (i) on or before December 15, 2013, the municipality provided the electrical corporation, as defined in Section 54-2-1, that is obligated by the municipality's certificate of public convenience and necessity to serve the customer with an accurate and complete verified written notice identifying each customer served by the municipality beyond the municipality's municipal boundary; (ii) no later than June 15, 2014, the municipality entered into a written filing agreement for the provision of electric service with the electrical corporation; and (iii) the Public Service Commission approved the written filing agreement in accordance with Section 54-4-40. (5) (a) A municipality may submit to the electrical corporation a request to provide electric service to an electric customer who is located outside the municipal boundary and who was not identified in accordance with Subsection (4)(b)(i). (b) If a municipality submits a request described in Subsection (5)(a), the electrical corporation shall respond to the request within 60 days. (c) If the electrical corporation agrees to allow the municipality to provide electric service to the customer: (i) the electrical corporation and the municipality shall enter into a written agreement; (ii) the municipality shall agree in the written agreement to subsequently transfer service to the customer described in Subsection (5)(a) if the electrical corporation notifies, in writing, the municipality that the electrical corporation has installed a facility capable of providing electric service to the customer; and (iii) the municipality may provide the service if: (A) except as provided in Subsection (5)(c)(iii)(B), the Public Service Commission approves the agreement in accordance with Section 54-4-40; or (B) for an electrical cooperative that meets the requirements of Subsection 54-7-12(7), the governing board of the electrical cooperative approves the agreement. (d) The municipality or the electrical corporation may terminate the agreement for the provision of electric service if the Public Service Commission imposes a condition authorized in Section 54-4-40 that is a material change to the agreement. (6) If the municipality and electrical corporation make a transfer described in Subsection (5)(c)(ii): (a) (i) the municipality shall transfer the electric service customer to the electrical corporation; and (ii) the electrical corporation shall provide electric service to the customer; and (b) the municipality shall transfer a facility in accordance with and for the value as provided in Section 10-2-817. (7) (a) In accordance with Subsection (7)(b), the municipality shall establish a reasonable mechanism for resolving potential future complaints by an electric customer located outside the municipality's municipal boundary. (b) The mechanism shall require: (i) that the rates and conditions of service for a customer outside the municipality's boundary are at least as favorable as the rates and conditions of service for a similarly situated customer within the municipality's boundary; and (ii) if the municipality provides a general rebate, refund, or other payment to a customer located within the municipality's boundary, that the municipality also provide the same general rebate, refund, or other payment to a similarly situated customer located outside the municipality's boundary. (8) The municipality is relieved of any obligation to transfer a customer described in Subsection (5)(a) or facility used to serve the customer in accordance with Subsection (5)(c)(ii) if the municipality annexes the property on which the customer is being served. (9) (a) A municipality may provide electric service outside of the municipality's municipal boundary to a facility that is solely owned and operated by the municipality for municipal service. (b) A municipality's provision of electric service to a facility that is solely owned and operated by the municipality does not expand the municipality's electric service area. (10) Nothing in this section expands or diminishes the ability of a municipality to enter into a wholesale electrical sales contract with another municipality that serves electric customers to sell and deliver wholesale electricity to the other municipality. (11) A municipality's actions under this section related to works or systems involving broadband services, public telecommunications services, or cable television services are subject to the requirements of Chapter 18, Municipal Cable Television and Communications Services Act.
Utah Code § 10-18-101 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-18 / § 10-18-101
§ 10-18-101. Title -- Policy statement.
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds that it is the policy of this state to: (1) ensure that broadband services, cable television services, and public telecommunications services are provided through fair competition consistent with the federal Communications Act of 1934, as amended, in order to provide the widest possible diversity of information and news sources to the general public; (2) advance the exercise of rights under the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States; (3) enhance the development and widespread use of technological advances in providing broadband services, cable television services, and public telecommunications services; (4) encourage improved customer service of broadband services, cable television services, and public telecommunications services at competitive rates; (5) ensure that broadband services, cable television services, and public telecommunications services are each provided within a consistent, comprehensive, and nondiscriminatory federal, state, and local government framework; and (6) ensure that when a municipality provides to the municipality's inhabitants broadband services, cable television services, public telecommunications services, or any combination of those services, and competes with private providers whose activities are regulated by the municipality, the municipality does not discriminate against the competing providers of the same services.
Utah Code § 10-3-301 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-3 / § 10-3-301
§ 10-3-301. Notice of offices to be filled and declaration of candidacy period -- Eligibility and residency requirements for elected municipal office -- Mayor and recorder limitations.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section: (a) "Absent" means that an elected municipal officer fails to perform official duties, including the officer's failure to attend each regularly scheduled meeting that the officer is required to attend. (b) "Principal place of residence" means the same as that term is defined in Section 20A-2-105. (c) "Secondary residence" means a place where an individual resides other than the individual's principal place of residence. (2) A municipality shall comply with Sections 20A-5a-301 and 20A-5a-303 to provide notice regarding: (a) the offices to be voted on at the upcoming election; and (b) the declaration of candidacy filing period. (3) (a) An individual who files a declaration of candidacy for a municipal office shall: (i) comply with the requirements described in Section 20A-9-203; and (ii) file the conflict of interest disclosure statement described in Section 10-3-301.5. (b) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b)(ii), the city recorder or town clerk of each municipality shall maintain office hours from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. during the filing period described in Subsection 20A-9-203(3)(d), unless the date occurs on a: (A) Saturday or Sunday; or (B) state holiday as listed in Section 63G-1-301. (ii) If on a regular basis a city recorder or town clerk maintains an office schedule that is less than 40 hours per week, the city recorder or town clerk may comply with Subsection (3)(b)(i) without maintaining office hours by: (A) posting the recorder's or clerk's contact information, including a phone number and email address, on the recorder's or clerk's office door, the main door to the municipal offices, and, if available, on the municipal website; and (B) being available from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the dates described in Subsection (3)(b)(i), via the contact information described in Subsection (3)(b)(ii)(A). (4) An individual elected to municipal office shall be a registered voter in the municipality in which the individual is elected. (5) (a) Each elected officer of a municipality shall maintain a principal place of residence within the municipality, and within the district that the elected officer represents, during the officer's term of office. (b) Except as provided in Subsection (6), an elected municipal office is automatically vacant if the officer elected to the municipal office, during the officer's term of office: (i) establishes a principal place of residence outside the district that the elected officer represents; (ii) resides at a secondary residence outside the district that the elected officer represents for a continuous period of more than 60 days while still maintaining a principal place of residence within the district; (iii) is absent from the district that the elected officer represents for a continuous period of more than 60 days; or (iv) fails to respond to a request, within 30 days after the day on which the elected officer receives the request, from the county clerk or the lieutenant governor seeking information to determine the officer's residency. (6) (a) Notwithstanding Subsection (5), if an elected municipal officer obtains the consent of the municipal legislative body in accordance with Subsection (6)(b) before the expiration of the 60-day period described in Subsection (5)(b)(ii) or (iii), the officer may: (i) reside at a secondary residence outside the district that the elected officer represents while still maintaining a principal place of residence within the district for a continuous period of up to one year during the officer's term of office; or (ii) be absent from the district that the elected officer represents for a continuous period of up to one year during the officer's term of office. (b) At a public meeting, the municipal legislative body may give the consent described in Subsection (6)(a) by majority vote after taking public comment regarding: (i) whether the legislative body should give the consent; and (ii) the length of time to which the legislative body should consent. (7) (a) The mayor of a municipality may not also serve as the municipal recorder or treasurer. (b) The recorder of a municipality may not also serve as the municipal treasurer. (c) An individual who holds a county elected office may not, at the same time, hold a municipal elected office. (d) The restriction described in Subsection (7)(c) applies regardless of whether the individual is elected to the office or appointed to fill a vacancy in the office.
Utah Code § 10-6-135 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-6 / § 10-6-135
§ 10-6-135. Operating and capital budgets.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) As used in this section, "operating and capital budget" means a plan of financial operation for an enterprise fund or other required special fund that includes estimates of operating resources, expenses, and other outlays for a fiscal period. (b) Except as otherwise expressly provided, any reference to "budget" or "budgets" and the procedures and controls relating to a budget or budgets in other sections of this chapter do not apply or refer to the operating and capital budgets described in this section. (2) At or before the time the governing body adopts budgets for the funds described in Section 10-6-109, the governing body shall adopt: (a) an operating and capital budget for each enterprise fund for the ensuing fiscal period; and (b) the type of budget for other special funds as required by the Uniform Accounting Manual for Utah Cities. (3) (a) The governing body shall adopt and administer an operating and capital budget in accordance with this Subsection (3). (b) At or before the first regularly scheduled meeting of the governing body in the last May of the current fiscal period, the budget officer shall: (i) prepare for the ensuing fiscal period and file with the governing body a tentative operating and capital budget for: (A) each enterprise fund; and (B) other required special funds; (ii) include with the tentative operating and capital budget described in Subsection (3)(c) specific work programs as submitted by each department head; and (iii) include any other supporting data required by the governing body. (c) Each city of the first or second class shall, and each city of the third, fourth, or fifth class may, submit a supplementary estimate of all capital projects which a department head believes should be undertaken within the three next succeeding fiscal periods. (d) (i) Subject to Subsection (3)(d)(ii), the budget officer shall prepare all estimates after review and consultation with each department head described in Subsection (3)(c). (ii) After complying with Subsection (3)(d)(i), the budget officer may revise any departmental estimate before it is filed with the governing body. (4) (a) Each tentative budget, amendment to a budget, or budget shall be reviewed and considered by the governing body at any regular meeting or special meeting called for that purpose. (b) The governing body may make changes in the tentative budgets. (5) Budgets for enterprise or other required special funds shall comply with the public hearing requirements established in Sections 10-6-113 and 10-6-114. (6) (a) Before the last June 30 of each fiscal period, or, in the case of a property tax increase under Sections 59-2-919 through 59-2-923, before September 1 of the year for which a property tax increase is proposed, the governing body shall adopt an operating and capital budget for each applicable fund for the ensuing fiscal period. (b) A copy of the budget as finally adopted for each fund shall be: (i) certified by the budget officer; (ii) filed by the budget officer in the office of the city auditor or city recorder; (iii) available to the public during regular business hours; and (iv) filed with the state auditor within 30 days after the day on which the budget is adopted. (7) (a) Upon final adoption, the operating and capital budget is in effect for the budget period, subject to later amendment. (b) During the budget period the governing body may, in any regular meeting or special meeting called for that purpose, review any one or more of the operating and capital budgets for the purpose of determining if the total of any of them should be increased. (c) If the governing body decides that the budget total of one or more of the funds should be increased under Subsection (7)(b), the governing body shall follow the procedures set forth in Section 10-6-136. (8) Expenditures from operating and capital budgets shall conform to the requirements relating to budgets specified in Sections 10-6-121 through 10-6-126.
Utah Code § 10-5-106 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-5 / § 10-5-106
§ 10-5-106. Funds for which budget prepared.
Status: in_force

The mayor shall prepare for each budget year a budget for: (1) the town general fund, including state allocated road funds; (2) special revenue funds; (3) debt service funds; (4) capital improvement funds; and (5) enterprise funds.
Utah Code § 10-8-36 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-8 / § 10-8-36
§ 10-8-36. Flagmen -- Grade crossings -- Drains along tracks.
Status: in_force

