Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
Special district: means a limited purpose local government entity, as described in Section 17B-1-103, that operates under, is subject to, and has the powers described in:
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(a)
(i)
for a special district whose board of trustees is elected by electors based on the acre-feet of water allotted to the land owned by the elector, a petition signed by the owners of 25% of the acre-feet of water allotted to the land within the special district; or
(ii)
for all other districts:
(A)
a petition signed by the owners of private real property that:
(I)
is located within the special district proposed to be dissolved;
(II)
covers at least 25% of the private land area within the special district; and
(III)
is equal in assessed value to at least 25% of the assessed value of all private real property within the special district; or
(B)
a petition signed by registered voters residing within the special district proposed to be dissolved equal in number to at least 25% of the number of votes cast in the district for the office of governor at the last regular general election before the filing of the petition; or
(b)
a resolution adopted by the administrative body; and
(2)
for an active special district, a petition signed by:
(a)
for a special district whose board of trustees is elected by electors based on the acre-feet of water allotted to the land owned by the elector, the owners of 33% of the acre-feet of water allotted to the land within the special district;
(b)
for a special district created to acquire or assess a groundwater right for the development and execution of a groundwater management plan in coordination with the state engineer in accordance with Section 73-5-15, the owners of groundwater rights that:
(i)
are diverted within the district; and
(ii)
cover at least 33% of the total amount of groundwater diverted in accordance with the groundwater rights within the district as a whole; or
(c)
for all other districts:
(i)
the owners of private real property that:
(A)
is located within the special district proposed to be dissolved;
(B)
covers at least 33% of the private land area within the special district; and
(C)
is equal in assessed value to at least 25% of the assessed value of all private real property within the special district; or
(ii)
33% of registered voters residing within the special district proposed to be dissolved.