Utah Code Title 17. Counties § 17-27a-901. Mountainous planning district

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1)(a) The legislative body of a county of the first class may adopt an ordinance designating an area located within the county as a mountainous planning district if the legislative body determines that:

(i) the area is primarily used for recreational purposes, including canyons, foothills, ski resorts, wilderness areas, lakes and reservoirs, campgrounds, or picnic areas within the Wasatch Range;

(ii) the area is used by residents of the county who live inside and outside the limits of a municipality;

(iii) the total resident population in the proposed mountainous planning district is equal to or less than 5% of the population of the county;

(iv) the area is within the unincorporated area of the county or was within the unincorporated area of the county before May 12, 2015; and

(v) the area includes land designated as part of a national forest on or before May 9, 2017.

(b) The population figure under Subsection (1)(a)(iii) shall be derived from a population estimate by the Utah Population Committee.

(2)(a) A county may adopt a general plan and adopt a zoning or subdivision ordinance for a property that is located within a mountainous planning district.

(b) A county plan or zoning or subdivision ordinance governs a property described in Subsection (2)(a).

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