They may require railroad companies to keep flagmen at railroad crossings of streets, or otherwise provide protection against injury to persons or property; may compel railroad and street railroad companies to raise or lower their tracks to conform to any grade which at any time may be established by the city, so that such tracks may be crossed at any place on any street, alley or highway; may compel railway companies to make and keep open, and keep in repair, ditches, drains, sewers and culverts along and under their tracks, so that the natural or artificial drainage of adjacent property may not be impaired.
Utah Code § 10-7-74 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-7 / § 10-7-74
§ 10-7-74. Execution on judgment against corporation.
Status: in_force

Whenever a fine and costs, either or both, shall be imposed upon a corporation upon conviction for a violation of a city or town ordinance, judgment therefor may be collected on execution issued out of the court in the same manner as an execution in a civil action.
Utah Code § 10-3b-603 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-3b / § 10-3b-603
§ 10-3b-603. Resolution or petition proposing a change in the form of government.
Status: in_force

(1) The process to change the form of government under which a municipality operates is initiated by: (a) the council's adoption of a resolution proposing a change; or (b) the filing of a petition, as provided in Title 20A, Chapter 7, Part 5, Local Initiatives - Procedures, proposing a change. (2) Within 45 days after the adoption of a resolution under Subsection (1)(a) or the declaring of a petition filed under Subsection (1)(b) as sufficient under Section 20A-7-507, the council shall hold at least two public hearings on the proposed change. (3) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), the council shall hold an election on the proposed change in the form of government at the next municipal general election or regular general election that is more than 75 days after, as the case may be: (i) a resolution under Subsection (1)(a) is adopted; or (ii) a petition filed under Subsection (1)(b) is declared sufficient under Section 20A-7-507. (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a), an election on a proposed change in the form of government may not be held if: (i) in the case of a proposed change initiated by the council's adoption of a resolution under Subsection (1)(a), the council rescinds the resolution within 60 days after adopting it; or (ii) in the case of a proposed change initiated by a petition under Subsection (1)(b), enough signatures are withdrawn from the petition within 60 days after the petition is declared sufficient under Section 20A-7-507 that the petition is no longer sufficient. (4) Each resolution adopted under Subsection (1)(a) or petition filed under Subsection (1)(b) shall: (a) state the method of election and initial terms of council members; and (b) specify the boundaries of districts substantially equal in population, if some or all council members are to be elected by district. (5) A resolution under Subsection (1)(a) or petition under Subsection (1)(b) proposing a change to a council-mayor form of government may require that, if the change is adopted, the mayor appoint, with the council's advice and consent and subject to Section 10-3b-202, a chief administrative officer, to exercise the administrative powers and perform the duties that the mayor prescribes.
Utah Code § 10-8-53.5 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-8 / § 10-8-53.5
§ 10-8-53.5. Regulation of carbon monoxide detectors -- Enforcement against occupant only.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to Subsection (2), a municipality may not enforce an ordinance, rule, or regulation requiring the installation or maintenance of a carbon monoxide detector in a residential dwelling against anyone other than the occupant of the dwelling. (2) Subsection (1) may not be construed to affect: (a) a building permit applicant's obligation to comply with a building code that requires the installation of a carbon monoxide detector as part of new construction; or (b) a municipality's ability to require a building permit applicant to comply with a building code that requires the installation of a carbon monoxide detector as part of new construction.
Utah Code § 10-3-505 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-3 / § 10-3-505
§ 10-3-505. Compelling attendance at meetings of legislative body.
Status: in_force

The legislative body of a municipality may compel the attendance of its own members at its meetings and provide penalties it considers necessary for the failure to comply with an exercise of the authority to compel attendance.
Utah Code § 10-20-402 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-20 / § 10-20-402
§ 10-20-402. Information and technical assistance from the state.
Status: in_force

Each state official, department, and agency shall: (1) promptly deliver any data and information requested by a municipality unless the disclosure is prohibited by Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act; and (2) furnish any other technical assistance and advice that they have available to the municipality without additional cost to the municipality.
Utah Code § 10-8-85.4 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-8 / § 10-8-85.4
§ 10-8-85.4. Ordinances regarding short-term rentals -- Prohibition on ordinances restricting speech on short-term rental websites -- Evidence of short-term rental -- Removing a listing.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section: (a) "Internal accessory dwelling unit" means the same as that term is defined in Section 10-20-606. (b) "Permit number" means a unique identifier issued by a municipality and may include a business license number. (c) "Request" means a formal inquiry made by a municipality to a short-term rental website that is not a legal requirement. (d) "Residential unit" means a residential structure or any portion of a residential structure that is occupied as a residence. (e) "Short-term rental" means a residential unit or any portion of a residential unit that the owner of record or the lessee of the residential unit offers for occupancy for fewer than 30 consecutive days. (f) "Short-term rental website" means a website or other digital platform that: (i) allows a person to offer a short-term rental to one or more prospective renters; and (ii) facilitates the renting of, and payment for, a short-term rental. (g) "URL" means uniform resource locater. (2) Notwithstanding Section 10-20-501 or 10-20-503, a legislative body may not: (a) enact or enforce an ordinance that prohibits an individual from listing or offering a short-term rental on a short-term rental website; or (b) use an ordinance that prohibits the act of renting a short-term rental to fine, charge, prosecute, or otherwise punish an individual solely for the act of listing or offering a short-term rental on a short-term rental website. (3) If a municipality regulates short-term rentals, Subsection (2)(b) does not prevent the municipality from using a listing or offering of a short-term rental on a short-term rental website as evidence that a short-term rental took place so long as the municipality has additional information to support the position that an owner or lessee violated a municipal ordinance. (4) A municipality may adopt an ordinance requiring the owner or lessee of a short-term rental to obtain a business license or other permit from the municipality before operating a short-term rental within the municipality. (5) (a) A municipality may not regulate a short-term rental website. (b) If a municipality allows short-term rentals within a portion of or all residential or commercial zones in the municipality, the municipal legislative body may request a short-term rental website to remove a short-term rental listing or offering from the short-term rental website after notice from the municipality, as described in Subsection (6), only if the short-term rental is operating in violation of business license requirements or zoning requirements. (6) A municipality that provides a notice to a short-term rental website that a short-term rental within the municipality is in violation of the municipality's business licensing requirements or zoning requirements shall identify in the notice: (a) the listing or offering to be removed by the listing's offering's URL; and (b) the reason for the requested removal. (7) If a legislative body imposes transient room tax on the rental of rooms in hotels, motels, inns, trailer courts, campgrounds, tourist homes, and similar accommodations for stays of less than 30 consecutive days as authorized by Section 59-12-352 or 59-12-353: (a) the municipality may provide the listing or offering of a short-term rental on a short-term rental website to the county auditor as evidence that the owner or lessee of a short-term rental may be subject to the transient room tax; and (b) the county auditor may utilize the listing or offering of a short-term rental on a short-term rental website when making a referral to the State Tax Commission, as described in Section 59-12-302. (8) Subsection (2) does not apply to an individual who lists or offers an internal accessory dwelling unit as a short-term rental on a short-term rental website if the municipality records a notice for the internal accessory dwelling unit under Subsection 10-21-303(5).
Utah Code § 10-3-202 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-3 / § 10-3-202
§ 10-3-202. Terms of elected municipal officers.
Status: in_force

Each elected officer of a municipality shall hold office for the term for which the officer is elected and until the officer's successor is chosen and qualified, unless the office becomes vacant under Section 10-3-301.
Utah Code § 10-8-68 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-8 / § 10-8-68
§ 10-8-68. Census.
Status: in_force

