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UT Code § 10-8-1.7 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 8 - Powers and Duties of Municipalities|Part 1 - General Powers|Section 1.7 - Use of incremental tax revenue for relocation expenses of displaced mobile home park residents.

10-8-1.7. Use of incremental tax revenue for relocation expenses of displaced mobile home park residents.    (1) As used in this section:   (a) "Displaced mobile home park resident" means a resident within a mobile home park who is required to relocate his or her residence from the mobile home park because of development activities that will change the use of the property on which the mobile home park is located.     (b) "Former mobile home park property" means property on which a mobile home park was located but whose use has changed from a mobile home park because of development activities that require mobile home park residents to relocate.     (c) "Incremental tax revenue" means property tax revenue that:   (i) is generated from a former mobile home park property located within a municipality;     (ii) exceeds the amount of property tax revenue the former mobile home park property would have generated if its use had not changed from a mobile home park; and     (iii) is levied and collected by:   (A) the municipality in which the former mobile home park property is located; or     (B) another taxing entity.         (d) "Taxing entity" has the same meaning as defined in Section 59-2-102.       (2) A municipality may use incremental tax revenue to pay some or all of the relocation expenses of a displaced mobile home park resident.     (3) Any taxing entity may share some or all of its incremental tax revenue with a municipality for use as provided in Subsection (2).    Enacted by Chapter 98, 2009 General Session
UT Code § 10-8-2.5 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 8 - Powers and Duties of Municipalities|Part 1 - General Powers|Section 2.5 - Prohibition against spending certain transportation funds.

10-8-2.5. Prohibition against spending certain transportation funds.    (1) As used in this section:   (a) "Apportioned" means divided or assigned among the states based on a prescribed formula established in 23 U.S.C.     (b) "Authorization act" means an act of Congress enacted after July 1, 2009 that authorizes transportation programs from the Highway Trust Fund established in 26 U.S.C. Sec. 9503.       (2) A municipality may not spend project-specific funds that are allocated through an authorization act for a transportation-related project that is eligible for funds apportioned to the state in support of the statewide transportation improvement program unless the specified project is included on the statewide transportation improvement program.    Enacted by Chapter 332, 2009 General Session
UT Code § 10-8-3 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 8 - Powers and Duties of Municipalities|Part 1 - General Powers|Section 3 - Tax districts.

10-8-3. Tax districts.  They may divide the city into districts for the purpose of local taxation as occasion may require.  No Change Since 1953
UT Code § 10-8-4 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 8 - Powers and Duties of Municipalities|Part 1 - General Powers|Section 4 - Special taxes and licenses.

10-8-4. Special taxes and licenses.    (1) Municipal legislative bodies may:   (a) subject to Subsection (2), fix the amount, terms, and manner of issuing licenses; and     (b) consistent with general law, provide the manner and form in which special taxes are levied and collected.       (2)   (a) Municipal legislative bodies may not discriminate between resident community businesses and nonresident community businesses in establishing license requirements.     (b) Municipal legislative bodies may not impose motor vehicle delivery license fees on persons or entities who:   (i) are licensed as dealers in another municipality; or     (ii) do not have a permanent business location in the municipality.        Amended by Chapter 78, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 10-8-5 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 8 - Powers and Duties of Municipalities|Part 1 - General Powers|Section 5 - Erection and care of buildings.

10-8-5. Erection and care of buildings.  They may erect all needful buildings for the use of the city, and provide for their care.  No Change Since 1953
UT Code § 10-8-6 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 8 - Powers and Duties of Municipalities|Part 1 - General Powers|Section 6 - Borrowing power -- Warrants and bonds.

10-8-6. Borrowing power -- Warrants and bonds.  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.  No Change Since 1953
UT Code § 10-8-7 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 8 - Powers and Duties of Municipalities|Part 1 - General Powers|Section 7 - Refunding bonds -- Purpose of issuance.

10-8-7. Refunding bonds -- Purpose of issuance.  They may issue bonds in place of or to supply means to meet maturing bonds or for the consolidation or refunding of the same.  No Change Since 1953
UT Code § 10-8-8 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 8 - Powers and Duties of Municipalities|Part 1 - General Powers|Section 8 - Streets, parks, airports, parking facilities, public grounds, and pedestrian malls.

 Effective 9/22/2017  10-8-8. Streets, parks, airports, parking facilities, public grounds, and pedestrian malls.  A municipal legislative body may lay out, establish, open, alter, widen, narrow, extend, grade, pave, or otherwise improve streets, alleys, avenues, boulevards, sidewalks, parks, airports, parking lots, or other facilities for the parking of vehicles off streets, public grounds, and pedestrian malls and may close, in accordance with Section 72-5-105, or vacate the same or parts thereof, as provided in this title. Amended by Chapter 2, 2017 Special Session 1
UT Code § 10-8-8.6 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 8 - Powers and Duties of Municipalities|Part 1 - General Powers|Section 8.6 - Widening a street or alley.

