Court Opinion

ID: 9537543
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-07 07:19:43.854042+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T14:56:46.101476
License: Public Domain

STEWART, Justice
(concurring).
I concur in the conclusion that § 9-C-8(a) of the ordinance of the City of West Jordan is authorized by § 10-8-84 U.C.A. (1953), as amended. This statute delegates to cities general police power to be used for the benefit of the city and its inhabitants. However, the ordinance in question clearly approaches constitutionally protected rights, i. e., the prohibition against the taking of private property without just compensation. The power of a city, or for that matter of the state, to require subdividers to dedicate a portion of their land for public improvements is not without limitation. In my judgment, the Court should address the problem of what standards delineate a constitutional and an unconstitutional forced dedication by a subdivider. The question is certainly one that will recur and ought to be resolved by the Court.