(1)  If an improvement in an assessment area involves changing the grade of an existing street, alley, or sidewalk, the local entity shall pay half of the cost of bringing the street, alley, or sidewalk to the established grade.

Terms Used In Utah Code 11-42-407

  • Assessment area: means an area, or, if more than one area is designated, the aggregate of all areas within a local entity's jurisdictional boundaries that is designated by a local entity under 2, for the purpose of financing the costs of improvements, operation and maintenance, or economic promotion activities that benefit property within the area. See Utah Code 11-42-102
  • Local entity: means :
(a) a county, city, town, special service district, or special district;
(b) an interlocal entity as defined in Section 11-13-103;
(c) the military installation development authority, created in Section 63H-1-201;
(d) a public infrastructure district under Title 17D, Chapter 4, Public Infrastructure District Act, including a public infrastructure district created by a development authority;
(e) the Utah Inland Port Authority, created in Section 11-58-201; or
(f) any other political subdivision of the state. See Utah Code 11-42-102
(2)  If an improvement in an assessment area improves an intersection of streets or spaces opposite an alley, the local entity may levy an assessment against the other properties to be assessed in the assessment area for the cost of the improvement.

Enacted by Chapter 329, 2007 General Session