They may provide for the taking of censuses, but no census shall be taken oftener than once in five years, except as otherwise provided by law.
Utah Code § 10-2-805 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-2 / § 10-2-805
§ 10-2-805. Cross-county annexation -- Requirements.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section: (a) "Affected county" means the county in which an area proposed for cross-county annexation is located. (b) "Affected municipality" means a municipality: (i) located in an affected county; and (ii) whose expansion area includes the area proposed for cross-county annexation. (c) "Applicant" means a person intending to file an annexation petition proposing a cross-county annexation. (d) "Cross-county annexation" means the annexation of an area located in a county that is not the county in which the proposed annexing municipality is located. (e) "Specified public utility" means the same as that term is defined in Section 10-20-102. (2) An applicant may not file a petition under Section 10-2-806 that proposes a cross-county annexation unless: (a) the applicant sends a written notice of intent to file a petition proposing a cross-county annexation to the legislative body of each affected municipality describing: (i) the area proposed for cross-county annexation; and (ii) the proposed annexing municipality; (b) the proposed annexing municipality adopts or amends the municipality's annexation policy plan under Section 10-2-803 to include the area proposed for cross-county annexation within the proposed annexing municipality's expansion area; (c) the applicant files a request to approve the proposed cross-county annexation with the legislative body of the affected county: (i) no sooner than 90 days after the day on which the applicant sends the written notice described in Subsection (2)(a) to each affected municipality; and (ii) no later than 180 days after the day on which the applicant sends the written notice described in Subsection (2)(a) to each affected municipality; (d) a feasibility consultant conducts a feasibility study in accordance with Subsection (3), unless the feasibility study is waived under Subsection (3)(b); and (e) the legislative body of the affected county: (i) holds a public hearing in accordance with Subsection (4); and (ii) adopts the resolution described in Subsection (4)(a)(iii)(A). (3) (a) Within 60 days after the day on which a legislative body of an affected county receives the request described in Subsection (2)(c), or within a time period longer than 60 days if agreed to by the legislative body of the affected county and the applicant, the legislative body of the affected county and the applicant shall jointly select and engage a feasibility consultant to: (i) conduct a feasibility study on the proposed cross-county annexation; and (ii) submit written results of the feasibility study to the legislative body of the affected county and the applicant no later than 90 days after the day on which the feasibility consultant is engaged to conduct the feasibility study. (b) The legislative body of the affected county may waive the requirement for a feasibility study under Subsection (3)(a). (c) The feasibility study under Subsection (3)(a) shall determine: (i) whether the proposed cross-county annexation eliminates, leaves, or creates an unincorporated island or unincorporated peninsula; (ii) the fiscal impact of the proposed cross-county annexation on: (A) the affected county; (B) affected municipalities; (C) specified public utilities that serve the area proposed for cross-county annexation; and (D) affected entities; (iii) the estimated cost that the proposed annexing municipality would incur to provide governmental services in the area proposed for cross-county annexation during the current fiscal year; (iv) the estimated revenue that the proposed annexing municipality would receive from the area proposed for cross-county annexation during the current fiscal year; and (v) (A) each entity that has provided municipal-type services in the area proposed for cross-county annexation; (B) the methods under which each entity described in Subsection (3)(c)(v)(A) has provided municipal-type services in the area proposed for cross-county annexation; and (C) the feasibility of the proposed annexing municipality providing municipal-type services in the area proposed for cross-county annexation. (d) For purposes of Subsection (3)(c)(iv), the feasibility consultant shall assume that the ad valorem property tax rate on property within the area proposed for cross-county annexation is the same property tax rate that the proposed annexing municipality currently imposes on property within the municipality. (e) The applicant and the affected county shall share equally the feasibility consultant fees and expenses. (4) (a) A legislative body of an affected county shall hold, within 30 days after the day on which the legislative body receives the written results of the feasibility study under Subsection (3)(a) or waives the requirement for a feasibility study under Subsection (3)(b), a public hearing to: (i) determine whether the requirements described in Subsections (2)(a) and (b) have been met; (ii) consider the results of the feasibility study under Subsection (3)(a), unless the feasibility study is waived under Subsection (3)(b); and (iii) (A) adopt a resolution approving the proposed cross-county annexation; or (B) adopt a resolution rejecting the proposed cross-county annexation. (b) The legislative body of the affected county shall send, at least 15 days before the day on which the public hearing described in Subsection (4)(a) occurs, written notice of the public hearing to: (i) the applicant; (ii) each residence within, and to each owner of real property located within: (A) the area proposed for cross-county annexation; and (B) 300 feet of the area proposed for cross-county annexation; (iii) the legislative body of: (A) the proposed annexing municipality; and (B) the county in which the proposed annexing municipality is located; (iv) each specified public utility that serves the area proposed for cross-county annexation; (v) each affected municipality; and (vi) each affected entity. (c) At the public hearing described in Subsection (4)(a), the legislative body of the affected county shall allow the individuals present to speak to the proposed cross-county annexation. (d) A legislative body of an affected county may not adopt a resolution rejecting a proposed cross-county annexation under this section unless the legislative body determines that: (i) the requirements described in Subsections (2)(a) and (b) have not been met; or (ii) the results of the feasibility study under Subsection (3)(a) show that: (A) the proposed cross-county annexation would impose a substantial burden on the affected county; (B) the estimated revenue under Subsection (3)(c)(iv) exceeds the estimated cost to provide governmental services under Subsection (3)(c)(iii) by more than 5%; or (C) it would not be feasible for the proposed annexing municipality to provide municipal-type services in the area proposed for cross-county annexation. (e) A legislative body of an affected county that adopts a resolution rejecting a proposed cross-county annexation under this section shall provide to the applicant a written explanation of the legislative body's decision. (f) A legislative body of an affected county may adopt a resolution approving a proposed cross-county annexation under this section regardless of the results of a feasibility study under Subsection (3)(a). (5) (a) A party adversely affected by a legislative body of an affected county's decision under Subsection (4)(a) may, within 30 days after the day on which the legislative body adopts a resolution approving or rejecting a cross-county annexation, file a petition for review of the decision in the district court with jurisdiction in the affected county. (b) The district court shall defer to the legislative body of the affected county's decision under Subsection (4)(a) unless the court determines that the decision is arbitrary, capricious, or unlawful. (6) Section 10-2-812 does not apply to a cross-county annexation unless consented to by all affected counties.
Utah Code § 10-3b-104 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-3b / § 10-3b-104
§ 10-3b-104. Powers and duties of mayor in six-member council and five-member council forms of government.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), the mayor in a municipality operating under a six-member council form of government or a five-member council form of government: (a) is the chief executive officer of the municipality to whom all employees of the municipality report; (b) shall: (i) keep the peace and enforce the laws of the municipality; (ii) ensure that all applicable statutes and municipal ordinances and resolutions are faithfully executed and observed; (iii) if the mayor remits a fine or forfeiture under Subsection (1)(c)(ii), report the remittance to the council at the council's next meeting after the remittance; (iv) perform all duties prescribed by statute or municipal ordinance or resolution; (v) report to the council the condition and needs of the municipality; and (vi) report to the council any release granted under Subsection (1)(c)(iv); and (c) may: (i) recommend for council consideration any measure that the mayor considers to be in the best interests of the municipality; (ii) remit fines and forfeitures; (iii) if necessary, call on residents of the municipality over the age of 21 years to assist in enforcing the laws of the state and ordinances of the municipality; (iv) release a person imprisoned for a violation of a municipal ordinance; (v) with the council's advice and consent: (A) assign or appoint a member of the council to administer one or more departments of the municipality; and (B) appoint a person to fill: (I) a municipal office; or (II) a vacancy on a commission or committee of the municipality; and (vi) at any reasonable time, examine and inspect the official books, papers, records, or documents of: (A) the municipality; or (B) any officer, employee, or agency of the municipality. (2) The powers and duties in Subsection (1) are subject to: (a) municipal ordinances in effect on May 4, 2008 modifying the powers and duties of the mayor; and (b) the council's authority to limit or expand the mayor's powers and duties under: (i) Subsection 10-3b-303(2)(a), for a municipality operating under the six-member council form of government; and (ii) Subsection 10-3b-403(2)(a), for a municipality operating under the five-member council form of government.
Utah Code § 10-7-69 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-7 / § 10-7-69
§ 10-7-69. Corporations may be complained against.
Status: in_force

A corporation violating any of the provisions of a city or town ordinance may be complained against the same as a natural person.
Utah Code § 10-2-609 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-2 / § 10-2-609
§ 10-2-609. Election on consolidation.
Status: in_force

The election on consolidation shall be held as nearly as possible in the same manner as a general election.
Utah Code § 10-7-17 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-7 / § 10-7-17
§ 10-7-17. Opening of bids -- Amount to equal or exceed appraised value and amount of outstanding indebtedness.
Status: in_force

At the time and place mentioned in the notice under Section 10-7-16, all bids received by the municipal legislative body for the property sought to be sold or leased shall be opened and considered, and the municipal legislative body shall, subject to approval of voters at an election held under Section 10-7-15, accept the bid of the highest responsible bidder, as defined in Section 10-7-16, if the bid price: (1) (a) is for an amount equal to or exceeding the appraised value of the property to be sold, as determined under Subsection 10-7-15(1); or (b) in the judgment of the municipal legislative body, is an adequate price for the property; and (2) equals or exceeds the total principal and interest on any outstanding bonds and other indebtedness issued for the purpose of constructing the works or plant.
Utah Code § 10-3-904 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-3 / § 10-3-904
§ 10-3-904. Books and supplies -- Recording, filing, and inspection. and inspection -- Filing -- Inspection.
Status: in_force

(1) The city engineer's office shall be supplied with all necessary books, cases and supplies for recording and filing as required. (2) The city engineer shall record and file all drawings and documents pertaining to public lands and improvements. (3) Those made in the city engineer's office shall be placed on record as soon as completed and shall then be open for public inspections, and any person copying the same or taking notes therefrom may do so in pencil only. (4) The city engineer shall keep the records and files in good condition and turn the same over to the city engineer's successor in office. (5) The city engineer shall allow no alteration, mutilation or changes to be made in any matter of record, and shall be held strictly accountable for the same.
Utah Code § 10-1-404 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-1 / § 10-1-404
§ 10-1-404. Municipal telecommunications license tax ordinance provisions.
Status: in_force

An ordinance required by Subsection 10-1-403(1) shall include a provision that: (1) levies a municipal telecommunications license tax: (a) on the gross receipts from telecommunications service attributed to the municipality in accordance with Section 10-1-407; (b) at a rate: (i) not to exceed the rate specified in Subsection 10-1-403(1)(c); and (ii) subject to the requirements of Section 10-1-407; and (c) beginning on a date: (i) on or after July 1, 2004; and (ii) subject to the requirements of Section 10-1-403; (2) on or before the effective date of the ordinance, the municipality shall enter into the uniform interlocal agreement with the commission described in Section 10-1-405 under which the commission collects, enforces, and administers the municipal telecommunications license tax; (3) exempts a municipality from the limitation on the rate that may be imposed under Subsection (1)(b)(i) if the exemption from the limitation on the rate that may be imposed under Subsection (1)(b)(i) is approved by a majority vote of the voters in the municipality that vote in: (a) a municipal general election; or (b) a regular general election; and (4) incorporates the provisions of Section 10-1-408.
Utah Code § 10-6-134 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-6 / § 10-6-134
§ 10-6-134. Certification of ordinance or resolution setting levy.
Status: in_force

The city recorder shall certify the ordinance or resolution setting the levy to the county auditor, or auditors if the municipality is located in more than one county, before the fifteenth day of June of each year.
Utah Code § 10-3-1308 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-3 / § 10-3-1308
§ 10-3-1308. Investment creating conflict of interest with duties -- Disclosure.
Status: in_force

An officer or municipal employee who has a personal interest or investment that creates a conflict between the officer's or municipal employee's personal interests and the officer's or municipal employee's public duties shall disclose the conflict in the manner described in Section 10-3-1306.
Utah Code § 10-20-613 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-20 / § 10-20-613
§ 10-20-613. High tunnels -- Exemption from municipal regulation.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, "high tunnel" means a structure that: (a) is not a permanent structure; (b) is used for the growing, keeping, storing, sale, or shelter of an agricultural commodity; and (c) has a: (i) metal, wood, or plastic frame; (ii) plastic, woven textile, or other flexible covering; and (iii) floor made of soil, crushed stone, matting, pavers, or a floating concrete slab. (2) A municipal building code does not apply to a high tunnel. (3) No building permit shall be required for the construction of a high tunnel.
Utah Code § 10-2a-214 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-2a / § 10-2a-214
§ 10-2a-214. Notice of number of commission or council members to be elected and of district boundaries -- Declaration of candidacy for municipal office.
Status: in_force

(1) Within 20 days after the day on which a county legislative body receives the determination described in Subsection 10-2a-213(1)(b)(ii), the county clerk shall provide a notice, in accordance with Subsection (2), containing: (a) the number of municipal council members to be elected for the new municipality; (b) except as provided in Subsection (3), if some or all of the municipal council members are to be elected by district, a description of the boundaries of those districts; (c) information about the deadline for an individual to file a declaration of candidacy to become a candidate for mayor or municipal council; and (d) information about the length of the initial term of each of the municipal officers. (2) The county clerk shall provide the notice described in Subsection (1) for the future municipality, as a class B notice under Section 63G-30-102, for two weeks. (3) Instead of including a description of the district boundaries under Subsection (1)(b), the notice may include a statement that specifies the following sources where a resident of the future municipality may view or obtain a copy of the district boundaries: (a) the county website; (b) the physical address of the county clerk's office; and (c) a mailing address and telephone number. (4) Each individual seeking to become a candidate for mayor or municipal council of a municipality incorporating under this part shall, in the year in which a final election described in Section 10-2a-215 is held, file a declaration of candidacy with the clerk of the county in which the future municipality is located and in accordance with: (a) for an election of officers of a new municipality held on the date of a regular general election, the deadlines for filing a declaration of candidacy under Section 20A-9-202; or (b) for an election of officers of a new municipality held on the date of a municipal general election, the deadlines for filing a declaration of candidacy under Section 20A-9-203.
Utah Code § 10-11-4 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-11 / § 10-11-4
§ 10-11-4. Costs of removal to be included in tax notice.
Status: in_force

