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Utah Code Title 17. Counties § 17-27a-802. Enforcement

Current as of May 05, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

(1)(a) A county or an adversely affected party may, in addition to other remedies provided by law, institute:

(i) injunctions, mandamus, abatement, or any other appropriate actions;  or

(ii) proceedings to prevent, enjoin, abate, or remove the unlawful building, use, or act.

(b) A county need only establish the violation to obtain the injunction.

(2)(a) A county may enforce the county's ordinance by withholding a building permit.

(b) It is unlawful to erect, construct, reconstruct, alter, or change the use of any building or other structure within a county without approval of a building permit.

(c) The county may not issue a building permit unless the plans of and for the proposed erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, or use fully conform to all regulations then in effect.

(d) A county may not deny an applicant a building permit or certificate of occupancy because the applicant has not completed an infrastructure improvement:

(i) that is not essential to meet the requirements for the issuance of a building permit or certificate of occupancy under the building code and fire code;  and

(ii) for which the county has accepted an improvement completion assurance for landscaping or infrastructure improvements for the development.

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