10-9a-203.  Notice of intent to prepare a general plan or comprehensive general plan amendments in certain municipalities.

(1)  Before preparing a proposed general plan or a comprehensive general plan amendment, each municipality within a county of the first or second class shall provide 10 calendar days notice of the municipality’s intent to prepare a proposed general plan or a comprehensive general plan amendment:

Terms Used In Utah Code 10-9a-203

(a) the entity's services or facilities are likely to require expansion or significant modification because of an intended use of land;
(b) the entity has filed with the municipality a copy of the entity's general or long-range plan; or
(c) the entity has filed with the municipality a request for notice during the same calendar year and before the municipality provides notice to an affected entity in compliance with a requirement imposed under this chapter. See Utah Code 10-9a-103
  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • General plan: means a document that a municipality adopts that sets forth general guidelines for proposed future development of the land within the municipality. See Utah Code 10-9a-103
  • Land: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • 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
  • Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
    • (a)  to each affected entity;

    (b)  to the Utah Geospatial Resource Center created in Section 63A-16-505;

    (c)  to the association of governments, established pursuant to an interlocal agreement under Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act, of which the municipality is a member; and

    (d)  for the municipality, as a class A notice under Section 63G-30-102, for at least 10 days.

    • (2)  Each notice under Subsection (1) shall:

    (a)  indicate that the municipality intends to prepare a general plan or a comprehensive general plan amendment, as the case may be;

    (b)  describe or provide a map of the geographic area that will be affected by the general plan or amendment;

    (c)  be sent by mail, e-mail, or other effective means;

    (d)  invite the affected entities to provide information for the municipality to consider in the process of preparing, adopting, and implementing a general plan or amendment concerning:

    (i)  impacts that the use of land proposed in the proposed general plan or amendment may have; and

    (ii)  uses of land within the municipality that the affected entity is considering that may conflict with the proposed general plan or amendment; and

    (e)  include the address of an Internet website, if the municipality has one, and the name and telephone number of an individual where more information can be obtained concerning the municipality’s proposed general plan or amendment.

    (3)  A municipality shall send the newly adopted general plan and comprehensive general plan amendments to the relevant association of governments within 45 days of the date of adoption.

    Amended by Chapter 219, 2023 General Session
    Amended by Chapter 435, 2023 General Session

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