Before the legislative body of a county or municipality may adopt a resolution or ordinance under Section 17D-1-208 approving the creation of a special service district:
(1)
the clerk or recorder, as the case may be, of the county or municipality shall give written notice as provided in Section 17D-1-205;
Terms Used In Utah Code 17D-1-204
Adequate protests: means written protests timely filed by:
(a)
the owners of private real property that:
(i)
is located within the applicable area;
(ii)
covers at least 25% of the total private land area within the applicable area; and
(iii)
is equal in value to at least 15% of the value of all private real property within the applicable area; or
(b)
registered voters residing within the applicable area equal in number to at least 25% of the number of votes cast in the applicable area for the office of president of the United States at the most recent election prior to the adoption of the resolution or filing of the petition. See Utah Code 17D-1-102
Special service district: means a limited purpose local government entity, as described in Section 17D-1-103, that:
(a)
is created under authority of the Utah Constitution Article XI, Section 7; and
(b)
operates under, is subject to, and has the powers set forth in this chapter. See Utah Code 17D-1-102
(2)
the legislative body shall hold a public hearing, as provided in Section 17D-1-207; and
(3)
the period for filing protests under Section 17D-1-206 shall have passed without adequate protests having been filed.
