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Utah Code Title 72. Transportation Code § 72-7-205. Conditions for licensing of junkyard within 1,000 feet of highway

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

(1) The department may not grant a license for the establishment, maintenance, or operation of a junkyard within 1,000 feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of any highway on the interstate or primary systems unless the junkyard is:

(a) screened by natural objects, plantings, fences, or other appropriate means so the junkyard is not visible from the main-traveled-way of the system; and

(b)(i) located within areas that are zoned for industrial use under county or municipal ordinances; or

(ii) located within unzoned industrial areas, determined by actual land uses as defined by rules made by the department in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.

(2) A junkyard controlled by this part may not be expanded or have its use extended except by permission of the department under rules made by the department.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Utah Code Title 72. Transportation Code § 72-7-205. Conditions for licensing of junkyard within 1,000 feet of highway - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ut/title-72-transportation-code/ut-code-sect-72-7-205/

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