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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) After the preparation of a resolution under Section 54-8-14, the governing body shall give notice of a public hearing on the proposed assessments.
(2)(a) The governing body shall provide the notice described in Subsection (1) for the district, as a class B notice under Section 63G-30-102, for at least 20 days before the date of the hearing.
(b) The addresses to be used for the purpose of mailing notice as required by Subsection 63G-30-102(3) are:
(i) the last address appearing on the real property assessment rolls of the county for each owner of real property whose property will be assessed for part of the cost of the improvement; and
(ii) the street number of each piece of improved property to be affected by the proposed assessment.
(3) Each notice shall state that at the specified time and place, the governing body will hold a public hearing upon the proposed assessments and shall state that any owner of any property to be assessed pursuant to the resolution will be heard on the question of whether the owner's property will be benefited by the proposed improvement to the amount of the proposed assessment against the owner's property and whether the amount assessed against the owner's property constitutes more than the owner's proper proportional share of the total cost of the improvement.
(4) The notice shall further state where a copy of the resolution proposed to be adopted levying the assessments against all real property in the district will be on file for public inspection, and that subject to such changes and corrections therein as may be made by the governing body, it is proposed to adopt the resolution at the conclusion of the hearing.
(5) A published notice shall describe the boundaries or area of the district with sufficient particularity to permit each owner of real property therein to ascertain that the owner's property lies in the district.
(6) The mailed notice may refer to the district by name and date of creation and shall state the amount of the assessment proposed to be levied against the real property of the person to whom the notice is mailed.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Utah Code Title 54. Public Utilities § 54-8-16. Notice of assessment--Publication - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ut/title-54-public-utilities/ut-code-sect-54-8-16/
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