10-2a-103.  Incorporation of a contiguous area — Incorporation involving more than one county.

(1)  A contiguous area of a county not within a municipality may incorporate as a municipality as provided in this chapter.

Terms Used In Utah Code 10-2a-103

  • Contiguous: means , except as provided in Subsection (1)(b)(ii), the same as that term is defined in Section 10-1-104. See Utah Code 10-2a-102
  • Feasibility request: means a request, described in Section 10-2a-202, for a feasibility study for the proposed incorporation of a municipality. See Utah Code 10-2a-102
  • Municipality: means :
(a) a city of the first class, city of the second class, city of the third class, city of the fourth class, city of the fifth class;
(b) a town, as classified in Section 10-2-301; or
(c) a metro township as that term is defined in Section 10-2a-403 unless the term is used in the context of authorizing, governing, or otherwise regulating the provision of municipal services. See Utah Code 10-1-104
(2)  If a proposed incorporation relates to an area in more than one county:

(a)  the individual who files the feasibility request shall file the request with each county containing a portion of the area proposed for incorporation; and

(b)  the counties shall work together, in accordance with direction given by the lieutenant governor, to complete the actions required by this chapter.

Amended by Chapter 224, 2023 General Session