Utah Code § 10-21-302 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-21 / § 10-21-302
§ 10-21-302. Manufactured homes.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) For purposes of this section, a manufactured home is the same as defined in Section 15A-1-302, except that the manufactured home shall be attached to a permanent foundation in accordance with plans providing for vertical loads, uplift, and lateral forces and frost protection in compliance with the applicable building code. (b) All appendages, including carports, garages, storage buildings, additions, or alterations shall be built in compliance with the applicable building code. (2) A manufactured home may not be excluded from any land use zone or area in which a single-family residence would be permitted, provided the manufactured home complies with all local land use ordinances, building codes, and any restrictive covenants, applicable to a single family residence within that zone or area. (3) A municipality may not: (a) adopt or enforce an ordinance or regulation that treats a proposed development that includes manufactured homes differently than one that does not include manufactured homes; or (b) reject a development plan based on the fact that the development is expected to contain manufactured homes.
Utah Code § 10-8-66 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-8 / § 10-8-66
§ 10-8-66. Offensive businesses -- Regulation of management and construction.
Status: in_force

They may direct the location and regulate the management and construction of packing houses, dairies, tanneries, canneries, renderies, bone factories, slaughterhouses, butcher shops, soap factories, foundries, breweries, distilleries, livery stables and blacksmith shops in and within one mile of the limits of the corporation.
Utah Code § 10-7-19 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-7 / § 10-7-19
§ 10-7-19. Election to authorize -- Notice -- Ballots.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to Subsection (2), the board of commissioners or city council of any city, or the board of trustees of any incorporated town, may aid and encourage the building of railroads by granting to any railroad company, for depot or other railroad purposes, real property of the city or incorporated town, not necessary for municipal or public purposes, upon the limitations and conditions established by the board of commissioners, city council, or board of trustees. (2) A board of commissioners, city council, or board of trustees may not grant real property under Subsection (1) unless the grant is approved by the eligible voters of the city or town at the next municipal election, or at a special election called for that purpose by the board of commissioners, city council, or board of trustees. (3) If the question is submitted at a special election, the election shall be held as nearly as practicable in conformity with the general election laws of the state. (4) The board of commissioners, city council, or board of trustees shall publish notice of an election described in Subsections (2) and (3) for the city or town, as a class B notice under Section 63G-30-102, for at least four weeks before the day of the election. (5) The board of commissioners, city council, or board of trustees shall cause ballots to be printed and provided to the eligible voters, which shall read: "For the proposed grant for depot or other railroad purposes: Yes. No." (6) If a majority of the votes are cast in favor of the grant, the board of commissioners, city council, or board of trustees shall convey the real property to the railroad company.
Utah Code § 10-20-611 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-20 / § 10-20-611
§ 10-20-611. Wetlands.
Status: in_force

(1) A municipality may not designate or treat any land as wetlands unless the United States Army Corps of Engineers or other agency of the federal government has designated the land as wetlands. (2) A land use authority that issues a land use permit that affects land designated as wetlands by the United States Army Corps of Engineers or another agency of the federal government shall provide a copy of the land use permit to the Utah Geological Survey established in Section 79-3-201.
Utah Code § 10-8-63 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-8 / § 10-8-63
§ 10-8-63. Burial of dead -- Vital statistics.
Status: in_force

They may regulate the burial of the dead, consistent with Title 8, Chapter 5, Rights and Title to Cemetery Lots, the registration of births and deaths, direct the returning and keeping of bills of mortality, and impose penalties on physicians, sextons, and others for any default therein.
Utah Code § 10-3-604 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-3 / § 10-3-604
§ 10-3-604. Annual examination of municipal finances -- Publication of results.
Status: in_force

(1) At the end of each fiscal year, the governing body of each city of the first and second class shall cause a full and complete examination of all books and accounts of the city to be made by certified public accountants, and shall publish the results of the examination and a detailed and itemized statement of all receipts and disbursements of the city in a summary of their proceedings and expenses during the fiscal year. (2) The city shall then provide printed copies to the newspapers of the city and to the city recorder who shall provide one copy of it to any person on request.
Utah Code § 10-8-8.6 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-8 / § 10-8-8.6
§ 10-8-8.6. Widening a street or alley.
Status: in_force

Before a city may widen a street or alley in such a way that access to underground facilities is affected, the city shall notify in writing, and consult with, the owners or operators of the underground facilities, as defined in Section 54-8a-2, and utility facilities within the street or alley.
Utah Code § 10-8-78 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-8 / § 10-8-78
§ 10-8-78. Crime insurance and reports.
Status: in_force

The governing body of a city may require all municipal officers and agents, elected or appointed, to: (1) obtain crime insurance in relation to the performance of the officers' or agents' duties; and (2) require from every officer of the city at any time a report in detail of all transactions in the officer's office or any matters connected with the officer's office.
Utah Code § 10-1-109 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-1 / § 10-1-109
§ 10-1-109. Saving clause.
Status: in_force

(1) The repeal of the titles, chapters, and sections specified in Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48, Section 1, do not: (a) affect suits pending or rights existing immediately before July 1, 1977; (b) impair, avoid, or affect any grant or conveyance made or right acquired or cause of action now existing under any repealed act or amendment thereto; or (c) affect or impair the validity of any bonds or other obligation issued or sold prior to July 1, 1977. (2) The repeal of any validating act or part thereof does not avoid the effect of the validation. (3) No act repealed by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48, Section 1, shall repeal any act or part thereof which embraces the same or similar subject matter as the act repealed.
Utah Code § 10-2-806 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-2 / § 10-2-806
§ 10-2-806. Annexation petition -- Requirements -- Notice required before filing.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in Section 10-2-812 and except for an automatic annexation under Section 10-2-814, the process to annex an unincorporated area to a municipality is initiated by a petition as provided in this section. (2) (a) (i) Before filing a petition under Subsection (1), the person intending to file a petition shall: (A) file with the municipal records officer of the proposed annexing municipality a notice of intent to file a petition; and (B) send a copy of the notice of intent to file a petition to each affected entity. (ii) Each notice of intent under Subsection (2)(a)(i) shall include an accurate map of the area that is proposed to be annexed. (b) (i) Subject to Subsection (2)(b)(ii), the county in which the area proposed to be annexed is located shall: (A) mail the notice described in Subsection (2)(b)(iii) to: (I) each owner of real property located within the area proposed to be annexed; and (II) each owner of real property located within 300 feet of the area proposed to be annexed; and (B) send to the proposed annexing municipality a copy of the notice and a certificate indicating that the notice has been mailed as required under Subsection (2)(b)(i)(A). (ii) The county shall mail the notice required under Subsection (2)(b)(i)(A) within 20 days after receiving from the person who filed the notice of intent: (A) a written request to mail the required notice; and (B) payment of an amount equal to the county's expected actual cost of mailing the notice. (iii) Each notice required under Subsection (2)(b)(i)(A) shall: (A) be in writing; (B) state, in bold and conspicuous terms, substantially the following:"Attention: Your property may be affected by a proposed annexation.Records show that you own property within an area that is intended to be included in a proposed annexation to (state the name of the proposed annexing municipality) or that is within 300 feet of that area. If your property is within the area proposed for annexation, you may be asked to sign a petition supporting the annexation. You may choose whether to sign the petition. By signing the petition, you indicate your support of the proposed annexation. If you sign the petition but later change your mind about supporting the annexation, you may withdraw your signature by submitting a signed, written withdrawal with the recorder or clerk of (state the name of the proposed annexing municipality) within 30 days after (state the name of the proposed annexing municipality) receives notice that the petition has been certified.There will be no public election on the proposed annexation because Utah law does not provide for an annexation to be approved by voters at a public election. Signing or not signing the annexation petition is the method under Utah law for the owners of property within the area proposed for annexation to demonstrate their support of or opposition to the proposed annexation.You may obtain more information on the proposed annexation by contacting (state the name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address of the official or employee of the proposed annexing municipality designated to respond to questions about the proposed annexation), (state the name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address of the county official or employee designated to respond to questions about the proposed annexation), or (state the name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address of the person who filed the notice of intent under Subsection (2)(a)(i)(A), or, if more than one person filed the notice of intent, one of those persons). Once filed, the annexation petition will be available for inspection and copying at the office of (state the name of the proposed annexing municipality) located at (state the address of the municipal offices of the proposed annexing municipality)."; and (C) be accompanied by an accurate map identifying the area proposed for annexation. (iv) A county may not mail with the notice required under Subsection (2)(b)(i)(A) any other information or materials related or unrelated to the proposed annexation. (c) (i) After receiving the certificate from the county as provided in Subsection (2)(b)(i)(B), the proposed annexing municipality shall, upon request from the person who filed the notice of intent under Subsection (2)(a)(i)(A), provide an annexation petition for the annexation proposed in the notice of intent. (ii) An annexation petition provided by the proposed annexing municipality may be duplicated for circulation for signatures. (3) Each petition under Subsection (1) shall: (a) be filed with the municipal records officer of the proposed annexing municipality; (b) contain the signatures of, if all the real property within the area proposed for annexation is owned by a public entity other than the federal government, the owners of all the publicly owned real property, or the owners of private real property that: (i) is located within the area proposed for annexation; (ii) (A) subject to Subsection (3)(b)(ii)(C), covers a majority of the private land area within the area proposed for annexation; (B) covers 100% of all of the rural real property within the area proposed for annexation; and (C) covers 100% of all of the private land area within the area proposed for annexation if the area is within a migratory bird production area created under Title 23A, Chapter 13, Migratory Bird Production Area; and (iii) is equal in value to at least 1/3 of the value of all private real property within the area proposed for annexation; (c) be accompanied by: (i) an accurate and recordable map, prepared by a licensed surveyor in accordance with Section 17-73-507, of the area proposed for annexation; and (ii) a copy of the notice sent to affected entities as required under Subsection (2)(a)(i)(B) and a list of the affected entities to which notice was sent; (d) contain on each signature page a notice in bold and conspicuous terms that states substantially the following:"Notice: There will be no public election on the annexation proposed by this petition because Utah law does not provide for an annexation to be approved by voters at a public election. If you sign this petition and later decide that you do not support the petition, you may withdraw your signature by submitting a signed, written withdrawal with the recorder or clerk of (state the name of the proposed annexing municipality). If you choose to withdraw your signature, you shall do so no later than 30 days after (state the name of the proposed annexing municipality) receives notice that the petition has been certified."; (e) if the petition proposes a cross-county annexation, as defined in Section 10-2-805, be accompanied by a copy of the resolution described in Subsection 10-2-805(4)(a)(iii)(A); and (f) designate up to five of the signers of the petition as sponsors, one of whom shall be designated as the contact sponsor, and indicate the mailing address of each sponsor. (4) A petition under Subsection (1) may not propose the annexation of all or part of an area proposed for annexation to a municipality in a previously filed petition that has not been denied, rejected, or granted. (5) If practicable and feasible, the boundaries of an area proposed for annexation shall be drawn: (a) along the boundaries of existing special districts and special service districts for sewer, water, and other services, along the boundaries of school districts whose boundaries follow city boundaries or school districts adjacent to school districts whose boundaries follow city boundaries, and along the boundaries of other taxing entities; (b) to eliminate islands and peninsulas of territory that is not receiving municipal-type services; (c) to facilitate the consolidation of overlapping functions of local government; (d) to promote the efficient delivery of services; and (e) to encourage the equitable distribution of community resources and obligations. (6) On the date of filing, the petition contact sponsor shall deliver or mail a copy of the petition to the county clerk of the county in which the area proposed for annexation is located. (7) A property owner who signs an annexation petition may withdraw the owner's signature by filing a written withdrawal, signed by the property owner, with the municipal records officer no later than 30 days after the municipal legislative body's receipt of the notice of certification under Subsection 10-2-807(2)(c)(i).
Utah Code § 10-18-302 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-18 / § 10-18-302
§ 10-18-302. Bonding authority.
Status: in_force

(1) In accordance with Title 11, Chapter 14, Local Government Bonding Act, the legislative body of a municipality may by resolution determine to issue one or more revenue bonds or general obligation bonds to finance the capital costs for facilities necessary to provide to subscribers: (a) a broadband service; (b) a cable television service; or (c) a public telecommunications service. (2) The resolution described in Subsection (1) shall: (a) describe the purpose for which the indebtedness is to be created; and (b) specify the dollar amount of the one or more bonds proposed to be issued. (3) (a) A revenue bond issued under this section shall be secured and paid for: (i) from the revenues generated by the municipality from providing: (A) subject to Subsection (4), a broadband service, if the revenue bond is issued to finance a facility for that broadband service; (B) a cable television service, if the revenue bond is issued to finance a facility for that cable television service; and (C) a public telecommunications service, if the revenue bond is issued to finance a facility for that public telecommunications service; and (ii) notwithstanding Subsection (3)(b) and Subsection 10-18-303(5)(a), and subject to the requirements of Subsection (5), from revenues generated under Title 59, Chapter 12, Sales and Use Tax Act. (b) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(a)(ii), a municipality may not pay the origination, financing, or other carrying costs associated with one or more revenue bonds issued under this section from the municipality's general funds or other enterprise funds. (4) A municipality may only issue a revenue bond described in Subsection (3)(a)(i)(A) if the legislative body of the municipality obtains the approval of registered voters at an election held in accordance with Title 11, Chapter 14, Local Government Bonding Act. (5) A municipality may only issue a revenue bond described in Subsection (3)(a)(ii) if: (a) notwithstanding Subsection 11-14-201(3) and except as provided in Subsection (6), the revenue bond is approved by the registered voters in an election held: (i) except as provided in Subsection (5)(a)(ii), pursuant to the provisions of Title 11, Chapter 14, Local Government Bonding Act, that govern bond elections; and (ii) notwithstanding Subsection 11-14-203(2), at a regular general election; (b) the revenues described in Subsection (3)(a)(ii) are pledged as security for the revenue bond; and (c) the municipality annually appropriates the revenues described in Subsection (3)(a)(ii) to secure and pay the revenue bond issued under this section. (6) The voter approval requirement described in Subsection (5) does not apply to a municipality that issues a revenue bond described in Subsection (3)(a)(ii), if: (a) the bond is issued to finance a cable television service or a public telecommunications service; (b) (i) the municipality that is issuing the revenue bond holds a public hearing for which public notice was given by publication of the notice for the municipality, as a class A notice under Section 63G-30-102, for 14 days before the day of the public hearing; and (ii) the notice identifies: (A) that the notice is given pursuant to Title 11, Chapter 14, Local Government Bonding Act; (B) the purpose for the bond to be issued; (C) the maximum amount of the revenues described in Subsection (3)(a)(ii) that will be pledged in any fiscal year; (D) the maximum number of years that the pledge will be in effect; and (E) the time, place, and location for the public hearing; and (c) not more than 50% of the average annual debt service of all revenue bonds described in this section to provide service throughout the municipality or municipal entity may be paid from the revenues described in Subsection (3)(a)(ii). (7) A municipality that issues a bond pursuant to this section may not make or grant any undue or unreasonable preference or advantage to the municipality or to any private provider of: (a) a broadband service; (b) a cable television service; or (c) a public telecommunications service. (8) A municipality that issues a bond pursuant to this section shall timely disclose to the general public all matters material to the municipality's issuance of a bond to fund the service, including: (a) debt service delinquencies and defaults; (b) non-payment covenant defaults; (c) unscheduled reserve fund draws; (d) adverse tax opinions; (e) credit rating changes; (f) bond calls; (g) tender offers; and (h) private debt placements.
Utah Code § 10-8-41 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-8 / § 10-8-41
§ 10-8-41. Prostitution, lewd or perverted acts, gambling, and obscene or lewd publications.
Status: in_force

(1) Boards of commissioners and city councils of cities may suppress and prohibit the keeping of disorderly houses, houses of ill fame or assignation, or houses kept by, maintained for, or resorted to or used by, one or more persons for acts of perversion, lewdness, or prostitution within the limits of the city and within three miles of the outer boundaries thereof, and may prohibit resorting thereto for any of the purposes aforesaid; they may also make it unlawful for any person to commit or offer or agree to commit an act of sexual intercourse for hire, lewdness, or moral perversion within the city, or for any person to secure, induce, procure, offer, or transport to any place within the city any person for the purpose of committing an act of sexual intercourse for hire, lewdness, or moral perversion, or for any person to receive or direct or offer or agree to receive or direct any person into any place or building within the city for the purpose of committing an act of sexual intercourse for hire, lewdness, or moral perversion, or for any person to aid, abet, or participate in the commission of any of the foregoing; and they may also suppress and prohibit gambling houses and gambling, lotteries and all fraudulent devices and practices, and all kinds of gaming, playing at dice or cards, and other games of chance, and the sale, distribution, or exhibition of obscene or lewd publications, prints, pictures, or illustrations. (2) (a) A woman's breast feeding, including breast feeding in any place where the woman otherwise may rightfully be, does not under any circumstance constitute an obscene or lewd act, irrespective of whether or not the breast is covered during or incidental to feeding. (b) Boards of commissioners and city councils of cities may not prohibit a woman's breast feeding in any location where she otherwise may rightfully be, irrespective of whether the breast is uncovered during or incidental to the breast feeding.
Utah Code § 10-2-506 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-2 / § 10-2-506
§ 10-2-506. Taxes to meet municipal obligations.
Status: in_force

(1) If the court orders a disconnection of territory from a municipality, the court shall also order the county legislative body to levy taxes on the property within the disconnected territory that may be required to pay the territory's proportionate share of the municipal obligations accrued while the territory was part of the municipality. (2) Any tax levy ordered by the court under Subsection (1) shall be collected by the county treasurer in the same manner as though the disconnected territory were a municipality. (3) The county treasurer shall pay to those entities named by the court the revenue received from that tax levy.
Utah Code § 10-20-303 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-20 / § 10-20-303
§ 10-20-303. Entrance upon land.
Status: in_force

The municipality may enter upon any land at reasonable times to make examinations and surveys pertinent to the: (1) preparation of its general plan; or (2) preparation or enforcement of its land use ordinances.
Utah Code § 10-3-1004 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-3 / § 10-3-1004
§ 10-3-1004. Qualifications of commissioners -- Salary -- Removal.
Status: in_force