(1) A municipality may certify to the treasurer of the county in which a property described in Section 10-11-3 is located, the unpaid costs and expenses that the municipality has incurred under Section 10-11-3 with regard to the property. (2) If the municipality certifies with the treasurer of the county any costs or expenses incurred for a property under Section 10-11-3, the treasurer shall enter the amount of the costs and expenses on the assessment and tax rolls of the county in the column prepared for that purpose. (3) If current tax notices have been mailed, the treasurer of the county may carry the costs and expenses described in Subsection (2) on the assessment and tax rolls to the following year. (4) (a) After entry by the treasurer of the county under Subsection (2): (i) the amount entered is a nonrecurring tax notice charge that constitutes a political subdivision lien, as those terms are defined in Section 11-60-102, upon the property in accordance with Title 11, Chapter 60, Political Subdivision Lien Authority; and (ii) the treasurer of the county in which the property is located shall collect the amount entered at the time of the payment of general taxes. (b) (i) Notwithstanding Subsection (7), the municipality may pursue judicial foreclosure to enforce the lien rather than relying on a tax sale. (ii) If the municipality pursues judicial foreclosure under this Subsection (4)(b): (A) the municipality shall record the lien in the office of the recorder of the county in which the liened property is located; and (B) the priority date of the lien, for the purpose of the judicial foreclosure, is the date on which the municipality records the lien. (5) Upon payment of the costs and expenses that the treasurer of the county enters under Subsection (2): (a) the lien described in Subsection (4) is released from the property; (b) the municipality shall record a release of the lien in the office of the recorder of the county in which the liened property is located; and (c) the treasurer shall acknowledge receipt upon the general tax receipt that the treasurer issues. (6) (a) If a municipality certifies unpaid costs and expenses under this section, the treasurer of the county shall provide a notice, in accordance with this Subsection (6), to the owner of the property for which the municipality has incurred the unpaid costs and expenses. (b) In providing the notice required in Subsection (6)(a), the treasurer of the county shall: (i) include the amount of unpaid costs and expenses that a municipality has certified on or before July 15 of the current year; (ii) provide contact information, including a phone number, for the property owner to contact the municipality to obtain more information regarding the amount described in Subsection (6)(b)(i); and (iii) notify the property owner that: (A) unless the municipality completes a judicial foreclosure under Subsection (4)(b), if the amount described in Subsection (6)(b)(i) is not paid in full by September 15 of the current year, any unpaid amount will be included on the property tax notice required by Section 59-2-1317; and (B) the failure to pay the amount described in Subsection (6)(b)(i) has resulted in a lien on the property in accordance with Subsection (4). (c) The treasurer of the county shall provide the notice required by this Subsection (6) to a property owner on or before August 1. (d) If the municipality pursues judicial foreclosure under Subsection (4)(b) and completes the judicial foreclosure, before any tax sale proceedings on a property described in Subsection (1), the treasurer of the county shall remove from the assessment roll any costs or expenses that the treasurer added to the assessment roll under Subsection (2). (7) If the amount described in Subsection (6)(b)(i) is not paid in full in a given year, by September 15, the county treasurer shall include any unpaid amount on the property tax notice required by Section 59-2-1317 for that year. (8) This section does not apply to any public building, public structure, or public improvement.
Utah Code § 10-7-16 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-7 / § 10-7-16
§ 10-7-16. Call for bids -- Notice -- Contents.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) Before holding an election under Subsection 10-7-15(1)(a)(ii), the municipal legislative body shall open to bid the sale or lease of the property mentioned in Section 10-7-15. (b) The municipal legislative body shall publish notice of the bid process for the municipality, as a class A notice under Section 63G-30-102, for at least three consecutive weeks. (c) The notice described in Subsection (1) shall: (i) give a general description of the property to be sold or leased; (ii) specify the time when sealed bids for the property, or for a lease on the property, will be received; and (iii) specify the time when and the place where the bids will be opened. (2) (a) As used in this section and in Section 10-7-17, "responsible bidder" means an entity with a proven history of successful operation of an electrical generation and distribution system, or an equivalent proven history. (b) Subject to Subsection (2)(c), a municipal legislative body may receive or refuse to receive any bid submitted for the sale or lease of the electrical works and plant. (c) A municipal legislative body may not receive a bid unless the municipal legislative body determines that the bid is submitted by a responsible bidder.
Utah Code § 10-8-81 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-8 / § 10-8-81
§ 10-8-81. Social clubs and athletic associations.
Status: in_force

They may regulate all social clubs, recreational associations, athletic associations and kindred associations, whether incorporated or not, which maintain club rooms or regular meeting rooms within the corporate limits of the city.
Utah Code § 10-2a-507 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-2a / § 10-2a-507
§ 10-2a-507. Petition for incorporation -- Requirements and form.
Status: in_force

(1) At any time within one year after the day on which the lieutenant governor completes the public hearings required under Section 10-2a-506, the owners of the property who filed the feasibility request under Section 10-2a-502 for the proposed preliminary municipality area may proceed with the incorporation process by filing a petition for incorporation of the proposed preliminary municipality that: (a) includes the typed or printed name, signature, address, and phone number of the initial landowners; (b) describes the proposed preliminary municipality area, as described in the feasibility request or the modified feasibility request; (c) demonstrates compliance with Subsection 10-2a-504(4); (d) states the proposed name for the proposed preliminary municipality; (e) designates the primary sponsor contact for the proposed preliminary municipality; (f) designates the board chair and three of the four board members who will serve as a five member council form of government for the preliminary municipality, described in Section 10-3b-402, for the preliminary municipality; (g) is accompanied by an accurate map or plat, prepared by a licensed surveyor, showing: (i) the boundaries of the proposed preliminary municipality; (ii) a single development plan for the proposed municipality, depicting each phase of the development; (h) is accompanied by a bond, cash deposit, or letter of credit that: (i) is posted by the initial landowners; (ii) is in favor of the proposed preliminary municipality, to guarantee that the initial landowners will complete the system infrastructure no later than six years after the day on which the initial landowners file the petition for incorporation described in this section; and (iii) will be refunded to the initial landowners in percentages that reflect the progress toward completing the system infrastructure; and (i) is accompanied by payment in full, from the initial landowners, of the costs incurred by the lieutenant governor for the feasibility study, the public notices, the hearings, and the other expenses incurred by the lieutenant governor to comply with the requirements of this part in relation to the proposed preliminary municipality. (2) If, within six years after the day on which the initial landowners file a petition for incorporation under Subsection (1), the system infrastructure for the preliminary municipality is not completed, the portion of the bond, cash deposit, or letter of credit described in Subsection (1)(h) that has not been refunded to the initial landowners shall forfeit to the preliminary municipality. (3) If, within four years after the day on which the first residential certificate of occupancy is issued for the development described in Subsection 10-2a-503(5)(e), or six years after the day on which the initial landowners file a petition for incorporation under Subsection (1), the preliminary municipality has not transitioned to a town: (a) the lieutenant governor shall issue a certificate dissolving the preliminary municipality; (b) all roads and infrastructure within the preliminary municipality revert to the county in which the preliminary municipality is located; (c) the area within the proposed municipality falls under the jurisdiction of the county and is no longer incorporated; and (d) the initial landowners are liable to the county for damages caused to the county due to the dissolution of the preliminary municipality.
Utah Code § 10-1-408 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-1 / § 10-1-408
§ 10-1-408. Procedure for taxes erroneously recovered from customers.
Status: in_force

A customer may not bring a cause of action against a telecommunications provider on the basis that the telecommunications provider erroneously recovered from the customer municipal telecommunications license taxes authorized by this part unless the customer meets the same requirements that a purchaser is required to meet to bring a cause of action against a seller for a refund or credit as provided in Subsection 59-12-110.1(3).
Utah Code § 10-3b-204 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-3b / § 10-3b-204
§ 10-3b-204. Presenting council action to mayor -- Veto -- Reconsideration -- When ordinance, tax levy, or appropriation takes effect.
Status: in_force

(1) The council in each municipality operating under a council-mayor form of municipal government shall present to the mayor each ordinance, tax levy, and appropriation passed by the council. (2) (a) The mayor in a municipality operating under a council-mayor form of municipal government may veto an ordinance or tax levy or all or any part of an appropriation passed by the council. (b) If a mayor vetoes an ordinance or tax levy or all or any part of an appropriation, the mayor shall return the ordinance, tax levy, or appropriation to the council within 15 days after the council presents the ordinance, tax levy, or appropriation to the mayor, with a statement explaining the mayor's objections. (3) At its next meeting following a mayor's veto under Subsection (2), the council shall reconsider the vetoed ordinance, tax levy, or appropriation. (4) An ordinance, tax levy, or appropriation passed by the council takes effect upon recording as provided in Chapter 3, Part 7, Municipal Ordinances, Resolutions, and Procedure, if: (a) the mayor signs the ordinance, tax levy, or appropriation; (b) the mayor fails to sign the ordinance, tax levy, or appropriation within 15 days after the council presents the ordinance, tax levy, or appropriation to the mayor; or (c) following a veto, the council reconsiders the ordinance, tax levy, or appropriation and passes it by a vote of at least two-thirds of all council members.
Utah Code § 10-3-915 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-3 / § 10-3-915
§ 10-3-915. Rights to arrest without warrant.
Status: in_force

The members of the police force shall have the power and authority, without process, to arrest and take into custody any person who shall commit or threaten or attempt to commit in the presence of the officer, or within the officer's view, any breach of the peace, or any offense directly prohibited by the laws of this state or by ordinance.
Utah Code § 10-8-43 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-8 / § 10-8-43
§ 10-8-43. Establishment and regulation of markets -- Sale of meats, poultry, etc.
Status: in_force

They may establish markets and market houses, and provide for the regulation and use thereof, and provide for the place and the manner of sale of meats, poultry, fish, butter, cheese, lard, vegetables and all other provisions, and regulate the selling of the same.
Utah Code § 10-2a-201.5 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-2a / § 10-2a-201.5
§ 10-2a-201.5. Qualifications for incorporation.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) An area may incorporate as a town in accordance with this part if the area: (i) (A) is contiguous; or (B) is a community council area; (ii) has a population of at least 75 people, but fewer than 1,000 people; and (iii) is not already part of a municipality. (b) A preliminary municipality may transition to, and incorporate as, a town, in accordance with Section 10-2a-510. (c) An area may incorporate as a city in accordance with this part if the area: (i) (A) is contiguous; or (B) is a community council area; (ii) has a population of 1,000 people or more; and (iii) is not already part of a municipality. (2) (a) An area may not incorporate under this part if: (i) the area has a population of fewer than 75 people; or (ii) except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), the area has an average population density of fewer than seven people per square mile. (b) Subsection (2)(a)(ii) does not prohibit incorporation of an area if: (i) noncompliance with Subsection (2)(a)(ii) is necessary to connect separate areas that share a demonstrable community interest; and (ii) the area is contiguous. (3) An area incorporating under this part may not include land owned by the United States federal government unless: (a) the area, including the land owned by the United States federal government, is contiguous; and (b) (i) incorporating the land is necessary to connect separate areas that share a demonstrable community interest; or (ii) excluding the land from the incorporating area would create an unincorporated island within the proposed municipality. (4) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (4)(b), an area incorporating under this part may not include some or all of an area proposed for annexation in an annexation petition under Section 10-2-806 that: (i) was filed before the filing of the request for a feasibility study, described in Section 10-2a-202, relating to the incorporating area; and (ii) is still pending on the date the request for the feasibility study described in Subsection (4)(a)(i) is filed. (b) A feasibility request may propose for incorporation an area that includes some or all of an area proposed for annexation in an annexation petition described in Subsection (4)(a) if: (i) the proposed annexation area that is part of the area proposed for incorporation does not exceed 20% of the area proposed for incorporation; (ii) the feasibility request complies with Subsections 10-2a-202(1), (3), (4), and (5) with respect to excluding the proposed annexation area from the area proposed for incorporation; and (iii) excluding the area proposed for annexation from the area proposed for incorporation would not cause the area proposed for incorporation to not be contiguous. (c) Except as provided in Section 10-2a-206, the lieutenant governor shall consider each feasibility request to which Subsection (4)(b) applies as not proposing the incorporation of an area proposed for annexation. (5) (a) An area incorporating under this part may not include part of a parcel of real property and exclude part of that same parcel unless the owner of the parcel gives written consent to exclude part of the parcel. (b) A piece of real property that has more than one parcel number is considered to be a single parcel for purposes of Subsection (5)(a) if owned by the same owner.
Utah Code § 10-20-103 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-20 / § 10-20-103
§ 10-20-103. Municipal standards.
Status: in_force

