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UT Code § 17-27a-704 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 27a - County Land Use, Development, and Management Act|Part 7 - Appeal Authority and Variances|Section 704 - Time to appeal.

 Effective 5/12/2020  17-27a-704. Time to appeal.    (1) The county shall enact an ordinance establishing a reasonable time of not less than 10 days to appeal to an appeal authority a written decision issued by a land use authority.     (2) In the absence of an ordinance establishing a reasonable time to appeal, a land use applicant or adversely affected party shall have 10 calendar days to appeal to an appeal authority a written decision issued by a land use authority.    Amended by Chapter 434, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 17-27a-705 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 27a - County Land Use, Development, and Management Act|Part 7 - Appeal Authority and Variances|Section 705 - Burden of proof.

17-27a-705. Burden of proof.  The appellant has the burden of proving that the land use authority erred.  Enacted by Chapter 254, 2005 General Session
UT Code § 17-27a-706 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 27a - County Land Use, Development, and Management Act|Part 7 - Appeal Authority and Variances|Section 706 - Due process.

17-27a-706. Due process.    (1) Each appeal authority shall conduct each appeal and variance request as described by local ordinance.     (2) Each appeal authority shall respect the due process rights of each of the participants.    Enacted by Chapter 254, 2005 General Session
UT Code § 17-27a-707 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 27a - County Land Use, Development, and Management Act|Part 7 - Appeal Authority and Variances|Section 707 - Scope of review of factual matters on appeal -- Appeal authority requirements.

 Effective 5/14/2019  17-27a-707. Scope of review of factual matters on appeal -- Appeal authority requirements.    (1) A county may, by ordinance, designate the scope of review of factual matters for appeals of land use authority decisions.     (2) If the county fails to designate a scope of review of factual matters, the appeal authority shall review the matter de novo, without deference to the land use authority's determination of 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) 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.       (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.    Amended by Chapter 384, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 17-27a-708 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 27a - County Land Use, Development, and Management Act|Part 7 - Appeal Authority and Variances|Section 708 - Final decision.

17-27a-708. Final decision.    (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 local ordinance.     (2) A written decision, or other event as provided by ordinance, constitutes a final decision under Subsection 17-27a-801(2)(a) or a final action under Subsection 17-27a-801(4).    Amended by Chapter 240, 2006 General Session
UT Code § 17-27a-802 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 27a - County Land Use, Development, and Management Act|Part 8 - District Court Review|Section 802 - Enforcement.

 Effective 5/12/2020  17-27a-802. Enforcement.    (1)   (a) A county or an adversely affected party may, in addition to other remedies provided by law, institute:   (i) injunctions, mandamus, abatement, or any other appropriate actions; or     (ii) proceedings to prevent, enjoin, abate, or remove the unlawful building, use, or act.       (b) A county need only establish the violation to obtain the injunction.       (2)   (a) A county may enforce the county's ordinance by withholding a building permit.     (b) It is unlawful to erect, construct, reconstruct, alter, or change the use of any building or other structure within a county without approval of a building permit.     (c) The county may not issue a building permit unless the plans of and for the proposed erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, or use fully conform to all regulations then in effect.     (d) A county may not deny an applicant a building permit or certificate of occupancy because the applicant has not completed an infrastructure improvement:   (i) that is not essential to meet the requirements for the issuance of a building permit or certificate of occupancy under the building code and fire code; and     (ii) for which the county has accepted an improvement completion assurance for landscaping or infrastructure improvements for the development.        Amended by Chapter 434, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 17-27a-803 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 27a - County Land Use, Development, and Management Act|Part 8 - District Court Review|Section 803 - Penalties -- Notice.

17-27a-803. Penalties -- Notice.    (1) The county may, by ordinance, establish civil penalties for violations of any of the provisions of this chapter or of any ordinances adopted under the authority of this chapter.     (2) Violation of any of the provisions of this chapter or of any ordinances adopted under the authority of this chapter is punishable as a class C misdemeanor upon conviction either:   (a) as a class C misdemeanor; or     (b) by imposing the appropriate civil penalty adopted under the authority of this section.       (3) Prior to imposing upon an owner of record a civil penalty established by ordinance under authority of this chapter, a county shall provide:   (a) written notice, by mail or hand delivery, of each ordinance violation to the address of the:   (i) owner of record on file in the office of the county recorder; or     (ii) person designated, in writing, by the owner of record as the owner's agent for the purpose of receiving notice of an ordinance violation;       (b) the owner of record a reasonable opportunity to cure a noticed violation; and     (c) a schedule of the civil penalties that may be imposed upon the expiration of a time certain.      Amended by Chapter 218, 2012 General Session
UT Code § 17-27a-901 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 27a - County Land Use, Development, and Management Act|Part 9 - Mountainous Planning District|Section 901 - Mountainous planning district.