(1) No member of the civil service commission shall during the member's tenure of office hold any other public office, or be a candidate for any other public office. (2) Each member shall receive $25 for each meeting of the commission which the member shall attend, but may not receive more than $100 in any one month. (3) In case of misconduct, inability or willful neglect in the performance of the duties of the office by any member, the member may be removed from office by the board of city commissioners by a majority vote of the entire membership, but the member shall, if the member so desires, have an opportunity to be heard in defense.
Utah Code § 10-3-610 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-3 / § 10-3-610
§ 10-3-610. Requiring attendance of witnesses-- Production of evidence.
Status: in_force

(1) The governing body of each municipality may require the attendance of any person to give testimony or produce records, documents or things for inspection, copying or examination necessary or useful for the governance of the municipality. (2) The governing body may by ordinance establish its own procedures for issuing subpoenas to require attendance and production under this section or it may issue subpoenas in its own name in the same manner as is provided in the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure.
Utah Code § 10-20-203 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-20 / § 10-20-203
§ 10-20-203. Notice of intent to prepare a general plan or comprehensive general plan amendments in certain municipalities.
Status: in_force

(1) Before preparing a proposed general plan or a comprehensive general plan amendment, each municipality within a county of the first or second class shall provide 10 calendar days notice of the municipality's intent to prepare a proposed general plan or a comprehensive general plan amendment: (a) to each affected entity; (b) to the Utah Geospatial Resource Center created in Section 63A-16-505; (c) to the association of governments, established in accordance with an interlocal agreement under Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act, of which the municipality is a member; and (d) for the municipality, as a class A notice under Section 63G-30-102, for at least 10 days. (2) Each notice under Subsection (1) shall: (a) indicate that the municipality intends to prepare a general plan or a comprehensive general plan amendment, as the case may be; (b) describe or provide a map of the geographic area that will be affected by the general plan or amendment; (c) be sent by mail, e-mail, or other effective means; (d) invite the affected entities to provide information for the municipality to consider in the process of preparing, adopting, and implementing a general plan or amendment concerning: (i) impacts that the use of land proposed in the proposed general plan or amendment may have; and (ii) uses of land within the municipality that the affected entity is considering that may conflict with the proposed general plan or amendment; and (e) include the address of an Internet website, if the municipality has one, and the name and telephone number of an individual where more information can be obtained concerning the municipality's proposed general plan or amendment. (3) A municipality shall send the newly adopted general plan and comprehensive general plan amendments to the relevant association of governments within 45 days of the date of adoption.
Utah Code § 10-7-33 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-7 / § 10-7-33
§ 10-7-33. Delinquent taxes -- Installment payments -- Election and waiver.
Status: in_force

(1) It shall be competent for the governing body, upon the written application of any company owning any such railway, to provide that such special taxes shall become delinquent and be payable in installments as in case of taxes levied upon abutting real estate as herein provided, but such application shall be taken and deemed a waiver of any and all objections to such taxes and the validity thereof. (2) Such application shall be made at or before the final levy of such taxes.
Utah Code § 10-8-2 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-8 / § 10-8-2
§ 10-8-2. Appropriations -- Acquisition and disposal of property -- Municipal authority -- Corporate purpose -- Procedure -- Notice of intent to acquire real property.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) Subject to Section 11-41-103, a municipal legislative body may: (i) appropriate money for corporate purposes only; (ii) provide for payment of debts and expenses of the corporation; (iii) subject to Subsections (4) and (5), purchase, receive, hold, sell, lease, convey, and dispose of real and personal property for the benefit of the municipality, whether the property is within or without the municipality's corporate boundaries, if the action is in the public interest and complies with other law; (iv) improve, protect, and do any other thing in relation to this property that an individual could do; and (v) subject to Subsection (2) and after first holding a public hearing, authorize municipal services or other nonmonetary assistance to be provided to or waive fees required to be paid by a nonprofit entity, regardless of whether the municipality receives consideration in return. (b) A municipality may: (i) furnish all necessary local public services within the municipality; (ii) purchase, hire, construct, own, maintain and operate, or lease public utilities located and operating within and operated by the municipality; and (iii) subject to Subsection (1)(c), acquire by eminent domain, or otherwise, property located inside or outside the corporate limits of the municipality and necessary for any of the purposes stated in Subsections (1)(b)(i) and (ii), subject to restrictions imposed by Title 78B, Chapter 6, Part 5, Eminent Domain, and general law for the protection of other communities. (c) Each municipality that intends to acquire property by eminent domain under Subsection (1)(b) shall comply with the requirements of Section 78B-6-505. (d) Subsection (1)(b) may not be construed to diminish any other authority a municipality may claim to have under the law to acquire by eminent domain property located inside or outside the municipality. (2) (a) Services or assistance provided in accordance with Subsection (1)(a)(v) is not subject to the provisions of Subsection (3). (b) The total amount of services or other nonmonetary assistance provided or fees waived under Subsection (1)(a)(v) in any given fiscal year may not exceed 1% of the municipality's budget for that fiscal year. (3) It is considered a corporate purpose to appropriate money for any purpose that, in the judgment of the municipal legislative body, provides for the safety, health, prosperity, moral well-being, peace, order, comfort, or convenience of the inhabitants of the municipality subject to this Subsection (3). (a) The net value received for any money appropriated shall be measured on a project-by-project basis over the life of the project. (b) (i) A municipal legislative body shall establish the criteria for a determination under this Subsection (3). (ii) A municipal legislative body's determination of value received is presumed valid unless a person can show that the determination was arbitrary, capricious, or illegal. (c) The municipality may consider intangible benefits received by the municipality in determining net value received. (d) (i) Before the municipal legislative body makes any decision to appropriate any funds for a corporate purpose under this section, the municipal legislative body shall hold a public hearing. (ii) For at least 14 days before the date of the hearing, the municipal legislative body shall publish a notice of the hearing described in Subsection (3)(d)(i) for the municipality, as a class A notice under Section 63G-30-102. (e) (i) Before a municipality provides notice as described in Subsection (3)(d)(ii), the municipality shall perform a study that analyzes and demonstrates the purpose for an appropriation described in this Subsection (3) in accordance with Subsection (3)(e)(iii). (ii) A municipality shall make the study described in Subsection (3)(e)(i) available at the municipality for review by interested parties at least 14 days immediately before the public hearing described in Subsection (3)(d)(i). (iii) A municipality shall consider the following factors when conducting the study described in Subsection (3)(e)(i): (A) what identified benefit the municipality will receive in return for any money or resources appropriated; (B) the municipality's purpose for the appropriation, including an analysis of the way the appropriation will be used to enhance the safety, health, prosperity, moral well-being, peace, order, comfort, or convenience of the inhabitants of the municipality; and (C) whether the appropriation is necessary and appropriate to accomplish the reasonable goals and objectives of the municipality in the area of economic development, job creation, affordable housing, elimination of a development impediment, job preservation, the preservation of historic structures and property, and any other public purpose. (f) (i) An appeal may be taken from a final decision of the municipal legislative body, to make an appropriation. (ii) A person shall file an appeal as described in Subsection (3)(f)(i) with the district court within 30 days after the day on which the municipal legislative body makes a decision. (iii) Any appeal shall be based on the record of the proceedings before the legislative body. (iv) A decision of the municipal legislative body shall be presumed to be valid unless the appealing party shows that the decision was arbitrary, capricious, or illegal. (g) The provisions of this Subsection (3) apply only to those appropriations made after May 6, 2002. (h) This section applies only to appropriations not otherwise approved in accordance with Title 10, Chapter 5, Uniform Fiscal Procedures Act for Utah Towns, or Title 10, Chapter 6, Uniform Fiscal Procedures Act for Utah Cities. (4) (a) As used in this Subsection (4), "proposed disposition" means an offering to sell or lease real property, or enter into a joint venture regarding real property, that includes information about the terms of the purchase or sale, including price and proposed time frame for closing. (b) Before a municipality may dispose of a significant parcel of real property, the municipality shall: (i) comply with the publication requirements of Section 11-1-203 before selecting or making a proposed disposition; (ii) provide notice of the proposed disposition for the municipality, as a class A notice under Section 63G-30-102, for at least 14 days before the opportunity for public comment under Subsection (4)(b)(iii); and (iii) allow an opportunity for public comment on the proposed disposition. (c) Each municipality shall, by ordinance, define what constitutes a significant parcel of real property for purposes of Subsection (4)(b). (d) Before a municipality may dispose of a parcel of real property that is not a significant parcel, the municipality shall comply with the requirements of Subsection 11-1-203(3). (5) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (5)(d), each municipality intending to acquire real property for the purpose of expanding the municipality's infrastructure or other facilities used for providing services that the municipality offers or intends to offer shall provide written notice, as provided in this Subsection (5), of its intent to acquire the property if: (i) the property is located: (A) outside the boundaries of the municipality; and (B) in a county of the first or second class; and (ii) the intended use of the property is contrary to: (A) the anticipated use of the property under the general plan of the county in whose unincorporated area or the municipality in whose boundaries the property is located; or (B) the property's current zoning designation. (b) Each notice under Subsection (5)(a) shall: (i) indicate that the municipality intends to acquire real property; (ii) identify the real property; and (iii) be sent to: (A) each county in whose unincorporated area and each municipality in whose boundaries the property is located; and (B) each affected entity. (c) A notice under this Subsection (5) is a protected record as provided in Subsection 63G-2-305(8). (d) (i) The notice requirement of Subsection (5)(a) does not apply if the municipality previously provided notice under Section 10-20-203 identifying the general location within the municipality or unincorporated part of the county where the property to be acquired is located. (ii) If a municipality is not required to comply with the notice requirement of Subsection (5)(a) because of application of Subsection (5)(d)(i), the municipality shall provide the notice specified in Subsection (5)(a) as soon as practicable after its acquisition of the real property.
Utah Code § 10-3-601 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-3 / § 10-3-601
§ 10-3-601. Business of governing body conducted only in open meeting.
Status: in_force

All meetings of the governing body of each municipality shall be held in compliance with the provisions of Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public Meetings Act.
Utah Code § 10-3-905 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-3 / § 10-3-905
§ 10-3-905. Fees to be paid in advance.
Status: in_force

The city engineer may not record any drawings or instruments, or file any papers or notices, or furnish any copies, or render any service connected with his office, until the fees for the same are paid or tendered as prescribed by law or ordinance.
Utah Code § 10-20-811 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-20 / § 10-20-811
§ 10-20-811. Subdivision amendments.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) A fee owner of land, as shown on the last county assessment roll, in a subdivision that has been laid out and platted as provided in this part may file a petition with the land use authority to request a subdivision amendment. (b) Upon filing a petition to request a subdivision amendment under Subsection (1)(a), the owner shall prepare and, if approved by the land use authority, record a plat in accordance with Section 10-20-803 that: (i) depicts only the portion of the subdivision that is proposed to be amended; (ii) includes a plat name distinguishing the amended plat from the original plat; (iii) describes the differences between the amended plat and the original plat; and (iv) includes references to the original plat. (c) (i) The land use authority shall provide notice of a petition filed under Subsection (1)(a) by mail or email to: (A) each affected entity that provides a service to a property owner of record of the portion of the plat that is being vacated or amended; and (B) each property owner of record within the portion of the subdivision that is proposed to be amended. (ii) The notice described in Subsection (1)(c)(i)(B) shall include a deadline by which written objections to the petition are due to the land use authority, but no earlier than 10 calendar days after the day on which the land use authority sends the notice. (d) The land use authority shall hold a public hearing within 45 days after the day on which a petition is filed under Subsection (1)(a) if: (i) any property owner within the subdivision that is proposed to be amended notifies the municipality of the owner's objection in writing before the deadline for objections as described in Subsection (1)(c)(ii); or (ii) a municipal ordinance requires a public hearing if all of the property owners within the portion of the subdivision proposed to be amended have not signed the proposed amended plat. (e) A land use authority may approve a petition for subdivision amendment no earlier than: (i) the day after the day on which written objections were due to the land use authority, as described in Subsection (1)(c)(ii); or (ii) if a public hearing is required as described in Subsection (1)(d), the day the public hearing takes place. (f) A land use authority may not approve a petition for a subdivision amendment under this section unless the amendment identifies and preserves any easements owned by a culinary water authority and sanitary sewer authority for existing facilities located within the subdivision. (2) The public hearing requirement of Subsection (1)(d) does not apply and a land use authority may consider at a public meeting an owner's petition for a subdivision amendment if: (a) the petition seeks to: (i) join two or more of the petitioner fee owner's contiguous lots; (ii) subdivide one or more of the petitioning fee owner's lots, if the subdivision will not result in a violation of a land use ordinance or a development condition; (iii) on a lot owned by the petitioning fee owner, adjust an internal lot restriction imposed by the local political subdivision; or (iv) alter the plat in a manner that does not change existing boundaries or other attributes of lots within the subdivision that are not: (A) owned by the petitioner; or (B) designated as a common area; and (b) notice has been given to adjoining property owners in accordance with any applicable local ordinance. (3) A petition under Subsection (1)(a) that contains a request to amend a public street or municipal utility easement is also subject to Section 10-20-813. (4) A petition under Subsection (1)(a) that contains a request to amend an entire plat or a portion of a plat shall include: (a) the name and address of each owner of record of the land contained in the entire plat or on that portion of the plat described in the petition; and (b) the signature of each owner described in Subsection (4)(a) who consents to the petition. (5) A surveyor preparing an amended plat under this section shall certify that the surveyor: (a) holds a license in accordance with Title 58, Chapter 22, Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors Licensing Act; (b) (i) has completed a survey of the property described on the plat in accordance with Section 17-73-504 and has verified all measurements; (ii) has referenced a record of survey map of the existing property boundaries shown on the plat and verified the locations of the boundaries; or (iii) has referenced the original plat that created the lot boundaries being amended; and (c) has placed monuments as represented on the plat.
Utah Code § 10-3-831 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-3 / § 10-3-831
§ 10-3-831. Crime insurance.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, "municipal officer" means: (a) the mayor; (b) each member of the municipal legislative body; (c) the municipal treasurer; and (d) an individual whom the municipal legislative body requires to obtain crime insurance. (2) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(c), the legislative body of each municipality shall set the amount of crime insurance required for each municipal officer. (b) Before a municipal officer may discharge the duties of the officer's office, the municipality shall have in place crime insurance covering the municipal officer in the amount set by the municipality. (c) Before a municipal treasurer may discharge the duties of the treasurer's office, the municipality shall have in place crime insurance covering the treasurer in an amount not less than the amount set by the State Money Management Council, created in Section 51-7-16. (d) A municipal legislative body may acquire crime insurance on all municipal officers and the municipal treasurer as a group rather than individually. (3) The municipal legislative body shall pay the premium of a crime insurance policy described in this section from municipal funds. (4) The municipal recorder shall maintain proof of crime insurance acquired under this section.
Utah Code § 10-8-25 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-8 / § 10-8-25
§ 10-8-25. Crosswalks, curbs and gutters.
Status: in_force

They may provide for and regulate the use of crosswalks, curbs and gutters.
Utah Code § 10-3b-203 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-3b / § 10-3b-203
§ 10-3b-203. Council in a council-mayor form of government.
Status: in_force

(1) The council in a municipality operating under a council-mayor form of government: (a) shall: (i) by ordinance, provide for the manner in which: (A) municipal property is bought, sold, traded, encumbered, or otherwise transferred; and (B) a subdivision or annexation is approved, disapproved, or otherwise regulated; (ii) pass ordinances, appropriate funds, and review municipal administration; (iii) perform all duties that the law imposes on the council; and (iv) elect one of its members to be the chair of the council; (b) may: (i) adopt an ordinance, to be known as the municipal administrative code: (A) dividing the municipality's administrative service into departments, divisions, and bureaus; and (B) defining the functions and duties of each department, division, and bureau; (ii) adopt an ordinance: (A) creating, consolidating, or abolishing departments, divisions, and bureaus; and (B) defining or altering the functions and duties of each department, division, and bureau; (iii) notwithstanding Subsection (1)(c)(iii), make suggestions or recommendations to a subordinate of the mayor; (iv) (A) notwithstanding Subsection (1)(c), appoint a committee of council members or citizens to conduct an investigation into: (I) an officer, department, or agency of the municipality; or (II) any other matter relating to the welfare of the municipality; and (B) delegate to an appointed committee powers of inquiry that the council considers necessary; (v) make and enforce any additional rule or regulation for the government of the council, the preservation of order, and the transaction of the council's business that the council considers necessary; and (vi) take any action allowed under Section 10-8-84; and (c) may not: (i) direct or request, other than in writing, the appointment of a person to or the removal of a person from an executive municipal office; (ii) interfere in any way with an executive officer's performance of the officer's duties; or (iii) publicly or privately give orders to a subordinate of the mayor. (2) A member of a council in a municipality operating under the council-mayor form of government may not have any other compensated employment with the municipality.
Utah Code § 10-3-209.3 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-3 / § 10-3-209.3
§ 10-3-209.3. Municipal office candidate -- Final summary report -- Termination of duty to report.
Status: in_force

(1) The definitions in Sections 10-3-208 and 10-3-209 apply to this section. (2) A candidate is subject to the year-end summary reporting requirements described in Section 10-3-209.1 until the candidate files a statement of account dissolution with the municipal clerk or recorder stating that: (a) the candidate is no longer receiving contributions and is no longer making expenditures; (b) the ending balance on the most recent year-end summary report filed under Section 10-3-209.1 is zero; (c) the balance in the campaign account required under Subsection 10-3-208(3)(a) is zero; and (d) a final year-end summary report in the form required by Section 10-3-209.1 showing a zero balance is attached to the statement of account dissolution. (3) A statement of account dissolution and final summary report may be filed at any time. (4) A candidate shall continue to file the year-end summary report required by Section 10-3-209.1 until the statement of account dissolution and final summary report required by this section are filed with the municipal clerk or recorder. (5) A candidate shall, before filing a statement of account dissolution, dispose of any money remaining in the campaign account described in Subsection 10-3-208(3)(a) by: (a) returning the money to donors; (b) donating the money to an organization that is exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code; or (c) making another lawful expenditure of the money for political purposes.
Utah Code § 10-6-120 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-6 / § 10-6-120
§ 10-6-120. Property tax levy -- Amount in budget as basis for determining.
Status: in_force

