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UT Code § 10-2-712 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 2 - Classification, Boundaries, Consolidation, and Dissolution of Municipalities|Part 7 - Dissolution of Municipalities|Section 712 - Power of court -- Articles of dissolution -- Notice to lieutenant governor -- Recording requirements -- Effective date of dissolution.

10-2-712. Power of court -- Articles of dissolution -- Notice to lieutenant governor -- Recording requirements -- Effective date of dissolution.    (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.        Amended by Chapter 350, 2009 General Session
UT Code § 10-2a-101 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 2a - Municipal Incorporation|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 101 - Title.

 Effective 5/12/2015  10-2a-101. Title.    (1) This chapter is known as "Municipal Incorporation."     (2) This part is known as "General Provisions."    Enacted by Chapter 352, 2015 General Session
UT Code § 10-2a-102 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 2a - Municipal Incorporation|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 102 - Definitions.

 Effective 5/14/2019  10-2a-102. Definitions.    (1) As used in this part:   (a) "Feasibility consultant" means a person or firm:   (i) with expertise in the processes and economics of local government; and     (ii) who is independent of and not affiliated with a county or sponsor of a petition to incorporate.       (b)   (i) "Municipal service" means any of the following that are publicly provided:   (A) culinary water;     (B) secondary water;     (C) sewer service;     (D) storm drainage or flood control;     (E) recreational facilities or parks;     (F) electrical power generation or distribution;     (G) construction or maintenance of local streets and roads;     (H) street lighting;     (I) curb, gutter, and sidewalk maintenance;     (J) law or code enforcement service;     (K) fire protection service;     (L) animal services;     (M) planning and zoning;     (N) building permits and inspections;     (O) refuse collection; or     (P) weed control.       (ii) "Municipal service" includes the physical facilities required to provide a service described in Subsection (1)(b)(i).       (c) "Private," with respect to real property, means taxable property.       (2) For purposes of this part:   (a) the owner of real property shall be the record title owner according to the records of the county recorder on the date of the filing of the request or petition; and     (b) the value of private real property shall be determined according to the last assessment roll for county taxes before the filing of the request or petition.       (3) For purposes of each provision of this part that requires the owners of private real property covering a percentage or fraction of the total private land area within an area to sign a request or petition:   (a) a parcel of real property may not be included in the calculation of the required percentage or fraction unless the request or petition is signed by:   (i) except as provided in Subsection (3)(a)(ii), owners representing a majority ownership interest in that parcel; or     (ii) if the parcel is owned by joint tenants or tenants by the entirety, 50% of the number of owners of that parcel;       (b) the signature of a person signing a request or petition in a representative capacity on behalf of an owner is invalid unless:   (i) the person's representative capacity and the name of the owner the person represents are indicated on the request or petition with the person's signature; and     (ii) the person provides documentation accompanying the request or petition that substantiates the person's representative capacity; and       (c) subject to Subsection (3)(b), a duly appointed personal representative may sign a request or petition on behalf of a deceased owner.      Amended by Chapter 165, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 10-2a-103 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 2a - Municipal Incorporation|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 103 - Incorporation of a contiguous area.

 Effective 5/12/2015  10-2a-103. Incorporation of a contiguous area.  A contiguous area of a county not within a municipality may incorporate as a municipality as provided in this chapter. Amended by Chapter 111, 2015 General SessionAmended by Chapter 157, 2015 General SessionRenumbered and Amended by Chapter 352, 2015 General Session
UT Code § 10-2a-104 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 2a - Municipal Incorporation|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 104 - Elections governed by the Election Code.

 Effective 5/12/2015  10-2a-104. Elections governed by the Election Code.  Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, each election under this chapter shall be governed by the provisions of Title 20A, Election Code. Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 352, 2015 General Session
UT Code § 10-2a-106 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 2a - Municipal Incorporation|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 106 - Feasibility study or petition to incorporate filed before May 12, 2015.