 Effective 5/5/2021  17-27a-901. Mountainous planning district.    (1)   (a) The legislative body of a county of the first class may adopt an ordinance designating an area located within the county as a mountainous planning district if the legislative body determines that:   (i) the area is primarily used for recreational purposes, including canyons, foothills, ski resorts, wilderness areas, lakes and reservoirs, campgrounds, or picnic areas within the Wasatch Range;     (ii) the area is used by residents of the county who live inside and outside the limits of a municipality;     (iii) the total resident population in the proposed mountainous planning district is equal to or less than 5% of the population of the county;     (iv) the area is within the unincorporated area of the county or was within the unincorporated area of the county before May 12, 2015; and     (v) the area includes land designated as part of a national forest on or before May 9, 2017.       (b) The population figure under Subsection (1)(a)(iii) shall be derived from a population estimate by the Utah Population Committee.       (2)   (a) A county may adopt a general plan and adopt a zoning or subdivision ordinance for a property that is located within a mountainous planning district.     (b) A county plan or zoning or subdivision ordinance governs a property described in Subsection (2)(a).      Amended by Chapter 363, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 17-27a-1001 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 27a - County Land Use, Development, and Management Act|Part 10 - Vested Critical Infrastructure Materials Operations|Section 1001 - Definitions.

 Effective 5/14/2019  17-27a-1001. Definitions.  As used in this part:  (1) "Critical infrastructure materials" means sand, gravel, or rock aggregate.     (2) "Critical infrastructure materials operations" means the extraction, excavation, processing, or reprocessing of critical infrastructure materials.     (3) "Critical infrastructure materials operator" means a natural person, corporation, association, partnership, receiver, trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, fiduciary, agent, or other organization or representative, either public or private, including a successor, assign, affiliate, subsidiary, and related parent company, that:   (a) owns, controls, or manages a critical infrastructure materials operations; and     (b) has produced commercial quantities of critical infrastructure materials from the critical infrastructure materials operations.       (4) "Vested critical infrastructure materials operations" means critical infrastructure materials operations operating in accordance with a legal nonconforming use or a permit issued by the county that existed or was conducted or otherwise engaged in before:   (a) a political subdivision prohibits, restricts, or otherwise limits the critical infrastructure materials operations; and     (b) January 1, 2019.      Enacted by Chapter 227, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 17-27a-1002 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 27a - County Land Use, Development, and Management Act|Part 10 - Vested Critical Infrastructure Materials Operations|Section 1002 - Vested critical infrastructure materials operations -- Conclusive presumption.

 Effective 5/14/2019  17-27a-1002. Vested critical infrastructure materials operations -- Conclusive presumption.    (1)   (a) Critical infrastructure materials operations operating in accordance with a legal nonconforming use or a permit issued by the county are conclusively presumed to be vested critical infrastructure materials operations if the critical infrastructure materials operations permitted by the county, existed or was conducted or otherwise engaged in before January 1, 2019 and before when a political subdivision prohibits, restricts, or otherwise limits the critical infrastructure materials operations.     (b) A person claiming that a vested critical infrastructure materials operations has been established has the burden of proof to show by the preponderance of the evidence that the vested critical infrastructure materials operations has been established.       (2) A vested critical infrastructure materials operations:   (a) runs with the land; and     (b) may be changed to another critical infrastructure materials operations conducted within the scope of a legal nonconforming use or the permit for the vested critical infrastructure materials operations without losing its status as a vested critical infrastructure materials operations.      Enacted by Chapter 227, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 17-27a-1003 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 27a - County Land Use, Development, and Management Act|Part 10 - Vested Critical Infrastructure Materials Operations|Section 1003 - Rights of a critical infrastructure materials operator with a vested critical infrastructure materials operations.