From the effective date of the budget or of any amendment enacted prior to the date on which property taxes are levied, the amount stated therein as the amount of estimated revenue from property taxes shall constitute the basis for determining the property tax levy to be set by the governing body for the corresponding tax year, subject to the applicable limitations imposed by law.
Utah Code § 10-3-712 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-3 / § 10-3-712
§ 10-3-712. Effective date.
Status: in_force

Ordinances shall become effective 20 days after publication or posting or 30 days after final passage by the governing body, whichever is closer to the date of final passage, but ordinances may become effective at an earlier or later date after publication or posting if so provided in the ordinance.
Utah Code § 10-8-27 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-8 / § 10-8-27
§ 10-8-27. Placards and handbills.
Status: in_force

They may regulate or prohibit the exhibition, distribution or carrying of placards or handbills on the streets, public grounds or sidewalks.
Utah Code § 10-20-1107 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-20 / § 10-20-1107
§ 10-20-1107. Scope of review of factual matters on appeal -- Appeal authority requirements.
Status: in_force

(1) A municipality may, by ordinance, designate the scope of review of factual matters for appeals of land use authority decisions. (2) If the municipality fails to designate a scope of review of factual matters, the appeal authority shall review the factual matters de novo, without deference to the land use authority's determination of the factual matters. (3) If the scope of review of factual matters is on the record, the appeal authority shall determine whether the record on appeal includes substantial evidence for each essential finding of fact. (4) The appeal authority shall: (a) determine the correctness of the land use authority's interpretation and application of the plain meaning of the land use regulations; and (b) interpret and apply a land use regulation to favor a land use application unless the land use regulation plainly restricts the land use application. (5) (a) An appeal authority's land use decision is a quasi-judicial act. (b) Except as provided in Subsection (5)(c), a legislative body may act as an appeal authority unless both the legislative body and the appealing party agree to allow a third party to act as the appeal authority. (c) Beginning on July 1, 2026, the legislative body of a city described in Subsection 10-20-302(5)(a)(i) may not act as an appeal authority unless: (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. (6) Only a decision in which a land use authority has applied a land use regulation to a particular land use application, person, or parcel may be appealed to an appeal authority.
Utah Code § 10-3b-103 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-3b / § 10-3b-103
§ 10-3b-103. Forms of municipal government -- Form of government for towns -- Former council-manager form.
Status: in_force

(1) A municipality operating on May 4, 2008, under the council-mayor form of government: (a) shall, on and after May 5, 2008: (i) operate under a council-mayor form of government, as defined in Section 10-3b-102; and (ii) be subject to: (A) this part; (B) Part 2, Council-Mayor Form of Municipal Government; (C) Part 6, Changing to Another Form of Municipal Government; and (D) except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), other applicable provisions of this title; and (b) is not subject to: (i) Part 3, Six-Member Council Form of Municipal Government; or (ii) Part 4, Five-Member Council Form of Municipal Government. (2) A municipality operating on May 4, 2008 under a form of government known under the law then in effect as the six-member council form: (a) shall, on and after May 5, 2008, and whether or not the council has adopted an ordinance appointing a manager for the municipality: (i) operate under a six-member council form of government, as defined in Section 10-3b-102; (ii) be subject to: (A) this part; (B) Part 3, Six-Member Council Form of Municipal Government; (C) Part 6, Changing to Another Form of Municipal Government; and (D) except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), other applicable provisions of this title; and (b) is not subject to: (i) Part 2, Council-Mayor Form of Municipal Government; or (ii) Part 4, Five-Member Council Form of Municipal Government. (3) A municipality operating on May 4, 2008, under a form of government known under the law then in effect as the five-member council form: (a) shall, on and after May 5, 2008: (i) operate under a five-member council form of government, as defined in Section 10-3b-102; (ii) be subject to: (A) this part; (B) Part 4, Five-Member Council Form of Municipal Government; (C) Part 6, Changing to Another Form of Municipal Government; and (D) except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), other applicable provisions of this title; and (b) is not subject to: (i) Part 2, Council-Mayor Form of Municipal Government; or (ii) Part 3, Six-Member Council Form of Municipal Government. (4) Subject to Subsection (5), each municipality incorporated on or after May 5, 2008, shall operate under: (a) the council-mayor form of government, with a five-member council; (b) the council-mayor form of government, with a seven-member council; (c) the six-member council form of government; or (d) the five-member council form of government. (5) Each town shall operate under a five-member council form of government unless: (a) before May 5, 2008, the town has changed to another form of municipal government; or (b) on or after May 5, 2008, the town changes its form of government as provided in Part 6, Changing to Another Form of Municipal Government. (6) (a) As used in this Subsection (6), "council-manager form of government" means the form of municipal government: (i) provided for in Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48; (ii) that cannot be adopted without voter approval; and (iii) that provides for, subject to Subsections (7) and (8), an appointed manager with duties and responsibilities established in Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48. (b) A municipality operating on May 4, 2008, under the council-manager form of government: (i) shall: (A) continue to operate, on and after May 5, 2008, under the council-manager form of government according to the applicable provisions of Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48; and (B) be subject to: (I) this Subsection (6) and other applicable provisions of this part; (II) Part 6, Changing to Another Form of Municipal Government; and (III) except as provided in Subsection (7)(b)(ii), other applicable provisions of this title; and (ii) is not subject to: (A) Part 2, Council-Mayor Form of Municipal Government; (B) Part 3, Six-Member Council Form of Municipal Government; or (C) Part 4, Five-Member Council Form of Municipal Government. (7) (a) As used in this Subsection (7), "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) The council may not appoint a manager during an interim vacancy period. (ii) Notwithstanding Subsection (7)(b)(i): (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 (7)(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. (8) 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. (9) Nothing in this section may be construed to prevent or limit a municipality operating under any form of municipal government from changing to another form of government as provided in Part 6, Changing to Another Form of Municipal Government.
Utah Code § 10-20-610 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-20 / § 10-20-610
§ 10-20-610. Regulation and licensing of residential facilities for persons with disabilities.
Status: in_force

(1) A municipality may only regulate a residential facility for persons with disabilities to the extent allowed by: (a) Title 57, Chapter 21, Utah Fair Housing Act, and applicable jurisprudence; (b) the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 3601 et seq., and applicable jurisprudence; and (c) Section 504, Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and applicable jurisprudence. (2) The responsibility to license programs or entities that operate facilities for persons with disabilities, as well as to require and monitor the provision of adequate services to persons residing in those facilities, shall rest with the Department of Health and Human Services as provided in: (a) Title 26B, Chapter 2, Part 2, Health Care Facility Licensing and Inspection; and (b) Title 26B, Chapter 6, Part 4, Division of Services for People with Disabilities.
Utah Code § 10-7-87 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-7 / § 10-7-87
§ 10-7-87. Cities authorized to contract with constables.
Status: in_force

(1) A city may contract with a constable to provide services described in Title 17, Chapter 78, Part 6, Constables, the same as if the city were a county. (2) A constable that is contracted with a city shall comply with the provisions of Title 17, Chapter 78, Part 6, Constables, in regard to the city the same as if the city were a county.
Utah Code § 10-20-211 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-20 / § 10-20-211
§ 10-20-211. Canal owner or operator -- Notice to municipality.
Status: in_force

(1) A canal company or a canal operator shall ensure that each municipality in which the canal company or canal operator owns or operates a canal has on file, regarding the canal company or canal operator: (a) a current mailing address and phone number; (b) a contact name; and (c) a general description of the location of each canal owned or operated by the canal owner or canal operator. (2) If the information described in Subsection (1) changes after a canal company or a canal operator has provided the information to the municipality, the canal company or canal operator shall provide the correct information to the municipality within 30 days of the day on which the information changes.
Utah Code § 10-5-128 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-5 / § 10-5-128
§ 10-5-128. Deposit of town funds -- Commingling with personal funds prohibited -- Suspension from office for unauthorized use or profit from town funds.
Status: in_force

(1) The treasurer shall promptly deposit all town funds in the appropriate bank accounts of the town. (2) It shall be unlawful for any person to commingle town funds with his or her own money. (3) Whenever it shall appear that the treasurer or any officer is making profit out of public money, or is using the same for any purpose not authorized by law, such treasurer or officer shall be suspended from office.
Utah Code § 10-2-902 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-2 / § 10-2-902
§ 10-2-902. Valuation of private real property -- Determining consent to petition or protest by owners of real property.
Status: in_force

(1) For purposes of implementing the provisions of this part, the value of private real property shall be determined according to the provisions of Section 10-2-802. (2) For purposes of implementing the provisions of this part requiring an owner of private real property to sign a petition or protest, determining the appropriate individual to sign the petition or protest shall be determined according to the provisions of Section 10-2-802.
Utah Code § 10-20-605 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-20 / § 10-20-605
§ 10-20-605. Transferable development rights.
Status: in_force

(1) A municipality may adopt an ordinance: (a) designating sending zones and receiving zones located wholly within the municipality; (b) designating a sending zone if the area described in the sending zone is located, at least in part, within the municipality, and the area described in the sending zone that is located outside the municipality complies with Subsection (2); (c) designating a receiving zone if the area described in the receiving zone is located, at least in part, within the municipality, and the area described in the receiving zone that is located outside the municipality complies with Subsection (2); and (d) allowing the transfer of a transferable development right from a sending zone to a receiving zone. (2) A municipality may adopt an ordinance designating a sending zone or receiving zone that is located, in part, in another municipality or unincorporated county if the legislative body of every municipality or county with land inside the sending zone or receiving zone adopts an ordinance designating the sending zone or receiving zone. (3) A municipality may not allow the use of a transferable development right unless the municipality adopts an ordinance described in Subsection (1).
Utah Code § 10-7-88 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-7 / § 10-7-88
§ 10-7-88. Municipalities to approve, protect certain protection areas.
Status: in_force

A municipality shall comply with the following provisions of Title 17, Chapter 81, Agriculture, Industrial, and Critical Infrastructure Materials, the same as if the municipality were a county: (1) Section 17-81-101, Definitions; (2) Part 2, Proposal and Approval of Protection Area; (3) Part 3, Protection of Land in a Protection Area; (4) Part 4, Vested Mining Use; and (5) Part 5, Open Land and Working Agricultural Land Use.
Utah Code § 10-20-815 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-20 / § 10-20-815
§ 10-20-815. Prohibited acts regarding subdivisions.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) (i) If a subdivision requires a plat, an owner of any land located in a subdivision who transfers or sells any land in that subdivision before a plat of the subdivision has been approved and recorded violates this part for each lot or parcel transferred or sold. (ii) A violation of Subsection (1)(a)(i) is an infraction. (b) The description by metes and bounds in an instrument of transfer or other documents used in the process of selling or transferring does not exempt the transaction from being a violation of Subsection (1)(a) or from the penalties or remedies provided in this chapter. (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Subsection (1), the recording of an instrument of transfer or other document used in the process of selling or transferring real property that violates this part: (i) does not affect the validity of the instrument or other document; and (ii) does not affect whether the property that is the subject of the instrument or other document complies with applicable municipal ordinances on land use and development. (2) (a) A municipality may bring an action against an owner to require the property to conform to the provisions of this part or an ordinance enacted under the authority of this part. (b) An action under this Subsection (2) may include an injunction or any other appropriate action or proceeding to prevent or enjoin the violation. (c) A municipality need only establish the violation to obtain the injunction.
Utah Code § 10-5-122 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-5 / § 10-5-122
§ 10-5-122. Signing and record of contracts by clerk.
Status: in_force

The town clerk shall countersign all contracts made on behalf of the town and shall maintain an indexed record of all such contracts.
Utah Code § 10-2-815 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-2 / § 10-2-815
§ 10-2-815. Conclusive presumption of annexation.
Status: in_force

An area annexed to a municipality under this part shall be conclusively presumed to have been validly annexed if: (1) the municipality has levied and the taxpayers within the area have paid property taxes for more than one year after annexation; and (2) no resident of the area has contested the annexation in a court of proper jurisdiction during the year following annexation.
Utah Code § 10-6-104 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-6 / § 10-6-104
§ 10-6-104. Withholding of state money from cities not filing budget or complying with reporting or auditing requirements.
Status: in_force

(1) The state auditor may withhold state money allocated to a city for its failure to file a copy of a formally adopted budget when required or its failure to comply substantially with the annual financial reporting or independent auditing requirements required under this chapter. (2) Upon the city's compliance with the requirement, the state auditor shall distribute the money to the city.
Utah Code § 10-1-401 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-1 / § 10-1-401
§ 10-1-401. Title.
Status: in_force

This part is known as the "Municipal Telecommunications License Tax Act."
Utah Code § 10-8-62 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-8 / § 10-8-62
§ 10-8-62. Cemeteries -- Purchase and operation.
Status: in_force

The city legislative body may: (1) purchase, hold, and pay for lands within or without the corporate limits for the burial of the dead, and all necessary grounds for hospitals; (2) have and exercise police jurisdiction over those lands, and over any cemetery used by the inhabitants of the city; (3) survey, plat, map, fence, ornament, and otherwise improve, manage, and operate public burial and cemetery grounds; (4) convey cemetery lots owned by the city, and pass ordinances for the protection and governing of these grounds consistent with Title 8, Chapter 5, Rights and Title to Cemetery Lots; (5) contract for the care and improvement of cemeteries and cemetery lots, and for any compensation for the care and improvement; (6) receive deposits for the care of lots and invest the deposits by following the procedures and requirements of Title 51, Chapter 7, State Money Management Act; and (7) pay the cost of the care from any proceeds from the investment.
Utah Code § 10-6-119 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-6 / § 10-6-119
§ 10-6-119. Budgets in effect for budget period -- Amendment -- Filing for public inspection.
Status: in_force

(1) Upon final adoption, the budgets shall be in effect for the budget period, subject to later amendment. (2) A certified copy of the adopted budgets shall be filed in the office of the city auditor or city recorder and shall be available to the public during regular business hours.
Utah Code § 10-8-59 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-8 / § 10-8-59
§ 10-8-59. Cruelty to animals.
Status: in_force

They may prohibit cruelty to animals.
Utah Code § 10-2-901 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-2 / § 10-2-901
§ 10-2-901. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this part: (1) "Affected area" means any area that, as a result of the boundary adjustment, is moved from within the boundary of one municipality to within the boundary of another municipality. (2) "Annexing municipality" means a municipality whose boundary includes an affected area as a result of a boundary adjustment. (3) "Municipal records officer" means the same as that term is defined in Section 10-2-801. (4) "Owner of real property" means the same as that term is defined in Section 10-2-801.
Utah Code § 10-8-6 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-8 / § 10-8-6
§ 10-8-6. Borrowing power -- Warrants and bonds.
Status: in_force

They may borrow money on the credit of the corporation for corporate purposes in the manner and to the extent allowed by the Constitution and the laws, and issue warrants and bonds therefor in such amounts and forms and on such conditions as they shall determine.
Utah Code § 10-3-717 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-3 / § 10-3-717
§ 10-3-717. Purpose of resolutions.
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise required by law, the governing body may: (1) exercise all administrative powers by resolution including: (a) establishing water and sewer rates; (b) establishing charges for garbage collection and fees charged for municipal services; (c) establishing personnel policies and guidelines; and (d) regulating the use and operation of municipal property; and (2) not impose a punishment, fine, or forfeiture by resolution.
Utah Code § 10-2a-207 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-2a / § 10-2a-207
§ 10-2a-207. Additional public hearings on feasibility study results --  Notice of hearings.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, "specified landowner" means the same as that term is defined in Section 10-2a-204.5. (2) If the results of the feasibility study or supplemental feasibility study comply with Subsection 10-2a-205(5)(a), the county clerk shall, after receipt of the results of the feasibility study or supplemental feasibility study, conduct additional public hearings in accordance with this section. (3) (a) If an area proposed for incorporation is approved for annexation after the feasibility study or supplemental feasibility study is conducted but before the county clerk conducts the second public hearing under Subsection (4), the county clerk may not conduct the second public hearing under Subsection (4) unless: (i) the sponsors of the feasibility study file a modified feasibility request in accordance with Section 10-2a-206; and (ii) the results of the supplemental feasibility study comply with Subsection 10-2a-205(5)(a). (b) For purposes of Subsection (3)(a), an area is approved for annexation if a municipal legislative body: (i) approves an annexation petition proposing the annexation of an area that is part of the area proposed for incorporation under Section 10-2-810 or 10-2-811; or (ii) adopts an ordinance approving the annexation of an area that is part of the area proposed for incorporation under Section 10-2-812. (4) The county clerk shall conduct the second public hearing: (a) within 60 days after the day on which the county clerk receives the results under Subsection (2) or (3)(a)(ii); (b) at a location approved by the lieutenant governor within or near the proposed municipality; and (c) to allow the feasibility consultant to present the results of the feasibility study and inform the public about the results. (5) The county clerk shall: (a) conduct an additional public hearing following each occasion when, after the day of the second public hearing, the county clerk receives the results of a supplemental feasibility study that comply with Subsection 10-2a-205(5); and (b) hold the public hearing described in Subsection (5)(a): (i) within 30 days after the day on which the county clerk receives the results of the supplemental feasibility study; (ii) at a location approved by the lieutenant governor within or near the proposed municipality; (iii) to inform the public that the feasibility presented to the public at the preceding public hearing does not apply; and (iv) to allow the feasibility consultant to present the results of the supplemental feasibility study and inform the public about the results. (6) At each public hearing required under this section, the county clerk shall: (a) provide a map or plat of the boundary of the proposed municipality; (b) provide a copy of the applicable feasibility study for public review; (c) allow members of the public to express views about the proposed incorporation, including views about the proposed boundaries; and (d) allow the public to ask the feasibility consultant questions about the applicable feasibility study. (7) The county clerk shall publish notice of each public hearing required under this section, and Section 10-2a-204.3, for the proposed municipality, as a class B notice under Section 63G-30-102, for at least three weeks before the day of the public hearing. (8) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (8)(b), for a hearing described in this section, the notice described in Subsection (7) shall: (i) include the feasibility study summary described in Subsection 10-2a-205(2)(c)(iii); and (ii) indicate that a full copy of the feasibility study is available on the county's website and for inspection at the county clerk's office. (b) Instead of publishing the feasibility summary under Subsection (8)(a)(i), the county clerk may publish a statement that specifies the following sources where a resident within, or the owner of real property located within, the proposed municipality, may view or obtain a copy of the feasibility study: (i) the lieutenant governor's website; (ii) the county's website; (iii) the physical address of the county clerk's office; and (iv) a mailing address and telephone number.
Utah Code § 10-3-714 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-3 / § 10-3-714
§ 10-3-714. Contents, dates, publication proved under seal.
Status: in_force

