Utah Code 10-9a-306. Land use authority requirements — Nature of land use decision

10-9a-306. Land use authority requirements — Nature of land use decision.

(1)	A land use authority shall apply the plain language of land use regulations.

(a)	a person, board, commission, agency, or body, including the local legislative body, designated by the local legislative body to act upon a land use application; or

(b)

if the local legislative body has not designated a person, board, commission, agency, or body, the local legislative body. See Utah Code 10-9a-103

Land use decision: means an administrative decision of a land use authority or appeal authority regarding:

(a)	a land use permit; or

(b)	a land use application. See Utah Code 10-9a-103 Legislative body: means the municipal council. See Utah Code 10-9a-103
(2)	If a land use regulation does not plainly restrict a land use application, the land use authority shall interpret and apply the land use regulation to favor the land use application.

(3)	A land use decision of a land use authority is an administrative act, even if the land use authority is the legislative body.

Enacted by Chapter 84, 2017 General Session