 Effective 5/14/2019  10-2a-106. Feasibility study or petition to incorporate filed before May 12, 2015.    (1) If a request for a feasibility study to incorporate a city is filed under Section 10-2a-202 before May 12, 2015, the request and a subsequent feasibility study, petition, public hearing, election, and any other city incorporation action applicable to that request shall be filed with and be acted upon, held, processed, or paid for by the county legislative body or county clerk, as applicable, as designated, directed, or authorized before Laws of Utah 2015, Chapter 157, takes effect.     (2) If a petition to incorporate a town is filed before May 12, 2015, the petition and a subsequent feasibility study, petition, public hearing, election, and any other town incorporation action applicable to that petition to incorporate shall be filed with and be acted upon, held, processed, or paid for by the county legislative body or county clerk, as applicable, as designated, directed, or authorized before Laws of Utah 2015, Chapter 157, takes effect.     (3) If an individual files a request for a feasibility study for the incorporation of a city, or an application for an incorporation petition for the incorporation of a town, before May 14, 2019, the process for incorporating that city or town under that request or application is not subject to Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter 165.    Revisor instructions Chapter 165, 2019 General SessionAmended by Chapter 165, 2019 General Session  Revisor instructions to modify language.
UT Code § 10-2a-201 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 2a - Municipal Incorporation|Part 2 - Incorporation of a Municipality|Section 201 - Title.

 Effective 5/14/2019  10-2a-201. Title.  This part is known as "Incorporation of a Municipality." Amended by Chapter 165, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 10-2a-202 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 2a - Municipal Incorporation|Part 2 - Incorporation of a Municipality|Section 202 - Request for feasibility study -- Requirements -- Limitations.

 Effective 5/14/2019  10-2a-202. Request for feasibility study -- Requirements -- Limitations.    (1) The process to incorporate a contiguous area of a county as a municipality is initiated by an individual filing a request for a feasibility study with the Office of the Lieutenant Governor that:   (a) is signed by the owners of private real property that:   (i) is located within the area proposed to be incorporated;     (ii) covers at least 10% of the total private land area within the area; and     (iii) is equal in value to at least 7% of the value of all private real property within the area;       (b) indicates the typed or printed name and current residence address of each owner signing the request;     (c) describes the contiguous area proposed to be incorporated as a municipality;     (d) designates up to five signers of the request as sponsors, one of whom is designated as the contact sponsor, with the mailing address and telephone number of each;     (e) is accompanied by and circulated with an accurate map or plat, prepared by a licensed surveyor, showing a legal description of the boundaries of the proposed municipality; and     (f) requests the lieutenant governor to commission a study to determine the feasibility of incorporating the area as a municipality.       (2) A request for a feasibility study under this section may not propose for incorporation an area that includes some or all of an area that is the subject of a completed feasibility study or supplemental feasibility study whose results comply with Subsection 10-2a-205(6)(a) unless:   (a) 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     (b) 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.       (3) Sponsors may not file a request under this section regarding the incorporation of a town if the cumulative private real property that the sponsors own exceeds 40% of the total private land area within the boundaries of the proposed town.    Amended by Chapter 165, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 10-2a-203 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 2a - Municipal Incorporation|Part 2 - Incorporation of a Municipality|Section 203 - Notice to owner of property -- Exclusion of property from proposed municipality.