10-8-8.6. Widening a street or alley.  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.  Enacted by Chapter 180, 1995 General Session
UT Code § 10-8-9 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 8 - Powers and Duties of Municipalities|Part 1 - General Powers|Section 9 - Bathhouses, playgrounds.

10-8-9. Bathhouses, playgrounds.  They may establish, maintain and provide for the supervision of bathhouses, public playgrounds, recreation places and swimming pools.  No Change Since 1953
UT Code § 10-8-10 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 8 - Powers and Duties of Municipalities|Part 1 - General Powers|Section 10 - Trees.

10-8-10. Trees.  They may plant, or direct and regulate the planting of, ornamental shade trees in streets, parks and public grounds.  No Change Since 1953
UT Code § 10-8-11 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 8 - Powers and Duties of Municipalities|Part 1 - General Powers|Section 11 - Streets -- Encroachments, lighting, sprinkling, cleaning.

 Effective 9/22/2017  10-8-11. Streets -- Encroachments, lighting, sprinkling, cleaning.  They may regulate the use of streets, alleys, avenues, sidewalks, crosswalks, parks, and public grounds, install, prevent, or remove obstructions and encroachments thereon, and provide for the lighting, sprinkling, and cleaning of the same. Amended by Chapter 2, 2017 Special Session 1
UT Code § 10-8-13 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 8 - Powers and Duties of Municipalities|Part 1 - General Powers|Section 13 - Conduits, drains, etc.

10-8-13. Conduits, drains, etc.  They may regulate the opening and use of streets, alleys, sidewalks, crosswalks and public grounds for the laying of gas or water mains and of conduits and pipes, and the building and repairing of sewers, tunnels, conduits and drains.  No Change Since 1953
UT Code § 10-8-14.5 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 8 - Powers and Duties of Municipalities|Part 1 - General Powers|Section 14.5 - Utility easements -- Use for water or sewerage service.

10-8-14.5. Utility easements -- Use for water or sewerage service.    (1) If a municipality grants a general utility easement for the provision of electric, gas, or telephone service, the grant may also provide that the easement may be used by the corporation or other entity that provides water or sewerage service to the municipality's residents.     (2) A general utility easement described in Subsection (1) is subject to the provisions imposed on a public utility easement under Section 54-3-27.     (3) If a municipality acquires a utility easement through the exercise of its eminent domain power for use under this section, the owner of the servient estate may realign the easement at the servient estate owner's expense unless the alignment cannot be reasonably changed because of engineering or safety requirements.    Amended by Chapter 246, 2007 General Session
UT Code § 10-8-16 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 8 - Powers and Duties of Municipalities|Part 1 - General Powers|Section 16 - Watercourses leading to and within city -- Mill privileges.

10-8-16. Watercourses leading to and within city -- Mill privileges.  They may control the water and watercourses leading to the city and regulate and control the watercourses and mill privileges within the city; provided, that the control may not be exercised to the injury of any right already acquired by actual owners.  Amended by Chapter 378, 2010 General Session
UT Code § 10-8-17 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 8 - Powers and Duties of Municipalities|Part 1 - General Powers|Section 17 - City may act as distributing agent -- Collection of operating costs from users.

 Effective 5/8/2018  10-8-17. City may act as distributing agent -- Collection of operating costs from users.    (1) When the governing body of a city is acting as distributing agent of water, not the property of the corporation, outside of or within its corporate limits, the governing body may annually, before the commencement of the irrigation season, determine and fix the sum considered necessary to meet the expense of the current year for the purpose of:   (a) controlling, regulating, and distributing the water; and     (b) constructing and keeping in repair the necessary means for diverting, conveying, and distributing the water.       (2)   (a) The governing body may collect the sum described in Subsection (1) from the persons entitled to the use of the water, pro rata according to acreage, whether the acreage is situate within or without the corporate boundary of the city.     (b) The governing body may not appropriate or use the derived funds for any other purpose than the purposes described in Subsection (1).     (c) In the event that the governing body collects a greater sum in any one year than is necessary under Subsection (1), the governing body shall carry the excess to the account of the year next following and apply the excess to the purposes described in Subsection (1).     (d) The governing body shall enact an ordinance fixing and providing for the collection of the sum described in Subsection (1).       (3)   (a) Until the governing body collects the sum described in Subsection (1), the sum is a political subdivision lien, as that term is defined in Section 11-60-102, on the subject water rights and the land irrigated by the water, in accordance with Title 11, Chapter 60, Political Subdivision Lien Authority.     (b) If the lien amount is not paid in full in a given year:   (i) by September 15, the governing body shall certify any unpaid amount to the treasurer of the county in which the liened property is located; and     (ii) the county treasurer shall include the certified amount on the property tax notice required by Section 59-2-1317 for that year.        Amended by Chapter 197, 2018 General Session
UT Code § 10-8-18 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 8 - Powers and Duties of Municipalities|Part 1 - General Powers|Section 18 - Acquisition of water sources -- Retainage.

