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Current as of May 05, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(1) Each county shall give:
(a) notice of the date, time, and place of the first public hearing to consider the adoption or modification of a land use regulation; and
(b) notice of each public meeting on the subject.
(2) Each notice of a public hearing under Subsection (1)(a) shall be:
(a) mailed to each affected entity at least 10 calendar days before the public hearing; and
(b) published for the area affected by the land use ordinance changes, as a class B notice under Section 63G-30-102, for at least 10 calendar days before the day of the public hearing.
(3) In addition to the notice requirements described in Subsections (1) and (2), for any proposed modification to the text of a zoning code, the notice posted in accordance with Subsection (2) shall:
(a) include a summary of the effect of the proposed modifications to the text of the zoning code designed to be understood by a lay person; and
(b) be provided to any person upon written request.
(4) Each notice of a public meeting under Subsection (1)(b) shall be at least 24 hours before the hearing and shall be published for the county, as a class A notice under Section 63G-30-102, for at least 24 hours.
(5)(a) A county shall send a courtesy notice to each owner of private real property whose property is located entirely or partially within the proposed zoning map enactment or amendment at least 10 days before the scheduled day of the public hearing.
(b) The notice shall:
(i) identify with specificity each owner of record of real property that will be affected by the proposed zoning map or map amendments;
(ii) state the current zone in which the real property is located;
(iii) state the proposed new zone for the real property;
(iv) provide information regarding or a reference to the proposed regulations, prohibitions, and permitted uses that the property will be subject to if the zoning map or map amendment is adopted;
(v) state that the owner of real property may no later than 10 days after the day of the first public hearing file a written objection to the inclusion of the owner's property in the proposed zoning map or map amendment;
(vi) state the address where the property owner should file the protest;
(vii) notify the property owner that each written objection filed with the county will be provided to the county legislative body; and
(viii) state the location, date, and time of the public hearing described in Section 17-27a-502.
(c) If a county mails notice to a property owner under Subsection (2)(b) for a public hearing on a zoning map or map amendment, the notice required in this Subsection (5) may be included in or part of the notice described in Subsection (2)(b) rather than sent separately.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Utah Code Title 17. Counties § 17-27a-205. Notice of public hearings and public meetings on adoption or modification of land use regulation - last updated May 05, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ut/title-17-counties/ut-code-sect-17-27a-205/
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