 Effective 3/16/2021  10-2a-203. Notice to owner of property -- Exclusion of property from proposed municipality.    (1) As used in this section:   (a) "Assessed value" with respect to property means the value at which the property would be assessed without regard to a valuation for agricultural use under Section 59-2-503.     (b) "Owner" means a person having an interest in real property, including an affiliate, subsidiary, or parent company.     (c) "Specified landowner" means a record owner of real property:   (i) who owns more than:   (A) 1% of the assessed value of all property within the boundaries of a proposed incorporation; or     (B) 10% of the total private land area within the boundaries of a proposed incorporation; or       (ii) located in a mining protection area as defined in Section 17-41-101.         (2) Within seven calendar days after the day on which an individual files a request for a feasibility study under Section 10-2a-202, the lieutenant governor shall mail written notice of the proposed incorporation to each residence within, and each owner of real property located within:   (a) the proposed incorporation boundaries; and     (b) 300 feet of the proposed incorporation boundaries.       (3) A specified landowner may, within 30 calendar days after the day on which the specified landowner receives notice under Subsection (2), request that the lieutenant governor exclude all or part of the property owned by the specified landowner from the proposed incorporation by filing a notice of exclusion with the Office of the Lieutenant Governor that describes the property for which the specified landowner requests exclusion.     (4) The lieutenant governor shall exclude the property identified by a specified landowner under Subsection (3) from the proposed incorporation boundaries unless the lieutenant governor finds by clear and convincing evidence that:   (a) the exclusion will leave an unincorporated island within the proposed municipality; and     (b) the property receives from the county a majority of currently provided municipal services.       (5)   (a) Within five days after the day on which the lieutenant governor makes a determination on whether to include or exclude a property under Subsection (4), the lieutenant governor shall mail or transmit written notice of whether the property is included or excluded from the proposed incorporation boundaries to:   (i) the specified landowner that requested the property's exclusion; and     (ii) the contact sponsor.       (b) If the lieutenant governor makes a determination to include a property under Subsection (4), the lieutenant governor shall include, in the written notice described in Subsection (5)(a), a detailed explanation of the lieutenant governor's determination.      Amended by Chapter 112, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 10-2a-209 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 2a - Municipal Incorporation|Part 2 - Incorporation of a Municipality|Section 209 - Processing of petition by lieutenant governor -- Certification or rejection -- Petition modification.

 Effective 5/14/2019  10-2a-209. Processing of petition by lieutenant governor -- Certification or rejection -- Petition modification.    (1) Within 45 days after the day on which an incorporation petition is filed under Section 10-2a-208, the lieutenant governor shall:   (a) with the assistance of other county officers of the county in which the incorporation is proposed, and from whom the lieutenant governor requests assistance, determine whether the petition complies with Section 10-2a-208; and     (b)   (i) if the lieutenant governor determines that the petition complies with Section 10-2a-208, certify the petition and notify in writing the contact sponsor of the certification; or     (ii) if the lieutenant governor determines that the petition fails to comply with Section 10-2a-208, reject the petition and notify the contact sponsor in writing of the rejection and the reasons for the rejection.         (2)   (a) If the lieutenant governor rejects a petition under Subsection (1)(b)(ii), the petition sponsors may correct the deficiencies for which the petition was rejected and refile the petition with the lieutenant governor.     (b) Notwithstanding the deadline described in Subsection 10-2a-208(1), the petition sponsors may file a modified petition under Subsection (2)(a) no later than 30 days after the day on which the lieutenant governor notifies the contact sponsor of rejection under Subsection (1)(b)(ii).     (c) A valid signature on an incorporation petition described in Section 10-2a-208 may be used toward fulfilling the signature requirement described in Subsection 10-2a-208(1) for a petition that is modified under Subsection (2)(a).       (3)   (a) Within 20 days after the day on which the lieutenant governor receives a modified petition under Subsection (2)(a), the lieutenant governor shall review the modified petition in accordance with Subsection (1).     (b) The sponsors of an incorporation petition may not modify the petition more than once.      Amended by Chapter 165, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 10-2a-211 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 2a - Municipal Incorporation|Part 2 - Incorporation of a Municipality|Section 211 - Ballot used in incorporation election.