10-8-18. Acquisition of water sources -- Retainage.    (1) They may construct, purchase or lease and maintain canals, ditches, artesian wells and reservoirs, may appropriate, purchase or lease springs, streams or sources of water supply for the purpose of providing water for irrigation, domestic or other useful purposes; may prevent all waste of water flowing from artesian wells, and if necessary to secure sources of water supply, may purchase or lease land; they may also purchase, acquire or lease stock in canal companies and water companies for the purpose of providing water for the city and the inhabitants thereof.     (2) If any payment on a contract with a private person, firm, or corporation to construct canals, ditches, artesian wells, or reservoirs is retained or withheld, it shall be retained or withheld and released as provided in Section 13-8-5.    Amended by Chapter 365, 1999 General Session
UT Code § 10-8-19 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 8 - Powers and Duties of Municipalities|Part 1 - General Powers|Section 19 - Water supply -- Special tax for increasing supply when city acting as distributing agent.

 Effective 5/8/2018  10-8-19. Water supply -- Special tax for increasing supply when city acting as distributing agent.    (1) Whenever a city is acting as distributing agent of water, not the property of the corporation, outside of or within the corporate limits of such city, upon written petition of the owners of the water, the city may increase the supply of water that the petitioners own by any means provided in Section 10-8-18.     (2)   (a) To increase the supply of water under Subsection (1), the city may levy and collect from the owners of the water a tax not exceeding the sum per acre of land owned as agreed upon and designated in the petition.     (b) The city shall appropriate the tax collected under Subsection (2)(a) exclusively to increase the supply of water under Subsection (1), except as is necessary to pay the expense of levying and collecting the tax.       (3)   (a) Until the city collects the tax described in Subsection (2), the unpaid tax is a political subdivision lien, as that term in defined in Section 11-60-102, upon the owner's water rights and the land that the water irrigates, in accordance with Title 11, Chapter 60, Political Subdivision Lien Authority.     (b) If the lien amount is not paid in full in a given year:   (i) by September 15, the city shall certify any unpaid amount to the treasurer of the county in which the liened property is located; and     (ii) the county treasurer shall include the certified amount on the property tax notice required by Section 59-2-1317 for that year.        Amended by Chapter 197, 2018 General Session
UT Code § 10-8-20 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 8 - Powers and Duties of Municipalities|Part 1 - General Powers|Section 20 - Lighting works -- Contracts -- Retainage.

10-8-20. Lighting works -- Contracts -- Retainage.    (1) They may contract with and authorize any person, company or association to construct gas works, electric or other lighting works within the city, and give such persons, company or association the privilege of furnishing light for the public buildings, streets, sidewalks and alleys of the city for any length of time not exceeding three years.     (2) If any payment on a contract with a private person, firm, or corporation to construct gas works, electric or other lighting works within the city is retained or withheld, it shall be retained or withheld and released as provided in Section 13-8-5.    Amended by Chapter 365, 1999 General Session
UT Code § 10-8-21 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 8 - Powers and Duties of Municipalities|Part 1 - General Powers|Section 21 - Lighting facilities -- Sale of gas and electric power -- Erection and removal of poles and wires.

10-8-21. Lighting facilities -- Sale of gas and electric power -- Erection and removal of poles and wires.  They may provide for the lighting of streets and the erection of necessary appliances and lamp posts; may regulate the sale and use of gas, natural gas and electric or other lights and electric power within the city, and regulate the inspection of meters therefor; may prohibit or regulate the erection of telegraph, telephone or electric wire poles in the public grounds, streets or alleys, and the placing of wires thereon; and may require the removal from the public grounds, streets or alleys of any or all such poles, and the placing underground of any or all telegraph, telephone or electric wires.  No Change Since 1953
UT Code § 10-8-23 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 8 - Powers and Duties of Municipalities|Part 1 - General Powers|Section 23 - Sidewalks -- Regulation and control -- Owners required to remove weeds, litter, snow and ice.