The contents of all municipal ordinances, the dates of passage, and the date of publication or posting may be proved by the certification of the municipal recorder under the seal of the municipality.
Utah Code § 10-6-159 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-6 / § 10-6-159
§ 10-6-159. Financial administration ordinance -- Provisions.
Status: in_force

The financial administration ordinances adopted pursuant to Section 10-6-158 shall provide for the following: (1) a maximum sum over which all purchases may not be made without the approval of the mayor in the council-mayor optional form of government or the governing body in other cities; however, this section does not prevent the mayor in the council-mayor optional form of government or the governing body in other cities from approving all or part of a list of verified claims, including a specific claim in an amount in excess of the stated maximum, where certified by the appropriate financial officer or officers of the city; (2) that the financial officer be bonded for a reasonable amount; and (3) such other provisions as the governing body may deem advisable.
Utah Code § 10-7-73 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-7 / § 10-7-73
§ 10-7-73. Corporate violation -- Hearing -- Penalty imposed to be a fine.
Status: in_force

After the plea of the corporation is entered the court shall fix a time for the hearing of the cause, and thereafter the proceedings therein shall be the same as in the cases of natural persons charged with violating a city or town ordinance, except that in cases of conviction the penalty imposed in all instances shall be by way of fine.
Utah Code § 10-1-403 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-1 / § 10-1-403
§ 10-1-403. Levy of telecommunications license tax -- Recovery from customers -- Enactment, repeal, or change in rate of tax -- Annexation.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) (i) Subject to the provisions of this section, beginning July 1, 2004, a municipality may levy on and provide that there is collected from a telecommunications provider a municipal telecommunications license tax on the telecommunications provider's gross receipts from telecommunications service that are attributed to the municipality in accordance with Section 10-1-407. (ii) Subject to Section 63H-1-203, the military installation development authority created in Section 63H-1-201 may levy and collect a municipal telecommunications license tax under this part for telecommunications service provided within a project area described in a project area plan adopted by the authority under Title 63H, Chapter 1, Military Installation Development Authority Act, as though the authority were a municipality. (iii) Beginning October 1, 2024, the Utah Fairpark Area Investment and Restoration District, created in Section 11-70-201, may levy and collect a municipal telecommunications license tax under this part for telecommunications service provided within the district sales tax area, as defined in Section 11-70-101, to the same extent and in the same manner that a municipality is authorized to levy and collect a municipal telecommunications license tax under this part. (b) To levy and provide for the collection of a municipal telecommunications license tax under this part, the municipality shall adopt an ordinance that complies with the requirements of Section 10-1-404. (c) Beginning on July 1, 2007, a municipal telecommunications license tax imposed under this part shall be at a rate of up to 3.5% of the telecommunications provider's gross receipts from telecommunications service that are attributed to the municipality in accordance with Section 10-1-407. (2) A telecommunications provider may recover the amounts paid in municipal telecommunications license taxes from the customers of the telecommunications provider within the municipality imposing the municipal telecommunications license tax through a charge that is separately identified in the statement of the transaction with the customer as the recovery of a tax. (3) (a) For purposes of this Subsection (3): (i) "Annexation" means an annexation to a municipality under Title 10, Chapter 2, Part 4, Annexation. (ii) "Annexing area" means an area that is annexed into a municipality. (b) (i) If, on or after July 1, 2004, a municipality enacts or repeals a tax or changes the rate of the tax under this part, the enactment, repeal, or change shall take effect: (A) on the first day of a calendar quarter; and (B) after a 90-day period beginning on the date the commission receives notice meeting the requirements of Subsection (3)(b)(ii) from the municipality. (ii) The notice described in Subsection (3)(b)(i)(B) shall state: (A) that the municipality will enact or repeal a tax under this part or change the rate of the tax; (B) the statutory authority for the tax described in Subsection (3)(b)(ii)(A); (C) the effective date of the tax described in Subsection (3)(b)(ii)(A); and (D) if the municipality enacts the municipal telecommunications license tax or changes the rate of the tax, the new rate of the tax. (c) (i) If, for an annexation that occurs on or after July 1, 2004, the annexation will result in a change in the rate of the tax under this part for an annexing area, the change shall take effect: (A) on the first day of a calendar quarter; and (B) after a 90-day period beginning on the date the commission receives notice meeting the requirements of Subsection (3)(c)(ii) from the municipality that annexes the annexing area. (ii) The notice described in Subsection (3)(c)(i)(B) shall state: (A) that the annexation described in Subsection (3)(c)(i) will result in a change in the rate of a tax under this part for the annexing area; (B) the statutory authority for the tax described in Subsection (3)(c)(ii)(A); (C) the effective date of the tax described in Subsection (3)(c)(ii)(A); and (D) the new rate of the tax described in Subsection (3)(c)(ii)(A). (4) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(b), for purposes of a change in a municipal telecommunications license tax rate that takes effect on July 1, 2007, a municipality is not subject to the notice requirements of Subsection (3)(b) if: (a) on June 30, 2007, the municipality has in effect an ordinance that levies a municipal telecommunications license tax at a rate that exceeds 3.5%; and (b) on July 1, 2007, the municipality has in effect an ordinance that levies a municipal telecommunications license tax at a rate of 3.5%. (5) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(b), for purposes of a change in a municipal telecommunications license tax rate that takes effect on July 1, 2007, the 90-day period described in Subsection (3)(b)(i)(B) is considered to be a 30-day period if: (a) on June 30, 2007, the municipality has in effect an ordinance that levies a municipal telecommunications license tax at a rate that exceeds 3.5%; and (b) on July 1, 2007, the municipality has in effect an ordinance that levies a municipal telecommunications license tax at a rate that is less than 3.5%. (6) (a) (i) A municipality may not levy or collect a municipal telecommunications license tax for telecommunications service provided within any portion of the municipality that is within a project area described in a project area plan adopted by the military installation development authority under Title 63H, Chapter 1, Military Installation Development Authority Act. (ii) Beginning October 1, 2024, a municipality may not levy or collect a municipal telecommunications license fee for telecommunications service provided within any portion of the municipality that is within the district sales tax area, as defined in Section 11-70-101. (b) Subsection (6)(a) does not apply to: (i) the military installation development authority's levy of a municipal telecommunications license tax; or (ii) the levy of a municipal telecommunications license tax by the Utah Fairpark Area Investment and Restoration District, created in Section 11-70-201. (7) (a) The State Tax Commission shall provide to the military installation development authority the collection data necessary to verify that revenue collected by the State Tax Commission is distributed to the military installation development authority in accordance with this part. (b) The data described in Subsection (7)(a) shall include the State Tax Commission's breakdown of military installation development authority revenue, including reports of collections and distributions.
Utah Code § 10-20-909 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-20 / § 10-20-909
§ 10-20-909. Fees collected for construction approval -- Approval of plans.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section: (a) "Automated review" means a computerized process used to conduct a plan review, including through the use of software and algorithms to assess compliance with an applicable building code, regulation, or ordinance to ensure that a plan meets all of a municipality's required criteria for approval. (b) "Business day" means the same as that term is defined in Section 10-20-908. (c) "Construction project" means: (i) the same as that term is defined in Section 38-1a-102; or (ii) any work requiring a permit for construction of or on a one- or two-family dwelling, a townhome, or other residential structure built under the State Construction Code and State Fire Code. (d) "Lodging establishment" means a place providing temporary sleeping accommodations to the public, including any of the following: (i) a bed and breakfast establishment; (ii) a boarding house; (iii) a dormitory; (iv) a hotel; (v) an inn; (vi) a lodging house; (vii) a motel; (viii) a resort; or (ix) a rooming house. (e) (i) "Plan review" means all of the reviews and approvals of a plan that a municipality, including all relevant divisions or departments within a municipality, requires before issuing a building permit, with a scope that may not exceed a review to verify: (A) that the construction project complies with the provisions of the State Construction Code; (B) that the construction project complies with the energy code adopted under Section 15A-2-103; (C) that the construction project complies with local ordinances; (D) that the applicant paid any required fees; (E) that the applicant obtained final approvals from any other required reviewing agencies; (F) that the construction project received a structural review; (G) the total square footage for each building level of finished, garage, and unfinished space; and (H) that the plans include a printed statement indicating that, before the disturbance of land and during the actual construction, the applicant will comply with applicable federal, state, and local laws and ordinances, including any storm water protection laws and ordinances. (ii) "Plan review" does not mean a review of: (A) a document required to be re-submitted for a construction project other than a construction project for a one-or two-family dwelling or townhome if additional modifications or substantive changes are identified by the plan review; (B) a document submitted as part of a deferred submittal when requested by the applicant and approved by the building official; (C) a document that, due to the document's technical nature or on the request of the applicant, is reviewed by a third party; or (D) a storm water permit. (f) "Screening period" means the three business days following the day on which an applicant submits an application. (g) "State Construction Code" means the same as that term is defined in Section 15A-1-102. (h) "State Fire Code" means the same as that term is defined in Section 15A-1-102. (i) "Storm water permit" means the same as that term is defined in Section 19-5-108.5. (j) "Structural review" means: (i) a review that verifies that a construction project complies with the following: (A) footing size and bar placement; (B) foundation thickness and bar placement; (C) beam and header sizes; (D) nailing patterns; (E) bearing points; (F) structural member size and span; and (G) sheathing; or (ii) if the review exceeds the scope of the review described in Subsection (1)(j)(i), a review that a licensed engineer conducts. (k) "Technical nature" means a characteristic that places an item outside the training and expertise of an individual who regularly performs plan reviews. (2) (a) If a municipality collects a fee for the inspection of a construction project, the municipality shall ensure that the construction project receives a prompt inspection as described in Subsection (2)(b). (b) If a municipality cannot provide a building inspection within three business days after the day on which the municipality receives the request for the inspection, the building permit applicant may engage a third-party inspection firm from the third-party inspection firm list described in Section 15A-1-105. (c) Notwithstanding Subsection (2)(b), if an applicant requests that an inspection take place on a date that is more than three days from the day on which the applicant requests the inspection, the municipality shall conduct the inspection on the date requested. (d) If an inspector identifies one or more violations of the State Construction Code or State Fire Code during an inspection, the inspector shall give the permit holder written notification that: (i) identifies each violation; (ii) upon request by the permit holder, includes a reference to each applicable provision of the State Construction Code or State Fire Code; and (iii) is delivered: (A) in hardcopy or by electronic means; and (B) the day on which the inspection occurs. (3) (a) (i) A municipality that receives an application for a plan review shall determine if the application is complete, as described in Subsection (12), within the screening period. (ii) If the municipality determines an application for a plan review is complete as described in Subsection (12) within the screening period, the municipality shall begin the plan review process described in Subsection (4). (b) If the municipality determines that an application for a plan review is not complete as described in Subsection (12), and if the municipality notifies the applicant of the municipality's determination: (i) before 5 p.m. on the last day of the screening period, the municipality may: (A) pause the screening period until the applicant ensures the application meets the requirements of Subsection (12); or (B) reject the incomplete application; or (ii) after 5 p.m. on the last day of the screening period, the municipality may not pause the screening period and shall begin the plan review process described in Subsection (4). (c) If an application is rejected as described in Subsection (3)(b)(i)(B) and an applicant resubmits the application, the resubmission begins a new screening period in which the municipality shall review the resubmitted application to determine if the application is complete as described in Subsection (12). (d) If the municipality gives notice of an incomplete application after 5 p.m. on the last day of the screening period, the municipality: (i) shall immediately notify the applicant that the municipality has determined the application is not complete and the basis for the determination; (ii) may not, except as provided in Subsection (3)(d)(iii), pause the relevant time period described in Subsection (4); and (iii) may pause the relevant time period described in Subsection (4)(a) or (b) as described in Subsection (4)(c). (4) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (7), once a municipality determines an application is complete, or proceeds to review an incomplete application for plan review under Subsection (3)(b)(ii), the municipality shall complete a plan review of a construction project for a one-or two-family dwelling or townhome by no later than 14 business days after the day on which the screening period for the application ends. (b) Except as provided in Subsection (7), once a municipality determines an application is complete, or proceeds to review an incomplete application for plan review under Subsection (3)(b)(ii), the municipality shall complete a plan review of a construction project for a residential structure built under the State Construction Code that is not a one- or two-family dwelling, townhome, or a lodging establishment, by no later than 21 business days after the day on which the screening period for the application ends. (c) If a municipality gives notice of an incomplete application as described in Subsection (3)(d), the municipality: (i) may pause the time period described in Subsection (4)(a) or (b): (A) within the last five days of the relevant time period; and (B) until the applicant provides the municipality with the information necessary to consider the application complete under Subsection (12); and (ii) shall resume the relevant time period upon receipt of the information necessary to consider the application complete; and (iii) may, if necessary, use five additional days beginning the day on which the municipality receives the information described in Subsection (4)(c)(ii) to consider whether the application meets the requirements for a building permit, even if the five additional days extend beyond the relevant time period described in Subsection 4(a) or (b). (d) If, at the conclusion of plan review, the municipality determines the application meets the requirements for a building permit, the municipality shall approve the application and, subject to Subsection (10)(b), issue the building permit to the applicant. (5) (a) A municipality may utilize another government entity to determine if an application is complete or perform a plan review, in whole or in part. (b) A municipality that utilizes another government entity to determine if an application is complete or perform a plan review, as described in Subsection (5)(a), shall: (i) notify any other government entities, including water providers, within 24 hours of receiving any building permit application; and (ii) provide the government entity all documents necessary to determine if an application is complete or perform a plan review, in whole or in part, as requested by the municipality. (6) A government entity determining if an application is complete or performing a plan review, in whole or in part, as requested by a municipality, shall: (a) comply with the requirements of this chapter; and (b) notify the municipality within the screening period whether the application, or a portion of the application, is complete. (7) An applicant may: (a) waive the plan review time requirements described in Subsection (4); or (b) with the municipality's written consent, establish an alternative plan review time requirement. (8) (a) A municipality may not enforce a requirement to have a plan review if: (i) the municipality does not complete the plan review within the relevant time period described in Subsection (4); and (ii) a licensed architect or structural engineer, or both when required by law, stamps the plan. (b) If a municipality is prohibited from enforcing a requirement to have a plan review under Subsection (8)(a), the municipality shall return to the applicant the plan review fee. (9) (a) A municipality may attach to a reviewed plan a list that includes: (i) items with which the municipality is concerned and may enforce during construction; and (ii) building code violations found in the plan. (b) A municipality may not require an applicant to redraft a plan if the city requests minor changes to the plan that the list described in Subsection (9)(a) identifies. (c) A municipality may only require a single resubmittal of plans for a one- or two-family dwelling or townhome if deficiencies in the plan would affect the site plan interaction or footprint of the design. (10) (a) If a municipality charges a fee for a building permit, the municipality may not refuse payment of the fee at the time the applicant submits an application under Subsection (3). (b) If a municipality charges a fee for a building permit and does not require the fee for a building permit be included in an application for plan review, upon approval of an application for plan review under Subsection (4)(d), the municipality may require the applicant to pay the fee for the building permit before the municipality issues the building permit. (11) A municipality may not limit the number of applications submitted under Subsection (3). (12) For purposes of Subsection (3), an application for plan review is complete if the application contains: (a) the name, address, and contact information of: (i) the applicant; and (ii) the construction manager/general contractor, as defined in Section 63G-6a-103, for the construction project; (b) a site plan for the construction project that: (i) is drawn to scale; (ii) includes a north arrow and legend; and (iii) provides specifications for the following: (A) lot size and dimensions; (B) setbacks and overhangs for setbacks; (C) easements; (D) property lines; (E) topographical details, if the slope of the lot is greater than 10%; (F) retaining walls; (G) hard surface areas; (H) curb and gutter elevations as indicated in the subdivision documents; (I) existing and proposed utilities, including water, sewer, and subsurface drainage facilities; (J) street names; (K) driveway locations; (L) defensible space provisions and elevations, if required by the Utah Wildland Urban Interface Code adopted under Section 15A-2-103; and (M) the location of the nearest hydrant; (c) construction plans and drawings, including: (i) elevations, only if the construction project is new construction; (ii) floor plans for each level, including the location and size of doors, windows, and egress; (iii) foundation, structural, and framing detail; (iv) electrical, mechanical, and plumbing design; (v) a licensed architect's or structural engineer's stamp, when required by law; and (vi) fire suppression details, when required by fire code; (d) documentation of energy code compliance; (e) structural calculations, except for trusses; (f) a geotechnical report, including a slope stability evaluation and retaining wall design, if: (i) the slope of the lot is greater than 15%; and (ii) required by the city; (g) a statement indicating: (i) before land disturbance occurs on the subject property, the applicant will obtain a storm water permit; and (ii) during actual construction, the applicant shall comply with applicable local ordinances and building codes; and (h) the fees, if any, established by ordinance for the municipality to perform a plan review. (13) A municipality may, at the municipality's discretion, utilize automated review to fulfill, in whole or in part, the municipality's obligation to conduct a plan review described in this section.
Utah Code § 10-18-305 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-18 / § 10-18-305
§ 10-18-305. Quality of service standards.
Status: in_force