 Effective 5/14/2019  17-27a-1003. Rights of a critical infrastructure materials operator with a vested critical infrastructure materials operations.  Notwithstanding a political subdivision's prohibition, restriction, or other limitation on a critical infrastructure materials operations adopted after the establishment of the critical infrastructure materials operations, the rights of a critical infrastructure materials operator with vested critical infrastructure materials operations include the right to:  (1) use, operate, construct, reconstruct, restore, maintain, repair, alter, substitute, modernize, upgrade, and replace equipment, processes, facilities, and buildings; and     (2) discontinue, suspend, terminate, deactivate, or continue and reactivate, temporarily or permanently, all or any part of the critical infrastructure materials operations.    Enacted by Chapter 227, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 17-27a-1004 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 27a - County Land Use, Development, and Management Act|Part 10 - Vested Critical Infrastructure Materials Operations|Section 1004 - Notice.

 Effective 5/14/2019  17-27a-1004. Notice.  For any new subdivision development located in whole or in part within 1,000 feet of the boundary of a vested critical infrastructure materials operations, the owner of the development shall provide notice on any plat filed with the county recorder the following notice: "Vested Critical Infrastructure Materials Operations This property is located in the vicinity of an established vested critical infrastructure materials operations in which critical infrastructure materials operations have been afforded the highest priority use status. It can be anticipated that such operations may now or in the future be conducted on property included in the critical infrastructure materials operations. The use and enjoyment of this property is expressly conditioned on acceptance of any annoyance or inconvenience that may result from such normal critical infrastructure materials operations." Enacted by Chapter 227, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 17-27a-1005 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 27a - County Land Use, Development, and Management Act|Part 10 - Vested Critical Infrastructure Materials Operations|Section 1005 - Abandonment of a vested critical infrastructure materials operations.

 Effective 5/14/2019  17-27a-1005. Abandonment of a vested critical infrastructure materials operations.    (1) A critical infrastructure materials operator may abandon some or all of a vested critical infrastructure materials operations use only as provided in this section.     (2) To abandon some or all of a vested critical infrastructure materials operations, a critical infrastructure materials operator shall record a written declaration of abandonment with the recorder of the county in which the vested critical infrastructure materials operations being abandoned is located.     (3) The written declaration of abandonment under Subsection (2) shall specify the vested critical infrastructure materials operations or the portion of the vested critical infrastructure materials operations being abandoned.    Enacted by Chapter 227, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 17-27a-1101 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 27a - County Land Use, Development, and Management Act|Part 11 - Large Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations Act|Section 1101 - Title.

 Effective 5/5/2021  17-27a-1101. Title.  This part is known as the "Large Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations Act." Enacted by Chapter 244, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 17-27a-1103 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 27a - County Land Use, Development, and Management Act|Part 11 - Large Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations Act|Section 1103 - County adoption of a county large concentrated animal feeding operation land use ordinance.

 Effective 5/5/2021  17-27a-1103. County adoption of a county large concentrated animal feeding operation land use ordinance.    (1)   (a) The legislative body of a county desiring to restrict siting of large concentrated animal feeding operations shall adopt a county large concentrated animal feeding operation land use ordinance in accordance with this part by no later than February 1, 2022.     (b) A county may consider an application to locate large concentrated animal feeding operations in the county before the county adopts the county large concentrated animal feeding operation land use ordinance under this part.       (2) A county large concentrated animal feeding operation land use ordinance described in Subsection (1) shall:   (a) designate geographic areas of sufficient size to support large concentrated animal feeding operations, including state trust lands described in Subsection 53C-1-103(8) and private property within the county, including adopting a map described in Section 17-27a-1104;     (b) establish requirements and procedures for applying for land use decision that provides a reasonable opportunity to operate large concentrated animal feeding operations within the geographic area described in Subsection (2)(a);     (c) disclose fees imposed to apply for the land use decision described in Subsection (2)(b);     (d) disclose any requirements in addition to fees described in Subsection (2)(c) to be imposed by the county; and     (e) provide for administrative remedies consistent with this chapter.       (3)   (a) This part does not authorize a county to regulate the operation of large concentrated animal feeding operations in any way that conflicts with state or federal statutes or regulations.     (b) Nothing in this part supersedes or authorizes enactment of an ordinance that infringes on Chapter 41, Agriculture, Industrial, or Critical Infrastructure Materials Protection Areas, or Title 4, Chapter 44, Agricultural Operations Nuisances Act.      Enacted by Chapter 244, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 17-27a-1104 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 27a - County Land Use, Development, and Management Act|Part 11 - Large Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations Act|Section 1104 - Criteria considered in adopting the geographic area of a county large concentrated animal feeding operation land use ordinance -- Maps -- Exception.