10-8-23. Sidewalks -- Regulation and control -- Owners required to remove weeds, litter, snow and ice.  They may regulate and control the use of sidewalks and all structures thereunder or thereover; and they may require the owner or occupant, or the agent of any owner or occupant, of property to remove all weeds and noxious vegetation from such property, and in front thereof to the curb line of the street, and to keep the sidewalks in front of such property free from litter, snow, ice and obstructions.  No Change Since 1953
UT Code § 10-8-24 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 8 - Powers and Duties of Municipalities|Part 1 - General Powers|Section 24 - Litter in streets.

10-8-24. Litter in streets.  They may regulate and prevent the throwing or depositing of ashes, offal, dirt, garbage or any offensive matter in, and prevent injury or obstruction to, any street, sidewalk, avenue, alley, park or public ground.  No Change Since 1953
UT Code § 10-8-25 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 8 - Powers and Duties of Municipalities|Part 1 - General Powers|Section 25 - Crosswalks, curbs and gutters.

10-8-25. Crosswalks, curbs and gutters.  They may provide for and regulate the use of crosswalks, curbs and gutters.  No Change Since 1953
UT Code § 10-8-26 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 8 - Powers and Duties of Municipalities|Part 1 - General Powers|Section 26 - Signs and advertising material.

10-8-26. Signs and advertising material.  They may regulate or prevent the use of streets, sidewalks, public buildings and grounds for signs, signposts, awnings, horse troughs or racks, or for posting handbills or advertisements.  No Change Since 1953
UT Code § 10-8-27 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 8 - Powers and Duties of Municipalities|Part 1 - General Powers|Section 27 - Placards and handbills.

10-8-27. Placards and handbills.  They may regulate or prohibit the exhibition, distribution or carrying of placards or handbills on the streets, public grounds or sidewalks.  No Change Since 1953
UT Code § 10-8-28 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 8 - Powers and Duties of Municipalities|Part 1 - General Powers|Section 28 - Flags and banners.

10-8-28. Flags and banners.  They may regulate or prevent the flying of flags, banners or signs across the streets or from houses.  No Change Since 1953
UT Code § 10-8-29 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 8 - Powers and Duties of Municipalities|Part 1 - General Powers|Section 29 - Sales and merchandising on streets.

10-8-29. Sales and merchandising on streets.  They may regulate merchandising and sales upon the streets, sidewalks and public places.  No Change Since 1953
UT Code § 10-8-30 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 8 - Powers and Duties of Municipalities|Part 1 - General Powers|Section 30 - Traffic regulations.

10-8-30. Traffic regulations.  They may regulate the movement of traffic on the streets, sidewalks and public places, including the movement of pedestrians as well as of vehicles, and the cars and engines of railroads, street railroads and tramways, and may prevent racing and immoderate driving or riding.  No Change Since 1953
UT Code § 10-8-31 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 8 - Powers and Duties of Municipalities|Part 1 - General Powers|Section 31 - Numbering houses and lots.

10-8-31. Numbering houses and lots.  They may regulate the numbering of houses and lots.  No Change Since 1953
UT Code § 10-8-32 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 8 - Powers and Duties of Municipalities|Part 1 - General Powers|Section 32 - Naming streets and public places.

10-8-32. Naming streets and public places.  They may name streets, courts, parks, thoroughfares and other public places and change the names thereof.  No Change Since 1953
UT Code § 10-8-33 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 8 - Powers and Duties of Municipalities|Part 1 - General Powers|Section 33 - Railroads -- Tracks and franchises.

10-8-33. Railroads -- Tracks and franchises.  They may permit, regulate or prohibit the locating, constructing or laying of the tracks of any railroad, or tramway in any street, alley or public place; and may by ordinance grant franchises to railroad and street railroad companies, and to union railroad depot companies, to lay, maintain and operate in any street or part or parts of streets or other public places tracks therefor, but such permission may not be exclusive or for a longer time than 100 years.  Amended by Chapter 378, 2010 General Session
UT Code § 10-8-34 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 8 - Powers and Duties of Municipalities|Part 1 - General Powers|Section 34 - Change of grade and crossings -- Nonuser as grounds for removal.

10-8-34. Change of grade and crossings -- Nonuser as grounds for removal.  They may provide for or change the location, grade or crossing of any railroad; and declare a nuisance and take up and remove, or cause to be taken up and removed, the tracks of any railroad or street railway company which shall have been laid upon the streets of the city and which such railway company has failed to operate with cars for public use for a period of nine months after the laying thereof.  No Change Since 1953
UT Code § 10-8-35 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 8 - Powers and Duties of Municipalities|Part 1 - General Powers|Section 35 - Fences, cattle guards and street crossings -- Duty of railroads.

10-8-35. Fences, cattle guards and street crossings -- Duty of railroads.  They may require railroad companies to fence their respective railroads or any portion of the same, and to construct cattle guards, crossings of streets and public roads, and keep the same in repair within the limits of the corporation.  No Change Since 1953