(1) This chapter does not prohibit a municipality from adopting the municipality's own land use standards. (2) Notwithstanding Subsection (1), a municipality may not impose a requirement, regulation, condition, or standard that conflicts with a provision of this chapter, Chapter 21, Municipalities and Housing Supply, other state law, or federal law.
Utah Code § 10-3-718 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-3 / § 10-3-718
§ 10-3-718. Form of resolution.
Status: in_force

Any resolution passed by the governing body of each municipality shall be in a form and contain sections substantially similar to that prescribed for ordinances.
Utah Code § 10-5-112.5 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-5 / § 10-5-112.5
§ 10-5-112.5. Property tax levy for culinary water, wastewater treatment, hospitals, and recreational facilities.
Status: in_force

(1) A town may levy a property tax for a purpose described in this section. (2) (a) A town that is not in an improvement district created to establish and maintain a wastewater collection, treatment, or disposal system or a system for the supply, treatment, or distribution of water under Title 17B, Chapter 2a, Part 4, Improvement District Act, may levy a tax annually not to exceed .0008 per dollar of taxable value of taxable property in the town. (b) The town shall place revenue raised by the levy described in Subsection (2)(a) in a special fund and may only use the revenue to: (i) finance the construction of facilities to purify the town's drinking water; or (ii) construct facilities to treat and dispose of the town's wastewater. (c) The town may accumulate from year to year and reserve in the special fund described in Subsection (2)(b) the revenue collected through the levy described in this Subsection (2). (d) The town shall make and collect the levy described in this Subsection (2) in the same manner as the town levies and collects other property taxes. (3) A town may levy a tax not exceeding .001 per dollar of taxable value of taxable property to own or operate a hospital under Section 10-8-90. (4) The governing body of a town may, under Section 11-2-7, annually appropriate and cause to be raised by taxation, money to cover an expense described in Section 11-2-7 for the provision of recreational facilities or other services described in Title 11, Chapter 2, Playgrounds.
Utah Code § 10-2-814 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-2 / § 10-2-814
§ 10-2-814. Automatic annexations in counties of the first class and second class -- Notice.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section: (a) "Most populous bordering municipality" means the municipality with the highest population of any municipality that shares a common border with an unincorporated island. (b) "Unincorporated island" means: (i) within a county of the first class, an area that is: (A) not within a municipality; and (B) completely surrounded by land that is within one or more municipalities within the county of the first class; or (ii) within a county of the second class, an area: (A) that is 55 acres or smaller; (B) that is not within a municipality; (C) that is completely surrounded by land that is within one municipality within the county of the second class; and (D) (I) to which the municipality that completely surrounds the area provides sanitary sewer service or culinary water service; (II) that does not contain any public infrastructure; or (III) that contains public infrastructure that currently meets the municipal code and standards of the municipality that completely surrounds the area. (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, on July 1, 2027, an unincorporated island within a county of the first class is automatically annexed to: (a) the most populous bordering municipality, except as provided in Subsection (2)(b); or (b) a municipality other than the most populous bordering municipality if: (i) the other municipality shares a common border with the unincorporated island; and (ii) the other municipality and the most populous bordering municipality each adopt a resolution agreeing that the unincorporated island should be annexed to the other municipality. (3) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, and except as provided in Subsection (6) or (7), on July 1, 2027, an unincorporated island within a county of the second class is automatically annexed to the municipality that completely surrounds the unincorporated island. (4) (a) No later than May 1, 2027, a county of the second class in which an unincorporated island will be automatically annexed shall: (i) mail written notice to each owner of real property located within the unincorporated island that includes: (A) a description and map of the unincorporated island; (B) the effective date of the automatic annexation; and (C) information about the municipality into which the unincorporated island will be annexed including: (I) a summary of services the municipality provides; and (II) the municipality's contact information; and (ii) publish notice of the automatic annexation on the Utah Public Notice Website. (b) A county required to provide the notice described in Subsection (4)(a) shall consult with the applicable municipality when preparing the notice. (c) The notice described in Subsection (4)(a) is in addition to any boundary certification or recording requirements under this chapter. (5) The effective date of an annexation under Subsection (2) or (3) is governed by Section 10-2-813. (6) A legislative body of a county of the second class with a population of less than 600,000 may exempt an unincorporated island or a portion of an unincorporated island from the requirements of this section by adopting a resolution on or before May 1, 2027, that includes a description or map of each exempted unincorporated island or portion of an unincorporated island. (7) In a county of the second class with a population of 600,000 or more, a legislative body of a municipality may exempt an unincorporated island or a portion of an unincorporated island from the requirements of this section by adopting a resolution on or before May 1, 2027, that includes a description or map of each exempted unincorporated island or portion of an unincorporated island.
Utah Code § 10-3-1311 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-3 / § 10-3-1311
§ 10-3-1311. Municipal ethics commission -- Complaints charging violations.
Status: in_force

(1) A municipality may establish by ordinance an ethics commission to review a complaint against an officer or a municipal employee subject to this part for a violation of a provision of this part. (2) (a) A person filing a complaint for a violation of this part shall file the complaint: (i) with the municipal ethics commission, if a municipality has established a municipal ethics commission in accordance with Subsection (1); or (ii) with the Political Subdivisions Ethics Review Commission in accordance with Title 63A, Chapter 15, Political Subdivisions Ethics Review Commission, if the municipality has not established a municipal ethics commission. (b) A municipality that receives a complaint described in Subsection (2)(a) may: (i) accept the complaint if the municipality has established a municipal ethics commission in accordance with Subsection (1); or (ii) forward the complaint to the Political Subdivisions Ethics Review Commission established in Section 63A-15-201: (A) regardless of whether the municipality has established a municipal ethics commission; or (B) if the municipality has not established a municipal ethics commission. (3) If the alleged ethics complaint is against a person who is a member of the municipal ethics commission, the complaint shall be filed with or forwarded to the Political Subdivisions Ethics Review Commission.
Utah Code § 10-3-916 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-3 / § 10-3-916
§ 10-3-916. Appointment of recorder and treasurer in a city of third, fourth, or fifth class or a town -- Vacancies in office.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) In each city of the third, fourth, or fifth class and in each town, the mayor, with the advice and consent of the city council, shall appoint a qualified person to the office of city recorder and a qualified person to the office of city treasurer. (b) The mayor and city council shall use best efforts to ensure the office of city recorder or office of city treasurer is not vacant. (2) The city recorder is ex officio the city auditor and shall perform the duties of that office. (3) The mayor, with the advice and consent of the council, may also appoint and fill vacancies in all offices provided for by law or ordinance. (4) All appointed officers shall continue in office until their successors are appointed and qualified.
Utah Code § 10-20-910 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-20 / § 10-20-910
§ 10-20-910. Provisions applicable to a provider of culinary or secondary water.
Status: in_force

A provider of culinary or secondary water that commits to provide a water service required by a land use application process is subject to the following as if it were a municipality: (1) Subsections 10-20-904(5) and (6); (2) Section 10-20-905; (3) Section 10-20-911; and (4) Section 10-20-912.
Utah Code § 10-8-76 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-8 / § 10-8-76
§ 10-8-76. Noise abatement -- Street performances.
Status: in_force

They may prevent the ringing of bells, blowing of horns and bugles, crying of goods by auctioneers and others, and the making of other noises, for the purpose of business, amusement or otherwise, and prevent all performances and devices tending to the collection of persons on the streets or sidewalks of the city.
Utah Code § 10-1-203.5 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-1 / § 10-1-203.5
§ 10-1-203.5. Disproportionate rental fee -- Good landlord training program -- Fee reduction.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section: (a) "Business" means the rental of one or more residential units within a municipality. (b) "Disproportionate rental fee" means a fee adopted by a municipality to recover its disproportionate costs of providing municipal services to residential rental units compared to similarly-situated owner-occupied housing. (c) "Disproportionate rental fee reduction" means a reduction of a disproportionate rental fee as a condition of complying with the requirements of a good landlord training program. (d) "Exempt business" means the rental of a residential unit within a single structure that contains: (i) no more than four residential units; and (ii) one unit occupied by the owner. (e) "Exempt landlord" means a residential landlord who demonstrates to a municipality: (i) completion of any live good landlord training program offered by any other Utah city that offers a good landlord program; (ii) that the residential landlord has a current professional designation of "property manager"; or (iii) compliance with a requirement described in Subsection (6). (f) "Good landlord training program" means a program offered by a municipality to encourage business practices that are designed to reduce the disproportionate cost of municipal services to residential rental units by offering a disproportionate rental fee reduction for any residential landlord who: (i) (A) completes a landlord training program provided by the municipality; or (B) is an exempt landlord; (ii) implements measures to reduce crime in rental housing as specified in a municipal ordinance or policy; and (iii) operates and manages rental housing in accordance with an applicable municipal ordinance. (g) "Municipal services" means: (i) public utilities; (ii) police; (iii) fire; (iv) code enforcement; (v) storm water runoff; (vi) traffic control; (vii) parking; (viii) transportation; (ix) beautification; or (x) snow removal. (h) "Municipal services study" means a study of the cost of all municipal services to rental housing that: (i) are reasonably attributable to the rental housing; and (ii) exceed the municipality's cost to serve similarly-situated, owner-occupied housing. (i) "Residential landlord" means: (i) the owner of record of residential real property that is leased or rented to another; or (ii) a third-party provider that has an agreement with the owner of record to manage the owner's real property. (2) The legislative body of a municipality may charge and collect a disproportionate rental fee on a business that causes disproportionate costs to municipal services if the municipality: (a) has performed a municipal services study; and (b) adopts a disproportionate rental fee that does not exceed the amount that is justified by the municipal services study on a per residential rental unit basis. (3) A municipality may not: (a) impose a disproportionate rental fee on an exempt business; (b) require a residential landlord to deny tenancy to an individual based on the individual's criminal history, unless a facility that houses parolees upon release from prison or houses probationers who have violated the terms of their probation is located within the municipality; (c) without cause and notice, require a residential landlord to submit to a random building inspection; (d) unless agreed to by a residential landlord and in compliance with state and federal law, collect from a residential landlord or retain: (i) a tenant's consumer report, as defined in 15 U.S.C. Sec. 1681a, in violation of 15 U.S.C. Sec. 1681b as amended; (ii) a tenant's criminal history record information in violation of Section 53-10-108; or (iii) a copy of an agreement between the residential landlord and a tenant regarding the tenant's term of occupancy, rent, or any other condition of occupancy; (e) require that any documents required from the landlord be notarized; or (f) prohibit a residential landlord from passing on to the tenant the license or disproportionate fee. (4) Nothing in this section shall limit: (a) a municipality's right to audit and inspect an exempt residential landlord's records to ensure compliance with a disproportionate rental fee reduction program; or (b) the right of a municipality with a short-term or vacation rental ordinance to review an owner's rental agreement to verify compliance with the municipality's ordinance. (5) Notwithstanding Section 10-11-2, a residential landlord may provide the name and address of a person to whom all correspondence regarding the property shall be sent. If the landlord provides the name and address in writing, the municipality shall provide all further correspondence regarding the property to the designated person. The municipality may also provide copies of notices to the residential landlord. (6) In addition to a requirement or qualification described in Subsection (1)(e), a municipality may recognize a good landlord training program described in its ordinance. (7) (a) If a municipality adopts a good landlord program, the municipality shall provide an appeal procedure affording due process of law to a residential landlord who is denied a disproportionate rental fee reduction. (b) A municipality may not adopt a new disproportionate rental fee unless the municipality provides a disproportionate rental fee reduction. (8) A property manager who represents an owner of property that qualifies for a municipal disproportionate rental fee may not be restricted from simultaneously representing another owner of property that does not qualify for a municipal disproportionate rental fee.
Utah Code § 10-2-702 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-2 / § 10-2-702
§ 10-2-702. District court to examine petition -- Set date for election.
Status: in_force