 Effective 5/5/2021  17-27a-1104. Criteria considered in adopting the geographic area of a county large concentrated animal feeding operation land use ordinance -- Maps -- Exception.    (1)   (a) To determine the geographic areas where large concentrated animal feeding operations may be located under a county large concentrated animal feeding operation land use ordinance, the county shall consider:   (i) the distance of the geographic area measured in feet from the following:   (A) a residential zone;     (B) a health care facility;     (C) a public area;     (D) an education institution;     (E) a religious institution;     (F) a commercial enterprise;     (G) a municipal boundary; and     (H) a state or county highway or road;       (ii) prevailing winds;     (iii) topography;     (iv) economic benefits to the county; and     (v) reasonable access to transportation, water, and power infrastructure.       (b) A county may consider criteria in addition to those described in Subsection (1)(a).       (2) After considering the factors described in Subsection (1), the county shall designate the geographic areas where large concentrated animal feeding operations may locate as required by Subsection 17-27a-1103(2)(a) and prepare a map available to the public showing the geographic areas in the county.     (3) A county may not designate a geographic area for large concentrated animal feeding operations based solely on a uniform setback distance requirement from the locations described in Subsection (1)(a)(i), but shall determine the geographic area by evaluating all criteria in Subsection (1).     (4) A county shall designate at least one geographic area within the county where large concentrated animal feeding operations for all animal species listed in Subsection 17-27a-1102(6) may be located unless the county demonstrates that one of the following makes it not feasible for the county to meet the criteria described in this section:   (a) the county's population density; or     (b) the county's population density relative to the amount of private land within the county.      Enacted by Chapter 244, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 17-30a-101 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 30a - Peace Officer Merit System in Counties of the First Class Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 101 - Title.

 Effective 5/13/2014  17-30a-101. Title.    (1) This chapter is known as "Peace Officer Merit System in Counties of the First Class Act."     (2) This part is known as "General Provisions."    Enacted by Chapter 366, 2014 General Session
UT Code § 17-30a-102 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 30a - Peace Officer Merit System in Counties of the First Class Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 102 - Definitions.

 Effective 5/13/2014  17-30a-102. Definitions.    (1) "Appointing authority" means the county sheriff or the chief executive officer of a police interlocal entity.     (2) "Commission" means the merit system commission consisting of three persons appointed in accordance with Section 17-30a-202.     (3) "Department" means a county sheriff's office or a police interlocal entity.     (4) "Legislative body" means the county legislative body or the governing body of the police interlocal entity.     (5) "Merit system officer" means a peace officer who has merit status as defined in this chapter.     (6) "Peace officer" means a paid deputy sheriff or law enforcement officer, other than a chief deputy or other exempt appointed officer designated by the appointing authority, who is in the continuous employ of the appointing authority.     (7) "Police interlocal entity" means an interlocal entity, as defined in Section 11-13-103, created:   (a) under Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act, by an agreement to which a county of the first class is a party; and     (b) to provide law enforcement service to an area that includes the unincorporated part of the county.      Enacted by Chapter 366, 2014 General Session
UT Code § 17-30a-103 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 30a - Peace Officer Merit System in Counties of the First Class Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 103 - Application.

 Effective 5/13/2014  17-30a-103. Application.  This chapter applies to a county of the first class or a police interlocal entity in which a county of the first class is a party to an interlocal agreement to provide law enforcement service. Enacted by Chapter 366, 2014 General Session
UT Code § 17-30a-104 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 30a - Peace Officer Merit System in Counties of the First Class Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 104 - Subordinate officers appointed, reappointed -- Officers serving on effective date considered qualified.

 Effective 5/13/2014  17-30a-104. Subordinate officers appointed, reappointed -- Officers serving on effective date considered qualified.    (1) The appointing authority of a county or police interlocal entity subject to this chapter that regularly employs one or more peace officers shall:   (a) appoint a peace officer with the advice and consent of the county legislative body or police interlocal entity governing body, subject to the rules and regulations of the commission;     (b) appoint each subordinate peace officer;     (c) fill a vacancy in the department; and     (d) further promote, transfer, reassign, reappoint, demote, suspend, or remove a peace officer in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.       (2) The commission shall adopt rules governing the appointment of peace officers through reappointment of a former employee who separated in good standing, within one year after separation.     (3) A peace officer appointed before May 13, 2014, is considered to have been appointed to and hold the officer's position and classification pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.    Enacted by Chapter 366, 2014 General Session