for a proposal to create a special service district, the area included within the proposed special service district;
(b)
for a proposal to annex an area to an existing special service district, the area proposed to be annexed;
(c)
for a proposal to add a service to the service or services provided by a special service district, the area included within the special service district; and
(d)
for a proposal to consolidate special service districts, the area included within each special service district proposed to be consolidated. See Utah Code 17D-1-102
Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
Signature: includes a name, mark, or sign written with the intent to authenticate an instrument or writing. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(a)
the owner of real property is:
(i)
except as provided in Subsection (1)(a)(ii), the fee title owner according to the records of the county recorder on the date of the filing of the petition or protest; or
(ii)
for a proposed annexation or addition of a new service under 4, the lessee of military land, as defined in Section 63H-1-102, if the area proposed to be annexed or within which a new service is proposed to be added includes military land that is within a project area described in a project area plan adopted by the military installation development authority under Title 63H, Chapter 1, Military Installation Development Authority Act; and
(b)
the value of private real property is determined according to the last assessment before the filing of the petition or protest, as determined by:
(i)
(A)
the county under 3, for property subject to assessment by the county; or
(B)
the State Tax Commission under 2, for property subject to assessment by the State Tax Commission; and
(ii)
the county, for all other property.
(2)
For purposes of each provision of this chapter that requires the owners of private real property covering a percentage of the total private land area within the applicable area to sign a petition or protest:
(a)
a parcel of real property may not be included in the calculation of the required percentage unless the petition or protest is signed by:
(i)
except as provided in Subsection (2)(a)(ii), owners representing a majority ownership interest in that parcel; or
(ii)
if the parcel is owned by joint tenants or tenants by the entirety, 50% of the number of owners of that parcel;
(b)
the signature of a person signing a petition or protest in a representative capacity on behalf of an owner is invalid unless:
(i)
the person’s representative capacity and the name of the owner the person represents are indicated on the petition or protest with the person’s signature; and
(ii)
the person provides documentation accompanying the petition or protest that reasonably substantiates the person’s representative capacity; and
(c)
subject to Subsection (2)(b), a duly appointed personal representative may sign a petition or protest on behalf of a deceased owner.
(3)
For purposes of this chapter, registered voters shall be determined according to the official register.
