17-27a-503. Zoning district or land use regulation amendments.
(1)
Only a legislative body may amend:
Terms Used In Utah Code 17-27a-503
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.
Legislative: when used to describe the powers, duties, or functions of a county commission or council, refers to:
(a)
the power and duty to enact ordinances, levy taxes, and establish budgets; and
(b)
those powers, duties, and functions that, under constitutional and statutory provisions and through long usage and accepted practice and custom at the federal and state level, have come to be regarded as belonging to the legislative branch of government. See Utah Code 17-50-101
Legislative body: means the county legislative body, or for a county that has adopted an alternative form of government, the body exercising legislative powers. See Utah Code 17-27a-103
(a)
the number, shape, boundaries, area, or general uses of any zoning district;
(b)
any regulation of or within the zoning district; or
(c)
any other provision of a land use regulation.
(2)
A legislative body may not make any amendment authorized by this section unless the legislative body first submits the amendment to the planning commission for the planning commission’s recommendation.
(3)
A legislative body shall comply with the procedure specified in Section 17-27a-502 in preparing and adopting an amendment to a land use regulation.
