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(1)(a) The sponsors of a feasibility request may modify the request to alter the boundaries of the proposed preliminary municipality area and refile the modified feasibility request with the lieutenant governor if:
(i) the results of the feasibility study do not comply with Subsection 10-2a-504(5)(a); or
(ii)(A) the feasibility request complies with Subsection 10-2a-502(3)(a);
(B) the annexation petition described in Subsection 10-2a-502(3)(a) that proposed the annexation of an area that is part of the proposed preliminary municipality area has been denied; and
(C) a petition for incorporation described in Section 10-2a-507, based on the feasibility request, has not been filed.
(b)(i) The sponsors of a feasibility request may not file a modified request under Subsection (1)(a)(i) more than 90 days after the day on which the feasibility consultant submits the final results of the feasibility study under Subsection 10-2a-504(2)(c)(iii).
(ii) The sponsors of a feasibility request may not file a modified request under Subsection (1)(a)(ii) more than 18 months after filing the original feasibility request under Section 10-2a-502.
(c) A modified feasibility request under Subsection (1)(a) shall comply with Subsections 10-2a-502(1) through (4).
(d) Within 20 days after the day on which the lieutenant governor receives the modified request, the lieutenant governor shall follow the same procedure described in Subsections 10-2a-503(1) through (4) for the modified feasibility request as for an original feasibility request.
(2) The timely filing of a modified feasibility request under Subsection (1) gives the modified feasibility request the same processing priority under Subsection 10-2a-503(6) as the original feasibility request.
(3) The sponsors of a feasibility request may not file a modified feasibility request under Subsection (1)(a)(i) more than once.
(4) Within 10 days after the day on which the county clerk receives a modified feasibility request under Subsection (1)(a) that relates to a request for which a feasibility study has already been completed, the lieutenant governor shall commission the feasibility consultant who conducted the feasibility study to conduct a supplemental feasibility study that accounts for the modified feasibility request.
(5) The lieutenant governor shall require the feasibility consultant to:
(a) submit a draft of the supplemental feasibility study to each applicable person with whom the feasibility consultant is required to consult under Subsection 10-2a-504(3)(c) within 30 days after the day on which the feasibility consultant is engaged to conduct the supplemental study;
(b) allow each person to whom the consultant provided a draft under Subsection (5)(a) to review and provide comment on the draft; and
(c) submit a completed supplemental feasibility study, to the following within 45 days after the day on which the feasibility consultant is engaged to conduct the feasibility study:
(i) the lieutenant governor;
(ii) the county legislative body of the county in which the incorporation is proposed;
(iii) the primary sponsor contact; and
(iv) each person to whom the consultant provided a draft under Subsection (5)(a).
(6)(a) Subject to Subsections (3) and (6)(b), if the results of the supplemental feasibility study do not comply with Subsection 10-2a-504(4), the sponsors may further modify the request in accordance with Subsection (1).
(b) Subsections (1)(d), (4), and (5) apply to a modified feasibility request described in Subsection (6)(a).
(c) The lieutenant governor shall consider a modified feasibility request described in Subsection (6)(a) as an original feasibility request for purposes of determining the modified feasibility request's processing priority under Subsection 10-2a-503(6).
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Utah Code Title 10. Utah Municipal Code § 10-2a-505. Modified feasibility request--Supplemental feasibility study - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ut/title-10-utah-municipal-code/ut-code-sect-10-2a-505/
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