10-2-302.  Change of class of municipality.

(1)  Each municipality shall retain its classification under Section 10-2-301 until changed as provided in this section or Subsection 67-1a-2(3).

Terms Used In Utah Code 10-2-302

(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
  • Town: means a municipality classified by population as a town under Section 10-2-301. See Utah Code 10-1-104
    • (2) 

    (a)  If a municipality’s population, as determined by the lieutenant governor under Subsection 67-1a-2(3), indicates that the municipality’s population has decreased below the limit for its current class, the legislative body of the municipality may petition the lieutenant governor to prepare a certificate indicating the class in which the municipality belongs based on the decreased population figure.

    (b)  Notwithstanding Subsection (2)(a), the legislative body of a metro township may not petition under this section to change from a metro township to a city or town.

    (3)  A municipality’s change in class is effective on the date of the lieutenant governor’s certificate under Subsection 67-1a-2(3).

    Amended by Chapter 352, 2015 General Session

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