(1) A municipality that provides a broadband service, a cable television service, or a public telecommunications service shall adopt an ordinance governing the quality of service the municipality shall provide to the municipality's subscribers. (2) The legislative body of the municipality shall ensure that the ordinance described in Subsection (1): (a) is competitively neutral; and (b) contains standards that are substantially similar to the standards imposed on private providers operating within the geographic boundaries of the municipality under: (i) the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984, 47 U.S.C. 521, et seq.; (ii) the Communications Act of 1934, as amended; (iii) Title 54, Public Utilities; (iv) regulations issued by the Federal Communications Commission under the statutes listed in Subsections (2)(b)(i) and (ii); and (v) rules made by the Public Service Commission of Utah under Title 54, Public Utilities.
Utah Code § 10-2-509 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-2 / § 10-2-509
§ 10-2-509. Costs.
Status: in_force

Each party to the court action for disconnection shall pay its own witnesses and the petitioner shall pay all other costs.
Utah Code § 10-2a-208 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-2a / § 10-2a-208
§ 10-2a-208. Petition for incorporation -- Requirements and form -- Removal of signature.
Status: in_force

(1) At any time within one year after the day on which the county clerk completes the public hearings required under Section 10-2a-207, individuals within the proposed municipality may proceed with the incorporation process by circulating, and submitting to the county clerk, a petition for incorporation that, to be certified under Subsection 10-2a-209(1)(b)(i), is required to be signed by: (a) 10% of all registered voters within the area proposed to be incorporated as a municipality, as of the day on which the petition for incorporation is filed; (b) if the petition for incorporation proposes the incorporation of a city, and subject to Subsection (5), 10% of all registered voters within 90% of the voting precincts within the area proposed to be incorporated as a city, as of the day on which the petition for incorporation is filed; and (c) the owners of private real property that: (i) is located within the proposed municipality; (ii) covers at least 10% of the total private land area within the proposed municipality; and (iii) on January 1 of the current year, was equal in assessed fair market value to at least 7% of the assessed fair market value of all private real property within the proposed municipality. (2) The petition for incorporation shall: (a) include the typed or printed name and current residence address of each voter who signs the petition for incorporation; (b) describe the area proposed to be incorporated as a municipality, as described in the feasibility request or the modified feasibility request that complies with Subsection 10-2a-205(5)(a); (c) state the proposed name for the proposed municipality; (d) designate five signers of the petition for incorporation as petition sponsors, one of whom is designated as the contact sponsor, with the mailing address and telephone number of each; (e) if the sponsors propose the incorporation of a city, state that the signers of the petition for incorporation appoint the sponsors, if the incorporation measure passes, to represent the signers in: (i) selecting the number of commission or council members the new city will have; and (ii) drawing district boundaries for the election of council members, if the voters decide to elect council members by district; (f) be accompanied by and circulated with an accurate plat or map, prepared by a licensed surveyor, showing the boundaries of the proposed municipality; and (g) substantially comply with and be circulated in the following form:PETITION FOR INCORPORATION OF (insert the proposed name of the proposed municipality)To the Honorable Lieutenant Governor and the [name of county legislative body]:We, the undersigned registered voters within the area described in this petition for incorporation, respectfully petition the lieutenant governor and the county legislative body to submit to the registered voters residing within the area described in this petition for incorporation, at the next regular general election, the question of whether the area should incorporate as a municipality. Each of the undersigned affirms that each has personally signed this petition for incorporation and is a registered voter who resides within the described area, and that the current residence address of each is correctly written after the signer's name. WARNING TO SIGNERS WITH PRIVATE VOTER REGISTRATION RECORDSIf you sign this petition, your voter identification number and the date you signed may be publicly disclosed. This disclosure may occur even if you are an at-risk voter with a voter registration record that has been classified as a private record.The area proposed to be incorporated as a municipality is described as follows:[insert an accurate description of the area proposed to be incorporated]. (3) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), a valid signature on a feasibility request described in Section 10-2a-202 or a modified feasibility request described in Section 10-2a-206 may be used toward fulfilling the signature requirement described in Subsection (1) if the feasibility request notified the signer in conspicuous language that the signature, unless removed, would also be used for a petition for incorporation under this section. (b) A signature described in Subsection (3)(a) may not be used toward fulfilling the signature requirement described in Subsection (1) if the signer files with the county clerk a written statement requesting removal of the signature before the petition for incorporation is filed with the county clerk under this section. (4) (a) A voter who signs a petition for incorporation may have the voter's signature removed from the petition by, no later than three business days after the day on which the petition for incorporation is submitted to the county clerk, submitting to the county clerk a statement requesting that the voter's signature be removed. (b) A statement described in Subsection (4)(a) shall comply with the requirements described in Subsection 20A-1-1003(2). (c) The county clerk shall use the procedures described in Subsection 20A-1-1003(3) to determine whether to remove an individual's signature from a petition for incorporation after receiving a timely, valid statement requesting removal of the signature. (5) (a) A signature does not qualify under Subsection (1)(b) if the signature is gathered from a voting precinct that: (i) except in a proposed municipality that will be a city of the fifth class, is not located entirely within the boundaries of a proposed city; or (ii) includes less than 50 registered voters. (b) A voting precinct that is not located entirely within the boundaries of the proposed city does not qualify as a voting precinct under Subsection (1)(b).
Utah Code § 10-20-209 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-20 / § 10-20-209
§ 10-20-209. Notice challenge.
Status: in_force

If notice given under authority of this part is not challenged under Section 10-20-1109 within 30 days after the meeting or action for which notice is given, the notice is considered adequate and proper.
Utah Code § 10-6-137 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-6 / § 10-6-137
§ 10-6-137. City recorder -- Office -- Meetings and records -- Certified records as evidence.
Status: in_force

(1) The office of the city recorder shall be located at the place of the governing body or at some other place convenient to the place of the governing body, as the governing body directs. (2) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), the city recorder or a deputy city recorder shall attend the meetings and keep the record of the proceedings of the governing body. (b) An individual designated by a municipal services district to provide recorder or clerk services to a city is not required to attend a meeting of the city governing body if the individual ensures compliance with the meeting minutes and recording requirements of Section 52-4-203. (c) Copies of all papers filed in the recorder's office and transcripts from all records of the governing body, if certified by the recorder under the corporate seal, are admissible in all courts as originals.
Utah Code § 10-3-1109.5 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-3 / § 10-3-1109.5
§ 10-3-1109.5. Overtime for law enforcement personnel.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section: (a) "Nonexempt employee" means a municipal employee who is nonexempt under the requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1978, 29 U.S.C. Sec. 201 et seq. (b) "Overtime" means hours worked in excess of a nonexempt employee's work period. (c) "Regular hourly rate" means the hourly rate of pay a nonexempt employee receives for hours worked during a work period. (d) "Work period" means the maximum number of hours, within a specified number of consecutive days, that a nonexempt employee may work before the nonexempt employee is compensated for overtime. (2) The governing body of a municipality that employs a nonexempt employee engaged in law enforcement activities may, except as otherwise required by a contract or a collective bargaining agreement, enact an ordinance or pass a resolution that: (a) designates a work period for the nonexempt employee that is the same as, or equivalent to, a work period described in Subsection 63A-17-502(2); and (b) compensates the nonexempt employee for overtime at a rate of one and one-half times the nonexempt employee's regular hourly rate.
Utah Code § 10-5-111 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-5 / § 10-5-111
§ 10-5-111. Basis for property tax levy.
Status: in_force

From the effective date of the budget or of any amendment enacted prior to the date on which property taxes are levied, the amount stated therein as the amount of estimated revenue from property taxes shall constitute the basis for determining the property tax levy to be set by the council for the corresponding tax year, subject to the applicable limitations imposed by law.
Utah Code § 10-7-70 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-7 / § 10-7-70
§ 10-7-70. Corporate violation -- Summons -- Forms.
Status: in_force

Whenever complaint is made against a corporation for violation of a city or town ordinance summons shall be issued thereon substantially in the following form:State of Utah, County of __________In the __________ court, in and for the city (or town) of __________, county of __________ __________ city, (or town) __________vs. __________SUMMONS. The state of Utah, to (naming the corporation):You are hereby summoned to be and appear before the above entitled court at the courtroom thereof on the __________ day of __________ at the hour of __________ o'clock __m., then and there to answer a charge made against you upon the complaint of __________ for (designating the offense in general terms), a copy of which complaint is hereto attached.__________(month\day\year).Witness:The Honorable___________________________________________________________Judge of said court.______________________ ClerkBy_______________ Deputy Clerk.In courts having a clerk the summons, with a copy of the complaint attached, shall be signed by the clerk thereof, and in courts having no clerk the summons shall be signed by the judge or justice thereof.
Utah Code § 10-18-204 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-18 / § 10-18-204
§ 10-18-204. Vote permissible -- Referendum.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) A legislative body of a municipality may, by a majority vote, call an election on whether the municipality shall provide a proposed: (i) broadband service; (ii) cable television service; or (iii) public telecommunications service. (b) A municipal legislative body that, before July 1, 2016, approves the provision of public telecommunications service facilities may, by a majority vote, call an election on whether the municipality shall provide proposed public telecommunications service facilities. (c) If under Subsection (1)(a) the legislative body calls an election, the election shall be held: (i) (A) at the next municipal general election; or (B) as provided in Subsection 20A-1-203(1), at a local special election the purpose of which is authorized by this section; and (ii) in accordance with Title 20A, Election Code, except as provided in this section. (d) (i) The notice of an election called under Subsection (1)(a) shall include with any other information required by law: (A) a summary of the broadband service, cable television service, or public telecommunications service that the legislative body of the municipality proposes to provide to subscribers residing within the boundaries of the municipality; (B) the feasibility study summary under Section 10-18-203; (C) a statement that a full copy of the feasibility study is available for inspection and copying; (D) the location in the municipality where the feasibility study may be inspected or copied; and (E) a hyperlink on the municipality's website where the feasibility study may be accessed. (ii) The notice of an election called under Subsection (1)(b) shall include a summary prepared by the municipality describing the proposed communications service facility. (e) (i) For an election called under Subsection (1)(a), the ballot for the election shall pose the question substantially as follows:"Shall the [name of the municipality] provide [broadband service, cable television service, or public telecommunications service] to the inhabitants of the [municipality]?". (ii) For an election called under Subsection (1)(b), the ballot for the election shall pose the question substantially as follows:"Shall the [name of the municipality] provide a communications service facility within [name of the municipality] by [brief description of the method or means and financing terms, including total principal and interest costs, by which the communications service facility will be provided]?". (f) The ballot proposition may not take effect until submitted to the electors and approved by the majority of those voting on the ballot. (2) In accordance with Title 20A, Chapter 7, Issues Submitted to the Voters, a municipal legislative body's action to have the municipality over which the legislative body presides provide a broadband service, cable television service, or public telecommunications service is subject to local referenda. (3) (a) The results of an election called under Subsection (1)(b) are not binding and do not: (i) require the municipality that called the election to take, or refrain from taking, any action; or (ii) limit the municipality that called the election from taking any action authorized under Section 10-8-14 or 10-18-105. (b) An election called under Subsection (1)(b) does not exempt a municipality from the applicable requirements of this chapter.
Utah Code § 10-7-14.1 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-7 / § 10-7-14.1
§ 10-7-14.1. Declaration of public policy.
Status: in_force

(1) Whereas, the purification of drinking water and the treatment of raw sewage are important to public health and welfare and create an unusual need for money with which to create proper facilities for the protection of the people of the state of Utah, it is hereby declared to be the public policy of this state to grant the privilege to municipalities to raise funds to improve the aforementioned health standards, to encourage the municipalities to provide that no waste shall be discharged into any waters of the state of Utah without first being given proper treatment, to provide for the treatment of water to be used for drinking purposes to protect the health of the citizens and to give municipalities the discretion to determine the priority of development of the facilities directed toward the elimination of health hazards and pollution of public waters. (2) The construction of the facilities herein mentioned shall be given an early priority in those areas where the present welfare of the people is endangered by the lack of such facilities.
Utah Code § 10-3b-301 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-3b / § 10-3b-301
§ 10-3b-301. Municipal government powers vested in a six-member council.
Status: in_force

The powers of municipal government in a municipality operating under the six-member council form of government are vested in a council consisting of six members, one of which is a mayor.
Utah Code § 10-18-203 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-18 / § 10-18-203
§ 10-18-203. Feasibility study on providing broadband, cable television, or public telecommunications services -- Public hearings -- Notice.
Status: in_force

(1) If a feasibility consultant is hired under Section 10-18-202, the legislative body of the municipality shall require the feasibility consultant to: (a) complete the feasibility study in accordance with this section; (b) submit to the legislative body by no later than 180 days from the date the feasibility consultant is hired to conduct the feasibility study: (i) the full written results of the feasibility study; and (ii) a summary of the results that is no longer than one page in length; and (c) attend the public hearings described in Subsection (4) to: (i) present the feasibility study results; and (ii) respond to questions from the public. (2) The feasibility study described in Subsection (1) shall at a minimum consider: (a) whether the municipality providing a broadband service, a cable television service, or a public telecommunications service in the manner proposed by the municipality will hinder or advance competition for the same service in the municipality; (b) whether but for the municipality any person would provide the proposed: (i) broadband service; (ii) cable television service; or (iii) public telecommunications service; (c) the fiscal impact on the municipality of: (i) the capital investment in facilities that will be used to provide the proposed: (A) broadband service; (B) cable television service; or (C) public telecommunications service; and (ii) the expenditure of funds for labor, financing, and administering the proposed: (A) broadband service; (B) cable television service; or (C) public telecommunications service; (d) the projected growth in demand in the municipality for the proposed: (i) broadband service; (ii) cable television service; or (iii) public telecommunications service; (e) the projections, from the time of the feasibility study, for the next 10 years, of a full-cost accounting for a municipality to purchase, lease, construct, maintain, or operate the facilities necessary to provide the proposed: (i) broadband service; (ii) cable television service; or (iii) public telecommunications service; and (f) the projections, from the time of the feasibility study, for the next 10 years of the revenues to be generated from the proposed: (i) broadband service; (ii) cable television service; or (iii) public telecommunications service. (3) For purposes of the financial projections required under Subsections (2)(e) and (f), the feasibility consultant shall assume that the municipality will price the proposed broadband service, cable television service, or public telecommunications service consistent with Subsection 10-18-303(7). (4) If the results of the feasibility study satisfy the revenue requirement of Subsection 10-18-202(3), the legislative body, at the next regular meeting after the legislative body receives the results of the feasibility study, shall schedule at least two public hearings to be held: (a) within 90 days after the day of the meeting at which the public hearings are scheduled; (b) at least three weeks apart; and (c) for the purpose of allowing: (i) the feasibility consultant to present the results of the feasibility study; and (ii) the public to: (A) become informed about the feasibility study results; and (B) ask questions of the feasibility consultant about the results of the feasibility study. (5) The municipality shall provide notice of the public hearings required under Subsection (4) for the municipality, as a class A notice under Section 63G-30-102, for at least three weeks before the day on which the first public hearing required under Subsection (4) is held.
Utah Code § 10-3-209.1 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-3 / § 10-3-209.1
§ 10-3-209.1. Municipal office candidate -- Year-end summary report -- Penalty.
Status: in_force

(1) The definitions in Sections 10-3-208 and 10-3-209 apply to this section. (2) (a) A candidate who is required to file a campaign finance statement under Section 10-3-208 shall file a year-end summary report with the municipal clerk or recorder no later than 5 p.m. on January 10 of the year after the municipal general election is held. (b) A candidate described in Subsection (2)(a) who has not filed a statement of account dissolution and final summary report under Section 10-3-209.3 shall continue to file a year-end summary report no later than 5 p.m. on January 10 of each year until the statement of account dissolution and final summary report are filed. (c) For purposes of Subsections (2)(a) and (b), if January 10 is not a business day, the candidate shall file the year-end summary report no later than 5 p.m. on the first business day after January 10. (3) (a) Each year-end summary report shall include the following information as of December 31 of the previous year: (i) the ending balance of the candidate's campaign account; (ii) the aggregate amount of contributions received during the previous calendar year; (iii) the aggregate amount of expenditures made during the previous calendar year; (iv) for each contribution received during the previous calendar year that was not reported on a campaign finance statement filed under Section 10-3-208, the information required under Subsection 10-3-208(7)(a)(ii)(A); and (v) for each expenditure made during the previous calendar year that was not reported on a campaign finance statement filed under Section 10-3-208, the information required under Subsection 10-3-208(7)(a)(ii)(B). (b) For purposes of Subsection (3)(a), a contribution made by check or other negotiable instrument is received by the candidate on the date the candidate takes possession of the check or negotiable instrument. (4) The candidate shall certify in the year-end summary report that, to the best of the candidate's knowledge, all contributions and all expenditures have been reported as of December 31 of the previous year. (5) (a) A municipal clerk or recorder shall impose a $100 fine against a candidate who fails to timely file a year-end summary report in accordance with this section. (b) A candidate against whom a municipal clerk or recorder imposes a fine under this section shall pay the fine no later than 5 p.m. on the last business day that is at least 30 calendar days after the day on which the municipal clerk or recorder imposes the fine. (c) A municipal clerk or recorder shall provide a candidate who receives a fine under this Subsection (5) a reasonable opportunity to establish, by a preponderance of the evidence, that payment of the fine is not required. (6) (a) A municipality may adopt an ordinance requiring a candidate to file a year-end summary report with requirements that are more stringent than the requirements described in this section. (b) If a municipality fails to adopt an ordinance described in Subsection (6)(a), a candidate shall comply with the requirements of this section.
Utah Code § 10-5-104 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-5 / § 10-5-104
§ 10-5-104. Fiscal year.
Status: in_force

The fiscal year of all towns shall begin July 1 of each year and shall end June 30 of the following year.
Utah Code § 10-1-107 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-1 / § 10-1-107
§ 10-1-107. Municipalities.
Status: in_force