If the court determines that the petition is complete, the court shall set a date for the election to determine the question of dissolution which date shall be at least 60 but not more than 90 days after the petition is filed with the court.
Utah Code § 10-20-1104 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-20 / § 10-20-1104
§ 10-20-1104. Time to appeal.
Status: in_force

(1) The municipality shall enact an ordinance establishing a reasonable time of not less than 10 days to appeal to an appeal authority a written decision issued by a land use authority. (2) In the absence of an ordinance establishing a reasonable time to appeal, a land use applicant or adversely affected party shall have 10 calendar days to appeal to an appeal authority a written decision issued by a land use authority. (3) Notwithstanding Subsections (1) and (2), for an appeal from a decision of a historic preservation authority regarding a land use application, the land use applicant may appeal the decision within 30 days after the day on which the historic preservation authority issues a written decision.
Utah Code § 10-2-502.5 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-2 / § 10-2-502.5
§ 10-2-502.5. Hearing on request for disconnection -- Notice -- Determination by municipal legislative body -- Petition in district court.
Status: in_force

(1) No sooner than three weeks after notice is provided under Subsection 10-2-501(3), the legislative body of the municipality in which the area proposed for disconnection is located shall hold a public hearing. (2) The municipal legislative body shall provide notice of the public hearing: (a) at least seven days before the hearing date, in writing to the petitioner and to the legislative body of the county in which the area proposed for disconnection is located; and (b) for the municipality, as a class B notice under Section 63G-30-102, for at least 10 days before the hearing date. (3) In the public hearing, any person may speak and submit documents regarding the disconnection proposal. (4) Within 45 calendar days of the hearing, the municipal legislative body shall: (a) determine whether to grant the request for disconnection; and (b) if the municipality determines to grant the request, adopt an ordinance approving disconnection of the area from the municipality. (5) (a) A petition against the municipality challenging the municipal legislative body's determination under Subsection (4) may be filed in district court by: (i) the petitioner; or (ii) the county in which the area proposed for disconnection is located. (b) Each petition under Subsection (5)(a) shall include a copy of the request for disconnection.
Utah Code § 10-6-125 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-6 / § 10-6-125
§ 10-6-125. Transfer of appropriation balance between departments in same fund.
Status: in_force

At the request of the budget officer or upon its own initiative, the governing body by resolution may transfer any unencumbered or unexpended appropriation balance or portion thereof from one department in a fund to another within the same fund, provided that no appropriation for debt retirement and interest, reduction of deficit, or other appropriation required by law or ordinance shall be reduced below the minimums required.
Utah Code § 10-6-107 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-6 / § 10-6-107
§ 10-6-107. Uniform accounting system.
Status: in_force

(1) The accounting records of cities shall be established and maintained, and financial statements prepared from those records in conformance with generally accepted accounting principles promulgated from time to time by authoritative bodies in the United States. (2) The state auditor shall prescribe in the Uniform Accounting Manual for Utah Cities a uniform system of accounting that conforms to generally accepted accounting principles. (3) The state auditor shall maintain the manual so that it reflects current generally accepted accounting principles.
Utah Code § 10-3-506 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-3 / § 10-3-506
§ 10-3-506. How the vote is taken.
Status: in_force

A roll call vote shall be taken and recorded for all ordinances, resolutions, and any action which would create a liability against the municipality and in any other case at the request of any member of the governing body by a "yes" or a "no" vote and shall be recorded. Every resolution or ordinance shall be in writing before the vote is taken.
Utah Code § 10-6-143 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-6 / § 10-6-143
§ 10-6-143. City treasurer or deputy -- Duties with respect to issuance of checks.
Status: in_force

(1) The treasurer, or in his absence a deputy treasurer appointed by the governing body, shall sign all checks prepared by the auditor or recorder. (2) Prior to affixing the signature, the treasurer or deputy treasurer shall determine that a sufficient amount is on deposit in the appropriate bank account of the city to honor the check. (3) The governing body may also designate a person, other than the city auditor or the city recorder, to countersign checks.
Utah Code § 10-8-53 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-8 / § 10-8-53
§ 10-8-53. Fire escapes -- Construction -- Building exits -- Fire extinguishers.
Status: in_force

