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Utah Code Title 17B. Limited Purpose Local Government Entities--Special Districts § 17B-2a-903. Additional service area powers--Property tax limitation for service area providing law enforcement service

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

(1) In addition to the powers conferred on a service area under Section 17B-1-103, a service area:

(a) may issue bonds as provided in and subject to Chapter 1, Part 11, Special District Bonds, to carry out the purposes of the district;

(b) that, until April 30, 2007, was a regional service area, may provide park, recreation, or parkway services, or any combination of those services; and

(c) may, with the consent of the county in which the service area is located, provide planning and zoning service.

(2) A service area that provides law enforcement service may not levy a property tax or increase its certified tax rate, as defined in Section 59-2-924, without the prior approval of:

(a)(i) the legislative body of each municipality that is partly or entirely within the boundary of the service area; and

(ii) the legislative body of the county with an unincorporated area within the boundary of the service area; or

(b)(i) a majority of the legislative bodies of all municipalities that are partly or entirely within the boundary of the service area; and

(ii) two-thirds of the legislative body of the county with an unincorporated area within the boundary of the service area.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Utah Code Title 17B. Limited Purpose Local Government Entities--Special Districts § 17B-2a-903. Additional service area powers--Property tax limitation for service area providing law enforcement service - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ut/title-17b-limited-purpose-local-government-entities-special-districts/ut-code-sect-17b-2a-903/

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