All municipalities which have been incorporated under any previous act of the United States or of the State of Utah shall be treated as properly incorporated under Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48.
Utah Code § 10-20-625 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-20 / § 10-20-625
§ 10-20-625. Model homes and open houses.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section: (a) "Model home" means: (i) a single-family home that the homebuilder uses to promote the sale or lease of another single-family home; or (ii) a unit within a multi-family residential structure that the owner uses to promote the sale or lease of another unit within the multi-family residential structure. (b) "Open house" means an event held by a homeowner, including an event in association with a real estate agent, architect, builder, or developer, to showcase a home, including the outdoor landscaping around the home. (2) The legislative body of a municipality may not regulate a model home or open house differently than a residential use. (3) Any ordinance regulating a model home or an open house differently than a residential use is void.
Utah Code § 10-19-202 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-19 / § 10-19-202
§ 10-19-202. Renewable energy certificate -- Use to satisfy other requirements.
Status: in_force

(1) A municipal electric utility may buy, sell, trade, or otherwise transfer a renewable energy certificate issued or recognized under Section 54-17-603. (2) For the purpose of satisfying Subsection 10-19-201(1) and the issuance of a renewable energy certificate under Section 54-17-603: (a) a clean energy source located in this state that derives its energy from solar photovoltaic and solar thermal energy shall be credited for 2.4 kilowatt-hours of qualifying electricity for each 1.0 kilowatt-hour generated; and (b) if two or more municipal electric utilities jointly own a renewable energy resource, each municipal electric utility shall be credited with 1.0 kilowatt-hour of qualifying electricity for 1.0 kilowatt-hour of the renewable energy resource allocated to the municipal electric utility by contract, unless the contract otherwise provides. (3) A renewable energy certificate: (a) may be used only once to satisfy Subsection 10-19-201(1); (b) may be used to satisfy Subsection 10-19-201(1) and the qualifying electricity on which the renewable energy certificate is based may be used to satisfy any federal renewable energy requirement; and (c) may not be used if it has been used to satisfy any other state's renewable energy requirement.
Utah Code § 10-5-102.5 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-5 / § 10-5-102.5
§ 10-5-102.5. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter: (1) "Enterprise fund" means a fund as defined by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board that is used by a municipality to report an activity for which a fee is charged to users for goods or services. (2) "Fund" is as defined by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board as reflected in the Uniform Accounting Manual for All Local Governments prepared by the Office of the Utah State Auditor. (3) "General fund" is as defined by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board as reflected in the Uniform Accounting Manual for All Local Governments prepared by the Office of the Utah State Auditor. (4) "Interfund loan" means a loan of cash from one fund to another, subject to future repayment. (5) "Town general fund" means the general fund used by a town. (6) "Utility" means a utility owned by a town, in whole or in part, that provides electricity, gas, water, or sewer, or any combination of them.
Utah Code § 10-18-103 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-18 / § 10-18-103
§ 10-18-103. Antitrust immunity.
Status: in_force

(1) When a municipality offers or provides a broadband service, cable television service, or public telecommunications service, the immunity from antitrust liability afforded to political subdivisions of the state under Section 76-16-511 does not apply to the municipality providing those services. (2) A municipality that provides a broadband service, cable television service, or a public telecommunications service is subject to applicable antitrust liabilities under the federal Local Government Antitrust Act of 1984, 15 U.S.C. Secs. 34 to 36.
Utah Code § 10-3-829 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-3 / § 10-3-829
§ 10-3-829. Acts of officials not voided.
Status: in_force

No official act of any municipal officer shall be invalid for the reason that the officer failed to take the oath of office.
Utah Code § 10-1-303 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-1 / § 10-1-303
§ 10-1-303. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this part: (1) "Commission" means the State Tax Commission. (2) "Contractual franchise fee" means: (a) a fee: (i) provided for in a franchise agreement; and (ii) that is consideration for the franchise agreement; or (b) (i) a fee similar to Subsection (2)(a); or (ii) any combination of Subsections (2)(a) and (b). (3) (a) "Delivered value" means the fair market value of the taxable energy delivered for sale or use in the municipality and includes: (i) the value of the energy itself; and (ii) any transportation, freight, customer demand charges, services charges, or other costs typically incurred in providing taxable energy in usable form to each class of customer in the municipality. (b) "Delivered value" does not include the amount of a tax paid under: (i) Title 59, Chapter 12, Sales and Use Tax Act; or (ii) this part. (4) "De minimis amount" means an amount of taxable energy that does not exceed the greater of: (a) 5% of the energy supplier's estimated total Utah gross receipts from sales of property or services; or (b) $10,000. (5) "Energy supplier" means a person supplying taxable energy, except that the commission may by rule exclude from this definition a person supplying a de minimis amount of taxable energy. (6) "Fairpark district" means the Utah Fairpark Area Investment and Restoration District, created in Section 11-70-201. (7) "Franchise agreement" means a franchise or an ordinance, contract, or agreement granting a franchise. (8) "Franchise tax" means: (a) a franchise tax; (b) a tax similar to a franchise tax; or (c) any combination of Subsections (8)(a) and (b). (9) "Military authority" means the Military Installation Development Authority, created in Section 63H-1-201. (10) "Municipality" means a city or town. (11) "Person" is as defined in Section 59-12-102. (12) "Point of the mountain authority" means the Point of the Mountain State Land Authority, created in Section 11-59-201. (13) "Taxable energy" means gas and electricity.
Utah Code § 10-20-408 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-20 / § 10-20-408
§ 10-20-408. Effect of official maps.
Status: in_force

(1) Municipalities may adopt an official map. (2) (a) An official map does not: (i) require a landowner to dedicate and construct a street as a condition of development approval, except under circumstances provided in Subsection (2)(b)(iii); or (ii) require a municipality to immediately acquire property it has designated for eventual use as a public street. (b) This section does not prohibit a municipality from: (i) recommending that an applicant consider and accommodate the location of the proposed streets in the planning of a development proposal in a manner that is consistent with Section 10-20-911; (ii) acquiring the property through purchase, gift, voluntary dedication, or eminent domain; or (iii) requiring the dedication and improvement of a street if the street is found necessary by the municipality because of a proposed development and if the dedication and improvement are consistent with Section 10-20-911.
Utah Code § 10-20-503 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-20 / § 10-20-503
§ 10-20-503. Land use ordinance or zoning map amendments.
Status: in_force

(1) Only a legislative body may amend: (a) the number, shape, boundaries, area, or general uses of any zoning district; (b) any regulation of or within the zoning district; or (c) any other provision of a land use regulation. (2) A legislative body may not make any amendment authorized by this section unless the legislative body first submits the amendment to the planning commission for the planning commission's recommendation. (3) A legislative body shall comply with the procedure specified in Section 10-20-502 in preparing and adopting an amendment to a land use regulation.
Utah Code § 10-5-116 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-5 / § 10-5-116
§ 10-5-116. Transfer of unencumbered appropriation balance.
Status: in_force

The council may reduce or transfer any unencumbered or unexpended appropriation balance or portion thereof from one department in a fund to another within the same fund, but 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 § 10-2-614 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-2 / § 10-2-614
§ 10-2-614. Ordinances, resolutions, and orders.
Status: in_force

(1) All ordinances, resolutions and orders, in force in any of the municipalities when it is consolidated, shall remain in full force and effect within the respective areas of the municipalities which existed prior to consolidation insofar as the ordinances, resolutions and orders are not repugnant to law, until repealed or amended, but may not in any case exceed three years. (2) The governing body of the new municipality shall as soon as possible adopt new ordinances, resolutions and orders for the uniform governance of the new municipality.
Utah Code § 10-8-3 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-8 / § 10-8-3
§ 10-8-3. Tax districts.
Status: in_force

They may divide the city into districts for the purpose of local taxation as occasion may require.
Utah Code § 10-2-610 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-2 / § 10-2-610
§ 10-2-610. Canvass of election -- Notice of results -- Filing of notice and plat -- Recording requirements.
Status: in_force

(1) The legislative body of each county in which a proposed consolidating municipality is located shall canvass the results of the election or elections in the same manner as for general elections and shall certify the results of the election to the county clerk or clerks. (2) If a majority of the ballots cast at the election on consolidation in each municipality are for consolidation, the county clerk or clerks shall immediately, on receiving notice of the results of the canvass under Subsection (1), give notice of the result by publication in the same manner and for the same time as provided in Section 10-2-608. (3) The mayors of the municipalities to be consolidated shall: (a) within 30 days after the canvass of an election at which voters approve consolidation, file with the lieutenant governor: (i) a copy of a notice of an impending boundary action, as defined in Section 67-1a-6.5, that meets the requirements of Subsection 67-1a-6.5(3); and (ii) a copy of an approved final local entity plat, as defined in Section 67-1a-6.5; and (b) upon the lieutenant governor's issuance of a certificate of consolidation under Section 67-1a-6.5: (i) if the consolidated municipality is located within the boundary of a single county, submit to the recorder of that county the original: (A) notice of an impending boundary action; (B) certificate of consolidation; and (C) approved final local entity plat; or (ii) if the consolidated municipality is located within the boundaries of more than a single county, submit the original of the documents listed in Subsections (3)(b)(i)(A), (B), and (C) to the recorder of one of those counties and a certified copy of those documents to the recorder of each other county.
Utah Code § 10-8-77 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-8 / § 10-8-77
§ 10-8-77. Untied animals in streets.
Status: in_force

They may compel persons to fasten animals attached to vehicles standing or remaining in the street.
Utah Code § 10-8-41.5 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-8 / § 10-8-41.5
§ 10-8-41.5. Regulation of sexually oriented business.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section: (a) "Adult service" means dancing, serving food or beverages, modeling, posing, wrestling, singing, reading, talking, listening, or other performances or activities conducted by a nude or partially denuded individual for compensation. (b) "Compensation" means: (i) a salary; (ii) a fee; (iii) a commission; (iv) employment; (v) a profit; or (vi) other pecuniary gain. (c) (i) "Escort" means a person who, for compensation, dates, socializes with, visits, consorts with, or accompanies another, or offers to date, consort with, socialize with, visit, or accompany another: (A) to a social affair, entertainment, or a place of amusement; or (B) within a place of public or private resort, a business or commercial establishment, or a private quarter. (ii) "Escort" does not mean a person who provides business or personal services, including: (A) a licensed private nurse; (B) an aide for the elderly or a person with a disability; (C) a social secretary or similar service personnel whose relationship with a patron is characterized by a contractual relationship having a duration of 12 hours or more and who provides a service not principally characterized as dating or socializing; or (D) a person who provides services such as singing telegrams, birthday greetings, or similar activities that are characterized by an appearance in a public place, contracted for by a party other than the person for whom the service is being performed, and of a duration not to exceed one hour. (d) "Escort service" means any person who furnishes or arranges for an escort to accompany another individual for compensation. (e) "Nude or partially denuded individual" means an individual with any of the following less than completely and opaquely covered: (i) genitals; (ii) the pubic region; or (iii) a female breast below a point immediately above the top of the areola. (f) (i) "Sexually oriented business" means a business at which any nude or partially denuded individual, regardless of whether the nude or partially denuded individual is an employee of the sexually oriented business or an independent contractor, performs any service for compensation. (ii) "Sexually oriented business" includes: (A) an escort service; or (B) an adult service. (2) A person employed in a sexually oriented business may not work in a municipality if: (a) the municipality requires that a person employed in a sexually oriented business obtain an individual license; and (b) the person has not obtained an individual license from the municipality. (3) A business entity that conducts a sexually oriented business may not conduct business in a municipality if: (a) the municipality requires that a sexually oriented business obtain a license; and (b) the business entity has not obtained a license from the municipality. (4) (a) A violation of this section by an individual who is at least 18 years old is a class A misdemeanor. (b) A person charged under this section may not also be charged under Section 76-5d-202, Engaging in prostitution.
Utah Code § 10-20-1108 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-20 / § 10-20-1108
§ 10-20-1108. Final decision.
Status: in_force

(1) A decision of an appeal authority takes effect on the date when the appeal authority issues a written decision, or as otherwise provided by ordinance. (2) A written decision, or other event as provided by ordinance, constitutes a final decision under Subsection 10-20-1109(2)(a) or a final action under Subsection 10-20-1109(4).
Utah Code § 10-2a-502 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-2a / § 10-2a-502
§ 10-2a-502. Incorporation of a preliminary municipality --  Feasibility request -- Requirements.
Status: in_force

(1) A person may apply to incorporate an area as a preliminary municipality by filing a feasibility request in accordance with this section. (2) Subject to Subsection (6), a person may file a feasibility request in relation to an area that the person seeks to incorporate as a preliminary municipality if: (a) the area is contiguous; (b) no part of the area is within a county of the first class or second class; (c) no part of the area is within, or within .25 miles of, a municipality; (d) on the day on which the person files the feasibility request: (i) the area is owned by no more than three persons, all of whom consent to incorporation as a preliminary municipality; and (ii) at least 50% of the area is undeveloped; (e) the persons who sign the feasibility request intend to develop the area to the point that: (i) at least 100 individuals reside in the area; (ii) the area will have an average population density of no less than seven individuals per square mile, unless: (A) a population density of less than seven individuals per square mile is necessary in order to connect separate areas that share a demonstrable community interest; and (B) the average population of the area has a population density of no less than seven individuals per square mile if the land necessary to connect the separate areas described in Subsection (2)(e)(ii)(A) is not included in the calculation; and (iii) at least 10% of the housing in the preliminary municipality is affordable housing; (f) the area does not include land owned by the United States government unless: (i) the area, including the land owned by the United States government, is contiguous; and (ii) (A) incorporating the land is necessary to connect separate areas that share a demonstrable community interest; or (B) excluding the land from the area would create an unincorporated island within the proposed preliminary municipality; (g) the area is entirely within one county; and (h) the feasibility request complies with Subsection (3). (3) (a) A proposed preliminary municipality area may not include all or part of a pending annexation area, unless: (i) the portion of the pending annexation area included in the proposed preliminary municipality area does not exceed 20% of the proposed preliminary municipality area; and (ii) the feasibility request would comply with the requirements of this section regardless of whether the portion of the pending annexation area included in the proposed preliminary municipality area is excluded from, or remains included in, the proposed preliminary municipality area. (b) A proposed preliminary municipality area may not include all or part of an area that is the subject of a completed feasibility study or supplemental feasibility study that qualifies to proceed under Subsection 10-2a-205(5)(a), unless: (i) the proposed incorporation that is the subject of the completed feasibility study or supplemental feasibility study has been defeated by the voters at an election under Section 10-2a-210; or (ii) the time described in Subsection 10-2a-208(1) for filing an incorporation petition based on the completed feasibility study or supplemental feasibility study has elapsed without the sponsors filing an incorporation petition under Section 10-2a-208. (c) A proposed preliminary municipality area may not include all or part of an area that is the subject of a completed feasibility study or supplemental feasibility study whose results comply with Subsection 10-2a-504(4), unless the time described in Subsection 10-2a-507(1) for filing a petition for incorporation based on the completed feasibility study or supplemental feasibility study has elapsed without the sponsors filing a petition for incorporation under Section 10-2a-507. (4) Except as provided in Section 10-2a-505, the lieutenant governor shall consider each feasibility request that includes an area described in Subsection (3)(a) as if the request does not include the area described in Subsection (3)(a). (5) A person who files a feasibility request under this section shall file the feasibility request with the lieutenant governor, including in the feasibility request: (a) the signatures of all owners of real property included in the proposed preliminary municipality area, showing that the owners consent to including the real property in the proposed preliminary municipality area; (b) the name, address, and phone number of each owner signing the feasibility request; (c) a designation of one individual who signs the feasibility request as the primary sponsor contact for the feasibility request; (d) a description of the proposed preliminary municipality area; (e) an accurate map or plat, prepared by a licensed surveyor, showing: (i) a legal description of the boundaries of the proposed preliminary municipality area and each phase of the proposed preliminary municipality area; (ii) all development planned for the proposed preliminary municipality area; and (iii) that the first phase of the proposed preliminary municipality area is projected to have at least 100 residents when completed; and (f) a request that the lieutenant governor commission a study to determine the feasibility of incorporating the area as a preliminary municipality. (6) (a) The provisions of this part, providing for the incorporation of a preliminary municipality, is a pilot project that ends on January 1, 2031. (b) Except as provided in Subsection (7), a person may not file a feasibility request under this part in a calendar year during which two or more requests have already been filed in the state. (7) A feasibility request does not count towards the limit described in Subsection (6)(b) if: (a) the sponsors who file the request withdraw the request; (b) the lieutenant governor rejects the feasibility request under Subsection 10-2a-503(4) or (5)(b), and the sponsors: (i) do not timely amend the feasibility request under Subsection 10-2a-503(7)(b); or (ii) are prohibited from amending the feasibility request under Subsection 10-2a-503(7)(c); or (c) the process to incorporate is prohibited from proceeding under Subsection 10-2a-504(5)(a) and the sponsors: (i) do not timely file a modified feasibility request under Subsection 10-2a-505(1)(b)(i); or (ii) are prohibited from filing a modified feasibility request under Subsection 10-2a-505(3).
Utah Code § 10-2-507 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-2 / § 10-2-507
§ 10-2-507. Disconnection ordinance or decree -- Filing of notice and plat -- Recording requirements -- Effective date of disconnection -- Costs of disconnection.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, "disconnection action" means: (a) the municipal legislative body's adoption of an ordinance under Subsection 10-2-502.5(4)(b) approving disconnection; or (b) the entry of a court order under Section 10-2-502.7 ordering disconnection. (2) The municipal legislative body shall: (a) within 30 days after the disconnection action, file with the lieutenant governor: (i) a copy of a notice of an impending boundary action, as defined in Section 67-1a-6.5, that meets the requirements of Subsection 67-1a-6.5(3); and (ii) a copy of an approved final local entity plat, as defined in Section 67-1a-6.5; and (b) upon the lieutenant governor's issuance of a certificate of disconnection under Section 67-1a-6.5: (i) if the disconnected area is located within the boundary of a single county, submit to the recorder of that county: (A) the original: (I) notice of an impending boundary action; (II) certificate of disconnection; and (III) approved final local entity plat; and (B) a certified copy of the ordinance approving the disconnection or court order ordering disconnection; or (ii) if the disconnected area is located within the boundaries of more than a single county: (A) submit to the recorder of one of those counties: (I) the original of the documents listed in Subsections (2)(b)(i)(A)(I), (II), and (III); and (II) a certified copy of the ordinance approving the disconnection or the court order ordering disconnection; and (B) submit to the recorder of each other county: (I) a certified copy of the documents listed in Subsections (2)(b)(i)(A)(I), (II), and (III); and (II) a certified copy of the ordinance approving the disconnection or the court order ordering disconnection. (3) The disconnection is effective upon the lieutenant governor's issuance of a certificate of disconnection under Section 67-1a-6.5. (4) (a) The effective date of a disconnection for purposes of assessing property within the disconnected territory is governed by Section 59-2-305.5. (b) Until the documents listed in Subsection (2)(b) are recorded in the office of the recorder of each county in which the property is located, a county in which the disconnected territory is located may not: (i) except as provided in Section 10-2-506, levy or collect a property tax on property within the disconnected territory unless the county was levying and collecting the tax immediately before disconnection; (ii) levy or collect an assessment on property within the disconnected territory unless the county was levying and collecting the assessment immediately before disconnection; or (iii) charge or collect a fee for service provided to property within the disconnected territory unless the county was charging and collecting the fee immediately before disconnection. (5) Any cost incurred by the municipality in complying with this section may be charged against the disconnected territory.
Utah Code § 10-20-304 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-20 / § 10-20-304
§ 10-20-304. Political subdivisions required to conform to municipality's land use ordinances -- Exceptions.
Status: in_force