They may prescribe the manner of constructing stone, brick and other buildings, and the construction and maintenance of fire escapes; may cause all buildings used for public purposes to be provided with sufficient and ample means of exit and entrance, and to be supplied with necessary and appropriate appliances for the extinguishment of fire; may prevent the overcrowding thereof, and regulate the placing and use of seats, scenery, curtains, blinds, screens, or other appliances therein.
Utah Code § 10-2-811 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-2 / § 10-2-811
§ 10-2-811. Public hearing of protest -- Notice -- Decision -- Municipal legislative action -- Judicial review.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), the boundary commission for each county shall hear and decide, according to the provisions of this part, each protest timely filed under Section 10-2-810. (b) If the municipal legislative body has already denied the petition for annexation that is the subject of the protest under Subsection 10-2-810(5)(a), the boundary commission shall take no further action on the protest. (2) In regard to a protest described in Subsection (1)(a), the boundary commission shall: (a) schedule a public hearing on the protest no later than 30 days from the day on which the time for filing a protest expired; and (b) except as provided in Subsection (5), hold the public hearing on the protest. (3) At least 14 days before the day of a hearing described in Subsection (2), the boundary commission shall provide notice of the public hearing: (a) (i) by posting one notice, and at least one additional notice per 2,000 residents within the area proposed for annexation, in places reasonably likely to give notice of the public hearing; and (ii) by mailing notice to each resident within, and each owner of property located within, the area proposed for annexation; (b) by posting notice on the Utah Public Notice Website, created in Section 63A-16-601, for 14 days before the day of the public hearing; (c) if the annexing municipality has a website, by providing notice to the municipal records officer to post on the municipality's website for 14 days before the day of the public hearing; and (d) by posting notice on the county's website for 14 days before the day of the public hearing. (4) Each notice described in Subsection (3) shall: (a) state the date, time, and place of the hearing; (b) briefly summarize the nature of the protest; and (c) state that a copy of the protest is on file at: (i) the boundary commission's office, if the boundary commission has a physical office; or (ii) the county recorder's office. (5) The boundary commission may postpone a scheduled public hearing, but no postponed hearing may be held later than 60 days after the original hearing date. (6) In considering a protest, the boundary commission shall consider whether the proposed annexation: (a) complies with the requirements of: (i) Section 10-2-804; (ii) Section 10-2-806; and (iii) the annexation policy plan of the proposed annexing municipality, as described in Section 10-2-803; (b) conflicts with the annexation policy plan of another municipality; and (c) if the proposed annexation includes urban development, will have an adverse tax consequence on the remaining unincorporated area of the county. (7) After the public hearing required by this section, the boundary commission: (a) shall, within 30 days, issue a written decision on the protest filed under Section 10-2-810; (b) shall send a copy of the written decision described in Subsection (7)(a) to: (i) the legislative body of the county in which the area proposed for annexation is located; (ii) the legislative body of the proposed annexing municipality; (iii) the sponsor of the annexation petition; and (iv) the contact person for the protest; and (c) may: (i) recommend approval of the proposed annexation, either with or without conditions; or (ii) recommend denying the proposed annexation. (8) (a) The boundary commission shall record each public hearing under this section by electronic means. (b) The record of a boundary commission proceeding includes: (i) the transcription of the recording under Subsection (8)(a); (ii) the feasibility study, if applicable; (iii) information received at the hearing; and (iv) the written decision of the boundary commission. (9) Except as provided in Subsection (12), upon receipt of the boundary commission's written decision under Subsection (7), the legislative body of the annexing municipality shall take action no earlier than 30 days after but no later than 60 days after receipt of the boundary commission's written decision to: (a) deny the annexation petition; or (b) subject to Subsection (10), approve the annexation petition, with or without any conditions recommended by the boundary commission. (10) A municipal legislative body shall exclude from an annexation: (a) rural real property, unless the owner of the rural real property has signed the annexation petition or otherwise gives written consent to the inclusion of the owner's property to the annexation; and (b) private real property located within a mining protection area, unless the owner of the private property located in the mining protection area has signed the annexation petition or otherwise gives written consent to the inclusion of the owner's property to the annexation. (11) (a) As used in this subsection, "party" means: (i) an annexing municipality; (ii) the contact sponsor of an annexation petition; or (iii) the contact person for a protest. (b) A party may seek review of a boundary commission's written decision in the state district court with jurisdiction over the county in which the boundary commission is established by filing a petition for review of the written decision within 20 days of receiving the boundary commission's written decision. (c) A party that files a petition for review under Subsection (11)(b) shall provide notice of the filing to the legislative body of the annexing municipality, unless the annexing municipality is the party that filed a petition for review. (d) The district court shall consider the record described in Subsection (8)(b) and affirm the boundary commission's written decision unless the court determines the boundary commission's written decision is arbitrary or capricious. (12) The legislative body of an annexing municipality is excused from complying with the requirements of Subsection (9) until judicial review is concluded.
Utah Code § 10-6-134.5 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-6 / § 10-6-134.5
§ 10-6-134.5. Transportation utility fee.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section: (a) "Transportation facility" means any of the items listed in Subsection 59-12-2212.2(1) as purposes for which revenue from a local option sales and use tax under Section 59-12-2212.2 may be expended. (b) "Transportation fund" means a fund described in and established under Subsection (9). (c) "Transportation utility fee" means a fee imposed to generate revenue to pay for costs associated with developing, constructing, maintaining, operating, repairing, upgrading, or replacing a transportation facility. (d) "User segment" means a segment of the city's population based on a classification established under Subsection (5). (2) (a) A city may impose and collect a transportation utility fee: (i) if the city establishes a reasonable relationship between: (A) the amount of the transportation utility fee; and (B) the services provided to, the benefits received by, or the need created by those who pay the transportation utility fee; and (ii) only as provided in this section. (b) A city may impose a transportation utility fee to provide funding for any number of transportation facilities but may not have more than a single transportation utility fee in effect at a time. (3) (a) A city may not impose or increase a transportation utility fee unless the city first conducts a study as described in this Subsection (3). (b) A study under Subsection (3)(a) shall: (i) determine and provide a reasonable estimate of the need for a new transportation facility or for maintaining, operating, repairing, upgrading, or replacing an existing transportation facility; (ii) identify and provide a reasonable estimate of existing funding sources that could be used to pay for a new transportation facility or for maintaining, operating, repairing, upgrading, or replacing an existing transportation facility; (iii) explain and provide a reasonable calculation showing how existing city funding sources are inadequate to cover the cost of constructing a new transportation facility or maintaining, operating, repairing, upgrading, or replacing an existing transportation facility; (iv) determine whether the proposed transportation utility fee is reasonably related to: (A) the services provided to those who pay the transportation utility fee; (B) the benefits received by persons who pay the transportation utility fee; or (C) the need created by those who pay the transportation utility fee; (v) explain the reasonable relationship determined under Subsection (3)(b)(iv); and (vi) determine whether there is a reasonable basis for different rates within a proposed transportation utility fee based on different levels of services provided to, benefits received by, or need created by those who pay the transportation utility fee, as described in Subsection (7), and, if so, explain the basis for the proposed different rates. (c) A city that conducts a study under Subsection (3)(a) shall post a copy of the study on the city's website, if the city has a website. (4) (a) In developing a fee calculation for a transportation utility fee, a city shall: (i) use methodologies based on trip generation, vehicle types, and traffic counts, including local data or standard civil engineering manuals; (ii) exclude traffic counts from whichever day of the week generates the lowest amount of traffic, on average and as best approximated with the methodologies used under Subsection (4)(a)(i), for the transportation facility or transportation facility system; and (iii) utilize the study described in Subsection (3)(a). (b) A city may not utilize a fee study or fee calculation that takes into account the ownership or fair market value of a property owned by a user that will be subject to the fee. (c) A city may utilize a fee study or fee calculation that takes the size of a property owned by a user into account to the extent that size is only used to determine trip generation, vehicle types, or traffic counts, based on objective data. (5) (a) A city shall establish different rates within a transportation utility fee for different classifications of users of a transportation facility if the rates and classifications have a reasonable basis. (b) The different types of classifications of users of a transportation facility under Subsection (5)(a) shall include, at a minimum: (i) residential users; (ii) commercial users; and (iii) other users. (c) A reasonable basis under Subsection (5)(a) may include: (i) different levels of benefits received by users of a transportation utility fee; (ii) different impacts on or usage of transportation facilities by those who pay the transportation utility fee; (iii) a difference in the cost of providing a transportation facility to different classifications of users; (iv) a difference in levels of risk to the operation of a transportation facility for different classifications of users; (v) differing contributions that different classifications of users make, separate from a transportation utility fee, to the cost of constructing, maintaining, or operating a transportation facility; or (vi) distinguishable differences in the needs or conditions of different classifications of users based on economic, public policy, or other identifiable elements. (d) A reasonable basis under Subsection (5)(a) may not include: (i) whether a user resides inside or outside the city boundary; (ii) a consideration of the age of development within areas with the same zoning designation; or (iii) the lack of financial contributions, or the reduced financial contributions, that a tax-exempt organization user makes to the cost of constructing, maintaining, or operating a transportation facility. (6) (a) Before adopting an ordinance imposing or increasing a transportation utility fee, the governing body shall comply with the notice and public hearing requirements established in Sections 10-6-113 and 10-6-114. (b) (i) The governing body of a city that proposes to impose or increase a transportation utility fee shall, in addition to the notice required under Subsection (6)(a), provide notice of the proposed fee and the public hearing: (A) in a notice with the city's monthly utility bill, if the city mails or emails residents a monthly utility bill; or (B) through another primary means of communicating with residents, if the city does not provide residents a monthly utility bill. (ii) The public hearing required for a proposal to impose or increase a transportation utility fee may be held in conjunction with a budget hearing under Section 10-6-114 but shall be separate and distinct from the budget hearing. (7) (a) A transportation utility fee may be imposed or increased only by an ordinance adopted by the city's governing body. (b) (i) Subject to Subsection (7)(b)(ii), the governing body may adopt an ordinance imposing or increasing a transportation utility fee at the same meeting in which the governing body adopts the city budget. (ii) The governing body vote on the imposition or increase of a transportation utility fee shall be separate from the governing body vote on the city budget or any other item. (c) The amount of a transportation utility fee for the city's population or for any user segment shall be reasonably related to the services provided to, benefits received by, or need created by those within the city's population or user segment who pay the transportation utility fee, as determined in the study under Subsection (3). (d) (i) Revenue from a transportation utility fee may not supplant existing general fund appropriations that the city has budgeted for transportation facilities as of the date the transportation utility fee becomes effective. (ii) The limitation under Subsection (7)(d)(i) does not apply to a designated transportation facilities capital or reserve account established before the effective date of a transportation utility fee under this section. (8) (a) Simultaneously with adopting an ordinance described in Subsection (7), a city shall establish an appeals process for an individual or entity that wishes to challenge the user classification, as described in Subsection (5), the city assigns to the individual or entity. (b) As part of an appeal described in Subsection (8)(a), the individual or entity shall: (i) demonstrate why the city's assignment of a user classification to the individual or entity is not reasonable as applied to the individual or entity; and (ii) provide evidence of the individual's or entity's actual traffic count or trip generation. (c) The appeal process described in Subsection (8)(a) shall establish the individual or body at the city that shall hear and make a final decision on the appeal, which shall be: (i) the same individual or body that hears appeals related to other fee appeals, if the city has a process to appeal fees; (ii) the governing body; or (iii) the mayor, if the city operates under the council-mayor form of government established in Chapter 3b, Part 2, Council-Mayor Form of Municipal Government. (9) (a) A city that imposes a transportation utility fee shall establish a transportation fund as provided in this Subsection (9). (b) A city shall deposit into the transportation fund all revenue from a transportation utility fee. (c) A city may not: (i) deposit into or commingle with a transportation fund any money from any other source; or (ii) use money in a transportation fund for any purpose other than to pay for the cost of: (A) the development or construction of a new transportation facility; (B) upgrading or replacing an existing transportation facility; (C) the maintenance, operation, or repair of an existing transportation facility; or (D) reasonable administrative costs associated with the transportation fund or with activities described in Subsections (9)(c)(ii)(A), (B), and (C). (d) Notwithstanding Sections 10-6-124, 10-6-125, and 10-6-135.5, a city may not transfer money in a transportation fund to any other fund or to a separate account. (10) (a) A city that imposes a transportation utility fee shall conduct an annual review of the transportation utility fee as provided in this Subsection (10) and prepare a written report of the annual review. (b) In an annual review under Subsection (10)(a), the governing body shall: (i) review the balance of the transportation fund; (ii) review the current amount of the transportation utility fee; (iii) demonstrate that there is still a reasonable relationship between the amount of the transportation utility fee and the transportation services provided to, benefits received by, or need created by those who pay the fee; (iv) consider other possible revenue sources that the city could use for transportation facilities instead of a transportation utility fee; (v) ensure that the city is compliant with Subsection (7)(d); and (vi) demonstrate that revenue from the transportation utility fee continues to be needed to provide a transportation facility that the city could not otherwise provide from other existing revenue sources. (c) (i) A city shall submit a copy of the written report under Subsection (10)(a) to the state auditor. (ii) A city may fulfill the requirement of Subsection (10)(c)(i) by submitting the written report as part of the city's annual financial reports submitted to the state auditor. (11) (a) A transportation utility fee imposed under this section expires 10 years after the effective date of the ordinance imposing the transportation utility fee. (b) The 10-year period described in Subsection (11)(a) begins again with any subsequent adoption of any ordinance imposing a transportation utility fee after the initial adoption of an ordinance imposing a transportation utility fee. (12) An ordinance imposing a transportation utility fee is subject to local referenda as provided in Title 20A, Chapter 7, Part 6, Local Referenda - Procedures. (13) A city that, before May 6, 2026, imposes a fee to pay for a transportation facility shall, no later than July 1, 2027: (a) ensure that requirements of this section have been complied with for the fee that the city imposes; or (b) repeal the fee. (14) (a) Nothing in this section precludes or abrogates the property tax exemptions provided for in Utah Constitution, Article XIII, Section 3. (b) To the extent that a court determines a transportation utility fee is a property tax for purposes of Utah Constitution, Article XIII, Section 3, a city may not require a person to pay that transportation utility fee with respect to property or the use of property that is exempt from property tax under Utah Constitution, Article XIII, Section 3.
Utah Code § 10-3-208 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-3 / § 10-3-208
§ 10-3-208. Campaign finance disclosure in municipal election.
Status: in_force

