Opinion ID: 2624236
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Heading: THE TEN-DAY APPEAL PERIOD OF UTAH CODE SECTION 10-9a-704 APPLIES

Text: ¶15 Having determined that the ten-day appeal period of the LMC does not apply to appeals from the issuance of a building permit, we must now determine what time period does apply. We determine that the ten-day appeal period under Utah Code section 10-9a-704 applies. ¶16 Section 10-9a-704 provides that municipalities shall enact an ordinance establishing a reasonable time of not less than ten days to appeal to an appeal authority a written decision issued by a land use authority. [13] Based on this statute, Park City should have passed an ordinance establishing a reasonable appeal period for appeals from decisions of the planning director. As discussed in the previous section, however, Park City has failed to establish such a period. The LMC does not have an ordinance addressing the appeal period for an appeal from a decision of the planning director. [14] ¶17 This omission is remedied, however, by section 10-9a-704(2). In the absence of an ordinance establishing a reasonable time to appeal, an adversely affected party shall have ten calendar days to appeal to an appeal authority a written decision by a land use authority. [15] A building permit constitutes a written decision by a land use authority. [16] As such, the appeal period for an appeal of the issuance of a building permit is ten days.