7/1/2026 (1) (a) Each county, municipality, school district, charter school, special district, special service district, and political subdivision of the state shall conform to any applicable land use ordinance of any municipality when installing, constructing, operating, or otherwise using any area, land, or building situated within that municipality. (b) In addition to any other remedies provided by law, when a municipality's land use ordinance is violated or about to be violated by another political subdivision, that municipality may institute an injunction, mandamus, abatement, or other appropriate action or proceeding to prevent, enjoin, abate, or remove the improper installation, improvement, or use. (2) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3), a school district or charter school is subject to a municipality's land use ordinances. (b) (i) Notwithstanding Subsection (3), a municipality may: (A) subject a charter school to standards within each zone pertaining to setback, height, bulk and massing regulations, off-site parking, curb cut, traffic circulation, and construction staging; and (B) impose regulations upon the location of a project that are necessary to avoid unreasonable risks to health or safety, as provided in Subsection (3)(f). (ii) The standards to which a municipality may subject a charter school under Subsection (2)(b)(i) shall be objective standards only and may not be subjective. (iii) Except as provided in Subsection (7)(d), the only basis upon which a municipality may deny or withhold approval of a charter school's land use application is the charter school's failure to comply with a standard imposed under Subsection (2)(b)(i). (iv) Nothing in Subsection (2)(b)(iii) may be construed to relieve a charter school of an obligation to comply with a requirement of an applicable building or safety code to which it is otherwise obligated to comply. (3) A municipality may not: (a) impose requirements for landscaping, fencing, aesthetic considerations, construction methods or materials, additional building inspections, municipal building codes, building use for educational purposes, or the placement or use of temporary classroom facilities on school property; (b) except as otherwise provided in this section, require a school district or charter school to participate in the cost of any roadway or sidewalk, or a study on the impact of a school on a roadway or sidewalk, that is not reasonably necessary for the safety of school children and not located on or contiguous to school property, unless the roadway or sidewalk is required to connect an otherwise isolated school site to an existing roadway; (c) require a district or charter school to pay fees not authorized by this section; (d) provide for inspection of school construction or assess a fee or other charges for inspection; (e) require a school district or charter school to pay any impact fee for an improvement project unless the impact fee is imposed as provided in Title 11, Chapter 36a, Impact Fees Act; (f) impose regulations upon the location of an educational facility except as necessary to avoid unreasonable risks to health or safety; or (g) for a land use or a structure owned or operated by a school district or charter school that is not an educational facility but is used in support of providing instruction to pupils, impose a regulation that: (i) is not imposed on a similar land use or structure in the zone in which the land use or structure is approved; or (ii) uses the tax exempt status of the school district or charter school as criteria for prohibiting or regulating the land use or location of the structure. (4) Subject to Section 53E-3-703 and in accordance with standards the Division of Facilities Construction and Management establishes in rule, a school district or charter school shall coordinate the siting of a new school with the municipality in which the school is to be located, to: (a) avoid or mitigate existing and potential traffic hazards, including consideration of the impacts between the new school and future highways; and (b) maximize school, student, and site safety. (5) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(d), a municipality may, at the municipality's discretion: (a) request a walk-through of school construction at no cost and at a time convenient to the school district or charter school; and (b) provide recommendations based upon the walk-through to: (i) the school district or charter school; and (ii) the Division of Facilities Construction and Management. (6) (a) The Division of Facilities Construction and Management has the sole authority to approve inspectors for school construction projects under Title 63A, Chapter 5b, Part 12, Public School Construction Oversight. (b) A school district may only use inspectors approved by the Division of Facilities Construction and Management as follows: (i) a Division of Facilities Construction and Management inspector; (ii) a municipal building inspector who is on the division's approved roster under Section 63A-5b-1220; or (iii) a certified building inspector, which may include a qualified school district inspector, who meets all of the following requirements: (A) is on the Division of Facilities Construction and Management's approved roster under Section 63A-5b-1220; (B) is not an employee of the contractor; (C) is licensed to perform the inspection requested; and (D) maintains current certifications as required by Division of Facilities Construction and Management's rule. (7) (a) A charter school, home-based microschool, or micro-education entity shall be considered a permitted use in all zoning districts within a municipality. (b) Each land use application for any approval required for a charter school, home-based microschool, or micro-education entity, including an application for a building permit, shall be processed on a first priority basis. (c) Parking requirements for a charter school or a micro-education entity may not exceed the minimum parking requirements for schools or other institutional public uses throughout the municipality. (d) If a municipality has designated zones for a sexually oriented business, or a business which sells alcohol, a charter school or a micro-education entity may be prohibited from a location which would otherwise defeat the purpose for the zone unless the charter school or micro-education entity provides a waiver. (e) (i) A certificate authorizing permanent occupancy issued by the Division of Facilities Construction and Management under Section 63A-5b-1208 shall be the exclusive certificate required, and the municipality shall accept the Division of Facilities Construction and Management's certificate as satisfying all local occupancy requirements. (ii) A micro-education entity is not subject to the requirements of Title 63A, Chapter 5b, Part 12, Public School Construction Oversight, and shall comply with local building codes and permitting requirements through municipal or county building officials. (f) A micro-education entity may operate in a facility only if the micro-education entity complies with all applicable ordinances of the political subdivision, which may include provisions described in Subsection (10) or other relevant provisions, and the facility: (i) meets Group E Occupancy requirements as defined by the International Building Code, as incorporated by Section 15A-2-103; or (ii) is subject to and complies with the same occupancy requirements as a Class A-1, A-3, B, or M Occupancy as defined by the International Building Code, as incorporated by Section 15A-2-103, if: (A) the facility has a code compliant fire alarm system and carbon monoxide detection system; (B) each classroom in the facility has an exit directly to the outside at the level of exit or discharge, orthe structure has a code compliant fire sprinkler system; and (C) the facility has an automatic fire sprinkler system in fire areas of the facility that are greater than 12,000 square feet. (g) (i) The number of students that a micro-education entity may have in a facility described in Subsection (7)(f) is: (A) determined by the facility's occupancy classification and occupant capacity under the state construction codes, as incorporated by Section 15A-2-103; and (B) subject to applicable zoning and land use regulations. (ii) Notwithstanding the facility's occupant capacity, a micro-education entity may not have more than 100 students. (h) A person may alter or convert the use of a structure located within any zone into a facility described in Subsection (7)(f) for operation by a micro-education entity if the facility: (i) complies with the state construction codes, as incorporated by Section 15A-2-103, including any permit, plan review, or inspection required for a change in occupancy classification; and (ii) complies with any applicable ordinances of the political subdivision, which may include provisions described in Subsection (10) or other relevant provisions. (i) (i) A home-based microschool is not subject to additional occupancy requirements beyond occupancy requirements that apply to a primary dwelling. (ii) If a floor that is below grade in a home-based microschool is used for home-based microschool purposes, the below grade floor of the home-based microschool shall have at least one emergency escape or rescue window that complies with the requirements for emergency escape and rescue windows as defined by the International Residential Code, as incorporated by Section 15A-2-103. (8) (a) A specified public agency intending to develop its land shall submit to the land use authority a development plan and schedule: (i) as early as practicable in the development process, but no later than the commencement of construction; and (ii) with sufficient detail to enable the land use authority to assess: (A) the specified public agency's compliance with applicable land use ordinances; (B) the demand for public facilities listed in Subsections 11-36a-102(17)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), and (g) caused by the development; (C) the amount of any applicable fee described in Sections 10-20-904 and 10-20-910; (D) any credit against an impact fee; and (E) the potential for waiving an impact fee. (b) The land use authority shall respond to a specified public agency's submission under Subsection (8)(a) with reasonable promptness in order to allow the specified public agency to consider information the municipality provides under Subsection (8)(a)(ii) in the process of preparing the budget for the development. (9) Nothing in this section may be construed to: (a) modify or supersede Section 10-20-305; or (b) authorize a municipality to enforce an ordinance in a way, or enact an ordinance, that fails to comply with Title 57, Chapter 21, Utah Fair Housing Act, the federal Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 3601 et seq., the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 12102, or any other provision of federal law. (10) (a) Nothing in Subsection (7) prevents a political subdivision from: (i) requiring a home-based microschool or micro-education entity to comply with municipal zoning and land use regulations that do not conflict with this section, including: (A) parking; (B) traffic, including types or sizes of streets on which a microschool or micro-education entity may be located based on the projected number of students or impact and circulation requirements; (C) noise ordinances; (D) graduated square footage requirements for lot sizes based on the projected number of students; and (E) hours of operation; (ii) requiring a home-based microschool or micro-education entity to obtain a business license; (iii) enacting municipal ordinances and regulations consistent with this section; (iv) subjecting a micro-education entity to standards within each zone pertaining to setback, height, bulk and massing regulations, off-site parking, curb cut, traffic circulation, and construction staging; and (v) imposing regulations on the location of a project that are necessary to avoid risks to health or safety. (b) Nothing in Subsection (7) or this Subsection (10) requires a political subdivision to enact an ordinance. (c) A political subdivision may: (i) include in an ordinance one or more of the provisions described in Subsection (10)(a); and (ii) include other relevant provisions not described in Subsection (10)(a) in an ordinance. (11) (a) Section 63A-5b-1218 governs the requirements for permitting and inspection of public school buildings. (b) A municipality may not enact any ordinance, policy, or regulation relating to the permitting or inspection of public school buildings. (12) Nothing in this section shall prohibit the required regulation or subsequent inspection by a local health department.7/1/2026 (1) (a) Each county, municipality, school district, charter school, special district, special service district, and political subdivision of the state shall conform to any applicable land use ordinance of any municipality when installing, constructing, operating, or otherwise using any area, land, or building situated within that municipality. (b) In addition to any other remedies provided by law, when a municipality's land use ordinance is violated or about to be violated by another political subdivision, that municipality may institute an injunction, mandamus, abatement, or other appropriate action or proceeding to prevent, enjoin, abate, or remove the improper installation, improvement, or use. (2) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3), a school district or charter school is subject to a municipality's land use ordinances. (b) (i) Notwithstanding Subsection (3), a municipality may: (A) subject a charter school to standards within each zone pertaining to setback, height, bulk and massing regulations, off-site parking, curb cut, traffic circulation, and construction staging; and (B) impose regulations upon the location of a project that are necessary to avoid unreasonable risks to health or safety, as provided in Subsection (3)(f). (ii) The standards to which a municipality may subject a charter school under Subsection (2)(b)(i) shall be objective standards only and may not be subjective. (iii) Except as provided in Subsection (7)(d), the only basis upon which a municipality may deny or withhold approval of a charter school's land use application is the charter school's failure to comply with a standard imposed under Subsection (2)(b)(i). (iv) Nothing in Subsection (2)(b)(iii) may be construed to relieve a charter school of an obligation to comply with a requirement of an applicable building or safety code to which it is otherwise obligated to comply. (3) A municipality may not: (a) impose requirements for landscaping, fencing, aesthetic considerations, construction methods or materials, additional building inspections, municipal building codes, building use for educational purposes, or the placement or use of temporary classroom facilities on school property; (b) except as otherwise provided in this section, require a school district or charter school to participate in the cost of any roadway or sidewalk, or a study on the impact of a school on a roadway or sidewalk, that is not reasonably necessary for the safety of school children and not located on or contiguous to school property, unless the roadway or sidewalk is required to connect an otherwise isolated school site to an existing roadway; (c) require a district or charter school to pay fees not authorized by this section; (d) provide for inspection of school construction or assess a fee or other charges for inspection; (e) require a school district or charter school to pay any impact fee for an improvement project unless the impact fee is imposed as provided in Title 11, Chapter 36a, Impact Fees Act; (f) impose regulations upon the location of an educational facility except as necessary to avoid unreasonable risks to health or safety; or (g) for a land use or a structure owned or operated by a school district or charter school that is not an educational facility but is used in support of providing instruction to pupils, impose a regulation that: (i) is not imposed on a similar land use or structure in the zone in which the land use or structure is approved; or (ii) uses the tax exempt status of the school district or charter school as criteria for prohibiting or regulating the land use or location of the structure. (4) Subject to Section 53E-3-703 and in accordance with standards the Division of Facilities Construction and Management establishes in rule, a school district or charter school shall coordinate the siting of a new school with the municipality in which the school is to be located, to: (a) avoid or mitigate existing and potential traffic hazards, including consideration of the impacts between the new school and future highways; and (b) maximize school, student, and site safety. (5) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(d), a municipality may, at the municipality's discretion: (a) request a walk-through of school construction at no cost and at a time convenient to the school district or charter school; and (b) provide recommendations based upon the walk-through to: (i) the school district or charter school; and (ii) the Division of Facilities Construction and Management. (6) (a) The Division of Facilities Construction and Management has the sole authority to approve inspectors for school construction projects under Title 63A, Chapter 5b, Part 12, Public School Construction Oversight. (b) A school district may only use inspectors approved by the Division of Facilities Construction and Management as follows: (i) a Division of Facilities Construction and Management inspector; (ii) a municipal building inspector who is on the division's approved roster under Section 63A-5b-1220; or (iii) a certified building inspector, which may include a qualified school district inspector, who meets all of the following requirements: (A) is on the Division of Facilities Construction and Management's approved roster under Section 63A-5b-1220; (B) is not an employee of the contractor; (C) is licensed to perform the inspection requested; and (D) maintains current certifications as required by Division of Facilities Construction and Management's rule. (7) (a) A charter school, home-based microschool, or micro-education entity shall be considered a permitted use in all zoning districts within a municipality. (b) Each land use application for any approval required for a charter school, home-based microschool, or micro-education entity, including an application for a building permit, shall be processed on a first priority basis. (c) Parking requirements for a charter school or a micro-education entity may not exceed the minimum parking requirements for schools or other institutional public uses throughout the municipality. (d) If a municipality has designated zones for a sexually oriented business, or a business which sells alcohol, a charter school or a micro-education entity may be prohibited from a location which would otherwise defeat the purpose for the zone unless the charter school or micro-education entity provides a waiver. (e) (i) A certificate authorizing permanent occupancy issued by the Division of Facilities Construction and Management under Section 63A-5b-1208 shall be the exclusive certificate required, and the municipality shall accept the Division of Facilities Construction and Management's certificate as satisfying all local occupancy requirements. (ii) A micro-education entity is not subject to the requirements of Title 63A, Chapter 5b, Part 12, Public School Construction Oversight, and shall comply with local building codes and permitting requirements through municipal or county building officials. (f) A micro-education entity may operate in a facility only if the micro-education entity complies with all applicable ordinances of the political subdivision, which may include provisions described in Subsection (10) or other relevant provisions, and the facility: (i) meets Group E Occupancy requirements as defined by the International Building Code, as incorporated by Section 15A-2-103; or (ii) is subject to and complies with the same occupancy requirements as a Class A-1, A-3, B, or M Occupancy as defined by the International Building Code, as incorporated by Section 15A-2-103, if: (A) the facility has a code compliant fire alarm system and carbon monoxide detection system; (B) each classroom in the facility has an exit directly to the outside at the level of exit or discharge, orthe structure has a code compliant fire sprinkler system; and (C) the facility has an automatic fire sprinkler system in fire areas of the facility that are greater than 12,000 square feet. (g) (i) The number of students that a micro-education entity may have in a facility described in Subsection (7)(f) is: (A) determined by the facility's occupancy classification and occupant capacity under the state construction codes, as incorporated by Section 15A-2-103; and (B) subject to applicable zoning and land use regulations. (ii) Notwithstanding the facility's occupant capacity, a micro-education entity may not have more than 100 students. (h) A person may alter or convert the use of a structure located within any zone into a facility described in Subsection (7)(f) for operation by a micro-education entity if the facility: (i) complies with the state construction codes, as incorporated by Section 15A-2-103, including any permit, plan review, or inspection required for a change in occupancy classification; and (ii) complies with any applicable ordinances of the political subdivision, which may include provisions described in Subsection (10) or other relevant provisions. (i) (i) A home-based microschool is not subject to additional occupancy requirements beyond occupancy requirements that apply to a primary dwelling. (ii) If a floor that is below grade in a home-based microschool is used for home-based microschool purposes, the below grade floor of the home-based microschool shall have at least one emergency escape or rescue window that complies with the requirements for emergency escape and rescue windows as defined by the International Residential Code, as incorporated by Section 15A-2-103. (8) (a) A specified public agency intending to develop its land shall submit to the land use authority a development plan and schedule: (i) as early as practicable in the development process, but no later than the commencement of construction; and (ii) with sufficient detail to enable the land use authority to assess: (A) the specified public agency's compliance with applicable land use ordinances; (B) the demand for public facilities listed in Subsections 11-36a-102(17)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), and (g) caused by the development; (C) the amount of any applicable fee described in Sections 10-20-904 and 10-20-910; (D) any credit against an impact fee; and (E) the potential for waiving an impact fee. (b) The land use authority shall respond to a specified public agency's submission under Subsection (8)(a) with reasonable promptness in order to allow the specified public agency to consider information the municipality provides under Subsection (8)(a)(ii) in the process of preparing the budget for the development. (9) Nothing in this section may be construed to: (a) modify or supersede Section 10-20-305; or (b) authorize a municipality to enforce an ordinance in a way, or enact an ordinance, that fails to comply with Title 57, Chapter 21, Utah Fair Housing Act, the federal Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 3601 et seq., the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 12102, or any other provision of federal law. (10) (a) Nothing in Subsection (7) prevents a political subdivision from: (i) requiring a home-based microschool or micro-education entity to comply with municipal zoning and land use regulations that do not conflict with this section, including: (A) parking; (B) traffic, including types or sizes of streets on which a microschool or micro-education entity may be located based on the projected number of students or impact and circulation requirements; (C) noise ordinances; (D) graduated square footage requirements for lot sizes based on the projected number of students; and (E) hours of operation; (ii) requiring a home-based microschool or micro-education entity to obtain a business license; (iii) enacting municipal ordinances and regulations consistent with this section; (iv) subjecting a micro-education entity to standards within each zone pertaining to setback, height, bulk and massing regulations, off-site parking, curb cut, traffic circulation, and construction staging; and (v) imposing regulations on the location of a project that are necessary to avoid risks to health or safety. (b) Nothing in Subsection (7) or this Subsection (10) requires a political subdivision to enact an ordinance. (c) A political subdivision may: (i) include in an ordinance one or more of the provisions described in Subsection (10)(a); and (ii) include other relevant provisions not described in Subsection (10)(a) in an ordinance. (11) (a) Section 63A-5b-1218 governs the requirements for permitting and inspection of public school buildings. (b) A municipality may not enact any ordinance, policy, or regulation relating to the permitting or inspection of public school buildings. (12) Nothing in this section shall prohibit the required regulation or subsequent inspection by a local health department.
Utah Code § 10-3b-201 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-3b / § 10-3b-201
§ 10-3b-201. Separate branches of government under a council-mayor form of government.
Status: in_force