(1) Unless a municipality adopts by ordinance more stringent definitions, the following are defined terms for purposes of this section: (a) "Agent of a candidate" means: (i) a person acting on behalf of a candidate at the direction of the reporting entity; (ii) a person employed by a candidate in the candidate's capacity as a candidate; (iii) the personal campaign committee of a candidate; (iv) a member of the personal campaign committee of a candidate in the member's capacity as a member of the personal campaign committee of the candidate; or (v) a political consultant of a candidate. (b) "Anonymous contribution limit" means for each calendar year: (i) $50; or (ii) an amount less than $50 that is specified in an ordinance of the municipality. (c) (i) "Candidate" means an individual who: (A) files a declaration of candidacy for municipal office; or (B) receives contributions, makes expenditures, or gives consent for any other person to receive contributions or make expenditures to bring about the individual's nomination or election to a municipal office. (ii) "Candidate" does not mean an individual who files for the office of judge. (d) (i) "Contribution" means any of the following when done for political purposes: (A) a gift, subscription, donation, loan, advance, or deposit of money or anything of value given to a candidate; (B) an express, legally enforceable contract, promise, or agreement to make a gift, subscription, donation, unpaid or partially unpaid loan, advance, or deposit of money or anything of value to the candidate; (C) any transfer of funds from another reporting entity to the candidate; (D) compensation paid by any person or reporting entity other than the candidate for personal services provided without charge to the candidate; (E) a loan made by a candidate deposited to the candidate's own campaign; and (F) an in-kind contribution. (ii) "Contribution" does not include: (A) services provided by an individual volunteering a portion or all of the individual's time on behalf of the candidate if the services are provided without compensation by the candidate or any other person; (B) money lent to the candidate by a financial institution in the ordinary course of business; or (C) goods or services provided for the benefit of a candidate at less than fair market value that are not authorized by or coordinated with the candidate. (e) "Coordinated with" means that goods or services provided for the benefit of a candidate are provided: (i) with the candidate's prior knowledge, if the candidate does not object; (ii) by agreement with the candidate; (iii) in coordination with the candidate; or (iv) using official logos, slogans, and similar elements belonging to a candidate. (f) (i) "Expenditure" means any of the following made by a candidate or an agent of the candidate on behalf of the candidate: (A) any disbursement from contributions, receipts, or from an account described in Subsection (3)(a); (B) a purchase, payment, donation, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, gift of money, or anything of value made for political purposes; (C) an express, legally enforceable contract, promise, or agreement to make any purchase, payment, donation, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, gift of money, or anything of value for a political purpose; (D) compensation paid by a candidate for personal services rendered by a person without charge to a reporting entity; (E) a transfer of funds between the candidate and a candidate's personal campaign committee as defined in Section 20A-11-101; or (F) goods or services provided by a reporting entity to or for the benefit of the candidate for political purposes at less than fair market value. (ii) "Expenditure" does not include: (A) services provided without compensation by an individual volunteering a portion or all of the individual's time on behalf of a candidate; or (B) money lent to a candidate by a financial institution in the ordinary course of business. (g) "In-kind contribution" means anything of value other than money, that is accepted by or coordinated with a candidate. (h) (i) "Political consultant" means a person who is paid by a candidate, or paid by another person on behalf of and with the knowledge of the candidate, to provide political advice to the candidate. (ii) "Political consultant" includes a circumstance described in Subsection (1)(h)(i), where the person: (A) has already been paid, with money or other consideration; (B) expects to be paid in the future, with money or other consideration; or (C) understands that the person may, in the discretion of the candidate or another person on behalf of and with the knowledge of the candidate, be paid in the future, with money or other consideration. (i) "Political purposes" means an act done with the intent or in a way to influence or tend to influence, directly or indirectly, any person to refrain from voting or to vote for or against any candidate or a person seeking a municipal office at any caucus, political convention, or election. (j) "Reporting entity" means: (i) a candidate; (ii) a committee appointed by a candidate to act for the candidate; (iii) a person who holds an elected municipal office; (iv) a party committee as defined in Section 20A-11-101; (v) a political action committee as defined in Section 20A-11-101; (vi) a political issues committee as defined in Section 20A-11-101; (vii) a corporation as defined in Section 20A-11-101; or (viii) a labor organization as defined in Section 20A-11-1501. (2) (a) A municipality may adopt an ordinance establishing campaign finance disclosure requirements for a candidate that are more stringent than the requirements provided in Subsections (3) through (8). (b) The municipality may adopt definitions that are more stringent than those provided in Subsection (1). (c) If a municipality fails to adopt a campaign finance disclosure ordinance described in Subsection (2)(a), a candidate shall comply with financial reporting requirements contained in Subsections (3) through (8). (3) Each candidate: (a) shall deposit a contribution in a separate campaign account in a financial institution; and (b) may not deposit or mingle any campaign contributions received into a personal or business account. (4) (a) In a year in which a municipal primary is held, each candidate who will participate in the municipal primary shall file a campaign finance statement with the municipal clerk or recorder no later than seven days before the day described in Subsection 20A-1-201.5(2). (b) Each candidate who is not eliminated at a municipal primary election shall file a campaign finance statement with the municipal clerk or recorder no later than: (i) 28 days before the day on which the municipal general election is held; (ii) seven days before the day on which the municipal general election is held; and (iii) 30 days after the day on which the municipal general election is held. (c) Each candidate for municipal office who is eliminated at a municipal primary election shall file with the municipal clerk or recorder a campaign finance statement within 30 days after the day on which the municipal primary election is held. (5) If a municipality does not conduct a primary election for a race, each candidate who will participate in that race shall file a campaign finance statement with the municipal clerk or recorder no later than: (a) 28 days before the day on which the municipal general election is held; (b) seven days before the day on which the municipal general election is held; and (c) 30 days after the day on which the municipal general election is held. (6) (a) If a candidate seeks appointment to fill a midterm vacancy in a municipal office the candidate shall, no later than three business days before the day on which the municipal legislative body meets to interview the candidate in accordance with Section 20A-1-510, file a campaign finance statement with the municipal clerk or recorder. (b) Upon receipt of the campaign finance statement described in Subsection (6)(a), the municipal clerk or recorder shall immediately submit a copy of the statement to the municipal legislative body. (7) Each campaign finance statement described in Subsection (4), (5), or (6) shall: (a) except as provided in Subsection (7)(b): (i) report all of the candidate's itemized and total: (A) contributions, including in-kind and other nonmonetary contributions, received up to and including five days before the campaign finance statement is due, excluding a contribution previously reported; and (B) expenditures made up to and including five days before the campaign finance statement is due, excluding an expenditure previously reported; and (ii) identify: (A) for each contribution, the amount of the contribution and the name of the donor, if known; and (B) for each expenditure, the amount of the expenditure and the name of the recipient of the expenditure; or (b) report the total amount of all contributions and expenditures if the candidate receives $500 or less in contributions and spends $500 or less on the candidate's campaign. (8) Within 30 days after receiving a contribution that is cash or a negotiable instrument, exceeds the anonymous contribution limit, and is from a donor whose name is unknown, a candidate shall disburse the amount of the contribution to: (a) the treasurer of the state or a political subdivision for deposit into the state's or political subdivision's general fund; or (b) an organization that is exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(c)(3) or (19), Internal Revenue Code. (9) (a) A municipality may, by ordinance: (i) provide an anonymous contribution limit less than $50; (ii) require greater disclosure of contributions or expenditures than is required in this section; and (iii) impose additional penalties on candidates who fail to comply with the applicable requirements beyond those imposed by this section. (b) A candidate is subject to the provisions of this section and not the provisions of an ordinance adopted by the municipality under Subsection (9)(a) if: (i) the municipal ordinance establishes requirements or penalties that differ from those established in this section; and (ii) the municipal clerk or recorder fails to notify the candidate of the provisions of the ordinance as required in Subsection (10). (10) Each municipal clerk or recorder shall, at the time the candidate for municipal office files a declaration of candidacy, and again 35 days before each municipal general election, notify the candidate in writing of: (a) the provisions of statute or municipal ordinance governing the disclosure of contributions and expenditures; (b) the dates when the candidate's campaign finance statement is required to be filed; and (c) the penalties that apply for failure to file a timely campaign finance statement, including the statutory provision that requires removal of the candidate's name from the ballot for failure to file the required campaign finance statement when required. (11) Notwithstanding any provision of Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act, the municipal clerk or recorder shall: (a) make each campaign finance statement filed by a candidate available for public inspection and copying no later than one business day after the statement is filed; and (b) make the campaign finance statement filed by a candidate available for public inspection by: (i) posting an electronic copy or the contents of the statement on the municipality's website no later than seven business days after the day on which the statement is filed; and (ii) in order to comply with the requirements of Subsection 20A-11-103(4)(b)(ii), providing the lieutenant governor with a link to the electronic posting described in Subsection (11)(b)(i) no later than two business days after the day on which the statement is filed. (12) (a) If a candidate fails to timely file a campaign finance statement required under Subsection (4) or (5), the municipal clerk or recorder: (i) may send an electronic notice to the candidate that states: (A) that the candidate failed to timely file the campaign finance statement; and (B) that, if the candidate fails to file the report within 24 hours after the deadline for filing the report, the candidate will be disqualified; and (ii) may impose a fine of $50 on the candidate. (b) The municipal clerk or recorder shall disqualify a candidate and inform the appropriate election official that the candidate is disqualified if the candidate fails to file a campaign finance statement described in Subsection (4) or (5) within 24 hours after the deadline for filing the report. (c) If a candidate is disqualified under Subsection (12)(b), the election official: (i) shall: (A) notify every opposing candidate for the municipal office that the candidate is disqualified; (B) send an email notification to each voter who is eligible to vote in the municipal election office race for whom the election official has an email address informing the voter that the candidate is disqualified and that votes cast for the candidate will not be counted; (C) post notice of the disqualification on a public website; and (D) if practicable, remove the candidate's name from the ballot by blacking out the candidate's name before the ballots are delivered to voters; and (ii) may not count any votes for that candidate. (13) An election official may fulfill the requirements described in Subsection (12)(c)(i) in relation to a mailed ballot, including a military overseas ballot, by including with the ballot a written notice: (a) informing the voter that the candidate is disqualified; or (b) directing the voter to a public website to inform the voter whether a candidate on the ballot is disqualified. (14) Notwithstanding Subsection (12)(b), a candidate who timely files each campaign finance statement required under Subsection (4) or (5) is not disqualified if: (a) the statement details accurately and completely the information required under Subsection (7), except for inadvertent omissions or insignificant errors or inaccuracies; and (b) the omissions, errors, or inaccuracies are corrected in an amended report or in the next scheduled report. (15) A candidate for municipal office who is disqualified under Subsection (12)(b) shall file with the municipal clerk or recorder a complete and accurate campaign finance statement within 30 days after the day on which the candidate is disqualified. (16) A campaign finance statement required under this section is considered filed if it is received in the municipal clerk or recorder's office by 5 p.m. on the date that it is due. (17) (a) A private party in interest may bring a civil action in a court with jurisdiction under Title 78A, Judiciary and Judicial Administration, to enforce the provisions of this section or an ordinance adopted under this section. (b) In a civil action under Subsection (17)(a), the court may award costs and attorney fees to the prevailing party.
Utah Code § 10-3-1010 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-3 / § 10-3-1010
§ 10-3-1010. Promotions -- Basis -- Certification of applicants.
Status: in_force

(1) The civil service commission shall provide for promotion in the classified civil service on the basis of ascertained merit, seniority in service and standing obtained by competitive examination, and shall provide, in all cases where practicable, that vacancies shall be filled by promotion from the members of the next lower rank as submit themselves for the examination and promotion. (2) The civil service commission shall certify to the appointing power the names of not more than five applicants having the highest rating for each promotion.
Utah Code § 10-6-113 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-6 / § 10-6-113
§ 10-6-113. Budget -- Notice of hearing to consider adoption.
Status: in_force

At the meeting at which each tentative budget is adopted, the governing body shall establish the time and place of a public hearing to consider its adoption and shall order that notice of the public hearing be published for the city, as a class A notice under Section 63G-30-102, for at least seven days before the day of the hearing.
Utah Code § 10-2-802 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-2 / § 10-2-802
§ 10-2-802. Valuation of private real property -- Determining consent to petition or protest by owners of real property.
Status: in_force

(1) For purposes of this part and Part 9, Municipal Boundary Adjustments, the value of private real property shall be determined according to the last assessment roll for county taxes before the filing of the petition or protest. (2) For purposes of each provision of this part and Part 9, Municipal Boundary Adjustments, that require an owner of private real property covering a percentage or majority of the total private land area within an area to sign a petition or protest: (a) a parcel of real property may not be included in the calculation of the required percentage or majority unless the petition or protest is signed by: (i) except as provided in Subsection (2)(a)(ii), owners of real property representing a majority ownership interest in that parcel; or (ii) if the parcel is owned by joint tenants or tenants in the entirety, 50% of the number of owners of real property within that parcel; and (b) subject to Subsection (2)(b), a duly appointed personal representative may sign a petition or protest on behalf of a deceased owner of real property.