 Effective 5/14/2019  10-2a-211. Ballot used in incorporation election.    (1)   (a) The ballot used in an incorporation election described in Section 10-2a-210 shall pose the incorporation question substantially as follows: "Shall the area described as (insert a description of the proposed municipality) be incorporated as (insert the proposed name of the proposed municipality)?"     (b) The ballot shall provide a space for the voter to answer "yes" or "no" to the question described in Subsection (1)(a).       (2) The ballot for an incorporation election for a proposed city shall also:   (a)   (i) pose the question relating to the form of government substantially as follows: "If the above incorporation proposal passes, under what form of municipal government shall (insert the name of the proposed city) operate? Vote for one: Five-member council form Six-member council form Five-member council-mayor form Seven-member council-mayor form."     (ii) provide a space for the voter to vote for one form of government; and       (b)   (i) pose the question of whether to elect city council members by district substantially as follows: "If the above incorporation proposal passes, shall members of the city council of (insert the name of the proposed city) be elected by district?"; and     (ii) provide a space for the voter to answer "yes" or "no" to the question described in Subsection (2)(b)(i).        Amended by Chapter 165, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 10-2a-212 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 2a - Municipal Incorporation|Part 2 - Incorporation of a Municipality|Section 212 - Notification to lieutenant governor of incorporation election results.

 Effective 5/14/2019  10-2a-212. Notification to lieutenant governor of incorporation election results.  Within 10 days after the day on which the county conducts a canvass of the incorporation election, the county clerk shall send written notice to the lieutenant governor of:  (1) the results of the election; and     (2) if the incorporation measure passes, the name of the municipality.    Amended by Chapter 165, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 10-2a-214 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 2a - Municipal Incorporation|Part 2 - Incorporation of a Municipality|Section 214 - Notice of number of commission or council members to be elected and of district boundaries -- Declaration of candidacy for municipal office.

 Effective 7/1/2021  10-2a-214. Notice of number of commission or council members to be elected and of district boundaries -- Declaration of candidacy for municipal office.    (1) Within 20 days after the day on which a county legislative body receives the petition sponsors' determination under Subsection 10-2a-213(1)(b)(ii), the county clerk shall provide a notice, in accordance with Subsection (2), containing:   (a) the number of municipal council members to be elected for the new municipality;     (b) except as provided in Subsection (3), if some or all of the municipal council members are to be elected by district, a description of the boundaries of those districts;     (c) information about the deadline for an individual to file a declaration of candidacy to become a candidate for mayor or municipal council; and     (d) information about the length of the initial term of each of the municipal officers.       (2) The county clerk shall provide the notice described in Subsection (1):   (a)   (i) by posting one notice, and at least one additional notice per 2,000 population of the future municipality, in places within the future municipality that are most likely to give notice to the residents in the future municipality, subject to a maximum of 10 notices; or     (ii) by mailing notice to each residence in the future municipality;       (b) by posting notice on the Utah Public Notice Website, created in Section 63A-16-601, for two weeks;     (c) if the future municipality has a website, by posting notice on the future municipality's website for two weeks; and     (d) by posting notice on the county's website for two weeks.       (3) Instead of including a description of the district boundaries under Subsection (1)(b), the notice may include a statement that specifies the following sources where a resident of the future municipality may view or obtain a copy of the district boundaries:   (a) the county website;     (b) the physical address of the county offices; and     (c) a mailing address and telephone number.       (4) Notwithstanding Subsection 20A-9-203(3)(a), each individual seeking to become a candidate for mayor or municipal council of a municipality incorporating under this part shall file a declaration of candidacy with the clerk of the county in which the future municipality is located and in accordance with:   (a) for an incorporation held on the date of a regular general election, the deadlines for filing a declaration of candidacy under Section 20A-9-202; or     (b) for an incorporation held on the date of a municipal general election, the deadlines for filing a declaration of candidacy under Section 20A-9-203.      Amended by Chapter 15, 2021 Special Session 1
UT Code § 10-2a-216 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 2a - Municipal Incorporation|Part 2 - Incorporation of a Municipality|Section 216 - Notification to lieutenant governor of election of municipal officers.

 Effective 5/14/2019  10-2a-216. Notification to lieutenant governor of election of municipal officers.  Within 10 days after the day on which the county conducts the canvass of the final election of municipal officers under Section 10-2a-215, the county clerk shall send written notice to the lieutenant governor of the name and position of each officer elected in a new municipality and the term for which each has been elected. Amended by Chapter 165, 2019 General Session