The powers of municipal government in a municipality operating under the council-mayor form of government are vested in two separate, independent, and equal branches of municipal government consisting of: (1) a council composed of five or seven members; and (2) a mayor and, under the mayor's supervision, any executive or administrative departments, divisions, and offices and any executive or administrative officers provided for by statute or municipal ordinance.
Utah Code § 10-20-403 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-20 / § 10-20-403
§ 10-20-403. Specific provisions for general plan -- Moderate income housing plan.
Status: in_force

(1) The general plan of a specified municipality, as defined in Section 10-21-101, shall include a moderate income housing element that meets the requirements of Section 10-21-201. (2) (a) This Subsection (2) applies to a municipality that is not a specified municipality as of January 1, 2023. (b) As of January 1, if a municipality described in Subsection (2)(a) changes from one class to another or grows in population to qualify as a specified municipality as defined in Section 10-21-101, the municipality shall amend the municipality's general plan to comply with Subsection (1) on or before August 1 of the first calendar year beginning on January 1 in which the municipality qualifies as a specified municipality.
Utah Code § 10-2-704 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-2 / § 10-2-704
§ 10-2-704. Form of ballot.
Status: in_force

The form of the ballot used to vote on the issue of dissolution shall be separate from any other ballot and shall read substantially as follows:______________________________________________________________________________ Shall the municipality of __________________Yes(insert name) be dissolved?No______________________________________________________________________________The voters shall mark their ballots with a cross (x) opposite the word "yes" or "no".
Utah Code § 10-6-147 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-6 / § 10-6-147
§ 10-6-147. Quarterly financial reports -- First and second class cities.
Status: in_force

The city auditor in cities of the first and second class shall prepare and present to the governing body appropriate quarterly financial reports, prepared in the manner prescribed in the Uniform Accounting Manual for Utah Cities.
Utah Code § 10-3-1303 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-3 / § 10-3-1303
§ 10-3-1303. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this part: (1) (a) "Appointed officer" means an individual appointed to: (i) a statutory office or position; or (ii) a position of employment with a city or with a community reinvestment agency under Title 17C, Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Community Reinvestment Agency Act. (b) "Appointed officer" includes an individual serving on a special, regular, or full-time committee, agency, or board, regardless of whether the individual is compensated for the individual's services. (c) "Appointed officer" does not include an elected officer. (2) "Assist" means to act, or offer or agree to act, in such a way as to help, represent, aid, advise, furnish information to, or otherwise provide assistance to a person or business entity, believing that such action is of help, aid, advice, or assistance to such person or business entity and with the intent to assist such person or business entity. (3) "Business entity" means a sole proprietorship, partnership, association, joint venture, corporation, firm, trust, foundation, or other organization or entity used in carrying on a business. (4) "Compensation" means anything of economic value, however designated, which is paid, loaned, granted, given, donated, or transferred to a person or business entity by anyone other than the governmental employer for or in consideration of personal services, materials, property, or any other thing whatsoever. (5) "Elected officer" means: (a) an individual elected or appointed to fill a vacancy in the office of mayor, commissioner, or council member; or (b) an individual who is considered to be elected to the office of mayor, commissioner, or council member by a municipal legislative body in accordance with Section 20A-1-206. (6) "Improper disclosure" means the disclosure of private, controlled, or protected information to a person who does not have both the right and the need to receive the information. (7) "Municipal employee" means an individual who is employed on a full or part-time basis by a municipality or by a community reinvestment agency under Title 17C, Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Community Reinvestment Agency Act. (8) "Officer" means an appointed officer or an elected officer. (9) "Private, controlled, or protected information" means information classified as private, controlled, or protected under Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act, or another applicable provision of law. (10) "Substantial interest" means the ownership, either legally or equitably, by an individual, the individual's spouse, or the individual's minor children, of at least 10% of the outstanding shares of a corporation or 10% interest in any other business entity.
Utah Code § 10-2-712 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-2 / § 10-2-712
§ 10-2-712. Power of court -- Articles of dissolution -- Notice to lieutenant governor -- Recording requirements -- Effective date of dissolution.
Status: in_force

(1) The district court may: (a) enforce compliance with any order issued to give effect to this part by proceedings for contempt; and (b) appoint any person to assist it in carrying out the provisions of this part. (2) (a) Upon entering an order approving the dissolution of a municipality, the district court shall file with the lieutenant governor: (i) a copy of a notice of an impending boundary action, as defined in Section 67-1a-6.5, that meets the requirements of Subsection 67-1a-6.5(3); and (ii) a certified copy of the court order approving the dissolution. (b) Upon the lieutenant governor's issuance of a certificate of dissolution under Section 67-1a-6.5: (i) the municipality is dissolved; and (ii) the court shall: (A) if the dissolved municipality was located within the boundary of a single county, submit to the recorder of that county: (I) a certified copy of the court order approving dissolution of the municipality; and (II) the original certificate of dissolution; or (B) if the dissolved municipality was located within the boundaries of more than a single county: (I) submit to the recorder of one of those counties: (Aa) a certified copy of the court order approving dissolution of the municipality; and (Bb) the original certificate of dissolution; and (II) submit to the recorder of each other county: (Aa) a certified copy of the court order approving dissolution of the municipality; and (Bb) a certified copy of the certificate of dissolution. (3) (a) The effective date of a dissolution of a municipality for purposes of assessing property within the dissolved municipality is governed by Section 59-2-305.5. (b) Until the documents listed in Subsection (2)(b)(ii) are recorded in the office of the recorder of each county in which the property is located, a county in which a dissolved municipality is located may not: (i) levy or collect a property tax on property within the former boundary of the dissolved municipality unless the county was levying and collecting the tax immediately before dissolution; (ii) levy or collect an assessment on property within the former boundary of the dissolved municipality unless the county was levying and collecting the assessment immediately before dissolution; or (iii) charge or collect a fee for service provided to property within the former boundary of the dissolved municipality unless the county was levying and collecting the fee immediately before dissolution.
Utah Code § 10-6-146 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-6 / § 10-6-146
§ 10-6-146. City treasurer -- Deposit of city funds -- Commingling with personal funds unlawful -- Suspension from office.
Status: in_force

(1) The treasurer shall promptly deposit all city funds in the appropriate bank accounts of the city. (2) It shall be unlawful for any person to commingle city funds with his or her own money. (3) Whenever it shall appear that the treasurer or any other officer is making profit out of public money, or is using the same for any purpose not authorized by law, such treasurer or officer shall be suspended from office.
Utah Code § 10-8-46 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-8 / § 10-8-46
§ 10-8-46. Plumbing -- Regulation of construction and repair -- Board of examiners.
Status: in_force

They may regulate the construction, repair and use of vaults, cisterns, areas, hydrants, pumps, sewers, gutters and plumbing, and provide for a board of examiners to examine into the fitness and qualifications of persons following the plumbing trade, and may prescribe what qualifications are necessary for persons following said trade.
Utah Code § 10-3-1309 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-3 / § 10-3-1309
§ 10-3-1309. Inducing officer or employee to violate part prohibited.
Status: in_force

It is a class A misdemeanor for any person to induce or seek to induce an officer or a municipal employee to violate any of the provisions of this part.
Utah Code § 10-20-612 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-20 / § 10-20-612
§ 10-20-612. Refineries.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, "develop" or "development" means: (a) the construction, alteration, or improvement of land, including any related moving, demolition, or excavation outside of a refinery property boundary; (b) the subdivision of land for a non-industrial use; or (c) the construction of a non-industrial structure on a parcel that is not subject to the subdivision process. (2) Before a legislative body may adopt a non-industrial zoning change to permit development within 500 feet of a refinery boundary, the legislative body shall consult with the refinery to determine whether the proposed change is compatible with the refinery. (3) Before a land use authority may approve an application to develop within 500 feet of a refinery boundary, the land use authority shall consult with the refinery to determine whether the development is compatible with the refinery. (4) A legislative body described in Subsection (2), or a land use authority described in Subsection (3), may not request from the refinery: (a) proprietary information; (b) information, if made public, that would create a security or safety risk to the refinery or the public; (c) information that is restricted from public disclosure under federal or state law; or (d) information that is available in public record. (5) (a) This section does not grant authority to a legislative body described in Subsection (2), or a land use authority described in Subsection (3), to require a refinery to undertake or cease an action. (b) This section does not create a cause of action against a refinery. (c) Except as expressly provided in this section, this section does not alter or remove any legal right or obligation of a refinery.
Utah Code § 10-8-1.5 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-8 / § 10-8-1.5
§ 10-8-1.5. Authority to make benefits generally available to employees, their dependents, and an adult designee -- Registry authorized -- Limitations.
Status: in_force

(1) A municipality may, by ordinance enacted by the municipal legislative body, make benefits generally available to all municipal employees, their dependents, and an unmarried employee's financially dependent or interdependent adult designee. (2) (a) Subject to Subsection (2)(b), a municipality may, by ordinance enacted by the municipal legislative body, create a registry for adult relationships of financial dependence or interdependence. (b) A municipality may not create or maintain a registry or other means that defines, identifies, or recognizes and gives legal status or effect to a domestic partnership, civil union, or domestic cohabitation relationship other than marriage. (3) The municipality's recognition of an adult designee, the creation and maintenance of a registry under Subsection (2)(a), and any certificate issued to or other designation of a person on the municipality's registry are not and may not be treated the same as or substantially equivalent to marriage. (4) Neither an ordinance under Subsection (1) or (2)(a) nor a registry created under Subsection (2)(a) making an employee benefit available to an adult designee may create, modify, or affect a spousal, marital, or parental status, duty, or right. (5) An ordinance, executive order, rule, or regulation adopted or other action taken before, on, or after May 5, 2008 that is inconsistent with this section is void.
Utah Code § 10-7-85 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-7 / § 10-7-85
§ 10-7-85. Support of the arts.
Status: in_force

The governing body of any municipality may provide for and appropriate funds for the support of the arts, including music, dance, theatre, crafts and visual, folk and literary art, for the purpose of enriching the lives of its residents and may establish guidelines for the support of the arts.
Utah Code § 10-8-70 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-8 / § 10-8-70
§ 10-8-70. Lumberyards and combustible materials.
Status: in_force

They may regulate or prohibit the keeping of any lumberyard, and the placing or piling or selling of any lumber, timber, wood or other combustible material within the fire limits of the city.
Utah Code § 10-8-92 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-8 / § 10-8-92
§ 10-8-92. Joint board -- Membership -- Powers.
Status: in_force

When two or more political subdivisions of the state of Utah join together under this part for the purposes set forth herein, there shall be set up by the political subdivisions so joining, a joint board whose membership shall have equal representation from each of the political subdivisions joining, and which said board shall be empowered with the administration, operation, construction and maintenance of said joint hospital.
Utah Code § 10-3-209 — Utah Code / Title 10 / Chapter 10-3 / § 10-3-209
§ 10-3-209. Personal use expenditure -- Authorized and prohibited uses of campaign funds -- Enforcement -- Penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) Unless a municipality adopts by ordinance more stringent definitions, the following are defined terms for the purposes of this section: (a) "Candidate" means an individual who: (i) files a declaration of candidacy for municipal office; or (ii) 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 public office. (b) "Officeholder" means an individual who is elected to and currently holds a municipal office. (c) (i) "Personal use expenditure" means an expenditure that: (A) is not excluded from the definition of personal use expenditure by Subsection (2) and primarily furthers a personal interest of a candidate or officeholder or a candidate's or officeholder's family, which interest is not connected with the performance of an activity as a candidate or an activity or duty of an officeholder; or (B) would cause the candidate or officeholder to recognize the expenditure as taxable income under federal law. (ii) "Personal use expenditure" includes: (A) a mortgage, rent, utility, or vehicle payment; (B) a household food item or supply; (C) a clothing expense, except: (I) clothing bearing the candidate's name or campaign slogan or logo that is used in the candidate's campaign; (II) clothing bearing the logo or name of a jurisdiction, district, government organization, government entity, caucus, or political party that the officeholder represents or of which the officeholder is a member; or (III) repair or replacement of clothing that is damaged while the candidate or officeholder is engaged in an activity of a candidate or officeholder; (D) an admission to a sporting, artistic, or recreational event or other form of entertainment; (E) dues, fees, or gratuities at a country club, health club, or recreational facility; (F) a salary payment made to a candidate, officeholder, or a person who has not provided a bona fide service to a candidate or officeholder; (G) a vacation; (H) a vehicle expense; (I) a meal expense; (J) a travel expense; (K) a payment of an administrative, civil, or criminal penalty; (L) a satisfaction of a personal debt; (M) a personal service, including the service of an attorney, accountant, physician, or other professional person; (N) a membership fee for a professional or service organization; and (O) a payment in excess of the fair market value of the item or service purchased. (2) As used in this section, "personal use expenditure" does not mean an expenditure made: (a) for a political purpose; (b) for candidacy for public office; (c) to fulfill a duty or activity of an officeholder; (d) for a donation to a registered political party; (e) for a contribution to another candidate's campaign account, including sponsorship of or attendance at an event, the primary purpose of which is to solicit a contribution for another candidate's campaign account; (f) to return all or a portion of a contribution to a donor; (g) for the following items, if made in connection with the candidacy for public office or an activity or duty of an officeholder: (i) (A) a mileage allowance at the rate established by the Division of Finance under Section 63A-3-107; or (B) for motor fuel or special fuel, as defined in Section 59-13-102; (ii) a meal expense; (iii) a travel expense, including an expense incurred for airfare or a rental vehicle; (iv) a payment for a service provided by an attorney or accountant; (v) a tuition payment or registration fee for participation in a meeting or conference; (vi) a gift; (vii) a payment for the following items in connection with an office space: (A) rent; (B) utilities; (C) a supply; or (D) furnishing; (viii) a booth at a meeting or event; or (ix) educational material; (h) to purchase or mail informational material, a survey, or a greeting card; (i) for a donation to a charitable organization, as defined by Section 13-22-101, including admission to or sponsorship of an event, the primary purpose of which is charitable solicitation, as defined in Section 13-22-101; (j) to repay a loan a candidate makes from the candidate's personal account to the candidate's campaign account; (k) to pay membership dues to a national organization whose primary purpose is to address general public policy; (l) for admission to or sponsorship of an event, the primary purpose of which is to promote the social, educational, or economic well-being of the state or the candidate's or officeholder's community; (m) for one or more guests of an officeholder or candidate to attend an event, meeting, or conference described in this Subsection (2); or (n) to pay childcare expenses of: (i) a candidate while the candidate is engaging in campaign activity; or (ii) an officeholder while the officeholder is engaging in the duties of an officeholder. (3) (a) A municipality may adopt an ordinance prohibiting a personal use expenditure by a candidate with requirements that are more stringent than the requirements provided in Subsection (4). (b) The municipality may adopt definitions that are more stringent than those provided in Subsection (1) or (2). (c) If a municipality fails to adopt a personal use expenditure ordinance described in Subsection (3)(a), a candidate shall comply with the requirements contained in Subsection (4). (4) A candidate or an officeholder may not use money deposited into a campaign account for: (a) a personal use expenditure; or (b) an expenditure prohibited by law. (5) A municipality may enforce this section by adopting an ordinance: (a) to provide for the evaluation of a campaign finance statement to identify a personal use expenditure; and (b) to commence informal adjudicative proceedings if, after an evaluation described in Subsection (5)(a), there is probable cause to believe that a candidate or officeholder has made a personal use expenditure. (6) If, in accordance with the proceedings described in Subsection (5)(b) established in municipal ordinance, a municipality determines that a candidate or officeholder has made a personal use expenditure, the municipality: (a) may require the candidate or officeholder to: (i) remit an administrative penalty of an amount equal to 50% of the personal use expenditure to the municipality; and (ii) deposit the amount of the personal use expenditure into the campaign account from which the personal use expenditure was disbursed; and (b) shall deposit the money received under Subsection (6)(a)(i) into the municipal general fund.